Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191 million
HELSINKI — Hongqing Technology, the satellite manufacturing affiliate of launch firm Landspace, has secured one of the largest…
New Theory of Smallest Human: Not a Hunter, but Eater of Lizard Leftovers
Who exactly was Homo floresiensis, the strange miniature hominins that once lived on the Indonesian island of Flores?…
The cooling divide: how air conditioning is creating a new climate inequality
For decades, people in the UK tended to view air conditioning as something that belonged elsewhere. It was…
China’s satellite engine smashes record, leaves US rival far behind
China has tested a satellite engine with a record-breaking operating life, a key technology that could help propel…
Excitons in van der Waals magnetic materials
Xu, X., Yao, W., Xiao, D. & Heinz, T. F. Spin and pseudospins in layered transition metal dichalcogenides.…
The word algebra comes from the title of a book called Al-Jabr, written around the year 820 by a Persian mathematician named Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi at the House of Wisdom in Baghdad — and the word algorithm comes from the Latinized version of his name
Two of the most substantially used words in the current global vocabulary of mathematics and computing come from…
Altilium secures government funding for breakthrough battery anode recycling project
The REMADE project focuses on Nyobolt’s ultra-fast charging battery technology and utilises Altilium’s advanced battery recycling capability, along…
Space science has come a long way since July 4, 1776. Here’s a look back at the saga
On July 4, the United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday, marking the anniversary of the Declaration…
Hobbit-like humans may have scavenged Komodo dragons’ leftovers to survive
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Prehistoric human relatives, nicknamed “hobbits” due to their short stature, may have…
Irish woman recalls moment her family knew they had to flee French wildfires – The Irish Times
An Irish woman has described how wildfires in southern France spread “extremely fast” in windy conditions as she…
Titan, Saturn’s Largest Moon, Could Become a ‘Gas Station’ for Deep Space Missions
Credit: ZME Science. What if I told you there is a moon in the solar system whose fossil…
Scientists Just Found a Smiling “Happy-Face” Spider in the Himalayas
Cephalothorax of female holotype of T. himalayana sp. nov. Credit: Devi Priyadarshini and Ashirwad Tripathy For more than…