Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to travel into space, talks to aspiring scientist, speaker and activist Taylor Richardson about the history of Black women in STEM and the importance of inspiring the next generation.
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Another robot that cleans trash from bodies of water.
Self-charging, self-navigating and solar-powered! ClearBot was created by Hong Kong engineers as a cheap and effective tool for cleaning up ocean plastic. It det⊠See More.
Using the radial velocity (RV) technique, astronomers have discovered a new super-Earth alien world as part of the HADES and CARMENES programs. The newfound exoplanet, designated GJ 740 b, orbits a bright star some 36 light-years away and is at least three times more massive than the Earth. The finding is reported in a paper published February 18 on the arXiv pre-print server.
OEC promoting STEM education in Nigeria.
Natural language processing is on the cusp of changing our relationship with machines forever.
People often complain about both the high cost of energy and the fact that âthey donât have time to exercise.â This invention certainly solves both problems.
The unit has yet to actually send power directly back to Earth, but that technology has already been proven. If the project develops into huge kilometers-wide space solar antennae, it could beam microwaves that would then be converted into fuel-free electricity to any part of the planet at a momentâs notice.
Scientists working for the Pentagon have successfully tested a solar panel the size of a pizza box in space, designed as a prototype for a future system to send electricity from space back to any point on Earth.
Fascinating new image from NASAâs Parker Solar Probe flyby of Venus offers tantalizing near-infrared look at its surface.
