A Spot robot equipped with a blowtorch can locate weeds on farms and precisely heat them up to stop them growing, offering a possible alternative to herbicides A Spot robot equipped with a blowtorch can locate weeds on farms and precisely heat them up to stop them growing, offering a possible alternative to herbicides A Spot …
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From a quantum-bubble reality show from Peng Shepherd to a murderous valet bot from Adrian Tchaikovsky, enjoy this year’s best science fiction so far if you’re heading off on your travels, says Emily H. Wilson From a quantum-bubble reality show from Peng Shepherd to a murderous valet bot from Adrian Tchaikovsky, enjoy this year’s best …
Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced a five-year $67 million investment establishing the Safeguarding the Entire Community of the U.S. Research Ecosystem (SECURE) ($50 million to University of Washington and $17 million to Texas A&M… Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced a five-year $67 million investment establishing the Safeguarding the Entire Community of …
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Researchers are calling for greater protection for basking sharks after a camera on a tagged shark recorded a collision for the first time Researchers are calling for greater protection for basking sharks after a camera on a tagged shark recorded a collision for the first time Researchers are calling for greater protection for basking sharks after …
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Writer Naomi Klein unpacks her book Doppelganger about the “mirror world” of misinformation, conspiracy influencers and strange alt-right alliances Writer Naomi Klein unpacks her book Doppelganger about the “mirror world” of misinformation, conspiracy influencers and strange alt-right alliances Writer Naomi Klein unpacks her book Doppelganger about the “mirror world” of misinformation, conspiracy influencers and strange alt-right …
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In an effort to understand ancient Neanderthal food preparation techniques, researchers butchered five wild birds using flint stone tools and roasted them In an effort to understand ancient Neanderthal food preparation techniques, researchers butchered five wild birds using flint stone tools and roasted them In an effort to understand ancient Neanderthal food preparation techniques, researchers butchered …
Neanderthal cooking skills put to the test with birds and stone tools Read More »
A method that helped create two atoms of the rare, super-heavy element livermorium may pave the way towards making the hypothetical element 120 A method that helped create two atoms of the rare, super-heavy element livermorium may pave the way towards making the hypothetical element 120 A method that helped create two atoms of the rare, …
Physicists may now have a way to make element 120 – the heaviest ever Read More »
Minutes after lightning lit the dark evening sky in the middle of a blizzard, a team of seven students and researchers rapidly unzipped a bright yellow bag the size of a small car to release a giant white balloon. This daring feat was part of a U.S… Minutes after lightning lit the dark evening sky …
Efficient solar panels have helped make solar power the cheapest form of energy on the planet, and new designs based on space-age technology are going further Efficient solar panels have helped make solar power the cheapest form of energy on the planet, and new designs based on space-age technology are going further Efficient solar panels have …
Can solar panels designed for space boost clean energy on Earth? Read More »
It would be tricky to burn away the outer layers of Uranus, but doing so could reveal a possible stash of gems – in this episode of Dead Planets Society, the hosts reveal a relatively simpler technique to rob the ice giant It would be tricky to burn away the outer layers of Uranus, but …
Could we set Uranus on fire to steal its hidden diamonds? Read More »