Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have successfully demonstrated the capability of steering power in a microwave beam from a satellite to targets in space, as well as transmitting some of that power to a detector on Earth. The Caltech mission, funded by the Donald Bren Foundation and Read more…
Mycorrhizal fungi have been supporting life on land for at least 450 million years by helping to supply plants with soil nutrients essential for growth. In recent years, scientists have found that in addition to forming symbiotic relationships with nearly all land plants, these fungi are important conduits to transport Read more…
A former intelligence official turned whistleblower, David Charles Grusch, has provided extensive classified information to Congress and the Intelligence Community Inspector General about covert programs involving the retrieval of intact and partially intact vehicles of non-human origin. Grusch alleges that this information has been illegally withheld from Congress, and he Read more…
The Washington Post looks at “Americans who want to lower their carbon footprints — but are stymied by their landlords.” Homes and apartments burn oil and gas, suck up electricity, and account for about one-fifth of the United States’ total greenhouse gas emissions. But current attempts to green America’s homes, Read more…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Japan has extended its natural disaster preparations to vending machines, which will offer free food and drink in the event of a major earthquake or typhoon. Two machines have been installed in the western coastal city of Ako, located in a Read more…
Swiss start-up Sun-Ways has developed a concept to install solar panels between train tracks, using a specially built train to “unroll” the panels during the night when fewer trains are running. As wild as it all sound, Sun-Ways actually has two competitors. Greenrail and Bankset Energy, respectively located in Italy Read more…
“A Boeing official said Thursday that the company was ‘standing down’ from an attempt to launch the Starliner spacecraft on July 21,” reports Ars Technica, “to focus on recently discovered issues with the vehicle.” Starliner’s program manager said they’d spent last weekend investigating the problems, and “after internal discussions that Read more…