Video
Scientists took cues from helicopter seeds to invent tiny microchips that float on wind
'Microfliers' could carry sensors to monitor air pollution and more
24 Sep 16:29 | 13
Science
Science
Boston Dynamics' Spot robot embarks on its latest thrilling adventure: Insurance!
US company equips cybernetic pooch to help in building inspections, post-disaster assessments
23 Sep 20:27 | 6
Science
US Congress ponders setting up permanent UFO investigation office
Nothing to do with little green men, mind, unless they can be defined as state or non-state actors
21 Sep 16:48 | 31
Science
China discloses new space tech: Coloured cargo labels to replace beige ones taikonauts found fiddly
Slaps 'em on six tonnes of kit – enough to sustain space station crew for six months – and successfully sends it to Tianhe
21 Sep 07:32 | 13
Video
NASA hopes VIPER rover will search for water in Moon's Nobile crater in 2023
Machine could help unlock natural resources for future lunar base dwellers
21 Sep 06:03 | 8
Science
US Federal Aviation Administration issues draft assessment of SpaceX Super Heavy impact
The environmental impact, not the smoking crater made by an impact
20 Sep 11:43 | 21
Science
China's taikonauts return from heavenly palace after 92-day mission
Plenty more launches planned to attach another couple of modules
20 Sep 04:57 | 17
Science
Space tourists splash down in Atlantic Ocean after three days in orbit
Some sightseeing, music, gambling, chatting to folks back home – just like a regular roadtrip
19 Sep 05:30 | 67
Science
UK funds hydrogen-powered cargo submarine to torpedo maritime emissions by 2050
Green machine will also suck up microplastics between Glasgow and Belfast
16 Sep 11:28 | 55
Science
SpaceX successfully sends four amateurs into orbit for three-day tour
Vision from window seats didn't stream, everything else worked
16 Sep 01:40 | 29
Science
SpaceX prepares to launch four civilians and a glass dome into space
Musk to demonstrate his is mightier than Bezos or Branson's
15 Sep 18:31 | 14
DSEI 2021
UK gives military's frikkin' laser cannon project a second roll of the dice
First try had a habit of melting its mirrors, apparently
14 Sep 21:36 | 33
Science
Boffins say Martian colonists could pee in buckets, give blood if they want shelter
In terms of building materials, Mars has nothing to offer but blood, soil, sweat and tears. And urine. Lots of urine
14 Sep 17:33 | 52
Science
NASA's Perseverance rover nabs two Martian rock samples for scientists on Earth to study one day
Too early to confirm ancient alien life, but a 'potentially habitable sustained environment,' though...
14 Sep 00:08 | 11
Science
The day has a 'y' in it, so Virgin Galactic has announced another delay
A potentially iffy component in the flight actuation system this time
13 Sep 11:30 | 29
Science
Spot the dog? No, we couldn't either because Spot is a robot employed by United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Plans to send remote devices to work at 70-year-old decommissioned nuclear power station may not be so barking
10 Sep 10:43 | 44
Science
Orolia inks €70m deal to provide atomic clocks for second generation of EU's Galileo navigation satellites
Time to hit the road
09 Sep 19:15 |
Science
Dozy ISS cosmonauts woken by smoke alarm on eve of 5-hour spacewalk
Air purified, everyone back to bed, says Roscosmos, studiously ignoring smoke, burning smell
09 Sep 16:01 | 16
Science
James Webb Space Telescope penciled in for launch this century. Yes, Dec 18, 2021
This thing better not explode on the pad
09 Sep 06:26 | 31
Science
Elizabeth Holmes' Theranos fraud trial begins: Defense claims all she did was fail – and that's not a crime
Her attorney argues she made mistakes ... like trusting her former partner and COO Sunny Balwani
09 Sep 00:29 | 46
Popular
Security
Frustrated dev drops three zero-day vulns affecting Apple iOS 15 after six-month wait
Security Bounty program slammed over 'broken promises'
Boatnotes II
'Nobody in their right mind would build a naval base here today': Navigating in and out of Devonport
Twisting and turning like a twisty-turny thing
Security
Apple warns of arbitrary code execution zero-day being actively exploited on Macs
Remember iPods? The same bug can bite them, and plenty of older iPhones and iPads too
Updated
One-size-fits-all chargers? What a great idea! Of course Apple would hate it
Cupertino thinks EU USB-C plan 'stifles innovation rather than encouraging it'
Review
CutefishOS: Unix-y development model? Check. macOS aesthetic? Check (if you like that sort of thing)
Also a range of homegrown apps. Still in beta, so plenty of rough edges, though
On Call
Check your bits: What to do when Unix decides to make a hash of your bill printouts
Symbol shenanigans turned out to be the least of the government's problems
Episode 17
BOFH: You'll find there's a company asset tag right here, underneath the monstrously heavy arcade machine
Flame purifies all
On-Prem
Dell bids adieu to the era of big acquisitions, concentrates on paying down debt and Michael's new book
Partnerships are our future, says tycoon
Networks
Japanese boffins say they've created plastic optical fibres to reach places that might break glass
Polymers can transmit at 53Gbps without error correction overheads, and could be just the thing for electric cars
OSes
GNOME 41: Slick with heaps of new features for users and devs – but annoyances remain
It'll take time for desktop environment to make its way into Linux distros anyway
STORIES
Science
Astronomers detect burps of interstellar cannibal from 480 million light years away
In space, everyone can see you emit brightly shining gas, X-rays, and radio waves
07 Sep 17:01 | 16
Science
After failing to make it to orbit, Firefly Aerospace asserts it has 'arrived'
'Arrived' back on the planet quite a bit sooner than expected, sure
06 Sep 15:47 | 12
Video
Alpha adds to tally of exploding rockets, takes out space sail prototype with it
Firefly Aerospace rounds out a wobbly week for rocket fanciers
03 Sep 21:34 | 40
Science
Perseverance rover drilled a rock on Mars and probably snaffled a core sample
Now to enact humanity's cunning interplanetary kidnapping plan
03 Sep 06:56 | 21
Science
Branson (in a) pickle: FAA grounds Virgin Galactic flights after billionaire's space trip veered off course
Biz defends 'safe and successful' ride
03 Sep 06:02 | 46
Science
Imaginary numbers help AIs solve the very real problem of adversarial imagery
Duke University boffins figure out a way to boost the security of recognition networks
02 Sep 08:32 | 16
Science
NASA tests flying taxis made by biz dreaming of being the Uber of the sky
Joby hopes to push its ambitious service live in 2024
02 Sep 00:46 | 28
Science
Arms not long enough to reach the plug socket? Room-wide wireless charging is on the way
Hold onto your hats, tinfoil brigade!
01 Sep 09:41 | 93
Video
This drag sail could prevent spacecraft from turning into long-term orbiting junk. We spoke to its inventors ahead of launch
Gadget due to be tested this week
01 Sep 07:26 | 50
Science
Trial of Theranos boss Elizabeth Holmes begins: She plans to say her boyfriend and COO Balwani abused her
Judge asks prospective jurors whether they have experience with intimate partner violence
01 Sep 00:56 | 62
Science
More cracks found in Russian annex of the International Space Station
Head of Russia's segment says it's time for Roscosmos to build its own orbiting lab
31 Aug 23:09 | 26
Science
South Korea says 2022 moonshot on track, will test interplanetary internet and search for water
Orbiter nearly built ahead of ride with SpaceX in August '22. But first, a home-grown rocket launch in a month or so
31 Aug 06:57 | 3
Video
Bonkers rocket launch sees craft slip sideways, barely climb and tear up terrain
One engine failed a second into flight, but it still managed to reach 50km altitude
30 Aug 04:59 | 41
Science
Perseverance to take a second stab at Martian rocks ... but first it has to scratch'n'sniff
Hopefully this'll be the sample that eventually gets sent back to Earth
27 Aug 20:56 | 9
Science
This way up: James Webb Space Telescope gets ready for shipment after final tests
Next stop, Kourou
27 Aug 14:30 | 30
Science
Good news: Japanese boffins 3D print what looks like marbled Wagyu beef. Bad news: It's tiny and inedible
Still, that'll be 100 quid, please
27 Aug 06:44 | 43
