Imagine if your dead laptop or phone could charge in a minute or if an electric car could be fully powered in 10 minutes. Imagine if your dead laptop or phone could charge in a minute or if an electric car could be fully powered in 10 minutes. Condensed Matter Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
The advent of AI has been hailed by many as a societal game-changer, as it opens a universe of possibilities to improve nearly every aspect of our lives. The advent of AI has been hailed by many as a societal game-changer, as it opens a universe of possibilities to improve nearly every aspect of our lives. Astronomy Phys.org…
Protest movements that reject political parties have an unintended consequence, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame: They empower savvy politicians who channel them to shake up the status quo. Protest movements that reject political parties have an unintended consequence, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame: They empower savvy…
With rich reds, gentle greens and basic blacks, Nature’s screaming, crawling artwork is the epitome of rare beauty — at least in the eyes of some beholders. To others, it may seem just creepy. It’s a colorful, ever-changing canvas of bugs. Lots of them. A once-in-221-year convergence of two broods of periodical cicadas are emerging…
Scientists explain the loss of the Humboldt Glacier in Venezuela’s Sierra Nevada, which they believe makes the South American country the first in modern history to lose all its glaciers. Scientists explain the loss of the Humboldt Glacier in Venezuela’s Sierra Nevada, which they believe makes the South American country the first in modern history to…
Sometimes, science requires traveling into hazardous environments; sometimes it requires a vast influx of state capital and an army of researchers and technicians. But sometimes, science has to call in the Marines. We reported on that this week, along with news about a new cathode for electric batteries made from an Earth-abundant element that will…
On a pair of aging piers jutting into New York Harbor, contractors in hard hats and neon yellow safety vests have begun work on one of the region’s most anticipated industrial projects. Within a few years, this expanse of broken blacktop should be replaced by a smooth surface and covered with neat stacks of giant…
Boeing is set to launch its first crewed space mission in June without fixing a small helium gas leak on its troubled Starliner spaceship, officials said Friday. Boeing is set to launch its first crewed space mission in June without fixing a small helium gas leak on its troubled Starliner spaceship, officials said Friday. Space Exploration Phys.org –…
A massive landslide struck remote villages in Papua New Guinea’s highlands Friday, with many homes buried and scores of residents feared dead. A massive landslide struck remote villages in Papua New Guinea’s highlands Friday, with many homes buried and scores of residents feared dead. Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
The Berrio family moves around their home on raised planks, upon which their beds and furniture have been raised, to avoid the knee-high, murky waters that have invaded their modest brick house. The Berrio family moves around their home on raised planks, upon which their beds and furniture have been raised, to avoid the knee-high, murky…