Quote of the Week
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover."
Mark TwainTODAY'S BRIGHTER SIDE NEWS
Life-changing robotic glove restores hand function for paralysis patients
New soft robotic glove helps people with paralysis grasp objects using muscle signals and machine learning.
First-of-its-kind achromatic neutron lens brings the world into sharper focus
Nickel rings and diamond optics produced sharp neutron images across wavelengths that previously blurred together.
Space launch costs could fall 93% by 2040, opening orbit to new industries
A study of 4,405 rocket launches finds that reaching orbit is becoming cheaper faster than steamship freight once did.
Can rockets ride on a microwave beam? A radical launch idea is moving beyond the lab
Japanese experiments are turning microwave-powered launch from a distant proposal into a series of measurable engineering challenges.