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NASA’s Mars “Slope Streaks” Confirmed as Wind-driven, Not Liquid Water
Mars: NASA and Brown University researchers concluded that mysterious dark streaks on Martian slopes—once hypothesized as water flows—are merely...
Research Payloads, Including Holographic Microscope and Nanomaterials for Medicine, Return From ISS
Low Earth Orbit: SpaceX’s 32nd commercial resupply mission successfully returned to Earth with a suite of scientific investigations from the...
NASA Explores “Gravity Poppers” Concept for Mapping Interiors of Small Solar System Bodies
Pasadena, California: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory proposes “Gravity Poppers,” tiny hopping probes to map the internal mass distribution of...
Newly Discovered Silicone Variant Exhibits Semiconductor Properties, Challenging Material Assumptions
Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan researchers identified a novel form of silicone that behaves as a semiconductor, overturning...
SpaceX Preps Next Starship Test in Push Toward 2026 Mars Mission
Boca Chica, Texas, USA: SpaceX is set for its ninth Starship test launch this evening, aiming to refine the megarocket’s design for an uncrewed...
A firefighter-invented hydrant for helicopters is boosting response times for urban fires
Los Angeles, California, USA: A new invention known as the “Heli-Hydrant” is speeding up aerial firefighting in congested urban settings. Created...
Researchers take a step toward carbon-capturing batteries
United States: Scientists have unveiled a lab-scale battery that can both store energy and pull CO₂ from the air. The experimental cell uses...
Austin Startup Throne Secures $4 Million to Revolutionize Gut Health with AI-Powered Toilet
Austin, Texas, USA: Throne, an AI health-tech startup, raised $4 million for its “smart toilet” designed to detect gut health issues early....
Researchers Cause GitLab AI Developer Assistant to Turn Safe Code Malicious
Software Development, Global: Security researchers manipulated GitLab’s AI assistant into converting a benign snippet into malicious code,...
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