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How does a solar power station in outer space work?
Solar power stations in space receive light continuously 24 hours a day but require high costs and high risk of failure.
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Ultra-light fuel tank holds more than 150kg of hydrogen
The new fuel tank can help hydrogen aircraft fly four times farther than today's traditional fueled planes, and at the same time emit no carbon.
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Gem from Namibia holds important key in making quantum computers
The coastal country of Namibia is not only famous for its beautiful scenery, the jade mined here is both diverse and welcomed by all regions. But among the communities i…
Science Events
Ancient gem discovery could be a 'time machine' in the future
The magical ancient gem could help scientists create large particles that are a hybrid of light and matter, leading to a leap in science and technology through a future…
Space science
'Tsunami of light' just peeled Mercury into a strange comet
In parallel with the plasma punch that ignited Earth's northern sky recently, the Sun also blasted its nearest planet - Mercury - with a plasma tsunami.
New technology
New solar cell sets new efficiency record
German scientists combined two types of absorbers to develop solar cells with a light conversion efficiency of up to 24%.
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British scientists develop an invisibility shield that can hide any object - VN Intelligence
From the invisibility cloak of the character Harry Potter in the work of the same name, British scientists have developed an invisibility shield
Science invention
The world's first LED light made from rice husks
The team from Hiroshima University utilizes discarded rice husks to develop eco-friendly red-orange LEDs.
Scientific application
Greater Big Bend - The World's Largest Dark Sky Reserve
The Greater Big Bend Conservation Area on the US-Mexico border with an area of 40,000 square kilometers was created with the goal of preventing light pollution from…
Space science
Why is Jupiter not considered a star?
'A star is a spherical object in the plasma form, emitting light and resisting gravity by itself through nuclear fusion in its interior.'
Space science
Caught another galactic 'through-the-air' laser that shot to Earth
The MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa has captured a ghostly, laser-like cosmic object that traveled 5 billion light-weights to reach our world.
Alien
Shocked with strange UFO encounters that no one can explain
In fact, modern history records so many strange UFO encounters, so mysterious that no one can give a reasonable explanation, according to Newsweek.
Oceanography
First time recording a squid that changes color according to the environment
Japanese scientists discovered that squid can change color in a split second to hide in its surroundings, in order to evade predators.
Science Events
NASA uses... moonlight to dominate the sky
The idea that seems tinged with legend will help NASA own the most accurate satellite array, because to science, moonlight is something that doesn't lie.
Biology
Infected with a zombie virus, the worms climb to the top of the tree to dance, inviting the birds to eat them
In a subtle evolutionary mechanism, this virus has taken control of the host's brain and caused it to behave in spite of its life.