pc: University of California San Diego Robotic surgery has become a familiar part of modern healthcare, but the machines used in operating theatres are usually purpose-built systems designed for a narrow set of tasks. humanoid robots, despite rapid advances in recent years, have largely remained outside the surgical environment. That has now begun to change. […]
Nanoplastics found in Antarctic soils for first time, suggesting long-range atmospheric transport Scientists have detected nanoplastics in Antarctic soil for the first time. This provides fresh evidence that tiny plastic particles can travel through the atmosphere and reach some of the most remote places on Earth. But how is it even possible?The study was published […]
Australia’s renewable energy boom has reached a remarkable milestone. The country now generates so much electricity from rooftop solar panels that, during the middle of the day, wholesale power prices frequently fall to zero or even below zero. Instead of allowing surplus electricity to go to waste, eligible households in parts of Australia can now […]
File photo of Lake Tahoe ( Credit: League to Save Lake Tahoe) As millions of Americans fire up their barbecue grills, head to beaches and prepare for fireworks displays this Fourth of July, another annual tradition is quietly taking shape.One of the biggest contributors to the July 4 trash is food. According to ReFED, a […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump have agreed to meet in the United States in the near future following a phone conversation on Friday, according to a statement from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).During the call, Netanyahu congratulated Trump […]
Most people hate drilling holes in walls. The noise, the dust, the anchors that don’t work, and then months later, the patches that never quite match the paint. It’s annoying and repetitive, something we all accept as just part of living. Argentine inventor Marco Agustín Secchi, 29, looked at that problem and decided it was […]
A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently put to the test at NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The result was a milestone that engineers and space scientists have been working toward for decades, and one that brings the prospect of humans setting […]
Iran FM Abbas Araghchi addressing media in Delhi Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday said Tehran has “received messages” from the United States seeking the continuation of talks.Click here for live updates on US-Iran warAraghchi made the remarks at a press conference in New Delhi, where he is attending the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting.“What […]
Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile has become the centerpiece of an increasingly complex global power contest, with the United States, China and Russia all seeking a role in determining its future, while Tehran insists the material will not be handed over to anyone.What was once a technical issue inside nuclear diplomacy has now become one of […]
There may soon be a new creative force emerging from the illustrious Roshan family. Hrithik Roshan’s younger son, Hridaan Roshan, has taken his first step toward a career in cinema by enrolling in a filmmaking course in the United States. Another Roshan in the making? Hridaan Roshan heads to USC to study filmmaking The 17-year-old […]
