Electric Cars Can Also Power Buildings When Parked, Researchers Say
Jun 17, 2017 03:11 am UTC| Science Technology
It seems there is one more reason to get an electric car other than to protect the environment. According to researchers, vehicles running on electricity can also power buildings without suffering battery drain or...
10% Of US Energy Harvested From Renewables, There Is Hope
Jun 16, 2017 07:31 am UTC| Science
When President Donald Trump announced that he was going to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, hardly anyone was surprised. Even so, many still despaired regarding the future of renewable energy. Fortunately, it seems...
Driverless Cars Gets Neil deGrasse Tyson Seal Of Approval
Jun 16, 2017 07:29 am UTC| Science Technology
As one of the most popular and beloved scientific figures in the world, if Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson says that a particular scientific trend is great, most people tend to pay attention. Thats why his words of...
It Costs $200,000 Per Person To Get To Mars, According To Elon Musk
Jun 16, 2017 04:41 am UTC| Science
At this point, its no secret that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wants humanity to become a multi-planet species, with the first target for colonization being Mars. Naturally, one of the biggest questions in such an endeavor is the...
Satellite sends quantum-spooky signals to Earth – raising hopes of secure global communications
Jun 16, 2017 00:02 am UTC| Science
The satellite Micius, launched from Jiuquan, China, in August last year, is unlike any other in the sky. While other satellites communicate with Earth using physics worked out by James Clerk Maxwell 150 years ago, Micius...
The new space race: why we need a human mission to Mars
Jun 15, 2017 22:26 pm UTC| Science
If we want to know whether there is life beyond Earth then the quickest way to answer that question is to explore Mars. That exploration is currently being done by remote space probes sent from Earth. The race is on...
Film festival reveals the passion, emotion and disappointment that can come with science
Jun 13, 2017 16:05 pm UTC| Science Entertainment
The International Science Film Festival SCINEMA is currently screening in Australia, and presents science features, shorts, documentaries, animated and experimental productions from filmmakers around the world. I...
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