Tag: Science

Dcubed, a German aerospace company, is planning to manufacture solar panels in Earth orbit within two years, it has announced.

The eye’s outermost protective shield—the cornea—is crucial to focusing our vision. It’s also prone to damage from blows, scratches, and other forms of harm that can render it opaque or otherwise useless. 

Strategic minerals such as cobalt, gallium, lithium, and rare earths are crucial in applications ranging from smartphones and LEDs to electric vehicles and jet fighter planes.

Israel is done using conventional weapons against drones. This month, it will deploy its first 100-kilowatt drone-killing laser known as Iron Beam—but the beam was equally effective in its September field tests against missiles, mortar shells, and other airborne threats, according to the country’s defense ministry.

Polypropylene is one of the most common molded plastics. It’s widespread in the auto industry, where it’s stamped into a variety of shapes for car parts. 

Analyzing MRI scans from more than 3,800 people ranging in age from newly born to their  90s, researchers at the University of Cambridge have found our brains go through five distinct stages as we grow and age.