Spacemart
China tests AI satellite swarm for space-based computing
Developed by Zhejiang Lab in cooperation with international partners, the experimental space computing network is built around the Three-Body Computing…
Weather Report
Lightning strike injures 89 at rally for Brazil’s former president
Thousands gathered in the rain in the Brazilian capital to support Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to 27 years in prison last year for leading a failed coup d'etat following his narrow re-election loss.
Tectonics
Sentinel 1 maps reveal flexible crust beneath Tibetan Plateau
The study, published in the journal Science, combines one of the most extensive geodetic datasets assembled for a continental collision zone with detailed modelling to track how the Tibetan Plateau is being stretched, squeezed and sheared.
Time And Space
Electron ordering mapped in quantum material with cryogenic 4D-STEM
A research team led by Professor Yongsoo Yang from the Department of Physics at KAIST, in collaboration with Professors SungBin Lee, Heejun Yang, and Yeongkwan…
Time And Space
Quantum transport method reads open quantum states
Quantum technologies, whether computers, sensors or cryptographic systems, all rely on one essential step: the characterisation of quantum states.
Froth And Bubble
Activists urge halt to Kushner’s luxury Albania resort plans
Albania -- one of the poorest European countries -- recently joined the US president's newly created "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts.
Microsat Blitz
In-space manufacturing, quantum projects part of all-Boilermaker suborbital spaceflight
The experiments, prepared by Purdue researchers, will be housed in research lockers for the flight aboard a Virgin Galactic suborbital spacecraft, dubbed…
Bio Fuel
Neem seed biochar turns waste into thermal energy storage medium
The team developed a biochar based phase change material that can capture, store, and release heat efficiently while simultaneously sequestering carbon.
Robo Space
Pope warns against risks of AI algorithms; Musk makes Davos debut with promise of robots for all
In a message marking the World Day of Social Communications, the pope said AI systems reflect the worldview of their creators and can shape patterns of thought by reproducing biases embedded in the data they process.
Tech Space
Desert sand mix points to new path for greener concrete
The team, led by NTNU postdoctoral fellow Ren Wei, has developed a prototype material they call botanical sand concrete or botanical sandcrete.
Solar Science
Solar Orbiter spots magnetic avalanches driving major solar flare
During a close approach to the Sun on 30 September 2024, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft captured one of its most detailed views yet of a large solar…
Weather Report
Over 1,000 evacuated after Sicily landslide; Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 17, dozens missing
Land was continuing to give way due to rain that has soaked the area in recent days, said the mayor of the southern hill town of Niscemi.
Disaster Management
Rescue operations end with 6 missing in New Zealand landslide
Police Superintendent Tim Anderson said it could take several days to locate all of the bodies, after a mountain of dirt and debris tumbled onto a campsite in Mount Maunganui on Thursday.
Time And Space
Laser method proposed to extend muon lifetime for science applications
The comparatively large mass of the muon also makes it a sensitive probe for fundamental physics, and the particles underpin a range of experiments in high energy and astroparticle physics.
Spacewar
High Stakes in the Heavens – The Geopolitical Blackjack Game for Cislunar Space
It is no longer a flag-planting exercise; it is a battle to the very top. With the United States and China wagering so heavily on the technological and economic dominance of this region, the situation is like a high-stakes blackjack game.
Aerospace
German union urges homegrown fighter jet in blow to European plan
Accusing French planemaker Dassault Aviation of trying to dictate terms on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project, Juergen Kerner, deputy head of the IG…