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A new Duke University study shows the global spread of green technologies must quicken significantly to avoid future rebounds in greenhouse gas emissions. "Based on our calculations, we won't meet the climate warming goals set by the…

According to a new report, cat memes may one day turn out to save your life. That is based on work being done by Dr. Alvin Rajkomar, an assistant professor at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. Rajkomar trained a…

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To provide pilots with optimal preparation for these challenging conditions, engineers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are developing new simulation software. Missions at sea, in mountainous regions or close to skyscrapers are…

The conclusions of the company’s investigation have yet to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, and the agency has yet to provide it a license to launch. But SpaceX’s statement means that it has confidence that federal…

Amazon's drone delivery service recently received a demo in Britain for the first time, but the idea for a fleet of large airships, disclosed in filings to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, expands on those ambitions dramatically.…

Before, during and after the Christmas holidays this year, most people enjoy the excuse to eat, drink and be merry. But once the overindulging comes to a lackadaisical end, many of us look to the New Year as a time for resolutions and a…

Tantalum carbide and hafnium carbide materials can withstand scorching temperatures of nearly 4000°C, has been discovered by researchers. In particular, the team from Imperial College London discovered that the melting point of…

France has inaugurated the world's first 'solar highway', a road paved with solar panels providing enough energy to power the street lights of the small Normandy town of Tourouvre. The one-kilometre (half-mile) 'Wattway' covered with…

Water, at sea level, starts to boil at a temperature of 212°F, or 100°C. And scientists have long observed that when water is confined in very small spaces, its boiling and freezing points can change a bit, usually dropping by around 10°C…