3rd October 2024

Climate study forecasts Antarctic ice trends to 2300

Scientists have published the first ever multi-century, multi-model forecast of Antarctic ice sheet loss derived from global climate simulations, indicating that the West Antarctic ice sheet has potential to undergo a near-total collapse by 2300.

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28th September 2024

DNA can now be stored for billions of years

Scientists have stored a full human genome on a 5D memory crystal, paving the way for eternal data archiving and potential restoration of species in the distant future.

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4th August 2024

Warp drive failure simulated by researchers

Scientists have published research on the simulation of gravitational waves from a failing warp drive.

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2nd July 2024

Robots with living skin

Researchers in Japan have found a way to bind engineered skin tissue to the complex forms of humanoid robots.

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22nd May 2024

Microplasma device enables faster healing of injuries

Scientists in Japan report a substantial acceleration of tendon repair, using helium plasma jet therapy on rats.

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18th May 2024

Heat from solar energy could decarbonise heavy industry

Solar energy has been combined with synthetic quartz to generate temperatures of more than 1,000°C. This proof-of-concept method shows the potential of clean energy to replace fossil fuels in heavy manufacturing.

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13th May 2024

Record-high growth in atmospheric CO2

A record annual increase in Earth's atmospheric CO2 is reported, with a jump of 4.7 parts per million (ppm) compared to a year earlier.

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1st May 2024

Record-breaking 3D printer is four times larger than predecessor

The University of Maine has demonstrated the world's largest 3D printer. The machine can print objects as large as 29 m (96 ft) long by 9.8 m (32 ft) wide by 5.5 m (18 ft) high, at a rate of 230 kg (500 lbs) per hour.

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27th April 2024

Synthetic diamonds created under ambient pressure

A team of scientists from South Korea has created synthetic diamond in just 150 minutes, without needing seed particles and using only 1 atmosphere of pressure.

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17th April 2024

Warp drive research boosted by new modelling tool

A numerical toolkit designed for modelling warp drive spacetimes has been released by Applied Physics.

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