This Atomic Clock Has Trillionth of a Second Accuracy
In the war field, a timing error of just a few billionths of a second could cause a missile to miss its target. For these operations, there is a high reliance on GPS. But GPS…
Engineering
“Son of Concorde” is on its way! NASA Tests Its ‘Quiet’ Supersonic Jet
Concorde was the world’s first supersonic airliner, it entered service in 1976. But the Concorde aircraft was grounded in 2003, three years after the crash of Air France Flight 4590, in which all passengers and…
The advanced cooling systems that keep rocket engines from melting
The main combustion chamber in rocket engines can reach temperatures of up to 3,500 Kelvin (5,840 OF), which is well beyond the melting point of most metals, so one has to wonder, how exactly are…
Startup wants to revolutionize the train industry with new freighter design
An engineering startup called Parallel Systems has just raised $49.55 million in the first round of funding for its electric rail vehicles that are posed to modernize and revolutionize train freight, a $700 billion industry.…
Sweden Created a “100,000-Year” Solution to Bury Nuclear Waste
Nuclear power is a large-scale energy-producing technology. It protects air quality by producing massive amounts of carbon-free electricity. But the Nuclear waste it generates necessitates sophisticated treatment and management to successfully isolate it from interacting…
Made Using Upcycled Plastics, This Reusable Adhesive is One of The Toughest Materials Ever Reported
Scientists have developed an advanced adhesive with remarkably unique properties. The new adhesive is the combination of strength and ductility that makes it the toughest ever reusable adhesive. The adhesive has been developed by researchers…
These Flexible Microrobots Could One Day Splice Damaged Bones
Scientists at Linköping University, Sweden and Okayama University in Japan have constructed a “microrobot,” that can assume different shapes and change stiffness. For this research, scientists got inspiration from the fontanelle tissue. At the time…
NASA’s James Webb Telescope Reaches Final Orbit in Space
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) magic is going to begin. It is on a mission to change what we know about the cosmos by unraveling the mysteries of the universe. JWST is a result of…
This Start-Up Turning Nonrecyclable Plastic Waste into Advanced Building Materials
Our addiction to single-use or disposable plastic has severe environmental consequences. Today, the world produces about 380 million tons of plastic every year. Almost half of that is single-use plastics, which is utilized only once…
Environmental Damage Due To Tonga Eruption May Last For Years
The volcanic explosion in Tonga was the world’s most powerful eruption in more than 30 years. Eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai destroyed an island—and created many mysteries. This volcano triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami, a…
