A team of researchers has created a new type of skin that allows robotic limbs to feel hot and cold. While still in development, it could potentially give those with prosthetic limbs the ability to feel again, as well as lead to more advanced medical equipment.
Sep 19, 2017
Convert Carbon Dioxide into Multicarbon Fuels
Scientists have developed a new electrocatalyst that can directly convert carbon dioxide into multicarbon fuels and alcohols using record-low inputs of energy. The work is the latest in a round of studies tackling the challenge of a creating a clean chemical manufacturing system that can put carbon dioxide to good use.
Sep 16, 2017
NASA Bids Goodbye to Cassini
NASA has finally bid adieu to the Cassini spacecraft after 13-long years of Saturn exploration.
The spacecraft self-destructed on September 15, 2017 - 20 years after its launch in the year 1997.
Cassini spacecraft never failed to deliver what was expected of it.
Sep 15, 2017
Mars Has A Porous Crust
According to a study, Mars's crust is not as dense as previously thought and a lower density likely means that at least part of the Red Planet's crust is relatively porous.
The findings provide researchers clue that could help them better understand the interior structure and evolution of Mars
First Global Map of Water on Moon
Scientists have created the first map of water trapped in the uppermost layer of the moon’s soil using data from an instrument aboard India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft.
The signature of water is present nearly everywhere on the lunar surface, not limited to the polar regions as previously reported.
The amount of water increases toward the poles and does not show significant difference among distinct compositional terrains.
Sep 14, 2017
ISS Astronauts Welcome New Members
Two US astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut docked at the International Space Station for a five month mission.
The three new members are: Alexander Misurkin, Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba.
The trio will now join Paolo Nespoli of Italy, Sergey Riazanski of Russia and Randy Bresnik of the US aboard the orbital lab.