A team at Oxford University in the United Kingdom has come up with an experimental process that might be able to turn carbon dioxide—a greenhouse gas emitted by all gas-burning engines—into jet fuel. If successful, the process, which uses an iron-based chemical reaction, could result in “net zero” emissions from airplanes.
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NASA and SpaceX Complete Certification of First Human-Rated Commercial Space System
Years of design, development, and testing have culminated in NASA officially certifying the first commercial spacecraft system in history capable of transporting humans to and from the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
California’s Early Warning Quake Alerts to Be Standard on Android Phones
Earthquake alerts are being incorporated into Android, Google’s mobile operating system, the company has announced.
NASA, European Space Agency Formalize Artemis Gateway Partnership
NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have finalized an agreement to collaborate on the Artemis Gateway to to engage international partners in sustainable lunar exploration and to demonstrate technologies necessary for a future human mission to Mars.
NASA Astronauts Launch from America in Historic Test Flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon
For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station.
COVID-19 may cause a big change in social lifestyles
While the world battles COVID-19 as the virus devastates countries and crippling businesses the world over, we will be dealing with a new phase of social lifestyles that will again haunt the recuperation of the already fallen businesses hoping to find their way back in post COVID-19 pandemic.
NIH announces $1 million prize competition to target global disease diagnostics
The National Institutes of Health has launched a $1 million Technology Accelerator Challenge to spur the design and development of non-invasive, handheld, digital technologies to detect, diagnose and guide therapies for diseases with high global and public health impact.