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From 'Minecraft' to 'Valheim', Sweden conquers gaming world

Mar 12, 2021 (AFP)

- Industry levels up - "Valheim", a Viking-themed survival game, is the latest to rise to fame, with five million copies sold since its early-access release las...

Canadian firm builds satellites to track space trash

Mar 12, 2021 (UPI)

Montreal-based NorthStar Earth and Space has three of its Skylark satellites under construction for the new network, which eventually will number about 52 space...

Arecibo telescope collapse may complicate NASA asteroid mission

Mar 12, 2021 (UPI)

The primary goal of the asteroid experiment, or DART mission, is to crash a spacecraft into a small moon that circles asteroid Didymos in 2022, and to observe h...

The five most expensive works by living artists

Mar 11, 2021 (AFP)

- 'Rabbit', Jeff Koons - The stainless steel casting of an inflatable rabbit fetched a record price for a living artist of $91.1 million at Christie's in May 20...

Exotrail signs license with Thales Alenia Space for ExoOPS

Mar 11, 2021 (SPX)

Thales Alenia Space, Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), becomes a customer of ExoOPS - Mission Design. Thales Alenia Space and Exotrail sign...

Art world rocked as digital 'NFT' work fetches $69.3 mn

Mar 11, 2021 (AFP)

"Everydays: The First 5,000 Days" became the most expensive ever "non-fungible token" (NFT) -- a collectible digital asset that uses blockchain technology to tu...

Using artificial intelligence to generate 3D holograms in real-time

Mar 11, 2021 (SPX)

Holograms deliver an exceptional representation of 3D world around us. Plus, they're beautiful. (Go ahead - check out the holographic dove on your Visa card.) H...

Porous, ultralow-temperature supercapacitors could power Mars, polar missions

Mar 11, 2021 (SPX)

Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Nano Letters have 3D printed porous carbon aerogels for electrodes in ultralow-temperature supercapacitors, reducing heating ...

A scarf that speaks? Scientists develop message display fabric

Mar 10, 2021 (AFP)

It's wearable, foldable and washable, but it's also a fully functioning display -- capable of flashing messages or images, or even being used with a keyboard. T...

Roblox, after winning over kids, becomes a hit on Wall Street

Mar 10, 2021 (AFP)

The company's shares listed under the symbol RBLX on the New York Stock Exchange closed the trading day up 54 percent to $69.50, from a reference price of $45 a...

Lights on for silicon photonics

Mar 09, 2021 (SPX)

Of particular interest in this context are diode lasers, such as those employed in barcode scanners or laser pointers, which are typically based on gallium arse...

An astronaut's guide to out-of-Earth manufacturing

Mar 09, 2021 (ESA)

Alexander - who has spent just under a year in orbit, becoming the second European to command the International Space Station (ISS) - spoke at ESA's Workshop on...

Nuclear engineering researchers develop new resilient oxide dispersion strengthened alloy

Mar 08, 2021 (SPX)

Dr. Lin Shao, professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, worked alongside research scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Hokkaido Univer...

Highly porous synthetic melanin can protect skin from toxins, radiation

Mar 08, 2021 (UPI)

Initially, researchers set out to replicate the melanin produced by certain exotic fungi, species known to colonize harsh environs, such as spaceships, dishwash...

Thyssenkrupp Aerospace lands order from RUAG International

Mar 04, 2021 (SPX)

For some of their current projects, RUAG Aerostructures was looking for a partner who could plan material requirements with pinpoint accuracy, while also handli...

We're launching more than ever

Mar 04, 2021 (ESA)

The last few years have seen a dramatic increase in these numbers, and over the last few decades there has been a change in the type of mission flown, with priv...

Developing Virtual Partners to Assist Military Personnel

Mar 04, 2021 (AFNS)

Artificial intelligence (AI) enabled assistants have the potential to aid users as they work to expand their skillsets and increase their productivity. However,...

ISS Leaks May Be Caused by Metal Fatigue, Micrometeorite Impact, Source Says

Mar 04, 2021 (Sputnik)

The commission unites experts from Roscosmos, the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, the Central Research Institute of Machine Building, the Tekhnomash Scien...

Microsoft sets stage for mixed-reality future

Mar 03, 2021 (AFP)

The US technology colossus launched Microsoft Mesh platform at its annual Ignite developers conference, which was a streamed event this year due to the pandemic...

Marshall Spinoffs increase 3D printing capabilities, tackle foot odor

Mar 03, 2021 (SPX)

"Technologies derived from Marshall demonstrate our capability to create solutions that are effective from the workspace to outer space," said Terry Taylor, man...