Breakthroughs
Meet the Engineers using drones to track the...
We used drones to track the feeding habits of seabirds – new research You may have found yourself at the shoreline, watching seabirds plunging into the sea and...
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China touches down on Mars for first time
State media have announced China has ‘spectacularly conquered’ a new milestone - joining NASAs' Perseverance rover that landed in February - on the red planet. Zhurong -...
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Promising advances in rocket propulsion offer a new...
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has recently commissioned three private companies, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin and General Atomics, to develop nuclear fission thermal rockets for...
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VR improves balance in older people
New Virtual Reality tech could help improve balance in older people. Computer Scientists at CAMERA have been investigating if VR technology can help prevent falls and concluded a...
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SpaceX Starship touches down safely
SpaceX's 50m-tall Starship has successfully a trial high-altitude ascent and landing. The perfect touchdown follows four previous tests that saw rockets destroy themselves during final landing manoeuvres....
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The world’s data explained: how much we’re producing...
Ancient humans stored information in cave paintings, the oldest we know of are over 40,000 years old. As humans evolved, the emergence of languages and the invention of...
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330,000 miles per hour – The Parker Solar...
NASA 'Parker Solar Probe' has become the fastest object ever built - the probe clocked 330,000 miles per hour as it completed a fly-by and 'touched the sun'....
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In2scienceUK wins 2021 Queen’s Award of Enterprise
The STEM Education organisation In2scienceUK has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The Award recognises those who play a role in creating an inclusive and compassionate society...
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516 Arouca – longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens
Local residents have been invited to test out the 500m '516 Arouca' walkway today that spans a gorge in Portugal's Arouca Geopark. The '516 Arouca' gets its name...
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