A new lithium-air battery design promises unprecedented energy density
A potentially transformative technology for electrifying transportation
Scientists accidentally create new form of ice not expected to exist
This type of ice might occur naturally on moons orbiting Neptune and Jupiter due to intense gravitational tides
Company trying to bring back the woolly mammoth wants to resurrect the dodo
The flightless bird has been extinct since the 1600s
Two SpaceX commanders to receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken were the first commercial crew to dock with the ISS
Rolls-Royce teases small nuclear reactor for space travel and moon bases
Reactor would use shielded uranium and natural nuclear decay
Salesforce project is creating proteins with generative AI
Artificial proteins are as good as the natural ones
An asteroid came so close to the Earth that its orbit was permanently altered
That was close! An asteroid approximately the size of a large SUV or bigger swung around the Earth Thursday evening missing us by just over 2,000 miles. NASA said that it was one of the closest flybys of a near-Earth object in recorded history.
Space startup schedules launch to test asteroid mining and ore refining in orbit
Subsequent flights will enter deep space to study and eventually mine a nearby space rock
NASA wants to test a nuclear-powered spacecraft within five years
For shorter and safer journeys to Mars, we need to go nuclear
Earth's inner core might be reversing its spin
Core might oscillate on a decades-long cycle, but scientists disagree
A new method to grow 2D materials paves the way for 2D transistors
Forward-looking: An international team of scientists have published research on a novel way to grow 2D materials using a method that could bring 2D transistor-based electronics to market sooner rather than later.
Researchers demonstrate improved system that "sees" humans through walls using Wi-Fi signals
System utilizes imaging technique co-developed by Facebook AI engineers
Gravity batteries in abandoned mines could power the whole planet, scientists say
A method to store excess renewable energy, reuse decommissioned mines, and provide jobs
NASA's James Webb Telescope confirms its first exoplanet
LHS 475 b is located 41 light-years away in the constellation Octans
First-ever attempted space flight to launch in the UK fails to reach orbit
Blimey!
What just happened? The UK's first-ever orbital launch attempt took place last night, but the occasion will likely be remembered for all the wrong reasons after the satellite mission failed to reach orbit due to an undisclosed "anomaly." A disappointing end to what had been hailed as a new space era for the country.
BioNTech to start UK cancer vaccine trials using same mRNA tech found in its Covid-19 shots
The personalized vaccines target only the tumors
In a nutshell: Starting this September in England, BioNTech, the German company that developed one of the most widely used Covid-19 vaccines alongside Pfizer, will begin clinical trials of personalized cancer vaccines based on the same mRNA technology found in its Covid shots.
Science isn't as disruptive as it used to be. Now we need to understand why
Citation data shows a steep decline in revolutionary discoveries
Researchers propose infrared popcorn popper
Infrared requires less energy than microwaves or air poppers
TechSpot's top science stories of 2022: Space, the final frontier
Learning our place in the universe
NASA's InSight lander sends emotional farewell from Mars
InSight has reached the end of the road
Researchers identify twin exoplanets that may be the first water worlds
Located 218 light-years from Earth
Solid-state battery breakthrough could greatly extend longevity
Batteries that don't degrade? Yes, please
Space infrastructure startup to build a multifunctional manufacturing platform in LEO
The final (commercial) frontier: A new space infrastructure startup called "ThinkOrbital" wants to boldly go where no manufacturing corporation has gone before — low-Earth orbit. It aims to construct a space station for manufacturing various commercial products. It says the platform can also recycle space junk.
Researchers claim they produced a nuclear fusion reaction with a 50-percent net energy gain
A small but promising early step for renewable energy