US scientists’ light-emitting material could revolutionize photonics
Researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA (CNSI) have developed a new light-emitting material that’s flexible, durable,…
How satellite refueling in orbit could cut space junk and extend missions
In the previous installment, we examined on-orbit refuelling (OOR), a concept that has existed since the Space Age.…
What is on-orbit refueling? Inside the technology that could solve orbital debris
Today, multiple space agencies are preparing to send crewed missions back to the Moon for the first time…
First proof links plasma ripples to fusion and universe origins
Researchers in South Korea have solved a long-standing mystery in plasma physics by experimentally demonstrating how tiny magnetic…
Swiss startup turns NASA-inspired Mars tech into jet crack detector
A Swiss startup’s wave physics software, which was originally designed to study the Red Planet, has now been…
Japan’s new plasma engine could clean space junk contact-free
A new propulsion system developed by a researcher at Tohoku University, Japan, could provide a non-contact method for…
Chinese team develops new fibers that create power from vibrations
Researchers from Henan University in China have reportedly developed a new type of ceramic fiber that can make…
US scientists achieve robot swarm control inspired by birds and fish
A new framework has been designed to push forward swarm intelligence, the branch of AI that mimics the…
Physicists create world’s first time crystal visible to human eye
University of Colorado Boulder physicists have created a “time crystal” visible to the human eye. Nobel laureate Frank…
Wooden walls can withstand 100 kilonewtons of pressure, research finds
Swiss researchers have overturned the assumption that windowed timber walls offer no structural support after they proved that…
Oklo to open first private nuclear fuel recycling facility in the US
Oklo Inc., a nuclear technology company, has announced plans to build the nation’s first privately funded facility to…
How collapsing cavities could replace needles
A joint US-Chinese research team has developed a new technique that uses bubble-popping as a potential propulsion system…