Kathmandu — The Nepal International Film Festival (NIFF) on Friday inaugurated “Russian Film Days” at the Russian House in Kamalpokhari, featuring the screening of the first film shot in space. The opening ceremony was attended…
Resistance is futile: superconducting diodes are the future
Researchers from the University of Osaka successfully controlled the direction of current in a superconductor, creating a superconducting diode Osaka, Japan – What would happen if you combined the unparalleled efficiency of a superconductor with…
NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Aspera’s…
NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to launch the agency’s Aspera mission, a SmallSat to study galaxy formation and evolution, providing new insights into how the universe works. The selection…
How we think about protecting data
A new study shows public views on data privacy vary according to how the data are used, who benefits, and other conditions. A new game-based experiment by MIT researchers sheds light on the tradeoffs people…
First-of-its-kind test facility could help space industry dodge…
IMAGE: University of Glasgow A small piece of outer space recreated in a basement in Glasgow could help ensure that a key enabling technology for future space missions won’t lead to deadly ‘rifle bullets’ of…