EU researchers set to create world’s first semi-commercial space mission
An EU-funded project is aiming to raise private sector funds for a new space telescope to study exoplanets, potentially becoming the world’s first semi-commercial space mission.
Brexit threatens £1 billion in research funding: study
A British vote to leave the European Union in next month’s referendum would put almost £1 billion in EU research funds to Britain at risk, a new study warned Wednesday.
A path away from reliance on oil
The dream of replacing petrochemicals with renewable resources in the manufacture of synthetic fibers and plastics has moved a step closer. A*STAR researchers have genetically modified the bacterium Escherichia coli to produce a compound that can be converted into a base material for manufacturing nylon and other synthetic products.
WeChat operator Tencent reports surge in Q1 profit
Chinese Internet giant Tencent on Wednesday reported a 33 percent surge in net profit for the first quarter, as its popular messaging app WeChat added more users.
Scent guides hawk moths to the best-fitting flowers
That the morphology of many pollinators corresponds strikingly to the shape of the flowers they pollinate was observed more than 150 years ago by Charles Darwin. He described this perfect mutual adaptation of flowers and pollinators as the result of a co-evolutionary process. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, have now provided further proof of the famous naturalist’s theory. They were able to show that Manduca sexta moths acquired the highest energy gain when they visited flowers that matched the length of their proboscis. The moths were supported in their choice of the best-fitting nectar sources by an innate preference for the scent of matching flowers.
The future of chatbots is more than just small-talk
Human communication goes beyond words. It is complex, rich in nuances and frequently includes non-verbal signs. Yet despite our technological limitations it is not impossible for some aspects of communication to be emulated by a machine with surprising effect.
Variable speed Pumped Storage Hydro Plants offer a new era of smarter energy management
The EU-funded ESTORAGE project has presented a range of options for increasing energy storage capacity across Europe, whilst also building flexibility into grids to better integrate renewables.
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