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Giant SpaceX rocket left craters, serious damage to launchpad

STARBASE, United States: Flying chunks of concrete, twisted metal sheets, craters blasted deep into the ground: the thunderous power of SpaceX's first test flight of Starship -- the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built -- inflicted serious damage on its Texas launch site.

Bangkok Post · Apr 24, 2023

This MIT vet wants to revolutionize the steel industry

Climate tech investing is gaining prominence, but founders are still having a tough time convincing VCs to play the long game.

Fortune · Apr 21, 2023

Ariel Ekblaw Wants To Go to Space So We Can Save Earth

The 30-year-old founder of MIT’s Space Exploration Initiative is engineering small wonders with a big goal: making sure Earth remains our home.

Inverse · Apr 20, 2023

Ethernet co-inventor finally bags a Turing Award, half a century later

Dubbing their invention the "Ether Network", Bob Metcalf and co. gave real substance to the long-tailed metaphysical concept of the ether.

PC Gamer · Apr 3, 2023

LEGO-Inspired Robots Could Solve the Biggest Hurdles in Moon Exploration

Student-led team from MIT developed Walking Oligometric Robotic Mobility Systems (WORMS) robot.

Inverse · Apr 1, 2023

MIT Electric Vehicle Team Is Working On An Open-Source Hydrogen Bike

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Electric Vehicle Team is currently working on a hydrogen-powered motorcycle design, testing a small Doosan fuel cell.

RideApart · Mar 30, 2023

DeepMind's AI used to develop tiny 'syringe' for injecting gene therapy and tumor-killing drugs

Researchers used the AI system AlphaFold to develop a tiny "syringe" that can inject proteins into cells.

LiveScience · Mar 29, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to interfere with an ATF check on a gun store in Georgia

Georgia congresswoman attempted to disrupt ATF inspection after gun store owner called GOP allies

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Rhodes ready to take his place in WrestleMania spotlight

Cody Rhodes will face Roman Reigns in the main event of this year’s WrestleMania on April 2 looking to write the final chapter of a story that began seven years ago when he left the company

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

Exxon in the classroom: how big oil money influences US universities

Students at Princeton describe unease that Exxon employee had an office on campus, while dozens of universities have big oil links

The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2023