Inside the Experimental Traps Scientists Set for Ghostly Neutrinos

Observatories have been built in mines, deep under the Antarctic ice sheet, and elsewhere in an effort to detect the fleeting ...

‘Project Anchor’ Theory Explained: NASA Denies Gravity Will be Switched Off

Online speculation has surged around a theory that Earth will briefly lose gravity, with posts citing an unverified NASA initiative dubbed "Project Anchor." ...
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UT Computer Science Wins DOE Genesis Mission Award to Bring Autonomous Robotics to Scientific Research

Volkan Isler, professor in the Department of Computer Science and a core faculty member of Texas Robotics is leading SAFE-BOLT (Safety-Assured Force-Aware Execution for Bimanual Operations on Lab ...

Fungal chitin offers new route to tougher hydrogels for medical devices and soft robots

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville, have made an advance by using a natural substance from fungi called chitin to create hydrogels that are ...

China’s experimental bullet train hits 497 mph in 5 seconds

A nearly 2,550-pound, experimental maglev train car in China recently has beat its own short-distance acceleration world record for the third time in six months. But while it reached 0 to 497 miles in ...