Why responsible sourcing of DRC minerals has major weak spots

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is rich in minerals such as coltan, tantalum, tin and…

How artificial intelligence systems could threaten democracy

U.S. technology giant Microsoft has teamed up with a Chinese military university to develop artificial intelligence…

SpaceX suffers serious setback with crew capsule accident

SpaceX has suffered a serious setback in its effort to launch NASA astronauts into orbit this…

Wakeup call: Pervasiveness of sexual harassment and its effect on female physics students

A survey of 471 undergraduate women who attended the 2017 American Physical Society’s Conferences for Undergraduate…

From coal to gas: How the shift can help stabilize climate change

A transition from coal-based energy to cleaner-burning gas has long been viewed as a staple of…

Geomagnetic jerks finally reproduced and explained

The Earth’s magnetic field experiences unpredictable, rapid, and intense anomalies that are known as geomagnetic jerks.…

Human influence on climate change is traced back to the 19th century

Climate change poses a serious challenge to the human society and it is generally believed that…

Maxar Technologies First Quarter 2019 Investor Call Scheduled for Thursday, May 9, 2019

Maxar Technologies, a global technology innovator powering the new space economy, plans to release its first…

New and Extended Data Processing of Mars Odyssey Neutron Spectrometer Data

New and Extended Data Processing of Mars Odyssey Neutron Spectrometer Data Click here for original story,…

Toshiba's breakthrough algorithm realizes world's fastest, largest-scale combinatorial optimization

Toshiba Corporation has realized a major breakthrough in combinatorial optimization—the selection of the best solutions from…