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Physicists Successfully Deliver First Bottle of CERN Antimatter From the Antimatter Factory

Physicists Successfully Deliver First Bottle of CERN Antimatter From the Antimatter Factory

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech For thirty minutes on Tuesday, a team of researchers white-knuckled it across the CERN campus on the outskirts of Geneva, completing the world’s first haul of antimatter particles ever attempted. Antimatter is incredibly unstable, making it notoriously difficult to store in a solid structure, let along the back of a cabover rig. Yet that’s exactly what they did, after physicists decided it was necessary to move antiprotons away from their CERN production line to another on-campus lab where they’d be free from “experimental noise,” Nature reported. In order to complete the haul, physicists sealed 92 antiprotons in a specially designed vacuum bottle, which was cooled to an astonishing 4 degrees Kelvin, or -452.47 degrees Fahrenheit. Each antiproton is precious, since CERN’s “antimatter factory” — the only place on Earth where antiprotons can currently be produced — are only able to capture a limited amount. Successfully transporting the stuff, at speeds reaching up to 26 miles per hour, is …

Quadcopter Drone Caught Trying to Deliver Hunting Knives to Inmates in Prison

Quadcopter Drone Caught Trying to Deliver Hunting Knives to Inmates in Prison

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Last weekend, a neon-green quadcopter drone released a mysterious package into a New York state prison, which was promptly confiscated by corrections officers. According to the Associated Press, the bundle was massive — containing, among other goodies, two nearly eight-inch hunting knives. That’s not all. The payload also held a Motorola phone, bandanas, electric hair trimmers — commonly fashioned into tattoo guns — a few sheets of paper soaked in an unknown substance, and at least 13 balloons stuffed with weed. The drone was also recovered by officers. Going off pictures released by New York state investigators, the smugglers used an Xpece One fishing drone, a $2,299 quadcopter meant to hold up to seven pounds of bait. According to New York corrections commissioner Daniel Martuscello, the state is aware of nearly 12 other drone dead-drops, something he calls an “evolving but imminent threat.” Over the past few years, drones have become an incredibly popular choice among folks looking …

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man leaves fans in ‘tears’ as they deliver mixed reviews

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man leaves fans in ‘tears’ as they deliver mixed reviews

Published by Daniella Wilson

Peaky Blinders became a smash hit back in 2013 when it first aired on BBC2, and after 13 years and six seasons, the show has bowed out with a feature-length film on Netflix, titled The Immortal Man. The Netflix synopsis reads: “Amidst the chaos of WWII, Tommy Shelby is driven back from a self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning yet. With the future of the family and the country at stake, Tommy must face his own demons, and choose whether to confront his legacy, or burn it to the ground. By order of the Peaky Blinders…” The film dropped on Netflix on Friday, and fans have been rushing to stream it. It currently has a 91% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, however, viewers have been leaving mixed reviews to the franchise’s swansong. Viewer reaction WATCH: See the trailer for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man With the franchise’s history, several fans were emotional as the film came to an end. “Watched The Immortal Man and let’s just say I’m in a mixture of tears …

AI could accurately deliver flood warnings in data-scarce regions

AI could accurately deliver flood warnings in data-scarce regions

Published by skeptic

New research reveals that ‘foundation models’ trained on vast, general time‑series data may be able to forecast river flows accurately, even in regions with little or no local hydrological records. The approach could improve flood warnings, drought planning, and water resource management in parts of the world where monitoring data is limited. The study, published in ‘Machine Learning: Earth’, was conducted by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and Hydrotify LLC. Dr Alexander Sun from the University of Texas at Austin and Hydrotify LLC explained, “Reliable water information is essential for communities everywhere, but many regions still lack the long-term records needed to support traditional forecasting methods.” Lack of flood warnings causes a chain of devastation In many parts of the world, river gauges are sparse, records are incomplete, and monitoring networks are difficult to maintain. Without long, reliable datasets, communities often have little warning before floods, limited insight into drought risk and fewer tools to guide water allocation and infrastructure planning. When flood warnings are absent, the consequences shift from manageable to …

Kevin Smith to Deliver Keynote at Storytelling360’s State of the Story

Kevin Smith to Deliver Keynote at Storytelling360’s State of the Story

Published by Daniella Wilson

Kevin Smith is ready to share some stories. The veteran filmmaker will deliver the keynote at this weekend’s State of the Story conference. He joins a program that already includes Oscar winners Cord Jefferson, Diablo Cody and Graham Moore, Emmy winners David Wain and former DGA president Paris Barclay, multi-hyphenate Nia Vardalos, KPop Demon Hunters scribes Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan, The Black List founder and CEO Franklin Leonard, 12:01 Films producer Scott Glassgold, Verve partner David Boxerbaum and Lit Entertainment founder Adam Kolbrenner. The event, scheduled to take place March 22, will be hosted at a new home at Harmony Gold Theater. It was previously scheduled for the Writers Guild Theater but organizers moved it amid the staff strike. Storytelling360 is a live-event series that brings together top storytellers to discuss the “state of the story” during panel conversations and other programming. The events benefit a cause within the arts. The inaugural series took place in both Los Angeles and New York last year and featured award winning speakers like Spike Lee, Friends guru …

Activists deliver medical aid to crisis-hit Cuba as US energy blockade continues

Activists deliver medical aid to crisis-hit Cuba as US energy blockade continues

Published by Sam Flores

The first shipment of international aid for crisis-hit Cuba has arrived in the country in the shape of five tons of medical supplies, official sources said Wednesday. A delegation of around 100 European activists arrived overnight at Havana airport with the aid, which will be distributed to hospitals, the sources said. Cuba has been mired in an economic crisis exacerbated by the sudden suspension of oil supplies from Venezuela in January after the United States ousted president Nicolas Maduro, a Cuba ally. The island nation of 9.6 million was already battling the effects of the US fuel blockade against the island. The aid activists from several European and Latin American countries as well as Turkey belong to the Nuestra America (“Our America”) flotilla who are out to show their solidarity with the Cuban people. All told, humanitarian organisations and public figures plan to deliver 20 tons of aid to the island by air and sea to help Cuba through its worst economic crisis in three decades exacerbated by the US capture of Maduro and the …

Elestor’s hydrogen–iron flow battery could deliver 25-year storage

Elestor’s hydrogen–iron flow battery could deliver 25-year storage

Published by skeptic

As renewable energy grows, so does the need for reliable, long-duration energy storage to balance intermittent power generation. A new white paper from Elestor suggests its hydrogen–iron flow battery architecture may offer a durable and cost-effective solution for grid-scale energy storage, with testing indicating operational lifetimes of up to 25 years. The study evaluates the technology under continuous, commercially relevant conditions, examining how the system performs over extended cycling periods. According to the company, results suggest the design can maintain stable efficiency and performance across tens of thousands of charge–discharge cycles, while avoiding many of the material supply constraints associated with other battery chemistries. Long-duration storage challenge Energy storage systems intended for grid applications must meet stringent requirements. They need to operate for decades, cycle frequently without major degradation, and remain economically competitive. Many battery technologies show promising results in laboratory settings but have limited long-term data from realistic operating environments. Elestor’s research aims to address that gap by testing a large-format prototype designed around the same principles as a commercial system. The company’s hydrogen–iron …

Trump to deliver address as voters sour on his economy

Trump to deliver address as voters sour on his economy

Published by Sam Flores

President Donald Trump is set to deliver his prime-time State of the Union address at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday night as polls indicate voters are souring on his economy, after he made promises to lower prices for working-class voters. Trump will speak at a critical moment. The midterm elections, looming less than nine months away, threaten to rip away the near-complete control of Washington he has enjoyed in his second term. And public polling indicates Trump is sinking on what were once his key issues: the economy and immigration.  The economy is expected to feature heavily in Trump’s address, especially after the Supreme Court last week overturned his authority to issue a wide swath of his tariffs — a key plank of his economic platform. “You’re going to hear a lot about the importance of bringing jobs back to our country,” Vice President JD Vance said in a Fox News interview on Saturday. “I think he’s going to talk about regulatory change, the importance of lowering energy prices for American citizens.” Read more CNBC politics …

The Midterm Message Republicans Wish Trump Would Deliver

The Midterm Message Republicans Wish Trump Would Deliver

Published by Sam Flores

Last Thursday, the White House tried to get President Trump to focus on the economic concerns driving the midterm elections. Instead, he issued a 10-to-15-day ultimatum to Iran, claimed that his wife’s documentary was so good that some women had seen it four times, and accused his predecessor Barack Obama of releasing classified information about space aliens. Few actually watched his 68-minute speech on the economy later that afternoon at the Coosa Steel Corporation in Georgia. But even if they had tuned in, they would have found Trump’s recitation of his economic talking points overshadowed by his banter about wanting to award himself the Congressional Medal of Honor, claims that the FBI found “plenty of stuff” when it raided Fulton County’s election office, or the suggestion, denied by his own advisers, that inflation was no longer an issue: “I’ve won affordability.” So it fell to aides at the White House to email reporters with the message top political advisers have tested and refined as the best way to move voters in 2026. Their strategy is …