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Concrete has a massive carbon footprint, so technologies that boost its performance and enable it to last longer could have profound benefits for the environment. This has led to the development of self-healing concrete that can repair its own cracks, … Continue reading Self-healing concrete eats CO2 to fill its own cracks in 24 hours
Tesla revealed the hotly anticipated Plaid variant of its Model S sedan today at its factory in Fremont, California, showcasing a blazing fast version of its four-door sedan that accelerates from 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in just 1.99 seconds. That makes i… Continue reading Tesla reveals Model S Plaid capable of 0-60 mph in less than 2 seconds
After a pretty eventful start to life on Mars that has included capturing the first ever audio recordings on the planet, producing the first ever oxygen on another world and supporting the Ingenuity helicopter throughout its history-making flights, NAS… Continue reading Perseverance rover begins first science mission in Mars’ Jezero Crater
By mimicking the self-assembling microstructures that give spider silk its incredible strength, scientists at the University of Cambridge have produced a plant-based film with the strength of common single-use plastics, offering a “vegan” eco-friendly … Continue reading “Vegan spider silk” offers a plant-based replacement for common plastic
Following the reveal of its impressive 7-seat eVTOL jet back in March, Lilium has announced that the flight control systems and avionics for its futuristic air taxi will be provided by aerospace firm Honeywell. These systems will be tailored specifical… Continue reading Honeywell to provide flight controls for Lilium’s 7-seat air taxi
The notoriously large carbon footprint of cement production is a prime target for researchers looking to chip away at the problem of climate change, and we’ve seen how this could involve all kinds of tweaks to the recipe. Scientists at Stanford Univers… Continue reading Stanford’s low-carbon cement swaps limestone for volcanic rock
Around two years after having the project approved and one year after finishing construction of the tunnel, The Boring Company’s transport loop beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center has now started transporting passengers. The system shuttles convent… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Las Vegas tunnel starts transporting its first passengers
3D printing has come to play a significant role in modern rocket construction, with key players like Rocket Lab, NASA and SpaceX all leaning on the technology in producing their spacecraft. Startup Relativity Space is now coming to the party with its f… Continue reading Relativity Space’s reusable Terran R rocket can be 3D-printed in 60 days
Through a new study on rodents, scientists have made first-of-a-kind observations of the brain mistakenly recalling a memory. The researchers were able to identify patterns of brain cell activation as mistakes were made during memory experiments, which the scientists believe lays the groundwork for understanding the mechanisms at play in memory disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
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Continue reading First brain observations of faulty memory sheds light on Alzheimer’s
The increasing buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is reshaping the environment in many ways beyond the ongoing rise of global temperatures. Some major ones relate to the ocean, which is becoming not just warmer but also more acidic, threatenin… Continue reading Ships releasing alkalinizing agents could buy time for Great Barrier Reef