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WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) — Scientists in the United States and Europe have for the first time detected gravitational waves, the ripples in space and time predicted by Albert Einstein, at the same time as light from the same cosmic event, according to research published on Monday (October 16). “This is the first time the cosmos has provided for us what I would call a ‘talking move’. We’ve moved from the era of ‘silent movies’ […]
by Beatrice Debut Agence France-Presse JAMESTOWN, United Kingdom (AFP) — The first regular commercial flight landed at St. Helena Saturday, opening the small British island in the South Atlantic to the world after centuries of isolation. Around 100 islanders came out to the airport to watch the historic landing of the Embraer 190 jet which came from Johannesburg. On the tarmac, some 60 incoming passengers were welcomed by the island’s smiling governor, Lisa Phillips. “It […]
DUBAI, United Ararb Emirates (Reuters) — A flying motorcycle that can soar above traffic and be used in rescue scenarios is set to join the Dubai police force within 2 years, according to Brigadier Khaled Al Razooqi, Director General of Smart Services at Dubai Police. At their GITEX (Gulf Information & Technology Exhibition) exhibition space, Dubai police displayed the “hoverbike” among several advanced technologies they are introducing to their force. The single-seater electrically-powered bike – […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone tips which its creators say perfectly mimic the human touch. The robot, the brainchild of local startup AiTreat, began work at a clinic in the city-state this week and performs “tui na,” a type of massage practised in traditional Chinese medicine. Emma, which stands for Expert Manipulative Massage Automation, consists of a white metal arm […]
HENGILL, Iceland (Reuters) — A Swiss company will start to extract carbon dioxide from thin air in Iceland on Thursday (October 12), seeking to transform the gas into rock far below ground in a first test of a costly technology meant to slow climate change. The engineering experiment, by Swiss firm Climeworks with Reykjavik Energy, will cost hundreds of dollars to extract each ton of greenhouse gases from nature and entomb it permanently underground. Climeworks plans […]
by Paula Ramon Agence France-Presse ITUXI Extractive Reserve, Brazil (AFP) — In the darkest reaches of Brazil’s Amazon, solar panels are bringing light — and could help save the rainforest. Aurelio Souza is working to install solar panels in villages along the remote Purus and Ituxi rivers in the western Amazonas state. “The Amazon is the last big frontier for electricity in the country,” says the consultant for a joint program of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — SpaceX on Wednesday launched a rocket that had already flown to space and landed it successfully on an ocean platform, as part of its ongoing effort to recycle costly rocket components. On a clear autumn evening at 6:53 pm (2253 GMT), the tall, white Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida carrying the Echostar 105/SES-11 satellite. “Couldn’t be more perfect weather for a launch,” said a commentator […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A house-size asteroid will give Earth a near-miss Thursday, passing harmlessly inside the Moon’s orbit while giving experts a rare chance to rehearse for a real-life strike threat. Dubbed 2012 TC4, the space rock will shave past at an altitude of less than 44,000 kilometres (27,300 miles) — just above the 36,000-km plane at which hundreds of geosynchronous satellites orbit the Earth. That […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Move over Saturn! Scientists have found a ring around an unassuming mini-planet in our Solar System to debunk the theory that only giant planets can be so adorned. The planet, dubbed Haumea, orbits the Sun far beyond Neptune — the eighth and furthest recognized “full” planet in our star system since Pluto was downgraded to dwarf status in 2006. About eight billion kilometers (five billion miles) from the Sun, Haumea spins […]
NEW JERSEY, United States (Reuters) — They are real diamonds. That’s what the industry behind diamonds made inside a scientific laboratory wants you to believe. “All the composition is exactly the same. It is a real diamond. What we’ve done is we’ve just taken what’s happened in nature and just put it in a lab,” said Kelly Good, the director of marketing for Pure Grown Diamonds. Currently, the lab-grown diamond industry is small, but it […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Two US astronauts installed a high-definition video camera at the International Space Station Tuesday and made more progress on repairs to the lab’s robotic arm, NASA said. NASA spokesman Rob Navias described the camera equipment as offering “new eyes” to the orbiting outpost, as live video showed astronaut Randy Bresnik in sharp detail, floating in his white spacesuit. The previous camera had aged, and was tinting images pink. Another camera […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — For parents raising children in urban environments, the quality of air their little ones breathe can be a big concern. Recent studies have linked infants exposed to higher levels of vehicular air pollution with lung problems later on in life. It was this concern for his own daughter that prompted Yosi Romano to invent Brizi Baby, a cushioned headrest for a baby’s pushchair with in-built sensors and a fan filter […]
