Swedish environmental groups warn test flight could be first step towards the adoption of a potentially “dangerous, unpredictable, and unmanageable” technology A proposed scientific balloon
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ABL Space tapped to launch the first orbital rocket from Britain
Enlarge / Hot fire test of integrated second stage for ABL Space System’s RS1 rocket in the fall of 2020. (credit: ABL Space Systems) Lockheed
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A curious observer’s guide to quantum mechanics, pt. 5: Catching a wave
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) One of the quietest revolutions of our current century has been the entry of quantum mechanics into our
Read moreAre we losing the rat race? How rodents took over our offices
Rats are clever, resilient, horrifying and yet somehow admirable. And, while we’ve been away, they’ve been colonising our office spaces An empty office building is
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Origami-like patch could help robot surgeons repair internal injuries
Robot surgeons could one day have an easy way to mend internal injuries with minimal impact. MIT researchers have developed an “origami-inspired,” biodegradable medical patch
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Review: The Dig brings a famous archaeological find to vivid life
Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes star in the new Netflix film The Dig. Just before the outbreak of World War II, a widow and a
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