Lithium-ion batteries, found in cellphones, electric vehicles and laptops, present a future toxic waste disaster, as they run out, but a startup claims to have the solution. Ascend Elements, based in Westborough, Massachusetts, created a process that shreds used batteries and turns them into cathode shells, ready to be turned into future working batteries, and … Read more
NASA‘s Perseverance rover has tried out a nifty new feature for the first time, which let it ‘spit out’ a piece of Mars rock that had been clogging its sampling tube. The trick means that Perseverance can now continue taking samples of rock from the Red Planet to search for possible signs of ancient life. … Read more
High street fast food chains are rolling out hotly-anticipated vegan alternatives as Veganuary gets into full swing. KFC KFC’s vegan offering, pictured above, looks like a fried chicken burger but the fillet is replaced with Quorn On Thursday KFC released a vegan burger, made with a Quorn fillet, lettuce and vegan mayonnaise. It uses the … Read more
Elon Musk has demonstrated the Neuralink brain chip in a pig, a monkey and we could soon see preform in a human brain. The firm posted a new job listing for a clinical trial director, which says the right candidate will ‘work closely with some of the most innovative doctors and top engineers, as well as … Read more
The Doomsday clock will remain at 100 seconds to midnight for the third year in a row because the ‘world is no safer than it was last year at this time.’ The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists unveiled the clock, which keeps track of the likelihood of humanity’s annihilation, for the 75th time since it … Read more
A black hole has been spotted ‘giving birth’ to stars in a nearby dwarf galaxy – suggesting the voids aren’t as violent as previously thought, NASA has revealed. Black holes are often described as ‘destructive monsters’ because they tear apart stars, consuming anything that comes too close, and hold light captive. But new evidence from … Read more
World’s oldest fossilized flower bud could solve Charles Darwin’s ‘abominable mystery’: 130-million-year-old discovery suggests blossoming plants evolved tens of millions of years earlier than previously believed A 130-million-yeaer-old fossilized flower bud has been discovered in China The flower bud is the oldest known on record and could solve Charles Darwin’s ‘abominable mystery’ Darwin was puzzled how … Read more
Medevac helicopters could be grounded after 5G wireless rollout on January 19 because the network interferes with choppers’ radar altimeter AT&T and Verizon plan to unleash their 5G networks in the US on January 19 The roll out could mean many medevac helicopters will be grounded US law requires these air ambulances to have a working … Read more
Not so bird-brained after all! Crows keep their most special tools extra safe — suggesting they have some concept of the relative ‘value’ of items New Caledonian crows are renowned for using tools that they hold in their beaks But when they put them down to eat they are at risk of them being lost … Read more
A mother’s instinct! Female seals can recognise their pup’s voice from just two DAYS old, study finds Mother seals can recognise their pup’s voice from just two days old, study finds Researchers said this helps mothers and babies survive during a precarious time But they were left bemused as to why female seals often feed … Read more