Science

The Chinese scientists hoping to use a space solar plant to power the world

Using a few mirrors, solar panels and a microwave transmitter, Fan Guanheng and his team can send power over 100 metres (330 feet) through the air. But they are dreaming much bigger – 36,000km (23,460 miles) bigger. The team at Xidian…

A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work?

WALLOPS ISLAND, Virginia—Just 10 months ago, NASA asked three companies if they could do something nobody had done before. Could they build and launch a satellite to save a $500 million astronomy mission at risk of crashing back to Earth…

Researchers Turn Old Junk Drawer Smartphones Into a Mini Cloud Computing Platform

Score one for effective e-waste recycling.

'Holy crap, this is not how you cool facilities'

MIT researchers adapted nuclear reactor cooling principles to reduce energy consumption and water use in rapidly expanding AI data centers.

FDA advisors unanimously vote to approve Moderna's mRNA after agency drama

Independent advisors for the Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted 9–0 in support of approving Moderna's seasonal mRNA flu vaccine, which a Trump appointee at the agency initially tried to block from even being reviewed. In an…

SpaceX Criticizes EU’s Proposal for Satellite Spectrum Tender

SpaceX criticized the European Union’s plans for the distribution of satellite spectrum, a key element in the growth plans for the Elon Musk-led company’s Starlink service following its record-setting initial public offering.

SpaceX plots $20bn bond deal after record IPO

AI and rocket group is tapping debt markets after raising $86bn in stock market debut

Chinese scientists create record-smashing brain implant electrode array thinner than hair

A China-led team of researchers has developed a powerful brain implant electrode array that is as soft as brain tissue, thinner than a strand of hair and more durable than anything before it. In animal trials, a new flexible brain implant…

SpaceX warns EU satellite plan risks undermining connectivity in Ukraine

Elon Musk’s group hits out at proposal by bloc to reserve part of spectrum band for European operators

Commentary: Why SpaceX, Samsung, Hynix are becoming meme stocks

Meme mania is sweeping through the US stock market again, but this time it's trillion-dollar companies that can distort and sink entire equity markets, says Shuli Ren for Bloomberg Opinion.

SpaceX options volume explodes as trading kicks off. Here is a low-risk strategy to play the massive surge.

This pro-level move minimizes out-of-pocket costs and helps manage risk.

SpaceX gets investment-grade ratings with stable outlook from top agencies