NASA’s new dark energy space telescope can also detect killer asteroids
At the end of August, NASA is set to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its quest is to help us better…
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Make anniversary of Hiroshima bombing ‘Disarmament Day’
Remembering Hiroshima cannot become a once-a-year ritual. It must become a reminder that nuclear weapons remain an urgent contemporary problem.
GAM Enterprises to produce Schaeffler’s PSC gear reducers
Acquiring the IP from this core supplier allows GAM to vertically integrate its supply chain and expand its manufacturing capabilities. The post GAM…
Avnet and Weston Robot partner to launch edge AI inspection platform
Avnet and Weston Robot have partnered to launch an AI-powered autonomous inspection platform for complex industrial environments. The post Avnet and Weston…
Zoox unveils production-ready robotaxi for U.S. expansion
Amazon subsidiary Zoox unveiled its final production-ready robotaxi design and expanded testing following a subtle redesign to improve rider comfort. The…
Why global migration data should recognise subgroups like the Teochew
In countries like France and Norway, the government census strictly avoids asking about race and ethnicity. Governed by a desire for national unity, these…
Washington State wildfires destroy over 700 buildings and force 64,000 to flee
Dozens of major wildfires have been burning across the drought-parched U.S. Pacific Northwest for weeks, degrading air quality across a wide region.
U.S. Navy picks Blue Water Autonomy to use autonomous vessels for deep ocean surveys
Blue Water Autonomy creates unmanned ships that can operate autonomously on the open ocean for months a time. The post U.S. Navy picks Blue Water Autonomy…
Piece of SpaceX rocket to crash into moon at high speed
A SpaceX rocket piece floating in space since last year is on track to smash into the moon at high speed early on Wednesday morning. The school bus-sized…
Palantir lifts outlook after ‘otherworldly’ commercial sales
Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp said U.S. commercial sales in the second quarter rose 149% from a year earlier to $764 million, well above the average…
French, UK vessels save 157 migrants from burning boat in Channel
French and British vessels saved 157 migrants after their boat caught fire while trying to cross the Channel on Tuesday, authorities in both countries said.…
‘Folded like an umbrella’: Trump attacks ally prosecutor over Reflecting Pool case
US President Donald Trump sharply criticised US Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Monday for dropping a case of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial…
81 years on: Pedaling through Hiroshima’s history on two wheels
"Peace tours" offer participants a glimpse of life in the city before, during and after the U.S atomic bombing of 1945.
The Download: reward hacking explained, and suspected Iranian cyberattacks
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Here’s…
Simulated zebrafish and a vision-equipped robotic fish reveal how the body shapes brain circuits
Image credit: Olivier Porchet, Biorobotics Laboratory, EPFL When a fish holds its position against a current in a river, its brain must figure out how fast…
Reimagine Robotics emerges from stealth with robots that ‘learn on the job’
Reimagine Robotics, founded by former Google DeepMind Applied Robotics leaders, is developing systems that do not require specialized programmers. The post…
Record heatwave spreads across Korean peninsula, prompting emergency response
Forecasters said that extreme heat, previously concentrated in South Korea's southeast, was spreading into the Seoul metropolitan area and other regions.
Organizers work to balance tone for Hiroshima A-bomb children’s exhibit
The new exhibit will have selective materials for children to view amid a fear they could leave only thinking they saw something horrifying rather than…
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, government says
The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021, when an elected civilian government she led was ousted by Myanmar's military in a…
Leaked exams and dashed dreams: Why India’s ‘Cockroach’ youth turned on Modi
The complaints youths have against Narendra Modi's government include widening economic inequality, high youth unemployment and an erosion of free speech…
Japan’s thriving corporate museums offer tourism appeal and learning experiences
With more than 1,000 such facilities believed to exist across the country, corporate museums are increasingly serving local communities in more diverse ways.
igus launches energy chain with 600-degree rotation for industrial robots
igus says its new twisterchain energy chain provides cable management for challenging industrial robotics applications such as palletizing. The post igus…
HEBI Robotics earns NASA SBIR grant to fast track miniaturized actuators
This Phase I award is only part of HEBI Robotics' roadmap. The company also plans to continue developing its existing actuation hardware. The post HEBI…
Former justice minister calls for independent probe into Japan public prosecutors
A succession of recent scandals has shown the service can no longer be trusted to investigate itself, lawmaker Masako Mori said.