We must rapidly slash carbon emissions
The UN released a stark climate report on Wednesday. The Emissions Gap Report 2020 is an assessment of a wide chasm: the gap between where human-created carbon emissions are expected...
Tiny water-based robot is powered by light and can walk, move cargo, and even dance – TechCrunch
A new robot created by researchers at Northwestern University looks and behave like a tiny aquatic animal, and could serve a variety of functions including moving things place to place,...
ISS astronauts are testing biomining in space
The European Space Agency's BioAsteroid experiment, conducted aboard the International Space Station, will test the impact of microgravity on the ability of bacteria and fungi to extract minerals and metals...
IonQ plans to launch a rack-mounted quantum computer for data centers in 2023 – TechCrunch
Quantum computing startup IonQ today announced its road map for the next few years — following a similar move from IBM in September — and it’s quite ambitious, to say...
Blue Origin’s space industry all-star team submits proposal for landing system to carry humans back to the Moon – TechCrunch
The Blue Origin -led “National Team” has submitted a proposal to NASA for its Human Landing System (HLS), which would be used to transport the next lunar astronauts to the...
COVID-19 newsletters are sooooo 2020
Hola pandemic pals, I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news. I’ve also got some great news (I’ll get to that later) and then I’ve got the regular news...
NOAA video shows extraordinary change in the warming, melting Arctic
NOAA's 2020 Arctic Report Card doesn't pull any punches. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration observed extreme changes in the Arctic this year and laid them bare in its...
Hear the latest from Kayhan Space and Firehawk Aerospace at TC Sessions: Space – TechCrunch
TC Sessions: Space is happening next week (December 16-17), and as well as talking to some of the biggest names in the industry, we’ll be highlighting a few of the...
Watch SpaceX fly its Starship spacecraft during its first high-altitude test live – TechCrunch
SpaceX is all set to conduct a high-altitude test of its Starship rocket – a first for the spacecraft prototype design. The test will see Starship serial number 8 (SN8)...
Nuun electrolytes are for more than just working out
Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better. There are long stretches of time — hours, a full day, who knows — where...