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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Engineering ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We went to Finland to hear about the new 'sand battery' that will turn stored renewable energy back into power for the electrical grid ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Engineers are testing a new "sand battery" that could power industries and communities using stored renewable energy. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XXN9RdBTijsKcHCaLxsBnc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Simo Heikkinen, Polar Night Energy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A concept design for the power-to-heat-to-power sand battery in Valkeakoski, Finland. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Conceptual illustration of the new generation of sand batteries, with people standing around buildings in a forest.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China tests world's first megawatt-class flying wind turbine — it generated enough energy to power a house for 2 weeks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/china-tests-worlds-first-megawatt-class-flying-wind-turbine-it-generated-enough-energy-to-power-a-house-for-2-weeks</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pioneering energy-generating device utilizes reliable wind speeds at an altitude of 6,500 feet (2,000 meters). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rory Bathgate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aywSFvJhX8eph4r7rbmBFA-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ET Digital. Retrieved from Youtube.]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thousands of dams in the US are old, damaged and unable to cope with extreme weather. How bad is it? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dams in the U.S. are showing signs of damage that are worsening with age and climate change. Could satellites help prioritize repairs amid budget and inspection constraints? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5BvNujZFeaMkEwueASLL99-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Research suggests the ground is moving beneath Livingston Dam in Texas (pictured here after a controlled water release operation), potentially posing a risk of failure.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of the Livingston Dam in Texas during a water release.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Days numbered for 'risky' lithium-ion batteries, scientists say, after fast-charging breakthrough in sodium-ion alternative ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An innovative approach to battery materials could bring sodium-ion energy density and charging speeds far closer to those of lithium-ion, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rory Bathgate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8jQHDmrrjNU9V7sBVeciNn-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Japan trials 100-kilowatt laser weapon — it can cut through metal and drones mid-flight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new high-power laser system will soon be sent to sea for its first tests under maritime conditions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fiona Jackson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pghQTM7dkg3yezsBMyWoqb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Japan now joins four other nations confirmed to be developing a directed‑energy weapon. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial photograph of Japanese ship, JS Asuka, performing a turning maneuver in the ocean. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ MIT invention uses ultrasound to shake drinking water out of the air, even in dry regions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new device cuts down the time it takes to harvest water from the atmosphere from days to minutes, MIT researchers say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:04:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V4EYrda28jW3pBWAXLicFC-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ikra Iftekhar (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[MIT engineers designed an ultrasonic system to “shake” water out of an atmospheric water harvester. The design (two prototypes shown in photo) can recover captured water in minutes rather than hours.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two prototypes of the ultrasonic system used to “shake” water out of an atmospheric water harvester. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New 'Transformer' humanoid robot can launch a shapeshifting drone off its back — watch it in action ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/new-transformer-humanoid-robot-can-launch-a-shapeshifting-drone-off-its-back-watch-it-in-action</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Developed at Caltech, a new robot is a humanoid that can launch an M4 drone, switching between different modes of motion, with wheels that can become rotors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bobby Hellard ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KKVyYHd2cDWjMrm9YYzH4-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Caltech &amp; TII. Produced in association with Caltech Academic Media Technologies. Retrieved from Youtube. ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Humanoid robot with two drones driving on the pavement in front. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Humanoid robot with two drones driving on the pavement in front. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA’s ultraquiet supersonic 'flying swordfish' makes history with first test flight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 "quiet" supersonic plane flew for the first time in October. It’s a major step towards reintroducing commercial supersonic flight in the United States. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Damien Pine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gonwZ5Z2zZMHUQwtVEmwnQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin / Michael Jackson]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The X-59 jet at Lockheed Martin&#039;s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale on Jan. 12, 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The X-59 jet at Lockheed Martin&#039;s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale on Jan. 12, 2024.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science history: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses, forcing a complete rethink in structural engineering — Nov. 7, 1940 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/science-history-the-tacoma-narrows-bridge-collapses-forcing-a-complete-rethink-in-structural-engineering-nov-7-1940</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ One morning, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge began bouncing up and down and twisting to and fro before ultimately collapsing into the Puget Sound. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JZYLUq7ywWao23ejzwa4Ub-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed due to torsional flutter, a complex phenomenon in which wind and the structural properties of the bridge synchronized to create self-exciting motion.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A video of a bridge twisting and turning]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's new 'solar-power window coating' can capture energy and power household devices ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new technique has been developed for capturing solar power through windows, which could dramatically improve solar energy utilization, particularly for high-rise buildings. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Peter Ray Allison ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/knyUJBrqzjGBUpgw4f9MCE-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Reflection of blue sky on building glass windows with curve lines.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Reflection of blue sky on building glass windows with curve lines.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A scalding hot 'sand battery' is now heating a small Finnish town ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Engineers create a sand battery that they say will slash the carbon emissions in Pornainen, Finland, by 70% — it uses renewables to heat the sand to almost 850 degrees Fahrenheit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:25:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zetKdmvs863GuVfNipVzXa-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new Polar Night Energy sand battery installed in Pornainen, a small municipality in southern Finland.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Polar Night Energy sand battery with two workers in high visibility vests walking alongside it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists cram an entire computer into a single fiber of clothing — and you can even put it through your washing machine ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new fiber computer contains eight devices that work together as a single computing entity, and scientists want to weave many of them so they can work together as cohesive smart garments. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:57:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Tjd2paThmNrBKxpRQAnpuT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Detailed texture of blue and cream colored furry fabric.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Detailed texture of blue and cream colored furry fabric.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chinese scientists create multicolored glow-in-the-dark succulents that recharge in sunlight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers injected "afterglow" phosphor particles into succulents to create the world's first multicolored glow-in-the-dark plants, featuring blue, green, red and blue-violet luminescence. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9LEHQR3nnDvrZmwUaQFnq8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Liu et al., Matter (2025)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In a first, scientists created multicolored, glow-in-the-dark plants.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pictures of luminescent succulents glowing red, green, blue, orange and multicolored.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Secretive X37-B space plane to test quantum navigation system — scientists hope it will one day replace GPS ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/secretive-x37-b-space-plane-to-test-quantum-navigation-system-scientists-hope-it-will-one-day-replace-gps</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The experimental sensor could be groundbreaking. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samuel Lellouch ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fukppbbsTbTS653dx3wXVc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Veloz Alexander, US Space Force]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China builds record-breaking floating wind turbine — it could change the face of renewable energy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Floating offshore wind turbines open a whole new playing field for energy companies, which have so far had to stick to shallow waters. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rory Bathgate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4qfMAXG9ob524YqKGbamLZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists use quantum machine learning to create semiconductors for the first time – and it could transform how chips are made ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-use-quantum-machine-learning-to-create-semiconductors-for-the-first-time-and-it-could-transform-how-chips-are-made</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have found a way to make the chip design and manufacturing process much easier — by tapping into a hybrid blend of artificial intelligence and quantum computing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 23:18:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becca Caddy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SdKiMuUR8aUFGmHmjwJzVg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could we ever build a transatlantic tunnel?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Will we ever have an underwater tunnel between New York and London? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashley.s.hamer@gmail.com (Ashley Hamer) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Hamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dEDT9wJGjapBdzkkjwPMzK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[To ease driver fatigue, construction workers in China installed an LED ceiling on part of a 6.7-mile-long (10.8 kilometers) expressway tunnel under Taihu Lake. But could we ever make a tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a car drives through a tunnel with an LED screen on the ceiling]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New York to Los Angeles in 3 hours? Executive order could make it possible by 2027, reopening the door for commercial supersonic flight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new executive order repeals a 52-year-old ban on commercial supersonic flights, while new technology can make supersonic flight quieter than ever before. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:50:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:55:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lisa D. Sparks ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/La9fDSTkGD2rKayuXeXHsk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ MIT's high-tech 'bubble wrap' turns air into safe drinking water — even in Death Valley ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers at MIT have tested a new technology for turning water vapor in the atmosphere into drinkable water, even in extreme environments. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:34:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Damien Pine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UoX9aRza9ZTwtqsMEMFDgZ-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists invent photosynthetic 'living' material that sucks CO2 out of the atmosphere ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have developed a material with photosynthetic bacteria that convert carbon dioxide into a mineral skeleton. The material hardens over time, so it could be used for buildings, they say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:26:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 23:06:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G4NB4EvH7wnSaKcycB9nun-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yifan Cui &amp; Dalia Dranseike / ETH Zürich]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have developed a new &quot;living&quot; material. The left images shows a 3D-printed &quot;pineapple&quot; with blue-green algae growing inside it. The right image shows a similar object but in the shape of a cube.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two versions of a new photosynthetic material. On the left we see a pineapple-shaped sample and on the right a cubic sample.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the safest seat on a plane? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/whats-the-safest-seat-on-a-plane</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Are some parts of an airplane safer than others? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:37:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9g6jyKKLCeP88BGaFdVEDK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Remember to review the plane&#039;s safety card so you know how far away you are from the exits.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a father hold his infant son on an airplane]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China has developed the largest drone carrier in the world — and it's getting ready for takeoff ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world’s largest drone "mothership" is getting ready for deployment in June. It’s designed to carry and launch up to 100 drones in a swarm, including kamikaze drones. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 16:41:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 29 May 2025 22:47:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Damien Pine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ssHXye4tkCXqEVB6g8LPb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A phot of a large drone carrier plane on the runway]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A phot of a large drone carrier plane on the runway]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Golden Dome: Everything to know about Trump's $25 billion missile defense plan ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ President Trump has set aggressive goals for Golden Dome, but many parts of the system already exist. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Iain Boyd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FJrrRMiha4bZCMSRZo4y9c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Breakthrough stretchy battery moves like toothpaste and could power pacemakers and hearing aids ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This breakthrough in battery power could bring wearable tech, implanted medical devices, and humanoid robots to life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 May 2025 16:24:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lisa D. Sparks ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XZfWAVitKDXBFjodaPh4QB-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The battery behaves somewhat like a water balloon, retaining its overall shape and holding a large amount of material while remaining flexible.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The fluid battery being pulled by two pairs of hands.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How is Roman concrete still standing after 2,000 years? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Roman concrete's durability comes from a combination of its ingredients and production methods. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:13:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elana Spivack ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MZSfAD6RHoRF9z2XeGC5XM-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists in China have refuelled a thorium reactor on the fly for the first time. The breakthrough is paving the way for working reactors that are significantly safer than conventional alternatives. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane McCallion ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FC8fsR53AUmaSMG2dtYaZE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A top down view of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory&#039;s 1960s molten salt reactor experiment, an early precursor to the Chinese reactor.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A top down view of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory&#039;s 1960s molten salt reactor experiment, an early precursor to the Chinese reactor.  ]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ The fighter jets are likely to incorporate AI, as well as advanced engine and stealth technology. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Bacci ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tqFLdw7rYXf4r4RGdk5fTd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sixth generation fighter jets are likely to tap into stealth technology and AI.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a rendering of a futuristic fighter jet in the sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stabbed, cut, attacked, twisted — scientists subject new stretchable battery to extreme torture, and it retained 90% of its capacity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new stretchable hydrogel battery can withstand extreme conditions and still operate effectively, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ruari McCallion ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jYM9t6J6z6UHL4rewhacoa-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[He et al., Sci. Adv. 11, eadu3711 (2025)]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New urinal designs could prevent up to 265,000 gallons of urine from spilling onto the floor each day ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have invented two new urinal designs that could significantly reduce the amount of urine splashback, keeping public restrooms cleaner. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:30:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:59:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CRxxzmqF6X6Hzfnu3ZnrHc-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Nautilus and Cornucopia designs could significantly reduce urine splashback in public restrooms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three-dimensional renderings of urinals. From left to right: Duchamp’s “La Fontaine,” a contemporary commercial model, Cornucopia, and Nautilus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Supersonic vehicles could better withstand extreme conditions thanks to new discovery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Surprising results from hypersonic air flow simulations could help design stronger, faster and more durable supersonic vehicles. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2kewaonGUn3VYqVY7rHMsK-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Future aircraft could be designed to sustain extreme conditions thanks to these new findings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A futuristic hypersonic plane made using a 3D render]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flat, razor-thin telescope lens could change the game in deep space imaging — and production could start soon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have developed an impossibly thin telescope lens that addresses a key astronomical challenge in a new study funded by NASA and DARPA. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iRDYYuoRbVQRPfHqCVW5EC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA captures stunning new image of shock waves from next-gen supersonic plane as it flies across the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New photograph captures breathtaking sight of history-making Boom Supersonic's XB-1 passenger plane as it hits supersonic speeds while flying across the sun ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julian Dossett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t6Ac7P8yAo5VYPgbkTfJki-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A specialized photograph known as a Schlieren image produced during a test flight of Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet on Feb. 10, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a sharp, slender aircraft flies across a red and yellow cloudy background, creating ripples behind it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is it still so hard to make nuclear weapons? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have been building nuclear weapons for more than 80 years, but crafting this technology remains a challenge. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wells ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d5i6ZfJnqGvCtc2LDPSMfd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A nuclear reaction at the heart of a nuclear weapon can generate an explosion equivalent to megatons of TNT. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white photo of a large mushroom cloud from a nuclear blast]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China creates powerful spy satellite capable of seeing facial details from low orbit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New laser-based imaging technology is reportedly capable of capturing millimeter resolution from over 60 miles away. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Bradley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ExeiYCrUt6CQzBtBtN8xNR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Chinese Space Station Tiangong orbiting Earth. Maps used for the octane render.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chinese Space Station Tiangong orbiting Earth. Maps used for the octane render.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier — becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US history ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger travel. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:18:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:54:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rory Bathgate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dpPnmQRhesRb2kLTBtiu4X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photo of the XB-1 plane, which just broke the sound barrier.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the XB-1 on the tarmac with a crowd of people around it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Boom Supersonic's next-generation XB-1 passenger plane 1 step away from breaking the sound barrier ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:59:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rory Bathgate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cyVB92vK3msxsvN4oe2zdk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The test was conducted at a height of 29,481 feet (8,986 meters), which was much lower altitude than it has previously flown at Mach 0.95.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[XB-1 aircraft in the sky for its 8th test flight.]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ In case you forgot it was still up there. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TiQ5qsNgoJJhaUbJUDPRC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist rendering of the X-37B performing an aerobraking maneuver using the drag of Earth’s atmosphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a spacecraft with two stubby wings flies above a blue-and-white planet with an orange glow surrounding it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nuclear fusion could be the clean energy of the future — but these 'tough' challenges stand in the way ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Even once researchers can reliably get more power out of a fusion reaction than they put in, they'll still need to overcome engineering challenges to scale up fusion energy. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ George R. Tynan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FB4A8oUUeZk7vnQeXkX7DU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Passenger plane with entirely new 'blended wing' shape aims to hit the skies by 2030 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new type of passenger plane will adopt a design that blends wings into the aircraft's body, which its creators say will cut fuel consumption by 50% and reduce noise. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x3dqTL9skExgBUmQBoa7zH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[An 3D rendition of the new passenger plane mid-flight. ]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Near-unlimited EV range now a possibility thanks to surprising new technology — solar paint ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mercedes-Benz is developing a new type of solar paint that could free EV owners from the perennial problem of range anxiety. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Electric Vehicles]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c5DCqUeCZUiqnKUeLCywpN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Marin Tomas via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ MIT's massive database of 8,000 new AI-generated EV designs could shape how the future of cars look ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An open-source database made by MIT engineers houses over 8,000 aerodynamic car designs and could train future AI models to design EVs in the future. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Saravia Pérez ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fk7EL7EGBF36VaqCG6rNLB-1280-80.gif">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's 1st nuclear-diamond battery of its kind could power devices for 1000s of years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's first nuclear-diamond battery uses carbon-14 to power devices for more than 10,000 years. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ruari McCallion ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UGZNJHU4E7ixEzqPELKb7P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The diamond battery harvests fast-moving electrons excited by radiation, similar to how solar power uses photovoltaic cells to convert photons into electricity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Diamond battery sample image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stealth destroyer 1st to carry hypersonic missiles that travel 5 times the speed of sound — with testing imminent ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/stealth-destroyer-1st-to-carry-hypersonic-missiles-that-travel-5-times-the-speed-of-sound-with-testing-imminent</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers will mounted with experimental hypersonic weapon systems, but what makes this technology so lethal? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 21:50:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Peter Ray Allison ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ECzDrAebUDxgVnjXg8bqdd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[U.S. Navy/General Dynamics Bath Iron Works via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The hypersonic missles can travel at speeds of more than 3,830 miles per hour and typically travel at high altitudes of up to 50 miles above sea level.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is underway for the first time conducting at-sea tests and trials on the Kennebeck River December 7, 2016 in the Atlantic Ocean. The Zumwalt is the largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chinese scientists claim they have built a Death Star-inspired beam weapon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chinese scientists claim they have made a converging energy beam weapon — but did they really, or have they been watching too much Star Wars? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:20:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Peter Ray Allison ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LnyHk9LD5ipANMi9DpkjHB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Supersonic passenger planes 1 step closer to return after successful Boom XB-1 test flight nears sound barrier ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The demonstrator craft is an important proof-of-concept for the return of supersonic commercial operations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:14:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:28:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rory Bathgate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LGLKcQHePPLkKHgTZcQRrA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It invites us to reconsider our notion of shadow': Laser beams can actually cast their own shadows, scientists discover ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After discussing the quirks in 3D modeling software, where a laser beam is treated as a solid object that can cast a shadow, scientists decided to experiment in real life — and found that laser beams can indeed cast a shadow under the right conditions. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zaS62FehRr7EGUfxZ8zUwG-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Abrahao et al.]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How did the Concorde fly so fast? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/how-did-the-concorde-fly-so-fast</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Concorde was the fastest commercial plane ever flown, but its speed came with a hefty price tag. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wells ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/etpfzpP6MEUfdURTqrqwSW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NNehring via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Concorde planes could accelerate to faster than the speed of sound, leaving a loud sonic boom in their wake.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the Concorde plane]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New 'wastewater' jet fuel could cut airplane emissions by 70% ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/new-wastewater-jet-fuel-could-cut-airplane-emissions-by-70-percent</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have discovered how to convert wastewater into biofuel to cut plane emissions by 70% — creating a new sustainable version of aviation fuel using biomass and agricultural waste. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Saravia Pérez ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8yAA3YNmyuNfrFga5mBdBR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists have built an AI-powered 'electronic tongue' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/scientists-have-built-an-ai-powered-electronic-tongue</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This new device can AI to distinguish between different coffee blends or detect when food or drink may be on the verge of going bad. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TvppoVRaKsf9YNhxoe4yXg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This “electronic tongue” can tell the difference between different coffee blends, let you know when juice has gone bad and detect harmful chemicals in water.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[&quot;Electronic tongue&quot; next to a coin.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Top-secret X-37B space plane will execute 'never-before-seen maneuvers' on its descent to Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Although it isn't clear what the X-37B is used for, its new maneuver would help it to evade detection and perform undetected low-passes over Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:10:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:11:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rory Bathgate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mtLKTyyxdzCFgca7nyVtQC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The X-37B will engage in &quot;aerobraking&quot; — a series of controlled descents into Earth&#039;s atmosphere. This will rapidly and unpredictably change its orbit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Render of the top-secret X-37B space plane]]></media:text>
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