One Experiment Failed for 32 Straight Years, Until Scientists Finally Grew This Mineral and Solved a 200-Year-Old Mystery
Dolomite, a calcium magnesium carbonate mineral, is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth, and one of…
Dry tap reality: The growing water infrastructure crisis in SA
Access to clean and reliable water is a constitutionally enshrined human right, but an increasingly bleak picture of…
SpaceX’s Starlink Hypes Up ‘Multi-Gigabit’ In-Flight Wi-Fi
Not just one gigabit: SpaceX’s Starlink is now touting “multi-gigabit” in-flight Wi-Fi, possibly to take some of the…
Integrated photonics for continuous-variable quantum optics
Moody, G. et al. Roadmap on integrated quantum photonics. JPhys Photonics 4, 012501 (2022). Article ADS Google Scholar …
‘Chonkers’ the large sea lion charms the San Francisco Bay area | San Francisco
A gigantic 2,000lb Steller sea lion nicknamed “Chonkers” has become an unexpected local celebrity after taking up residence…
Could agentic AI topple grant-funding systems?
Artificial intelligence is transforming grant writing. A new wave of AI tools, known as agents, can now generate…
This 1,100-Foot Asteroid Will Pass Just 20,000 Miles from Earth and Scientists Call It “Very Rare”
Apophis, a massive near-Earth asteroid, is set to pass just 20,000 miles from Earth on April 13, 2029.…
Bid to upgrade sewage treatment plant responsible for 146 spills in a year
Plans to upgrade a Devon sewage treatment plant responsible for 146 spills in a year could “improve water…
Seraphim to raise £350m to capitalise on space boom
Seraphim Space, the London-listed investment company focused on commercial space technology, has announced plans to raise up to…
Dark mode turned into bright state to unlock blocked quantum phenomena
In the strange world of quantum physics, some effects are not just hard to control—they are completely hidden.…