ESA’s Gaia mission produces richest star map of our galaxy to date
The ESA released data from its Gaia mission today. The new star map is the richest data catalogue ever produced. The map includes high-precision measurements of almost 1.7 billion stars...
UK company to demonstrate zero emission hydrogen combustion engine
UK company ULEMCo has announced it has successfully modified a Volvo FH16 to burn hydrogen gas instead of petrol. The modifications give the truck a real-world range of about 180...
Could Plastic Roads save the world?
Engineer Toby McCartney has pioneered a way to use plastic waste to hold together asphalt. This could replace bitumen (an oil product), reduce plastic waste and create longer-lasting roads.
Update – TESS Rescheduled to Launch Today
If you are wondering why they have not heard if TESS was launched successfully on Monday; that was because rocket issues pushed back the launch to today. The Falcon 9...
What do you get when you cross a drone with a HoloLens – XRay Vision.
A team of engineers from Austria want to change the way we interface with drones. The team from the Graz University of Technology have combined a drone with Microsoft's augmented...
Portugal exceeds 100% Renewable Energy
Portugal is leading the way in Europe on renewables - for the first time, it has generated more renewable energy than demand.