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For tens of thousands of years, humans have been drawn to wood as a construction material due to its strength, low cost and abundance, and lately we’re seeing how transparency could be added to this list of desirable attributes. Scientists at Sweden’s … Continue reading Transparent wood uses orange peel extract to go entirely sustainable
While ever-improving battery technology draws a lot of the attention when it comes to improving the range of electric vehicles, these machines feature many moving parts that play a role in their overall performance. By reimagining the way power inverte… Continue reading Redesigned power inverter promises range boost for electric vehicles
In the ongoing search for materials for new and improved batteries, sodium as a cheap and widely abundant option ticks some important boxes, but bringing these experimental designs up to speed is far from a straightforward undertaking. A new design out… Continue reading Anode-free sodium battery could cut cost and size from everyday devices
Chinese technology giant Baidu has launched what is says is the country’s first commercial robotaxi service, which will see its Apollo self-driving vehicles shuttle paying customers around Beijing’s Shougang Park without a safety driver onboard. The mo… Continue reading Baidu launches China’s first paid robotaxi service
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed a first-of-its-kind imaging sensor designed to be deployed inside the human body to build 3D maps of cellular structures. The prototype device, which combines lasers and sound waves in an optica… Continue reading World-first imaging probe searches for cancer with lasers and sound
SpaceX and NASA have rounded out their first commercial mission together with a successful splashdown of the Crew Dragon spacecraft with four astronauts onboard. The safe return of the capsule comes nearly six months after it first arrived at the Inter… Continue reading SpaceX’s Crew Dragon splashes down, setting record for US spaceflight
Launched in 2018 on a mission to study the Sun from close proximity, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe continues to edge closer and closer to its target, setting one new record after another. The latest came during a close approach today, where the spacecraft … Continue reading Parker Solar Probe clocks 330,000 mph as the fastest object ever made
Modern scientific techniques are rapidly improving our understanding of how plastic pollution can impact marine organisms, and a new study has demonstrated how they can also be used to understand the plight of creatures past. Scientists have used museu… Continue reading Historical fish gut study shows they’ve been eating plastic since 1950
Two years on from its maiden flight, the world’s largest aircraft has taken to the skies for another outing. Stratolaunch’s Roc carrier plane carried out its second test flight today, performing a series of in-flight maneuvers over the Mojave Air and S… Continue reading World’s largest plane returns to the skies after two years
Two years on from its maiden flight, the world’s largest aircraft has taken to the skies for another outing. Stratolaunch’s Roc carrier plane carried out its second test flight today, performing a series of in-flight maneuvers over the Mojave Air and S… Continue reading World’s largest plane returns to the skies after two years