Wed, March 19, 2025

by: Wired

After 9 Months in Space, Stranded NASA Astronauts Return Home

Because of faults with Boeing's Starliner, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore had to wait months for a ride back to Earth on a different spacecraft.

by: IOL

Dr Naledi Pandor appointed Honorary Professor at University of Pretoria

Minister of Higher Education Dr Nobuhle Nkabane praises Dr Naledi Pandor's appointment as Honorary Professor at the University of Pretoria, highlighting her impactful contributions to South African higher education.

by: NextBigFuture

Nvidia Roadmap to Gigawatt AI Data Centers, Blackwell Ultra, Vera Rubin and LLMs for Humanoid Bots

Jetson Thor Complementing Project GR00T, NVIDIA announced Jetson Thor, a new computer built specifically for humanoid robots. Equipped with generative AI (GenAI) capabilities, Jetson Thor enhances the functionality of robots, enabling more advanced and autonomous operations.

by: Gizmodo

The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA's Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years

Solar panels are next to useless in the outer solar system, so NASA's Voyager probes rely on nuclear batteries—technology first developed in the 1960s—to keep running billions of miles from Earth.

by: dw

Japan returns to semiconductor arena now dominated by Taiwan

Tokyo is actively working to revive Japan's semiconductor industry after decades of relying on imports. But reclaiming the nation's superpower status in this sector is still a distant dream.

by: IFLScience

Dolphins Greet NASA Astronauts In Gulf Of Mexico As They Return From The ISS

Nevertheless, NASA will be relieved to have the two safely back on Earth, after a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returned them just off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico. The two were joined by Roscosmos cosmonauts Aleksandr Gorbunov and NASA astronaut Nick Hague as they landed in the ocean at 5:57 pm EDT on Tuesday, March 18.

by: AZOM

Simplifying Complex Macrocycle Production for Material Science Applications

Reviewed by Lexie CornerMar 19 2025 Researchers at the University of Vienna's Institute of Organic Chemistry have developed a new method for creating azaparacyclophanes (APCs), a family of complex ring-shaped molecules with significant potential in material science.

by: SHINE

Going beyond textbooks to turn today's students into tomorrow's scientific pioneers

Early STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education should go beyond textbooks, encouraging young minds to observe, question and engage with the challenges of our times before diving into technical training. A student who sees a problem firsthand is far more likely to develop a passion for solving it.

by: Reuters

Euclid mission data release is step toward grand atlas of the cosmos

The European Space Agency has released its first tranche of data from the Euclid space telescope's mission to map the universe's large-scale structure in order to better understand the mysterious cosmic components dark energy and dark matter.

by: Nature

The biggest machine in science: inside the fight to build the next giant particle collider

The European physics laboratory CERN is planning to build a mega collider by 2070. Critics say the plan could lead to its ruin.

by: MLive

Trump power plant pollution rollbacks threaten Michiganders, advocates warn

Environmental advocates say loosening mercury pollution restrictions and requirements to slash carbon emissions at power plants amounts to a "denial of science" and will risk the health of communities.

by: techUK

The UK and Japan - Building an Exemplar Bi-Lateral Tech Partnership

Through the UK Japan Tech Forum, convened by techUK and JEITA, the UK and Japanese tech sectors have come together to speak with one voice on the opportunities we see from closer cooperation.

by: YourStory

Building a scalable and sustainable age-tech business in India

As traditional family-based eldercare evolves, there is an urgent need for innovative age-tech solutions to redefine care for the elderly and improve their lives with respect to healthcare, mobility,

by: AZoCleantech

Scottish Engineers' Vision is Making Wind Turbines More Profitable and Efficient

Edinburgh-based Reoptimize Systems, a pioneering spin-out from the University of Edinburgh, is transforming wind energy efficiency with groundbreaking technology.
Tue, March 18, 2025

by: NHK

Japan researchers help Thai fish farmers with new technology

Japanese researchers are helping develop ways of farming local marine species in Thailand, where invasive animals are damaging the ecosystem.

by: 9NEWS

'Wake-up call': Planet sees hottest year since records began

The planet has seen its hottest year since records began 175 years age, experts say in a chilling warning. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says climate change has now reached "new heights" with "irreversible consequences".

by: Wired

'It's a Heist': Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE

WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.

by: PCMag

Nvidia Teams Up With Harvard, MIT to Supercharge Quantum Computing With AI

A new Boston-based facility will bring together researchers and Nvidia's latest GB200 NVL72 rack-scale hardware to achieve 'accelerated quantum supercomputing.'

by: pix11

Newark 16 and 17-year-olds prepare to vote in April school board election

A celebratory atmosphere inside the gym at Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology, as students ages 16 and 17 registered to vote in their school

by: SciTechDaily

Physicists Bend Time Inside a Diamond, Creating a Brand-New Phase of Matter

Physicists at Washington University have forged ahead in the field of quantum mechanics by creating a new phase of matter known as "time crystals" and the even more advanced "time quasicrystals." Thes

by: TAG24

Hollywood stars urge Trump to protect film and TV from AI

Hundreds of Hollywood stars have urged Donald Trump's White House to protect film, TV, and music copyrights against big tech and artificial intelligence.

by: MSN

How circulation patterns of surface currents could help clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

A study published in Ocean Science has analyzed surface currents as observed from satellites to identify regions that—due to their circulation patterns—attract objects drifting nearby into large garbage patches. "With this information, we can let the ...

by: NextBigFuture

NVIDIA Omniverse Provides Simulation and Optimization of AI Data Centers

Nvidia AI and simulation is used for faster and more profitable AI data centers.

by: Astronomy

Inside radioisotope generators, the 'nuclear batteries' that power faraway spacecraft

How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last for decades.

by: Yahoo

400 Hollywood Creatives Push Back on OpenAI and Google's Calls to Train AI on Copywritten Material

Celebrities including Ron Howard, Cate Blanchett, Cynthia Erivo and Paul McCartney submitted a letter to a White House office stating "America's global AI leadership must not come at the expense of our essential creative industries.

by: onmanorama

Central University of Kerala gets first science-background Vice-Chancellor in Prof Siddu Algur

Prof Siddu Payappa Algur is appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Kerala (CUK), Kasaragod

by: Newsweek

NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth

NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five space rocks passing the planet this week. The asteroid, known as "2025 DU25," will zip past at a distance of approximately 692,000 miles, according to NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

by: KSTP

Stuck astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally on their way back to Earth

NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally on their way home after more than nine months in space. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams left the International Space Station in a SpaceX capsule early Tuesday,

by: CNET

The Weirdest New Smart Home Appliances You Can Actually Buy

Weird doesn't mean bad. Here are some of our favorite strange new smart home appliances you can actually buy right now.

by: Sciencing

The Rare Shark Species That Will Outlive Us All

The mysterious Greenland shark has an unusually long lifespan, and scientists are beginning to think they finally know why.

by: Insider

31 of the top defense tech venture capitalists to know

A new wave of techno-optimist patriotism and rising geopolitical tensions are driving more venture capital investing to defense tech startups.

by: CNN

Satellites powered by solid metal could one day use space junk for fuel

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat to fuel source.

by: Gizmodo

Tesla's Self-Driving Fails the Wile E. Coyote Test

At the risk of spoiling the video for you, the Tesla leaves a cartoonishly large hole in the wall after Autopilot plows right through the thing at about 40 miles per hour.

by: Reuters

South Korea keen to avoid impact on US cooperation after 'sensitive' country designation

South Korea's acting president urged ministries on Monday to work with the U.S. to avoid any negative impact on science, technology and energy cooperation after the U.S. Department of Energy designated South Korea a 'sensitive' country.

by: NDTV

IIT JAM Results 2025 To Be Out Soon, Check Details

Delhi will announce the Joint Admissions Test (JAM) 2025 results soon. Students who appeared in the IIT JAM exam will be able to check the results by visiting the official website, jam2025.iitd.ac.in,

by: Moneycontrol

IIT JAM Result 2025 out today @ jam2025.iitd.ac.in, direct link here

Delhi is scheduled to announce the results of the Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM) 2025 today, March 18, 2025.

by: Bisnow

Bay Area Life Sciences Conference

Bay Area life sciences conference will cover the factors behind stabilizing supply and demand for lab space, biotech growth, funding, tenant needs, flexible and sustainable lab spaces, and the growth of the Peninsula market.

by: cnbctv18

ISRO Kulasekarapattinam spaceport will see first SSLV launch in 2027

The state-of-the-art research Centre, housed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will focus on critical advancements in spacecraft and launch vehicle thermal management — a key area for India's expanding space ambitions.
Mon, March 17, 2025

by: Nature

What's in store for US science as funding bill averts government shutdown

Spending on research, including at the NIH, will see modest cuts this year. But the threat of big reductions in future remain.

by: CNN

Firefly's Blue Ghost lander finishes historic mission, meeting '100%' of objectives

Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced the conclusion of its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, declaring it the first "fully successful" commercial operation on the moon.

by: NextBigFuture

Tricking Waymo, Cruise and Tesla Driving Systems

Youtuber Mark Rober made a video sponsored by Luminar Lidar (valuation about $170M-200 Million) which used a large billboard sized picture of the road ahead

by: IFLScience

A New Way To Detect Pacific Earthquakes Using Deep-Sea Cables Shows Groundbreaking Results

The Southern Cross NEXT is a 15,857-kilometre (9,853-mile) network of submarine cables that links Sydney and Auckland, as well as Los Angeles and the Pacific Islands of Fiji, Tokelau, and Kiribati. Using fiber-optic cables, it provides high-capacity broadband internet connectivity between this part of the Pacific.

by: UPI

Firefly Areospace's Blue Ghost commercial moonlander completes two-week mission

After the first successful commercial moon landing, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost completed its first mission two weeks in.

by: abc27

Cumberland Co. student wins Central Pennsylvania Spelling Bee for second consecutive year

A Cumberland County middle school student won the Central Pennsylvania Spelling Bee for the second consecutive year and will advance to the Scripps National

by: Forbes

Current Climate: The EPA's Radical, Un-Republican Shift

In this week's Current Climate newsletter, EPA's radical break with Republican history; a climate-friendly digital bank's troubled tale; decarbonization challenges ahead

by: Variety

CPH:DOX Chief and Head of Industry on Their Program, Standing Up for Values and Sticking Together (EXCLUSIVE)

More than 355 decision-makers and 90 broadcasters/platforms have signed up for the major documentary industry showcase.

by: NKyTribune

Expert says COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is 'safe and effective,' as Senate Bill 177 languishes

By Kushi Arora Kentucky Health News A bill that would have banned schools and workplaces from requiring a COVID-19 vaccine or any mRNA vaccine for student enrollment, employment, or medical treatment and would have made it illegal to give such vaccines to children died while waiting on a hearing in its assigned state legislative

by: CNET

NASA Crew-10 Has Docked at ISS to Relieve 'Stranded' Astronauts

Finally! A replacement crew has arrived at the ISS, and Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will come home at last.

ISRO Kulasekarapattinam spaceport will see first SSLV launch in 2027

The state-of-the-art research Centre, housed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will focus on critical advancements in spacecraft and launch vehicle thermal management — a key area for India's expanding space ambitions.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its first Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from the new Kulasekarapattinam spaceport in Tamil Nadu by 2027. This development was announced by ISRO Chairman S Somanath, who also mentioned that the spaceport's construction is expected to be completed by March 2025. The SSLV, designed to cater to the launch of small satellites, will benefit from the new facility's strategic location which offers a direct southward trajectory over the ocean, enhancing launch efficiency and safety. The spaceport will also support the growing demand for small satellite launches, aligning with global trends in space technology. Additionally, the project is anticipated to boost local employment and development in the region.

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