During the descent to the surface, the Russian spacecraft Luna 25 experienced an anomaly that caused it to impact into the southwest rim of Pontécoulant G crater on Aug. 19,…
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Chinese AI chatbot toes party line
Baidu’s ERNIE Bot displays a red ‘X’ and the message ‘Try another question’ in response to a query about a potential war over Taiwan. Chinese tech giant Baidu rolled out…
Cryogenic on-wafer prober determines quality of qubit devices for quantum computing and quantum sensing
The cryogenic on-wafer prober at Fraunhofer IAF enables fully automatic characterizations of up to 25 whole 200-mm or 300-mm wafers with devices for quantum computing and sensing. Credit: Fraunhofer IAF…
A smoking gun for supermassive binaries in active galactic nuclei
Illustration showing a jet precessing due to a supermassive binary black hole at the center of the galaxy. The jet (right image) is turning towards the observer and thus appears…
US denies rigging loss and damage fund’s board
The US wants extra seats for major donors to the fund on top of developed country representation, sparking accusations of “double counting” The USA has hit back at claims that…
UN committee urges rich world to lift COVID jab patents
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A UN anti-racism committee on Thursday urged rich countries—particularly Britain, Germany, Switzerland and the United States—to waive coronavirus vaccine patents and said they violated a guarantee…
Nissan is reusing the batteries from old Leaf electric vehicles to make portable power sources
Nissan’s new portable power station is displayed at Nissan headquarters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, reusing battery stacks from the Nissan Leaf electric car. Batteries in…
Disorganization, Not Cost, Fuels E-Waste Crisis in IT
Growing businesses often rush to upgrade hardware, which results in stockpiling unused computers, routers, and other IT assets. This practice can be a bad business strategy that leads to worsening…
JAXA, NASA XRISM Mission Ready for Liftoff
A powerful satellite called XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) is set to provide astronomers with a revolutionary look at the X-ray sky. XRISM, led by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) in collaboration with…
