Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain On average, four planes crash each day in the United States with almost all of aircraft involved being single-engine planes. One in five of those crashes…
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High-performance memory devices can dissolve in water to address e-waste problem
A step-by-step demonstration showing how the device, placed on a green leaf, completely dissolves in water within 72 hours. Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST) The use of electronics…
How your morning coffee can supercharge sustainable construction
Swinburne’s Dr Yat Wong firing bricks made from coffee waste. Credit: Swinburne University of Technology Bricks made from used coffee grounds could soon reshape Australia’s construction industry, and its carbon…
New Technique for Understanding the Nature of Neutrinos Demonstrates an Important Technological Milestone
The Science Newswise — The nature of the neutrino’s mass is no small matter. It is directly connected with major questions in nuclear physics, particle physics, cosmology, and the origins of matter in the…
Mexico threatens lawsuit against SpaceX over Starship explosion ‘contamination’
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has threatened to file a lawsuit against SpaceX over what the leader described as “contamination” following an explosion at SpaceX’s Starbase facility earlier this month. On…
Death Isn’t the End: AI Brings Lost Voices Back to Life
Summary: A new paper explores how generative AI is transforming the way we interact with the dead, from virtual reality reunions to lifelike digital avatars. These “generative ghosts” can remember,…
Brain Injury Could Explain Sudden Criminal Behavior
Summary: A new study has found that damage to a specific white matter pathway in the brain—the right uncinate fasciculus—may increase the likelihood of criminal or violent behavior following brain…
Mining for transition minerals can be responsible with joint push, experts say
Mining companies are repeating past human rights violations and harmful policies to extract the minerals the world needs to build modern technologies and transition to clean energy, Elisa Morgera, UN…
Bangladesh pushes solar to tackle energy woes
A young Rohingya refugee spreads out fire wood for drying on the roof of a shack, next to a solar panel, in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar in 2018. Bangladesh’s caretaker leader…
