Science & Technology

We Already Know How to Build a Time Machine 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 19, 2020
It’s just a matter of time before we build one that can take us into the far future.

By David Aragorn
Team develops component for neuromorphic computer 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 19, 2020
Neural networks are some of the most important tools in artificial intelligence (AI): they mimic the operation of the human brain and can reliably recognize texts, language and images, to name but a few.

By David Aragorn
Triple threat: The first observation of three massive gauge bosons produced in proton-proton collisions 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 18, 2020
The Standard Model, the most exhaustive existing theory outlining fundamental particle interactions, predicts the existence of what are known as triboson interactions. These interactions are processes in which three-gauge bosons are simultaneously produced from one Large Hadron Collider event.

By David Aragorn
Researchers develop unique process for producing light-matter mixture 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 18, 2020
In groundbreaking new research, an international team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has developed a unique process for producing a quantum state that is part light and part matter.

By David Aragorn
An AI just copiloted a U-2 spyplane for the very first time 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 17, 2020
The test involved an artificial intelligence system that used the radar to look for missile launchers, while a human flew the aircraft.

By David Aragorn
Ethics Report Gives France Permission To Create ‘Augmented Soldiers’0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 16, 2020
The French military has just received the all-clear to produce “augmented soldiers’ following a report from the ethical committee of the armed forces ministry. The report considers the use of prosthetics, medical treatments, and implants that either enhance “physical, cognitive, perceptive and psychological capacities” orthat could connect to other soldiers or weapon systems, and notes that other countries are already working on such advancements and France should be allowed to keep up.

By David Aragorn
New 2-D Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) layered perovskite-based solar cells 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- December 12, 2020
In recent years, researchers worldwide have been trying to develop solar cells and other technologies that can produce electrical energy from renewable sources, as these could reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and thus help to preserve life on our planet. Solar cells can be built using a variety of materials, including silicon, copper or other semiconductors.

By David Aragorn
SpaceX Starship Explodes On Landing, But Still Hailed As Successful Test 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- December 12, 2020
SpaceX’s Starship SN8 has exploded on landing, after reaching a height of 12.5 kilometers (7.8 miles) in its first high altitude test flight. The complete destruction of the spacecraft is not quite the setback for Elon Musk’s plans to colonize Mars it might seem. The chance of a successful landing were considered slim, and the company is hailing the rest of the flight a success.

By David Aragorn
Scientists brave enough to grow a spine 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 11, 2020
Stem cells self-organise into trunk-like structures.

By David Aragorn
Space Force opens SpaceWERX technology accelerator in Los Angeles 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- December 8, 2020
Lt. Gen. Thompson: SpaceWERX will “help us ensure the Space Force can tap into cutting edge space technologies.”

By David Aragorn