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Teal’s Golden Eagle is one of very few drones that are approved by the US DoD. Teal Drones / Red Cat Holdings – By Loz Blain 2022 Jun 02 – Puerto Rico-based Red Cat Holdings has announced what it believes is the first and …
The Quantum Brilliance quantum processor is installed in a supercomputer rack at Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre in Perth, Western Australia. Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre – By Michael Irving 2022 Jun 02 – Quantum computing may have just taken a major step forward, as a …
Playgrounds at about 300 schools have been renovated, benefiting students but also addressing the climate crisis. A schoolyard in New York City before and after green transformation. Composite: The Guardian – Supported by: About this content – Aliya Uteuova Last modified on 2022 …
Franky Zapata piloting the Flyboard Air at high speed in 2016. Zapata Racing – By Loz Blain 2022 May 29 – Ah, those magnificent men in their flying machines. They go up, diddly-up-up. They go down, diddly-own-down. French sky-surfer and Green Goblin lookalike Franky …
Researchers in Japan have broken the data transmission speed record. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Jun 01 – Researchers in Japan have clocked a new speed record for data transmission – a blistering 1.02 petabits per second (Pb/s). Better yet, the breakthrough was …
A section of the seagrass meadow that’s now been found to be the largest plant in the world. University of Western Australia – By Michael Irving 2022 May 31 – Researchers have discovered what seems to be the largest plant in the world – …
Direct sound printing uses ultrasound to create microscopic oscillating bubbles, which in turn cause resin to solidify at specific locations. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2022 May 31 – 3D printing typically involves depositing layers of molten plastic, laser-melting powdered metal, or using UV …
Researchers still don’t know precisely how many get long Covid, what causes it or how best to treat it. Many long haulers report fatigue, brain fog, and a range of other symptoms for months after their infection. Photograph: VioletaStoimenova/Getty Images – By Eric …
Several Pacific nations reportedly want to defer action on the draft agreement or have it amended. Henry Puna (2nd R), secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum, holds a meeting with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi (3rd L) in Fiji’s capital city of …
Predicted wind gusts could cause fire to jump containment lines as crews in New Mexico try to stop growth of US’s biggest wildfire. Crews in northern New Mexico cut and clear containment lines around nearly half of the perimeter of the nation’s largest …