San Francisco (AFP) May 24, 2024
Google on Friday said it is taking "swift action" to improve AI summaries of search results, after users mocked blunders like Barack Obama being the first Muslim US president.
Google users took to social media to lampoon erroneous "AI Overview" responses to queries such as whether people should eat stones or stare into the sun, or how many Muslim US presidents there have been.
"Many of t
Seoul (AFP) May 25, 2024
South Korea, Japan and China will likely skip tricky geopolitics and tackle trade, supply chain stability and visa-free tourism instead as they convene in Seoul for their first summit in five years.
President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the South Korean capital on Monday, with a slew of bilateral meetings scheduled the day bef
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2024
Splash a few drops of water on a hot pan, and if the pan is hot enough, the water will sizzle and hover above the surface.
"Like the papillae on a lotus leaf, micropillars do more than decorate the surface, said Cheng. "They give the surface new properties."
"We thought the micropillars would change the behaviors of this well-known phenomenon, but our results defied even our own imag
Boston MA (SPX) May 26, 2024
The scorching surface of Venus, where temperatures can climb to 480 degrees Celsius (hot enough to melt lead), is an inhospitable place for humans and machines alike. One reason scientists have not yet been able to send a rover to the planet's surface is because silicon-based electronics can't operate in such extreme temperatures for an extended period of time.
For high-temperature applica
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 23, 2024
Using satellite-based hyperspectral sensors, Orbital Sidekick offers global monitoring services. The company has launched five commercial satellites, including two in March, with plans for a sixth later this year. Co-founder and CEO Dan Katz credits the ISS National Laboratory for helping test their sensor technology.
Hyperspectral imaging identifies specific chemicals and materials, provi
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 26, 2024
A research team has created a tandem solar cell using antimony selenide as the bottom cell material and a hybrid perovskite material as the top cell, achieving over 20 percent power conversion efficiency. This advancement highlights antimony selenide's potential for bottom cell applications.
Photovoltaic technology converts sunlight into electricity, offering a clean energy source. Scienti
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2024
Nuclear physicists have discovered new insights into how protons acquire their spin. A recent study combines experimental data with advanced calculations to detail spin contributions from the strong force, or gluons, and paves the way toward imaging the proton's 3D structure.
Joseph Karpie, a postdoctoral associate at the Center for Theoretical and Computational Physics at the U.S. Departm
London, UK (SPX) May 21, 2024
HySpex by NEO, a provider of hyperspectral imaging solutions, has been selected by a private company to supply a hyperspectral camera for an upcoming in-orbit servicing mission. HySpex will deliver a customized solution for the mission.
The HySpex NIR camera represents a key advancement in space technology, offering improved capabilities for monitoring and managing satellites and their pay
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2024
Framatome was awarded a contract to mitigate buried condenser feed pipes at a three-unit operating nuclear plant in the U.S. Using its spray-in-place structural pipe liner solution, Framatome will address over one mile of large diameter piping running underground to plant condenser boxes. The project will occur during nine outages over eight years, starting in Fall 2025.
"Framatome's teams
Hong Kong (AFP) May 24, 2024
Home to some of the world's densest living districts and tallest skyscrapers, Hong Kong has for decades mesmerised locals and visitors alike with its famed skyline.
The Chinese finance hub has more than 550 buildings that are at least 150 metres (492 feet) tall and is the "number one tallest city" in the world, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat skyscraper database.
Seoul (AFP) May 22, 2024
More than a dozen countries and some of the world's biggest tech firms pledged on Wednesday to cooperate against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence, including its ability to dodge human control, as they wrapped up a global summit in Seoul.
AI safety was front and centre of the agenda at the two-day gathering. In the latest declaration, more than two dozen countries including th
Yangon (AFP) May 24, 2024
Myanmar's junta has revived plans for a $3.6 billion Chinese-backed dam in the north of the country that was suspended more than 10 years ago following huge public opposition.
The project to build the 6,000-megawatt Myitsone dam in northern Kachin state was ended in 2011 under a previous junta.
Its opponents said the dam on the Ayeyarwady river - which would have exported around 90 perc
La Defense, France (AFP) May 24, 2024
The boss of TotalEnergies told shareholders Friday the French energy giant needed to develop new oil fields to meet global demand, as their AGM was picketed by climate activists.
Patrick Pouyanne warned that higher oil prices prompted by insufficient fossil fuel output "would quickly become unbearable for the populations in emerging countries, but also in our developed countries".
Demand
Princeton NJ (SPX) May 26, 2024
Both literally and figuratively, light pervades the world. It banishes darkness, conveys telecommunications signals between continents and makes visible the invisible, from faraway galaxies to the smallest bacterium. Light can also help heat the plasma within ring-shaped devices known as tokamaks(Link is external) as scientists worldwide strive to harness the fusion(Link is external) process to
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 23, 2024
A study now published in Nature Communications provides new insights into the behavior of supercritical fluids, a state of matter between liquids and gases, with applications ranging from the pharmaceutical industry to planetary science. The findings, achieved at the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), were at the limits of current experimental possibilities.
A supercritical fluid is a substance
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 21, 2024
Marble Imaging, supported by Reflex Aerospace, aims to transform the Earth Observation (EO) industry with a constellation of up to 200 small satellites. This initiative seeks to position Marble Imaging as Europe's leading EO company, offering very-high resolution (VHR) images of the entire planet daily. Reflex Aerospace, a German satellite manufacturer, provides satellite platforms known for the
Washington DC (UPI) May 24, 2024
SpaceX continued its torrid, history-making launch space on Thursday night when it lifted 23 new Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, making its third blastoff in two days.
The launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida also happened on the fifth anniversary of SpaceX's first Starlink mission in Elon Musk's ambitious plan to provide satellite Internet service around the globe
Washington (AFP) May 24, 2024
Starship, the world's most powerful rocket, is set for its next test flight on June 5, SpaceX announced on Friday.
The launch window from the company's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas opens at 7:00 am local time (1200 GMT), pending regulatory approval.
It will be the fourth test for the sleek mega rocket, which is vital to NASA's plans for landing astronauts on the Moon later this decade,
Washington (AFP) May 24, 2024
Boeing is set to launch its first crewed space mission in June without fixing a small helium gas leak on its troubled Starliner spaceship, officials said Friday.
The vessel, under development since 2010, has been plagued by technical problems and has yet to fulfill its purpose of ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station, allowing Boeing's rival SpaceX to zoom ahead with its Cre
Paris, France (SPX) May 26, 2024
A 3D-printed aluminium frame designed for satellite electronics aims to address heat management in space missions.
In space, the lack of convection currents means heat accumulates more easily than on Earth. This frame helps dissipate heat by integrating 'heat pipes' that transfer waste heat away from electronic components.
These heat pipes, filled with ammonia, function similarly to
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2024
The Space Test Program (STP) office has released the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract. This move enables STP to secure complete solutions for the U.S. Space Force's Science and Technology (S and T) experiments.
"The DoD Space Test Program is looking to leverage all the successes from industry to provide proven spacecraft to host the DoD
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2024
Intelsat, operator of a large integrated satellite and terrestrial network and provider of inflight connectivity, will extend broadband, video distribution, and mobile satellite service to customers across three continents using Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV). This technology will add nine years to the Intelsat 10-02 (IS-10-02) satellite.
Geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 26, 2024
SpaceX's Starlink recently announced that their high-speed internet constellation now connects over 3 million people across nearly 100 countries and territories.
Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations provide real-time network services to people in remote and underdeveloped areas. As LEO satellite deployments increase globally, commercial aerospace companies are becoming significan
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 26, 2024
Macquarie University's Huntsman Telescope has successfully demonstrated daytime astronomy using an array of Canon camera lenses and offering the potential to continuously monitor celestial objects and satellites.
Astronomers at Macquarie University have pioneered a new technique for observing celestial objects during the day, potentially allowing around-the-clock visual monitoring of satellites
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2024
For the first time, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide ices have been observed in the far reaches of our solar system on trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs).
A research team, led by planetary scientists Mario Nascimento De Pra and Noemi Pinilla-Alonso from the University of Central Florida's Florida Space Institute (FSI), made the findings by using the infrared spectral capabilities of the Jame