Remote sensing satellite firm completes huge funding round as Chinese space sector activity accelerates
Satellite firm’s funding round caps a year of growing Chinese space industry investment alongside cooperation agreements between space companies and local governments.
Porsche Cayenne Reaches Milestone: 1 Million Sold
Porsche’s performance SUV was initially quite controversial, but it’s now solidly established and in its third generation. We take a look back.
Four-month-old ravens could be as intelligent as adult apes
Research suggests ravens develop cognitive skills relatively quickly and are near-to-complete by four months of age.
Tech event calendar ’20-21: Upcoming shows, conferences and IT expos
Our sortable chart offers information, dates and locations for a variety of US IT-focused events coming up over the next year.
Bollinger trucks’ new look, F-150 mpg, Lordstown platform tested: Today’s Car News
The Bollinger B1 and B2 electric trucks have a new look. The F-150 Hybrid leads in gas-truck gas mileage. Hundreds of “boost” chargers could provide fast-charging in hard-to-site places. And Lordstown Motors thrashes its skateboard platform and in-wheel motors. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
‘Spaceslingers’ game uses black holes and wormholes for rocket deliveries
A new space game that uses realistic physics launched last month on Steam.
SpaceX calls off Sirius XM satellite launch at last minute
SpaceX called off the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a new Sirius XM satellite on Friday (Dec. 11), halting the flight at the last minute for extra system checks.
Protein found in fingertip ‘capsules’ may be critical to our sense of touch
Can you tell the difference between high – and low –thread-count sheets just by touching them? Thank usherin, a protein found in a mysterious structure in your fingertips. Usherin also helps us see and hear, suggesting a deep molecular connection among our most important senses.
Watch roots from different plants compete for prime real estate underground
When it comes to plants, the roots hidden underground are as important—if not more—than what’s visible above ground. Now, researchers have figured out how roots from different plants divide up the space between them. Because roots hidden in soil are hard to monitor, researchers first developed a mathematical model that predicted […]