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16th September 2021
Co-op to expand use of robots
Co-op Food today announced a partnership with Amazon Prime, enabling same-day grocery deliveries, while also expanding the use of robots from 200 to 500 units.
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7th September 2021
Competition winners!
The following people have each won a copy of The Science and Technology of Growing Young, a new book on aging and longevity research by Sergey Young.
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6th September 2021
Major source of lithium found in UK
Geothermal Engineering Ltd, a UK-based developer and operator of geothermal projects, has announced the discovery of record levels of lithium in its geothermal waters.
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4th September 2021
New class of supernova discovered
A new class of supernova has been observed for the first time. The dramatic event is triggered by a black hole or neutron star crashing into the core of a companion star.
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4th September 2021
2035-2085 – The Einstein Telescope is operational
The Einstein Telescope is a gravitational wave observatory designed to last 50 years, with 10 times the sensitivity of any previous instrument. It generates unprecedented new data on black holes and neutron stars, as well as the nature and history of the Universe.
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22nd August 2021
Artificial camouflage on a robot chameleon
Researchers have created a new material that instantly reacts to match the colour of its surroundings. This has been demonstrated on the skin of a soft robot – and could one day have military or other uses.
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16th August 2021
2090-2110 – Photosynthetic humans
Following many decades of research, a number of human-plant chimeras are moving from the laboratory into clinical and commercial use. Among the treatments now available is a technique for merging chloroplasts with human skin.
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13th August 2021
Asteroid impact chances increased
A study by NASA has used precision-tracking data from its recent OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to more accurately plot the route of a potentially hazardous asteroid, Bennu, from now until the year 2300.
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11th August 2021
New observations of exoplanets in the L 98-59 system
New observations of the M-type star L 98-59 and its surrounding system have revealed a planet with half the mass of Venus, making it the lightest exoplanet ever to be measured using the radial velocity method. Alongside this are a likely water world, and a possible planet in the habitable zone.
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9th August 2021
Supercomputers – future predictions
Future predictions of supercomputing power are presented here. This graph shows how these machines have developed from the early 1990s through to the present day, with a predicted future trend to 2055.
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