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Engineering Dec 20, 2018

100 years ago, airmail took flight

On December 25, 1918 a daring French industrialist launched the world's first ever airmail service, flying between the southwestern French city of Toulouse and Barcelona in northeastern Spain.

Nanomaterials Dec 18, 2018

World's first- ever graphene hiking boots unveiled

The world's first-ever hiking boots to use graphene have been unveiled by The University of Manchester and British brand inov-8.

Engineering Nov 15, 2018

This place is the pits: China opens luxury hotel in quarry

A hotel development sunk into a disused quarry in China opened its doors Thursday to deep-pocketed clientele.

Social Sciences Nov 13, 2018

Why women go to war – new study reveals motivations of female militia fighters

Women militia fighters make a positive choice to join combat units and are motivated by similar factors to male fighters, according to a new study by Dr. Jennifer Philippa Eggert of the University of Warwick's Department ...

Internet Oct 19, 2018

Facebook hires British ex-deputy PM as global affairs head

British former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, a leading anti-Brexit advocate, said on Friday he would be starting a job at Facebook, as the US giant faces up to regulatory pressures.

Ecology Oct 11, 2018

Study of penguin colonies at Antarctic island shows decline

Results from a 21-year study into the breeding success of gentoo penguins at a well-known tourist site in Antarctica, reveal a 25 percent reduction in breeding pairs and a decrease of between 54-60 percent in chick numbers. ...

Space Exploration Sep 18, 2018

1st private moon flight passenger to invite creative guests

After announcing that he'll take the first-ever commercial rocket trip around the moon, Yusaku Maezawa said he wants company for the weeklong journey. The Japanese billionaire said he plans to invite six to eight artists, ...

Space Exploration Sep 18, 2018

Japanese billionaire businessman revealed as SpaceX's first Moon traveler

A Japanese billionaire and online fashion tycoon, Yusaku Maezawa, will be the first man to fly on a monster SpaceX rocket around the Moon as early as 2023, and he plans to bring six to eight artists along.

Space Exploration Sep 14, 2018

Fly me to the Moon? A look at the space-tourism race

SpaceX is among a handful of companies racing to propel tourists into space. Here are the top projects in the works, and what they involve.

Software Aug 24, 2018

Brexit nightmare: Video game shows grim vision of life after EU

Set in a dystopian post-Brexit Britain, a new video game follows the struggles of a bouncer of foreign ancestry in a world of xenophobia and immigrant camps, but gamers are divided over its message.

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