Virgin Galactic delays development of ship capable of higher flight rate
"The economic momentum of the company is around the Delta ships." Enlarge / Virgin Galactic's new vehicle, VSS Imagine, is lighter than its predecessor, VSS Unity. Will it ever fly? (credit: Virgin Galactic) Space touris.....»»
Elon Musk teases sixth Starship flight test with video of spectacular catch
Ahead of the Starship's sixth test flight, SpaceX boss Elon Musk has shared a spectacular video showing the massive booster being caught on its return to Earth......»»
Discovery of 2,586 orphan genes in Rosa chinensis reveals stress adaptation and flower development
Orphan genes, found only in specific lineages, are key drivers of new functions and phenotypic traits. This discovery lays a foundation for understanding how roses thrive under environmental challenges......»»
Shakespeare or ChatGPT? Study finds people prefer AI over real classic poetry
Readers are unable to reliably differentiate AI-generated from human-written poetry and are more likely to prefer AI poems, according to new research published in Scientific Reports. This tendency to rate AI poetry positively may be due to readers mi.....»»
Be ready for storm season: Dual fuel portable generator is $150 off today
This Pulsar portable generator deal offers a capable backup power solution at a huge discount and you can grab it through Walmart......»»
Jonny Kim’s Third Act: NASA Astronaut
Jonny Kim—a former Navy SEAL and ER doctor—is now a NASA astronaut who will soon launch to the International Space Station as flight engineer for the crew of Expedition 72/73.....»»
Are standing desks good for you? The answer is getting clearer.
Whatever your office setup, the most important thing is to move. Without question, inactivity is bad for us. Prolonged sitting is consistently linked to higher risks of cardiovasc.....»»
BAFTA-nominated actors five times more likely to have attended private school than UK population
New research from the Sutton Trust, including work by Dr. Mark Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods in the School of Education, highlights the disparity within creative jobs and related higher education courses. Those who attended private.....»»
Poor teacher training partly to blame for stalled engineering diversity goals
Diversifying the science, technology, engineering and math fields has long been a top priority of many universities and tech companies. It's also a goal of the National Science Foundation, the biggest funder of university-led research and development.....»»
See SpaceX’s mighty Starship on the launchpad ahead of sixth test flight
SpeceX is gearing up for another test flight of the Starship on Monday, November 18......»»
Lawsuit by US workers accuses Apple chipmaker TSMC of ‘anti-American discrimination’
TSMC’s Arizona plants will enable Apple chips for older devices to be made in the US for the first time, but things haven’t exactly been going to plan. The latest development is that a group of the company’s US workers have filed a lawsuit a.....»»
Dragon Age: The Veilguard and the choices you make while saving the world
“Events are weaving together quickly. The fate of the world shall be decided.” BioWare’s reputation as a AAA game development studio is built on three pillars: world-buildin.....»»
Fossil teeth suggest a long childhood is the prelude to the evolution of a large brain
Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key developmental period for acquiring all the cognitive sk.....»»
Wearable tech for space station research
Many of us wear devices that count our steps, measure our heart rate, track sleep patterns, and more. This information can help us make healthy decisions—research shows the devices encourage people to move more, for example—and could flag possibl.....»»
Deals: M4 MacBook Pro hits all-time low at $125 off, GPS+Cell Apple Watch Series 10 $50 off, Alpine Loops, more
Joining all-time lows on the 42mm and 46mm Apple Watch Series 10 starting from $349, today Amazon has decided to carry the deep discounts over to the GPS+Cell models, including both the aluminum and higher-end titanium variants starting at $449 (the.....»»
Kino 1.2 adds Camera Control features, Grade preset sorting, and more
The team behind Halide is back with an update to their video capture app Kino. Version 1.2 introduces support for Camera Control on iPhone 16, high frame rate support tuned for iPhone 16 Pro, and a new app icon that’s less HAL 9000 and more film re.....»»
Bluetti"s new Elite 200 portable power station provides 17 years of charging
Check out the latest from Bluetti with an exclusive discount on the Elite 200 V2 portable power station capable of generating reliable 2 kWh power for 17 years.Bluetti Elite 200 V2 is rated for 17-years of use - Image credit: BluettiBluetti is an inn.....»»
New type of weather radiosonde can find its way back to where it was launched
Some 80% of weather radiosondes—remote measurement instruments containing plastic, batteries and electronic parts—end up lost in nature after one flight. But a startup created by an EPFL master's student is set to change that with a new, ultra-li.....»»
Here’s a look at a rare iPhone 14 Pro prototype with a haptic volume button
We’re already in the , but taking a look at old Apple prototypes is always interesting as we can see details that the company scrapped during the development process. Now a rare iPhone 14 Pro prototype gives us a closer look at what the rumored hap.....»»
How to watch SpaceX’s sixth test flight of Starship megarocket
Fans of spaceflight development won't want to miss SpaceX's sixth test flight of the Starship megarocket. Here's how to watch ........»»
New AI model improves prediction power for genomics related to disease
To understand the workings of DNA in relation to disease, scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed the first multimodal deep learning model of its kind, EPBDxDNABERT-2, capable of ascertaining the precise relationship between trans.....»»