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Virgin Galactic Tests Rocket Ship, Three Years After Fatal Accident
Richard Branson’s company Virgin Galactic conducted a supersonic test flight over the Sierra Nevada mountains of its SpaceShipTwo passenger rocket ship on Thursday, the company said, three years ... -
Computer system transcribes words users ‘speak silently’
MIT researchers have developed a computer interface that can transcribe words that the user verbalizes internally but does not actually speak aloud. The system consists of ... -
Zipline’s delivery drone system redesign boosts capabilities
A delivery drone company that has helped Africans in dire need of emergency blood supplies is widening its vision. The California-based company is Zipline and its ... -
Researchers devise novel ultrafast laser beam steering for autonomous cars that is less complex, uses less power
Researchers at Purdue University and Stanford University believe they have found a novel laser light sensing technology that is more robust and less expensive than currently ... -
Researchers in Japan focus on a way to mix rocket fuel ingredients
How to make rocket launches possible has advanced to a more recent question: How to make frequent rocket launches safely. Researchers in Japan have developed a ... -
Scientists build army of metal-organic nanoflowers to treat cancer
Doctors have been using radiation to treat cancer for more than a hundred years, but it’s always been a delicate art to direct treatment while avoiding ... -
Chinese space station Tiangong-1 re-enters earth’s atmosphere, burns up over South Pacific
The 10.4-metre-long (34.1-foot) Tiangong-1, or “Heavenly Palace 1”, was launched in 2011 to carry out docking and orbit experiments as part of China’s ambitious space programme, ... -
The SteelSeries Arctis Pro lineup is a new high-water mark in comfort and quality
SteelSeries has two new Arctis Pro gaming headsets out, and they pack a lot of tech and versatility into a comfortable, visually attractive package. The SteelSeries Arctis Pro ... -
Robot takes cues from spider that can walk and roll
Once again, we get visual proof that it pays to check out Nature’s outstanding engineering tricks in order to work up interesting machines that behave in ... -
IBM scientists demo rocking Brownian motors for nanoparticles
Today, our IBM Research team published the first real world demonstration of a rocking Brownian motor for nanoparticles in the peer-review journal Science. The motors propel nanoscale ...
