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Solar tower power plants get a data boost – Physics World
13+ min ago (352+ words) Before researchers can develop and reliably test new, improved processes, Phipps explains that they need access to real-world operational CSP data. “We believe that modern data-driven machine learning methods like ours can help solve a lot of these problems,” he…...
Industry leaders recognised at Airline Strategy Awards 2026
2+ hour ago (940+ words) Aegean Airlines chief Dimitris Gerogiannis wins Airline Business Award, while Air Arabia, Alaska Air Group, Cathay Pacific, LATAM Airlines and Ryanair group leaders are recognised with awards. Air India, Amazon Air and DHL Airways win for digital, air-cargo and ESG…...
2008 Space Launch Chronology and History
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (269+ words) Generate an API key to access the KeepTrack API with higher rate limits (2,000 req/hr vs 60 free). Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt of 2008, successes and failures alike, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. Data current as of 2026-07-20. 2008 saw 69 orbital…...
2010 Space Launch Chronology and History
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (264+ words) Generate an API key to access the KeepTrack API with higher rate limits (2,000 req/hr vs 60 free). Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt of 2010, successes and failures alike, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. Data current as of 2026-07-20. 2010 saw 74 orbital…...
Honeywell Aerospace CEO: Unprecedented demand environment for defense products
34+ min ago (19+ words) CNBC Honeywell Aerospace CEO: Unprecedented demand environment for defense products...
Spanish astronomers find a natural sugar near the Milky Way's center, lifting hopes for life's origins
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (534+ words) Scientists have identified erythrulose, a sugar that occurs naturally in raspberries, in a dust-and-gas cloud near the Milky Way's center, offering fresh evidence that some life-linked compounds can arise in deep space. The result points to fairly advanced chemistry happening…...
139 wildfires now actively burning across northwestern Ontario
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (57+ words) unpublished.ca 139 wildfires now actively burning across northwestern Ontario There are 139 wildfires burning across northwestern Ontario as of Saturday afternoon, provincial authorities confirmed. Fifty fires were burning in the northeast region, bringing the total wildfire count across northern Ontario down…...
Crowding, inconsiderate behaviour, air-con issues among top commuter concerns: PTC survey
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (962+ words) SINGAPORE: Crowding and irregular bus waiting times, inconsiderate commuter behaviour and weak air-conditioning on trains were among the top concerns raised by commuters regarding Singapore's public transport network, according to survey findings by the Public Transport Council (PTC). The findings,…...
During Apollo 11’s final descent, the guidance computer flashed 1201 and 1202 alarms as it ran out of processing capacity — then repeatedly rebooted, discarded low-priority work and kept steering the lunar module towards the surface
5+ hour, 32+ min ago (939+ words) A computer built to handle one task nearly derailed the moon landing when it tried to do too many things at once—and saved itself by knowing what to forget....
A full-time airline crew member flying heavy North Atlantic routes can absorb between 2,000 and 5,000 microsieverts of cosmic radiation a year, picking up four to six microsieverts every single hour aloft
17+ min ago (421+ words) A Boeing 777 pilot flying North Atlantic routes at 38,000 feet absorbs cosmic radiation at four to six microsieverts per hour — up to 5,000 microsieverts a year, more than the average U.S. nuclear plant worker. In 2025 the National Academies urged the FAA to…...