Sci-Tech

Europe eyes lithium ‘white gold’ rush as cars go green

by Isabel MALSANG Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Europe is seeking to expand its lithium mining and refining capacity…

‘Amazing milestone’ as NASA fully deploys Webb telescope in space

https://youtu.be/BgxmhTHnvbQ by Lucie AUBOURG The most powerful space telescope ever built completed a tricky two-week-long deployment phase Saturday, unfolding its…

Japan space tourist eyes Mariana Trench trip after ISS

  by Tomohiro OSAKI TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Friday his trip into space had given…

Body-monitoring tech trend comes with concerns

by Julie JAMMOT LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) -- A ring shimmers on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, but…

Creepy meets cool in humanoid robots at CES tech show

by Joshua MELVIN LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) -- A lifelike, child-size doll writhed and cried before slightly shocked onlookers…

Webb telescope fully deploys sunshield in mission milestone

by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed its tennis-court sized sunshield Tuesday,…

Time capsule from Confederate statue reveals US Civil War artifacts

by Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A time capsule buried 130 years ago in the base of a…

Swedish company offers a Covid pass that gets under the skin

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) - Dystopian nightmare or a simple convenience? A Swedish company implanting microchips under the skin has is…

Human cost of China’s green energy rush ahead of Winter Olympics

by Poornima WEERASEKARA Agence France-Presse BAODING, China (AFP) - Beaten, forced off their land, cheated out of money, and even…

Giant rubber whale helps Kiwi rescuers battle beachings

by Neil SANDS Agence France-Presse WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) - A two-tonne rubber whale can take on a life of…

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