The Fifth Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise focused on an asteroid impact scenario designed by NASA JPL’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies. It is highly unlikely that a large asteroid will hit Earth in the near future. But because the damage from such an event could be extensive, NASA conducts hypothetical asteroid impact “tabletop” … Read more
Image shows a Hamiltonian cycle (visited atoms not shown). Credit: University of Bristol In new research, physicists have harnessed the power of chess to design a series of intricate mazes that could eventually be used to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Their unique labyrinthine creations, inspired by the knight’s moves on a … Read more
Hot on the heels of the big Tracker+ release, Polyend has a big update for the little Mini: now with Synth Engines, PERC drum engine, USB mass storage, more MIDI tracks and other improvements. And there is a big sale going on right now, this week only. Tracker Mini has come a long way. The … Read more
The robot face is covered with skin grown from a cell sample in the laboratory READ MORE: Watch a creepy humanoid robot mimic facial expressions In science fiction films like Alien, humanoid robots are so lifelike that it is almost impossible to distinguish them from a real person. Now scientists in Japan are on their … Read more
In February 2016, astronomers spread the news that the star system T Coronae Borealis had entered a “phase of unprecedented activity.” Eight years later, that solar activity could eventually result in a nova event large enough to be visible from Earth with the naked eye. The upcoming sky show is due to an expected outburst … Read more
The modern method of inventing new materials is to make something and then use a computer to find out whether the material turned out well. But what if you turn that around and use generative AI-driven software to design the material in the first place? That’s the premise behind Cambridge, UK-based CuspAI, which has now … Read more
Astronomers are about to capture a time-lapse of the night sky using the largest digital camera ever built. Chile’s new Vera C. Rubin Observatory, designed to reveal every new or moving point of light and the structure of the universe, will take so many pictures, so quickly, that it will effectively produce an astronomical movie … Read more
A RARE astronomical event that only happens once every 18 years is happening again. There is talk of a great lunar standstill – and some even think it is linked to Stonehenge. During a major lunar standstill, the moon will appear to be higher and lower in the sky than normalCredit: Getty WHAT IS A … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! This diagram shows how a catalyst consisting of a few layers of iridium oxide (IrOX) over a titanium nitride (TiN) carrier can efficiently store oxygen (O2), hydrogen ions (H+), and electrons (e.g–) from water molecules (H2O) in an acidic electrolyte. … Read more
This diagram shows how a catalyst consisting of a few layers of iridium oxide (IrOX) over a titanium nitride (TiN) carrier can efficiently store oxygen (O2), hydrogen ions (H+), and electrons (e.g–) from water molecules (H2O) in an acidic electrolyte. This ‘oxygen evolution reaction’ is the more challenging of the two reactions required to split … Read more