Category: Technology

Something remarkable is happening in a remote part of South Africa’s Northern Cape province, in a semi-desert area called the Karoo. In the past 15 years 64 radio receiving dishes have appeared on the landscape. These constitute the MeerKAT telescope, a precursor to the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), which will – when it is […]

Is a Mach 4, passenger jet possible?  NASA is exploring whether the commercial market could support travel at Mach 4 (3,045 mph) speed. NASA recently investigated the business case for supersonic passenger air travel aboard aircraft that could theoretically travel between Mach 2 and Mach 4 (1,535-3,045 mph at sea level). NASA’s studies concluded potential […]

Apollo general-purpose humanoid robot is designed to operate in warehouses and manufacturing plants, retail, home delivery, elder care, and more. Apptronik’s Apollo is the first commercial humanoid robot designed for friendly interaction, mass manufacturability, high payloads, and safety. Apollo humanoid robot immediately pauses any movement when moving objects are detected in the impact radius. The […]

From the early days of human space activity in the 1960s, missions to the Moon have attracted significant global attention. India’s recent success in landing the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the Moon was technically demanding and occurred in a previously unexplored part of the Moon. As well as the scientific benefits, India has already enjoyed the […]

When the city of London faced the bubonic plague in 1665, many people desperately sought a way to protect themselves and their loved ones from getting sick. One widely adopted method consisted of mixing two small cloves of garlic in a pint of fresh milk. People believed that drinking this cocktail in the morning, on […]

Israeli start-up Pickoto has raised $500,000 in funding for its newly-unveiled platform aimed at transforming the dynamics of the used car industry. With a focus on transparency and reliability, Pickoto’s goal is to provide both buyers and sellers with a secure and transparent experience, addressing the longstanding challenges of uncertainty and lack of clarity that […]

Rolls-Royce La Rose Noire Droptail two-seater is a dark, daring, and dramatic coachbuilt masterpiece. Rolls-Royce unveiled the first of four unique RR Droptail commissions, named ‘La Rose Noire,’ inspired by romance and the allure of the Black Baccara rose. Incorporating the most complex expression of parquetry in Rolls-Royce history, 1,603 wood pieces were hand-finished and […]

In a recent post, the owner of X, (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, announced his plans for the social media platform to remove its blocking feature, except for in direct messages. Users are concerned that this change in the platform’s content moderation will lead to a rise in hostile and abusive content, leaving those on the […]

In a world with growing hunger, a third of the world’s food is wasted. Fully 1.3 billion tons of food a year is discarded. Imagine how many people could be fed if just half that wastage were saved and consumed. But there is a more insidious shanda (scandalous shame): cows and cattle. Beef cattle are […]

Women often report that they are not listened to or given choices about what happens during their own labour. But studies have long shown that feeling heard and having choice during childbirth enhances women’s wellbeing. These findings led to changes in NHS policy and guidelines beginning with the landmark report Changing Childbirth in the 1990s. […]