Next-Generation Solar Sail System | WordlessTech

Credit NASA’s Ames Research Center NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System seeks to advance future space travel and expand our understanding of our Sun and Solar System. Traveling through space using solar sails is no longer just a fantasy from movies or books. In April, a new and improved solar sail technology called the Advanced […]

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Body armour made from silk is being developed – but this apparently cutting-edge idea is centuries old

Separate teams of Chinese and American scientists are reported to be developing body armour using the silk from genetically modified silkworms. The researchers modified the genes of silkworms to make them produce spider silk instead of their own silk. Harnessing the properties of spider silk has been a longstanding aim because the material is as […]

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AI chatbots are bad at planning, but this could soon change

We might soon see AI step up to the next level, with impending upgrades to artificial intelligence (AI) systems developed by OpenAI and Meta. OpenAI’s GPT-5 will be the new “engine” within the AI chatbot ChatGPT, while Meta’s upgrade will be named Llama 3. Among other things, the current version of Llama powers chatbots on […]

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‘Lunar Horizons’ Moon mission game

ESA Lunar Horizons is available now in Fortnite an immersive adventure on the Moon during a futuristic international mission. Released on April 11, 2024, Lunar Horizons, crafted by Epic Games, ESA, and Hassell, with the collaboration of Buendea and Team PWR, transports you to the lunar surface. In the new game, you become an astronaut […]

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Pelephone debuts 5G MAX network and network core in Israel

Pelephone launched a new 5G MAX network package for the first time in Israel, allowing some internet speeds to reach 6 GB, the company announced on Wednesday.    The new network’s core was established with a NIS 50 million investment and the company said that it may assist Israel during times of emergency. Customers are […]

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Young people are getting unhappier – a lack of childhood freedom and independence may be partly to blame

Experts often highlight social media and harsh economic times as key reasons why young people are getting unhappier. And while those factors are important, I would like to emphasise another. Younger generations have less freedom and independence than previous generations did. The area where children are allowed to range unsupervised outside has shrunk by 90% […]

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Technology makes it easy for lawyers to work across borders: regulations should too

The rules of legal practice are highly localised. Every country sets rules that determine how lawyers qualify professionally and what they are allowed to do. When a lawyer who is licensed to practise in one country provides legal services in another country, it is known as cross-border or transnational legal practice. Many countries have regulations […]

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Lamborghini super-limited-edition STJ | WordlessTech

Lamborghini super-limited-edition STJ Lamborghini Lamborghini said goodbye to their Huracán V12 a while ago with the super-limited-edition STJ. The Huracán STJ will be the final model featuring Lamborghini’s classic V10 engine before they introduce a new hybrid-powered supercar later this year. Lamborghini Named the Huracán STJ, standing for Super Trofeo Jota, this special edition car […]

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Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics – the area of science concerned with the building blocks of matter. In 1964, a few years […]

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