On March 15, the US Navy launched a torpedo-shaped robot into the Persian Gulf from the back of a helicopter. The robot was a Slocum glider, an uncrewed sensing tool that can collect data on ocean conditions below the surface. Dropping it from a helicopter was a proof of concept, a test towards expanding the…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a video late on Friday which gave a glimpse of the new Parliament complex, which is set to be inaugurated by him on May 28 (Sunday), along with a “special request”. The prime minister appealed to the citizens to repost the video along with their own voice-over which conveys…
The largest t-shirt is 108.96 m (357.48 feet) long and 73.48 m (241.08 feet) wide, achieved by Asociatia 11even, Kaufland Romania and Federatia Romana. After the record attempt, the t-shirt was broken down into 10,000 individual items of clothing for underprivileged children. pic.twitter.com/lFVS9hIbPw— Guinness World Records (@GWR) May 24, 2023 Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter…
Home News Spaceflight Russia’s Progress 75 cargo craft is pictured from the International Space Station on April 27, 2021, after it undocked from the Zvezda service module’s aft port, where it had stayed for just over a year. (Image credit: NASA) A robotic Russian cargo craft will launch toward the International Space Station on Wednesday…
An Airbus-built communications satellite for Arabsat is buttoned up for liftoff Tuesday night from Cape Canaveral, but stormy weather threatens to delay the launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon 9 has a launch window of more than two hours opening at 11:25 p.m. EDT Tuesday (0325 UTC Wednesday), but there’s just a…
Home News Spaceflight SpaceX is already testing tech that could strengthen the ground beneath its giant Starship rocket’s orbital launch pad, a new video shows.That pad, at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas, took a beating during the first-ever test flight of a fully stacked Starship vehicle — the most powerful rocket ever built —…
Home News Audio Visual (Image credit: Google) If you regularly watch YouTube on a smart TV or one of the best streaming devices, you may have noticed the adverts getting longer and more persistent – and unfortunately they could soon get even worse.A new post from YouTube Ads Marketing (opens in new tab) has revealed that…
Belgian start-up Paleo is leveraging precision fermentation technology to make the heme-binding protein myoglobin (an iron-rich protein found in animal muscle) from yeast.In developing animal-free myglobin that is ‘identical’ to its conventional counterpart, Paleo is helping plant-based meat matrices look more like meat, taste more like meat, and provide a nutritional profile closer to that…
In the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL), Shivam Dube’s stellar form continued during the match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – CSK’s last home game of the season. The match was held on a tricky pitch, where KKR spinners were wreaking havoc, and the home team batters struggled to find…
Smartwatches have been on the rise over the years, especially when Apple entered the wearable tech market with the very first Apple Watch. In fact, the Apple Watch is the most popular and best selling smartwatch in the world. Ever since its release, the tech company has been refining the wearable with every new iteration.However,…