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Boeing has begun production of the “real-as-it-gets” ground-based training system (GBTS) flight simulator of the US Air Force’s new T-7A Red Hawk training jet. For immersive realism, each unit features dynamic motion seats and the Boeing Constant Resol… Continue reading T-7A trainer jet’s “real-as-it-gets” flight simulator enters production
The UK government is looking for a site on which to build the world’s first prototype commercial fusion power plant. With the goal of being operational by 2040, the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) will be designed to provide energy and c… Continue reading UK seeks site for world’s first commercial fusion power plant
Rheinmetall has unveiled its latest armed battlefield robot designed for tactical intelligence gathering and combat support. Part of the company’s Mission Master Autonomous – Unmanned Ground Vehicle (A-UGV) family, the Mission Master – Armed Reconnaiss… Continue reading Rheinmetall’s new armed reconnaissance robot also provides fire support
In a dramatic ending, the famous 1,000-ft Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed this Tuesday at about 7:55 am local time. The 900-ton instrument platform fell and crashed into the dish from a height of 492 ft.Continue ReadingCategory: Space,… Continue reading Arecibo radio telescope collapses in dramatic platform fall
A rare piece of cyber history that helped usher in the modern computer age is going up for sale as RR Auction’s Steve Jobs + Apple Auction offers up a functioning Apple-1 computer from the 1970s, complete with its original box signed by Apple-1 designe… Continue reading Ulta-rare working Apple-1 computer with box going to auction
For two decades the Japanese VERA radio astronomy project has been gathering data to build up a 3D map of the position and velocity of objects revolving in our galaxy. The latest analysis indicates that the Earth is 2,000 light-years closer to the cent… Continue reading Earth is 2,000 light-years closer to galactic center than we thought
The US Army is working to better understand the acoustic properties of eVTOL aircraft and co-axial rotors as part of efforts to design quieter, stealthier helicopters.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: US Army, Helicopters, eVTOL Continue reading US Army studies eVTOL acoustics in the quest for silent helicopters
In more bad news for astronauts, a new study by the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests that space travel can cause a cell’s mitochondria to malfunction due to changes in gravity and radiation.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Scien… Continue reading Space travel is bad for the body at a cellular level
The bones of the only dinosaurs to be found on the island of Ireland have been confirmed by a research team led by Dr. Mike Simms, a curator and paleontologist at National Museums NI. Drawing on the expertise of scientists from the University of Portsm… Continue reading Ireland’s first and only dinosaur finds confirmed
A team of scientists from three notable oceanographic institutions has discovered the largest-ever aggregations of fish to be seen in the abyssal deep-sea region found between 9,800 and 19,600 feet (3,000 to 6,000 m) beneath the ocean surface.Continue … Continue reading Record number of fish at abyssal depths found in the Pacific