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Quest to power British homes with solar panels in space passes a critical milestone | Science & Tech News
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A company hoping to launch the first solar farm into space has passed a critical milestone with a prototype on Earth. Oxfordshire-based Space Solar plans to power more than a million homes by the 2030s with mile-wide complex of mirrors and solar panels orbiting 22,000 miles above the planet. But its super-efficient design for harvesting…
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Japan’s SLIM spacecraft regains power nine days after historic lunar landing | Science & Tech News
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Japan’s SLIM spacecraft has regained power more than a week after it ran out of electricity after landing on the moon. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said it re-established communication with its lander late on Sunday, nine days after Japan became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon. The Smart Lander…
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Japan hails ‘pinpoint’ moon landing – but spacecraft loses power after less than three hours | Science & Tech News
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Japan’s moon lander touched down with “pinpoint” precision, its space agency has said, after the country become the fifth in the world to successfully reach lunar soil. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), also known as the “moon sniper”, landed within 100m (328ft) of its target, out-striping conventional accuracy targets, it was announced on…
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Households could use EV batteries to power appliances – but there are caveats | UK News
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Owners of certain electric vehicles could save “hundreds of pounds” on their energy bills by using electricity stored in the batteries to power their homes, according to the government. Using bidirectional charging, or two-way charging, households could fuel their cars when electricity costs are lowest – at off-peak hours during the night- and use it…
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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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UK universities and tech companies win £4.3m funding to develop space-based solar power | Climate News
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British tech companies and universities are to receive millions of pounds of investment to develop new technology that generates solar power from space. The rapidly emerging technology collects energy from the sun using solar panels attached to satellites, which then beam it back to Earth using wireless technology. Generating power from space has huge potential…
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‘My power is really low’: NASA set to lose contact with Mars InSight spacecraft after four years | UK News
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This may be the last ever image sent from NASA’s Mars InSight spacecraft. After a four-year mission on the red planet, the robotic lander – which famously snapped the first “selfie” ever taken on Mars – is powering down. Thick windblown dust has covered InSight’s solar panels, with NASA expecting to lose contact with the…
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Twitter’s blue tick will cost $8 a month, says Elon Musk, giving ‘power to the people’ | Science & Tech News
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Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has announced the platform’s coveted ‘blue tick’ will now cost users $8 (£7) a month, and criticised the current system as “bulls***”. In a tweet himself, Musk said: “Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bulls***. “Power to the people! Blue…
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Ukraine war: Stalemate in talks over disputed Zaporizhzhia power plant leaves an accident waiting to happen | World News
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The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is strategically critical to both sides of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. But in terms of nuclear safety, the ongoing stalemate is perilous. It’s the closest major electricity generator to the parts of Ukraine annexed by Russia, and Moscow wants the plant’s power to control its territory there. It has also expressed…
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Microsoft reveals Janet Jackson song had the power to crash laptops – even if it wasn’t playing on them | Science & Tech News
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The music video for Janet Jackson’s 1989 hit Rhythm Nation was a sensation in terms of its choreography and direction. Its foggy noir-like style won it numerous accolades, including a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video. But the dystopian pop video had something else going for it too – the power to crash…