New Information on Sea Ice and Climate Change has been Discovered The area covered by Arctic sea ice is an important indicator of global climate change because the rate at which warmer air and warmer water…
Elon Musk rolls back newest ‘Full Self-Driving’ beta due to software issues Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that the business had temporarily withdrawn the latest version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software, which released…
Xpeng-backed urban air mobility company, HT Aero, rises $500M HT Aero, a UAM firm that is a subsidiary of Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng, has raised $500 million in a Series around. According to…
Extreme Ice Melting in Greenland is Becoming more Common, Increasing the Risk of Worldwide Flooding According to a recent study, global warming has caused catastrophic glacier melting episodes in Greenland to grow more frequent and violent over the last 40…
Gallium Nitride Gallium nitride (GaN) is a binary III/V direct bandgap semiconductor that has been used in blue light-emitting diodes since the 1990s. It is a direct…
Udemy targets valuation of $4B in major edtech IPO Udemy, an online education startup, announced its initial public offering price range this morning. Learn Capital, Insight Partners, and Norwest, among others; have supported the…
As Sea Temperatures Rise, the Nutritional Value of Giant Kelp Decreases The ecology of the temperate, shallow, nearshore seas where giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) thrives is dependent on it as a basic species. When the fast-growing…
Kepler-186f – an Exoplanet Kepler-186f is an exoplanet that orbits the red dwarf Kepler-186 about 500 light-years (178.5 parsecs, or nearly 5.0×1015 km) from Earth. The size of Kepler-186f…
Researchers Have Combined Many Optical Devices Made of Different Materials onto a Single Chip Researchers have devised a method for assembling several micron-scale optical devices very close together on a single chip that is incredibly precise. The novel method…
In Minutes, Scientists can Assemble Whole Genomes on their Own Computers Scientists at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and the Institut Pasteur in France have found a method for rebuilding whole genomes, including the human genome, on…
Improving Radiation Therapy Data Transfer Error Radiotherapy is a highly complex, multi-step process that necessitates the participation of many different staff groups in the treatment’s planning and delivery. Such complication creates…
Automation Becomes More Prevalent as Population Gets Older A new study by economists found that aging populations lead to increased use of robots in the workplace. You might believe that robots and other…