How Intel helped give the ‘world’s first’ cyborg a voice
On a cold November day in 2016, Dr Peter Scott-Morgan was having a long, hot soak in the bath. After stepping out of the tub, he gave his foot a...
Popular wildlife cam just became a dreadful California fire cam
Hundreds of fires are burning in California. One of these many blazes, the Dolan Fire, is a grim scene on the normally pleasant explore.org wildlife webcams in the Ventana Wildlife...
Blue Origin’s human lunar lander team delivers full-scale engineering mockup to NASA – TechCrunch
Blue Origin and the members of its “national team” – Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper – have delivered a full-scale engineering prototype of their human lunar lander to NASA...
Rocket launch in November will test Purdue-developed drag sail that aims to reduce orbital debris – TechCrunch
When space launch startup Firefly’s first planned orbital flight takes off in November, it’ll carry an experimental payload developed by engineers from Purdue University: A drag sail that’s designed to...
Moon lander startup ispace raises $28 million and launches a new lunar data platform – TechCrunch
ispace, one of the startups working on putting a private lunar lander on the Moon sometime in the next few years has raised a $28 million Series B funding round,...
How Intel’s neuromorphic chip could make wheelchair-mounted robotic arms more accessible
Intel scientists are using neuromorphic computing to power a wheelchair-mounted robotic arm that helps patients with spinal injuries perform daily tasks. Research shows that people with injuries that restrict their...
NOAA and World View partner on stratospheric composition research – TechCrunch
Arizona-based high-altitude balloon startup World View has a new partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to help the latter collect data to help it deepen its study...
How the hottest, most extreme temperatures in the world are verified
When an extreme, potentially record-breaking global weather event occurs today, the UN's World Meteorological Organization sends in a team of investigators. They verify it happened. The National Weather Service reported...
A pandemic and recession won’t stop Atlassian’s SaaS push – TechCrunch
The company sees a bright future in spite of slowing short-term revenue growth Ron Miller Alex Wilhelm 8 hours No company is completely insulated from the macroeconomic fallout of COVID-19,...
This looping aquatic treadmill lets tiny ocean creatures swim forever under the microscope – TechCrunch
Observing the microscopic creatures that fill our oceans is important work, but keeping your eye on one in the wild is practically impossible — and doing so in a dish...