A recipe for zero-emissions fuel
Jennifer Chu | MIT News A sustainable source for clean energy may lie in old soda cans and seawater. MIT engineers have found that when the aluminum in soda cans is exposed in its pure…
Genome Editing: Key to Colonizing Other Worlds?
Sam McKee, Manchester Metropolitan University When considering human settlements on the Moon, Mars and further afield, much attention is given to the travel times, food and radiation risk. We’ll undoubtedly face a harsh…
Tartary: Between history and conspiracy theories
Tartary, also known as Great Tartary or Tartaria Magna, was a term used in Europe from the Middle Ages until the 20th century to describe a vast region of Central and Northern Asia….
Artificial intelligence is learning to think like humans
Artificial intelligence is experiencing a remarkable breakthrough. New research indicates that AI is beginning to “think” in a way that resembles human thought. Traditionally, the focus of AI development has been on precision…
Rock on Mars may contain evidence of ancient microbial life
NASA’s Perseverance rover has found an intriguing rock that may contain evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars. This rock, called “Cheyava Falls”, has attracted the attention of the scientific team due to…
Lunar caves and the shared origins of the Earth and the Moon
Robin Smith, Sheffield Hallam University Using radar, a Nasa spacecraft, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), has confirmed the existence of caves beneath the lunar surface. Here’s why such geological features will be key for…
3,500-year-old cuneiform tablet reveals shopping list
A remarkable discovery has been made at the archaeological site of Açana Höyük in ancient Alalah, located in the Reyhanlı district of Hatay, Turkey. A 3,500-year-old tablet written in Akkadian cuneiform was found,…
Field Emission Electric Propulsion: Mass Production Initiates
German company Morpheus Space has inaugurated the world’s first facility for the mass production of its second-generation field emission electric propulsion (FEEP) system, the GO-2. Located in Dresden and called “Reloaded”, the new…
Regulating the technological revolution
Charles Barbour, Western Sydney University Back in 2005 – before the rise of social media or smart phones, let alone blockchain, metadata and OpenAI – computer scientist and entrepreneur Ray Kurzweil published a…
11-mile thick diamond layer on Mercury
The planet Mercury, known for its dull gray surface due to its excess of carbon, may hide a brilliant surprise in its depths. Recent research suggests the existence of a layer of diamonds…