Inflatable lunar habitat could keep future moon explorers cozy
The European Space Agency has shared a concept for a future moon habitat made up of inflatable structures......»»
Meta’s new “Movie Gen” AI system can deepfake video from a single photo
A future where realistic video fakes are easy and plentiful seems inevitable. On Friday, Meta announced a preview of Movie Gen, a new suite of AI models designed to create and man.....»»
What"s the best material for a lunar tower?
Physical infrastructure on the moon will be critical to any long-term human presence there as both America and China gear up for a sustained human lunar presence. Increasingly, a self-deploying tower is one of the most essential parts of that physica.....»»
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 will be the next Waymo robotaxi
The two companies say this should be the first of many collaborations. Waymo's robotaxis are going to get a lot more angular in the future. Today, the autonomous driving startup a.....»»
Asus pits AMD’s performance against Intel’s efficiency
The Asus ProArt PX13 was one of the first with AMD's Ryzen AI 9 chipsets, and goes up against the Asus Zenbook S 14 with Intel's Lunar Lake. Which is better?.....»»
How future heat waves at sea could devastate UK marine ecosystems and fisheries
The oceans are warming at an alarming rate. 2023 shattered records across the world's oceans, and was the first time that ocean temperatures exceeded 1°C over pre-industrial levels. This led to the emergence of a series of marine heat wave events ac.....»»
Hexagonal magnetic defects could lead to energy-efficient neuromorphic computing
Artificial intelligence applications are experiencing a boom and expected to be mainstream technologies in the near future. However, these applications run on classic computing hardware and are extremely power-hungry......»»
NASA is working on a plan to replace its space station, but time is running out
"Initially, Congress almost treated the program as a joke." The next year is crucial for the future of NASA and its plans to extend human activity in low-Earth orbit. For the firs.....»»
Unique IDs for individual (digital) specimens from natural history museums streamline and future-proof science
The wealth of data hosted in natural history collections can contribute to finding a response to global challenges ranging from climate change to biodiversity loss to pandemics. However, today's practices of working with collected bio- and geodiversi.....»»
New lunar distress system could safeguard future astronauts
A team of international scientists has taken a significant step towards making lunar exploration safer, proposing a distress monitoring and rescue system designed for the moon's unique and challenging environment......»»
Lunar mission data analysis finds widespread evidence of ice deposits
Deposits of ice in lunar dust and rock (regolith) are more extensive than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) mission. Ice would be a valuable resource for future lunar expeditions. W.....»»
Plants have a backup plan to pass down accurate chromosome copies
Tending a garden is hard work. Imagine it from the plants' perspective. Each relies on fine-tuned genetic processes to pass down accurate copies of chromosomes to future generations. These processes sometimes involve billions of moving parts. Even th.....»»
People infer the past better than the future, study finds
If you started watching a movie from the middle without knowing its plot, you'd likely be better at inferring what had happened earlier than predicting what will happen next, according to a new Dartmouth-led study published in Nature Communications......»»
Lessons from Cyclone Gabrielle: Five key health priorities for future disaster response
"The climate crisis is a health crisis." So says World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus......»»
I compared two brand new Lunar Lake laptops — here’s what I’d buy
The Asus Zenbook S 14 and ExpertBook P5 are two of the first Lunar Lake laptops. The Zenbook shows off the chipset's efficiency, but the ExpertBook is cheaper......»»
These New Biomaterials Can Help Decarbonize Fashion and Construction
Designers are imagining a future where bacteria powers both clothing and cement—and their ideas are coming to a shop near you......»»
Skiing calls on UN climate science to combat melting future
World skiing's governing body joined forces with the UN's weather agency on Thursday in a bid to feed its meteorological expertise into managing the "existential threat" to winter sports posed by climate change......»»
An Ultrathin Graphene Brain Implant Was Just Tested in a Person
A Spanish biotech company sees the carbon material as a way to power the brain-computer interfaces of the future......»»
Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle Plastic by Vaporizing It
A new technique could prevent tons of waste in the future—if it can scale......»»
NASA prepares for Lunar Terrain Vehicle testing
When astronauts return to the moon as part of NASA's Artemis campaign, they will benefit from having a human-rated unpressurized LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) that will allow them to explore more of the lunar surface, enabling diverse scientific discov.....»»
Iron nuggets in the Pinnacles unlock secrets of ancient and future climates
Small iron-rich formations found within Western Australia's Pinnacles, which are part of the world's largest wind-blown limestone belt spanning more than 1,000km, have provided new insights into Earth's ancient climate and changing landscape......»»