Category: Technology

The village of Tean in Staffordshire, England, was hit by a 3.3-magnitude earthquake on June 28 2023. The tremors caused windows and doors to rattle in the surrounding area. Earthquakes of this nature are not uncommon in Britain (the island including England, Scotland and Wales). In fact, hundreds of earthquakes shake Britain every single year. […]

MMX mission signed by JAXA, CNES, and DLR.  Germany, France, and Japan to collaborate for the Martian moon rover mission. As part of the MMX mission, the German-French rover IDEFIX will land on the Martian moon Phobos, despite the extremely low gravity.The Japanese MMX mother spacecraft will collect samples from Phobos and send them back […]

Language is a uniquely human skill. That’s why studying how people learn and use language is crucial to understanding what it means to be human. Given that most people in the world – an estimated 60% – are multilingual, meaning that they know and use more than one language, a researcher who aims to understand […]

World’s largest 3D printed building in Florida, US, nears completion. This luxury equestrian facility boasts a total floor area of more than 10,000 square feet, which makes it the largest 3D-printed building to date. Explore this groundbreaking horse farm’s unique structural considerations, mirror design, and curved walls. Images credit COBOD Philip Lund-Nielsen, COBOD Co-founder and […]

In a rapidly evolving automotive industry, computer vision and artificial intelligence have emerged as transformative forces. Among the handful of pioneers in this domain is Spinframe, a computer-vision-powered vehicle inspection platform that aims to revolutionize the way vehicles are assessed for condition and quality. Spinframe’s approach to vehicle inspection utilizes AI algorithms and computer vision […]

Dogen City is a smart healthcare floating city on the sea that integrates food environment, architecture, data, energy, and ocean resource with a focus on healthcare. This innovative proposal by N-ARK Japanese maritime startup will integrate food production, architecture, data, energy, and ocean into one symbiotic system which utilizes maritime water as a new and […]

Porsche Mission X is a spectacular conceptual reinterpretation of a hypercar, with Le Mans-style doors that open upwards and an ultra high-performance, efficient electric powertrain. Celebrating 75 years of Porsche sports cars, the storied marque just revealed its newest concept car, the Mission X. As a design study, not offered for sale, with production to […]

A conflict between the US and China over computer chips – or semiconductors – has been escalating in recent months. In particular, the US has taken steps to limit China’s access to advanced chip technology amid heightened international competition in the area. The US recently tightened export controls to undercut China’s access to high-end chip […]

Really, we should envy spiders. Imagine being able to make silk like they do, flinging it around to get from place to place, always having a strong-as-steel safety line or spinning a comfy hammock whenever they need a rest. The fascinating properties of spider silk make it no wonder that scientists have been trying to […]

Hurtigruten Norway unveils its first zero-emission cruise ship, the world’s most energy-efficient cruise vessel. Hurtigruten Norway on its 130th anniversary unveiled plans for its first zero-emission ship ‘Sea Zero,’ the world’s most energy-efficient cruise ship. With the first ship ready in 2030, the company plans to transform its entire fleet into zero-emission vessels. Since only […]