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Japanese “white stork” has recently taken flight from the International Space Station. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ninth H-II Transfer Vehicle, as HTV-9, was released from its temporary perch at the end of the space station’s robotic arm on Tuesday (Aug. 18) at 1:36 p.m. EDT (1736 GMT). The unoccupied …

Text size Kevin Frayer / Getty Images The European chip sector was under pressure on Tuesday when the cold wind of fracturing relations between US and China blew its way. The sector has benefited from the fruits of a global tech rally driven by the need for gadgets and computers …

Physicists are accustomed to dealing with some of the strangest forms of matter and ideas in our known world, from uplifting superconducting materials to the mind-bending theory of time dilation. But even for physicists, time crystals are strange. They may sound like some hidden treasure of retro science fiction TV …

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Monday announced fresh sanctions that would restrict all foreign semiconductor companies from selling chips developed or manufactured using U.S. software or technology to Huawei without first obtaining a license. In May announced restrictions were already limited companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) from …

Coldteam project team, from left: Lea Ruefenacht, Kian Wee Chen, Eric Teitelbaum, Forrest Meggers, Kipp Bradford and Adam Rysanek. Credit: Nicholas Houchois Many people beat the summer heat by cranking the air conditioning. However, air conditioners guzzle power and emit millions of tons of carbon dioxide every day. They are …