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Feb 28, 2022

Not just China, South Korea is betting big on metaverse too — plans to spend $187 million to build its national ecosystem, form a Digital New Deal

Posted by in categories: education, government

Other than creating experts, the Ministry’s statement detailed three other objects for the future, which include creating an expanded virtual world (translated from Korean). The government also wants the metaverse platform to focus on industrial convergence and lifestyle, using it for growing Korea’s education industry, media and its cities.

Further, the statement also said that content creators will get support from the government’s strategy. The Ministry will also host hackathons, developer events etc. aimed at fostering the country’s metaverse community, while the statement also mentions forming favourable regulatory systems and laws in order to favour the metaverse.

Feb 28, 2022

“Mankind must put an end to war — or war will put an end to mankind.” John F. Kennedy

Posted by in categories: military, sustainability

And-at a time of growing global warming, the excessive carbon footprint of modern military weaponry is wholly unacceptable.


Mar 27, 2019 — “Mankind must put an end to war — or war will put an end to mankind.” John F. Kennedy (2202836)

Feb 28, 2022

SpaceX Starlink: As dishes go to Ukraine, what to know about the internet service

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, internet, satellites

Starlink promises high speed and low latency internet access.


On Saturday, CEO Elon Musk posted on his Twitter page that Starlink service is active in Ukraine, with more terminals en route. Previously, Mykhailo Fedorov, vice prime minister of Ukraine, had tweeted to Musk on Saturday, February 26, calling for the tech billionaire to provide some assistance to Ukraine amidst the Russian attack on the country.

Starlink is designed to help people in areas without access to reliable, ground-based internet get online — so long as they have a view of the sky. Starlink promises high-speed and low latency service without relying on expensive ground-based fiber optic cables or local infrastructure. Just point a dish at the sky, and the supplied hardware will connect to the internet using the satellites orbiting above.

Feb 28, 2022

Quantum Gravity Sensor Breakthrough Paves Way for Groundbreaking Map of World Under Earth’s Surface

Posted by in categories: quantum physics, security

An object hidden below ground has been located using quantum technology — a long-awaited milestone with profound implications for industry, human knowledge, and national security.

University of Birmingham researchers from the UK National Quantum Technology Hub in Sensors and Timing have reported their achievement in Nature. It is the first in the world for a quantum gravity gradiometer outside of laboratory conditions.

The quantum gravity gradiometer, which was developed under a contract for the Ministry of Defence and in the UKRI-funded Gravity Pioneer project, was used to find a tunnel buried outdoors in real-world conditions one meter below the ground surface. It wins an international race to take the technology outside.

Feb 28, 2022

Elon Musk’s Starlink Terminals Arrive in Ukraine

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, internet

Ukraine Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov confirmed his country received a shipment of Starlink equipment after he tweeted at Elon Musk over the weekend asking for “Starlink stations and to address sane Russians to stand.”


Ukraine’s vice prime minister confirmed that the Starlink shipment Musk promised has arrived.

Feb 28, 2022

Fortescue starts building hydrogen electrolyser plant that will double global production

Posted by in category: habitats

Fortescue begins construction of world’s biggest electrolyser factory, to double global production.

Feb 28, 2022

Salad-dressing inspired droplets could improve printed electronics

Posted by in categories: electronics, physics

Physics World.

Feb 28, 2022

Advanced new GOES-T weather satellite is ‘go’ for launch on March 1, NASA says

Posted by in category: satellites

Once it’s in space, it’ll be known as GOES-18.


“A big part of the GOES-R [series] mission is actually doing solar observations,” said Pam Sullivan, NOAA’s GOES-R program director.

Before GOES-T can begin its weather-watching mission, it does have to reach space. To do that, it will need good weather.

Continue reading “Advanced new GOES-T weather satellite is ‘go’ for launch on March 1, NASA says” »

Feb 28, 2022

SpaceX and Axiom in final preparations for all-commercial Axiom-1 mission

Posted by in category: space travel

With the launch just weeks away, SpaceX and Axiom are making their final preparations for the first all-private, all-commercial Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Axiom-1 will be the first all-commercial mission flown to the ISS by SpaceX in partnership with Axiom Space.

Axiom-1 will launch using a flight-proven Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center. The mission will launch on March 30, 2022, at 2:46 PM EDT (18:46 UTC). Axiom-1 will be the second commercial Crew Dragon flight and the first mission to use a Crew Dragon that has flown three times.

Feb 28, 2022

Entirely New, Inexpensive Catalyst Speeds the Production of Oxygen From Water

Posted by in categories: chemistry, energy, transportation

The material could replace rare metals and lead to more economical production of carbon-neutral fuels.

An electrochemical reaction that splits apart water molecules to produce oxygen is at the heart of multiple approaches aiming to produce alternative fuels for transportation. But this reaction has to be facilitated by a catalyst material, and today’s versions require the use of rare and expensive elements such as iridium, limiting the potential of such fuel production.

Now, researchers at MIT and elsewhere have developed an entirely new type of catalyst material, called a metal hydroxide-organic framework (MHOF), which is made of inexpensive and abundant components. The family of materials allows engineers to precisely tune the catalyst’s structure and composition to the needs of a particular chemical process, and it can then match or exceed the performance of conventional, more expensive catalysts.