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Boeing's Calamity Capsule returns to Earth without a crew

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Published: September 7, 2024 16:42

What now for these pod people? Boeing's Calamity Capsule has returned to Earth, bringing to an end a test mission that did not go entirely according to plan. Not least because the Starliner's crew had to stay behind aboard the International Space Station.…

Blood boffins build billions of nanobots to battle brain aneurysms without surgery

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Published: September 7, 2024 08:16

Good news for rabbits, maybe great news soon for humans? An international team of scientists has developed a drug delivery system that could one day treat human brain aneurysms in a way without the need for traditional surgery.…

Trump taps Musk to lead 'government efficiency' task force

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Published: September 6, 2024 21:00

Surely this duty will be executed without bias toward NHTSA, FAA, DOJ, NLRB If Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wins the election in November, he plans to create a "government efficiency commission" based on ideas from Tesla, SpaceX, and X…

ESA prints 3D metal shape in space for first time

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Published: September 6, 2024 19:00

Tech demo paves way to producing spare parts and tools during missions The European Space Agency (ESA) has shown off the first 3D metal part printed on the International Space Station (ISS).…

SQL king Larry Ellison becomes sequel sultan with controlling interest in Paramount Global

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Published: September 6, 2024 06:32

Oh, great: another tech billionaire owns a media company – although his son probably runs the show Oracle founder and CTO Larry Ellison has been revealed as holding the controlling interest in US media giant Paramount Global.…

NASA's solar sailing spacecraft is tumbling – but that's part of the plan

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Published: September 6, 2024 04:35

Who needs fuel – or even engines – when you could use the sun to push a spacecraft along? NASA has announced its experimental ACS3 solar-sailing spacecraft is working as expected, after it was spotted tumbling in the night sky.…

US tightens export controls on quantum kit and chips for China, Iran, Russia

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Published: September 6, 2024 00:28

Alloys make the list too, as allies try to ensure foes can't weaponise tech The US has tightened export controls on quantum computing and semiconductor technology to address national defense and foreign policy concerns posed by foes including China, Iran,…

Age discrimination layoff case against X granted class-action status

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Published: September 5, 2024 15:15

Judge clears path for 149 ex-Twitters over 50 to sue collectively Thousands of people were caught up in the mass Twitter layoffs following Elon Musk's acquisition/deconstruction of the platform. Now, according to a judge, 150 of them can collectively sue…

Vega rocket's last blast hurls Sentinel-2C satellites into orbit

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Published: September 5, 2024 12:14

ESA and Arianespace now twiddling thumbs until Vega-C returns to flight The European Space Agency (ESA) has bid a fond farewell to the Vega rocket with the successful launch of the Copernicus Sentinel-2C spacecraft.…

AT&T sues Broadcom for breaching VMware support extension contract

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Published: September 5, 2024 06:25

Telco giant slams silicon-and-software shop for trying to bully it into buying software it doesn't want or need, at huge prices US telecoms giant AT&T has alleged Broadcom has reneged on an extended support deal it struck with VMware, and warned the…

Atomic clocks are so last epoch, it's time someone nailed down the nuclear clock

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Published: September 4, 2024 19:00

'Giant step' in research could unlock a bunch of crazy science stuff An international team of researchers has, for the first time, coupled an atomic nucleus to an atomic clock to compare differences in their timekeeping frequencies.…

Do look up! NASA unfurls massive shiny solar sail in orbit

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Published: September 4, 2024 11:04

60 years after Arthur C Clarke wrote Sunjammer, space agency catches up NASA has successfully extended into orbit an 80 m2 (860 square foot) sail that is designed to catch emissions from the Sun and convert them into propulsion for space exploration.…

WHO-backed meta-study finds no evidence that cellphone radiation causes brain cancer

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Published: September 4, 2024 07:27

The signal may not rot your mind, we can't say the same for the content Time to take off the tin foil hat: A review of 28 years of research into the health effects of radio wave exposure from cellphones has found no evidence to link the handhelds to brain…

US govt halts medical study into Havana Syndrome, cites 'coercion' of participants

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Published: September 4, 2024 00:32

What was screwing with minds of US diplomats – wait, is that a black helicopt... An inquiry by the US government's National Institutes of Health (NIH) into Havana Syndrome – the seemingly mysterious illness that struck down American and Canadian diplomats…

Mercury probe BepiColombo thrusters are acting up, but science marches on

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Published: September 3, 2024 17:30

Trajectory tweak means a delay of almost a year, though 165 km flyby should produce eye candy The BepiColombo spacecraft is to make a closer-than-planned flyby of Mercury this week, whizzing past the planet at approximately 165 km from the surface after…

Magnetic personalities at Tokamak Energy form separate division

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Published: September 3, 2024 08:32

Fusion biz wants to break superconducting tech into other sectors Brit nuclear fusion firm Tokamak Energy has formed a separate division to commercialize the superconducting magnet tech it developed for reactors in other markets including renewable energy…

Elon Musk’s Starlink won't block Elon Musk’s X in Brazil, as required by court order

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Published: September 3, 2024 07:31

Appeal panel upholds ban as Musk Xeets up a rage-storm Brazil's Supreme Court has backed an earlier decision to force local carriers to block Elon Musk's social network, X, as the dispute between the billionaire and the South American nation widens.…

NASA confirms who is flying and who is not on SpaceX Crew Dragon

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Published: September 2, 2024 15:26

Meanwhile, strange noises emanate from Starliner NASA has confirmed the names of the two crew members who will be flying to the International Space Station (ISS) on the next SpaceX mission: NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr…

Chinese boffins advocate nuking nearby asteroids – it’s the only way to be sure

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Published: September 2, 2024 00:31

Plus: Alibaba exits regulatory purgatory; India slows CBDC rollout; China creates eight new datacenter hubs ASIA IN BRIEF  Chinese academics have suggested nuclear weapons are the only effective way to destroy an asteroid that threatens to collide with…

iGulu F1 could be the hoppy ending to your home-brew horror show

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Published: September 1, 2024 08:30

Good things come to those who wait – and have deep pockets Review  It's no secret that this vulture is partial to an adult beverage or two. But brewing your own? That way lies madness due to the complexities involved. However, the iGulu F1 seeks to make…