Category: Technology

EHT Collaboration A stunning new image of the Milky Way‘s black hole revealed strong magnetic fields spiraling at its edge. A new snapshot from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has unveiled, previously unseen, magnetic fields swirling out from the border of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A (Sgr A). For the first time, the heart […]

Our Sun is both our best friend and our worst enemy. On the one hand, we owe our very existence to our star. Earth and the other planets in the Solar System formed out of the same cloud of gas and dust as the Sun. And without its light, there could be no life on […]

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Distinctive Collections archive is quiet while the blizzard blows outside. Silence seems to be accumulating with the falling snow. I am the only researcher in the archive, but there is a voice that I am straining to hear. I am searching for someone – let’s call her the missing […]

Dark matter is a ghostly substance that astronomers have failed to detect for decades, yet which we know has an enormous influence on normal matter in the universe, such as stars and galaxies. Through the massive gravitational pull it exerts on galaxies, it spins them up, gives them an extra push along their orbits, or […]

Popular social media platform TikTok stands accused of holding US data in China, fostering censorship, and spreading disinformation. Its popularity poses a dilemma for US politicians, but especially Democrats who have heavily relied on the app to reach its core base of young voters. Is it “time up” for TikTok in the US? And will […]

BMW The BMW Vision Neue Klasse isn’t just one car, it’s a whole family of electric models, including the futuristic Vision Neue Klasse X Sports Activity Vehicle. With electric, digital, and sustainable principles, the Neue Klasse paves the way for a new era in automotive design and experiences. The BMW Vision Neue Klasse and BMW Vision Neue Klasse […]

There is a lot of hype about smart rings right now – Samsung is due to release a Galaxy ring, and there is unsubstantiated speculation that Apple is considering a ring too. But why would you want a smart ring in the first place? The short answer is that they are likely to fulfil the […]

Cargill Cargill has announced exciting findings from the six-month trial of the Pyxis Ocean, the first wind-powered vessel, showcasing significant fuel savings and confirming the shipping industry’s shift towards greener practices. Equipped with two WindWings®, large solid sails developed by BAR Technologies, the Pyxis Ocean vessel demonstrated performance in line with expectations, translating to an […]

An astronomical telescope designed to complement the ageing Hubble Space Telescope lifted off from New Zealand’s south island on April 16 2023. But as a sphere the size of a football stadium rose silently and slowly over the Tauhinukorokio mountains, calls started coming in from residents. Local police and radio stations, however, had been briefed […]

I have been researching the psychology of conspiracy beliefs for seven years now and people often ask me why people believe in them. This is not a simple question. There are many reasons people might endorse conspiracy theories. Something that stands out to me, though, is how our thinking styles can influence the way we […]