Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Benjamin Roulston, Clarkson University
Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the Sun’s light can feel on Earth....
Ford will launch a new EV platform and electric pickup truck at Louisville plant
by Liam Niemeyer, Tennessee Lookout August 12, 2025 LOUISVILLE — Ford Motor Company will invest nearly $2 billion to convert a longtime auto manufacturing...
Daylight saving time and early school start times cost billions in lost productivity and...
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh
Investigations into the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster revealed that key decision-makers worked on little sleep, raising concerns that fatigue...
As the US government removes health websites and data, here’s a list of non-government...
by Naseem S. Miller, The Journalist's Resource February 3, 2025
Last updated Feb. 15, 2025.
On Friday night, Dr. Gordon Schiff, the quality and safety director...
Is ChatGPT making us stupid?
Aaron French, Kennesaw State University
Back in 2008, The Atlantic sparked controversy with a provocative cover story: Is Google Making Us...
Researchers created sound that can bend itself through space, reaching only your ear in...
Jiaxin Zhong, Penn State and Yun Jing, Penn State
What if you could listen to music or a podcast without headphones or earbuds and without...
AI data centers are using more power. Regular customers are footing the bill
by Paige Gross, NC Newsline July 19, 2025 Regular energy consumers, not corporations, will bear the brunt of the increased costs of a boom...
A Critical Deficit
Flawed thinking can lead us into a lifetime of pointless arguments and bad decisions. Fixing the problem won't be easy — but we know...
