Samsung creates CEO-led robotics unit to accelerate commercialisation

SpaceX’s Starship stands on the launch pad at Starbase, Texas ahead of the Flight 13 scrubbed launch attempt on July 16. The company is targeting Thursday, July 23, for the test flight. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX is now targeting Thursday, July 23, for the 13th test flight of Starship, after the company scrubbed its first attempt…

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Electron and proton motion often work together in both living systems and engineered materials. The most familiar example is proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET), a process that plays a central role in bioenergetics, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, and nitrogen fixation. PCET has also influenced the design of many artificial materials used for energy conversion and storage. More…

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There’s no doubt about it: the skies are filling up with satellites that regularly pass overhead, creating light trails that can interfere with stargazing, backyard astronomy, astronomical research, and pose a significant threat to natural ecosystems. The problem stems from the design of the satellites themselves, which include solar arrays that reflect sunlight, creating an…

In the deserts of the United Arab Emirates a sprawling clean energy project, stretching across an area roughly the size of 12,600 football fields, will play host to a breakthrough allowing solar energy to power the equivalent of half a million homes through the night. The Gulf state has been steadily combining 5.2GW of solar…