science
A call for a 'Moon shot' project on clean energy
Posted in Business on 2nd Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
A group of scientists and economists is calling for the equivalent of the Apollo space programme to produce cheap, clean energy.
A new convenient procedure to visualize defects on graphene layers
Posted in Science on 28th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Ideal defect-free graphene is difficult to prepare and a simple direct method to capture and visualize its defects has been lacking.
NASA challenges makers to design 3D printed habitats for deep-space exploration
Posted in Science on 19th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
A new $2.25 million competition, the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge, to design and build a 3D printed habitat for deep space exploration.
Powerful new radio telescope array monitors the entire sky 24/7 in real time
Posted in Hardware on 13th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
A new telescope array can image the entire sky, helping astronomers to search for objects that pulse, flicker, flare, or explode.
NASA Putting Out a 'Journey To Mars Challenge' to the public
Posted in Science on 12th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
NASA has launched the 'Journey to Mars Challenge' asking the public for their ideas for maintaining a crew on Mars. Three winners will be awarded $5,000.