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Japan makes historic moon landing but mission remains up in the air | Science & Tech News
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Japan has become the fifth country to land a craft on the moon, but problems with its solar panels mean the mission hangs in the balance. Dubbed the “moon sniper”, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe was attempting a risky landing on a slope at the rim of a crater using “precision” technology.…
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UK’s first air capture plant is turned on to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and turn it into jet fuel | Climate News
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The UK’s first-ever direct air capture plant has been turned on to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and turn it into jet fuel. The machine, developed by Mission Zero Technologies in partnership with the University of Sheffield, will run on solar power to recover 50 tonnes of CO2 from the air per year and turn…
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Elon Musk brings star power to UK’s AI summit – but his safety stance appears unpredictable and up in the air | Science & Tech News
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Few people have been as outspoken as Elon Musk when it comes to the potential threats posed by AI. The billionaire owner of SpaceX, Tesla, and the website formerly known as Twitter has been sounding the alarm for several years, warning of Terminator-like scenarios well before the arrival of tools like ChatGPT took the debate…
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What led to this week’s air traffic flight disruption – and how a repeat could be avoided | Science & Tech News
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An air traffic control boss has confirmed it was “unreliable” flight data that caused the technical failure behind disruption to thousands of flights this week. Martin Rolfe, chief executive of National Air Traffic Services, said an initial investigation found the collapse of the system was caused by flight data which its system did not understand…
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AI drone ‘kills’ human operator during ‘simulation’ – which US Air Force says didn’t take place | Science & Tech News
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An AI-controlled drone “killed” its human operator in a simulated test reportedly staged by the US military – which denies such a test ever took place. It turned on its operator to stop it from interfering with its mission, said Air Force Colonel Tucker “Cinco” Hamilton, during a Future Combat Air & Space Capabilities summit…
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Sir James Dyson claims Rishi Sunak’s science superpower pledge is hot air | Politics News
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Billionaire businessman Sir James Dyson has issued fresh criticism of the prime minister, claiming his pledge to turn the UK into a science and technology superpower is a “mere political slogan”. The founder and chief engineer of the multinational technology company Dyson also complained – in a letter to The Times – that he has…
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Risk of disruption for air travel at summer holiday peak as US refuses to budge on 5G change | US News
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Air travel could be disrupted during the summer holiday peak, according to airlines, after the US refused to budge on a deadline for adding new sensors to planes. The sensors are to ensure 5G wireless technology does not interfere with aeroplane altimeters, which are instruments used for measuring altitude – particularly crucial for bad-weather landings.…
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Star Wars star Mark Hamill lends voice to air raid alert app to warn Ukrainians of Russian strikes | World News
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Star Wars star Mark Hamill is lending his voice to an air raid alert app to warn Ukrainians of incoming Russian bombardments. “Attention. Air raid alert,” he says in the calming, wise manner of his famous character Luke Skywalker. “Proceed to the nearest shelter. “Don’t be careless. Your overconfidence is your weakness.” Losing city ‘could…
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Enzyme discovery could see devices literally create energy from thin air | Science & Tech News
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Devices that literally create energy from thin air could be made real thanks to a newly-discovered enzyme that transforms hydrogen into an electrical current, scientists have said. The finding was made in light of recent work by the same Australian team that showed many bacteria draw on hydrogen from the atmosphere as an energy source.…
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Dyson’s Zone headphones with personal air purifier get a hefty price tag | Science & Tech News
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A pair of high-end headphones equipped with a personal air purifier that may leave you looking like a Batman villain have been priced at a whopping £749. Dyson’s first attempt at an audio device was announced earlier this year, boasting noise cancellation technology synonymous with soon-to-be market rivals from the likes of Sony, Apple, and…