Turning old fighter jets into a fine powder and using that to 3D print new components is a more sustainable way to build the RAF’s next-generation aircraft – and it avoids sourcing materials from Russia Turning old fighter jets into a fine powder and using that to 3D print new components is a more sustainable …
Old fighter jets can be melted down and 3D printed into new ones Read More »
Until now, 90 per cent of the excess heat created by greenhouse gas emissions has been drawn down into the ocean, but this capacity for heat absorption is now being lost, which could lead to longer marine heatwaves and harm ocean life Until now, 90 per cent of the excess heat created by greenhouse gas …
The ocean is losing its ability to store heat as the planet warms up Read More »
A tiny chip on the tip of a fibre-optic cable can passively harness light to perform AI computations, dramatically reducing the amount of energy and computing power required A tiny chip on the tip of a fibre-optic cable can passively harness light to perform AI computations, dramatically reducing the amount of energy and computing power …
AI chip smaller than a grain of salt uses light to decode data Read More »
A driven teenager up nights working on computer schemes. Could this be Bill Gates? Chris Stokel-Walker reads the much anticipated story of the billionaires’s early years, as told by the man himself A driven teenager up nights working on computer schemes. Could this be Bill Gates? Chris Stokel-Walker reads the much anticipated story of the …
Explore what shaped Bill Gates in part one of his autobiography Read More »
A tiny chip on the tip of a fibre-optic cable can passively harness light to perform AI computations, dramatically reducing the amount of energy and computing power required A tiny chip on the tip of a fibre-optic cable can passively harness light to perform AI computations, dramatically reducing the amount of energy and computing power …
AI chip smaller than a grain of salt uses light to decode data Read More »
The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be because of how they are learned The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be because of how they are …
Humpback whale songs have patterns that resemble human language Read More »
Genetic analysis suggests a form of mosquito found in urban subway systems evolved in the Middle East thousands of years ago Genetic analysis suggests a form of mosquito found in urban subway systems evolved in the Middle East thousands of years ago Genetic analysis suggests a form of mosquito found in urban subway systems evolved in …
London Underground mutant mosquitoes have surprisingly ancient origins Read More »
A lidar scanner has a resolution so high it can image ridges and indentations of only 1 millimetre on objects hundreds of metres away – and capture objects as distant as 1 kilometre A lidar scanner has a resolution so high it can image ridges and indentations of only 1 millimetre on objects hundreds of …
New device can scan your face in 3D from hundreds of metres away Read More »
A remarkable plesiosaur fossil reveals that the extinct reptiles had scales like modern sea turtles, unlike the ichthyosaurs that lived during the same period A remarkable plesiosaur fossil reveals that the extinct reptiles had scales like modern sea turtles, unlike the ichthyosaurs that lived during the same period A remarkable plesiosaur fossil reveals that the extinct …
Amazing plesiosaur fossil preserves its skin and scales Read More »
If you have the patience to repeatedly switch an egg between a hot and a colder pan, you’ll be rewarded with an amazing taste and texture, say physicists If you have the patience to repeatedly switch an egg between a hot and a colder pan, you’ll be rewarded with an amazing taste and texture, say …
The perfect boiled egg takes more than half an hour to cook Read More »