IMAGE: deepai COLOGNE, Dec 31 – Scientists in Germany have identified a biological mechanism that helps explain why small cell lung cancer (SCLC), one of the most aggressive forms of lung cancer, relapses quickly despite…
Mercury Transfer Module in space simulator
[caption id="attachment_13823" align="alignnone" width="700"] Credit: ESA–C. Carreau[/caption] The BepiColombo Mercury Transfer Module has completed its final major test inside ESA’s Large Space Simulator, proving it will be able to withstand the temperature extremes it will experience…
A fast reactor system to shorten the lifetime…
Researchers in Japan have proposed a more efficient method to reduce radioactive waste. [caption id="attachment_13816" align="alignnone" width="598"] Representation of the dramatically reduced half-lives of LLFPsCredit : Satoshi Chiba[/caption] Researchers in Japan have proposed a more…
Robots to the Rescue: ImPACT Tough Robotics Challenge…
The latest ImPACT Tough Robotics Challenge public demonstration featured practical applications, with fire fighters taking part and more integrated robots capable of complex tasks. [caption id="attachment_13810" align="alignnone" width="777"] The Construction Robot’s attached drone can now…
Paolo in BEAM
[caption id="attachment_13807" align="alignnone" width="700"] ESA/NASA[/caption] ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli completes some tests in the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, on the International Space Station. The crew routinely monitors the new expandable habitat for its…