12+ hour, 46+ min ago  (1230+ words) Yet as the industry expands and demand for advanced manufacturing, satellite technology, cyber resilience and skilled talent accelerates, another region is increasingly attracting attention: North East England. That momentum was on full display at the North East Space Conference 2026, held…...

13+ hour, 27+ min ago  (831+ words) Robotic applications for wildfire management include drones, fixed sensors, and AI models that detect ignitions early, fuse satellite data, and send georeferenced alerts. UAVs and UGVs map hotspots with thermal imaging, monitor perimeters for slopovers, and update fireline conditions in…...

15+ hour, 22+ min ago  (438+ words) A group of University of California researchers examined wildfire activity in the Western United States from 2001 to 2024 and compared heat wave data to see if there was a notable impact on the fires. Published in Science Advances, the findings were…...

16+ hour, 54+ min ago  (439+ words) The test, conducted at the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab in Emery County, Utah, marks the first time a DOE-authorised reactor has been built and tested outside a national laboratory. The achievement highlights growing momentum behind efforts to accelerate advanced…...

18+ hour, 35+ min ago  (620+ words) The mission aims to uncover how processes occurring deep within the atmosphere affect conditions in near-Earth space, with the goal of enhancing space weather forecasting capabilities. The Dynamic Atmosphere-Ionosphere Explorer (DAPHNE) mission will enter Phase B, where detailed planning and…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (374+ words) The award enables paediatric endocrinologist and principal investigator Dr Abby Fleisch to expand investigations into how PFAS exposure during childhood may affect long-term health outcomes. The project will focus on understanding links between these widely used synthetic chemicals and conditions…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (480+ words) Published in Physical Review Letters, the study by Dr. Daniel Marcantonio examined data from the Belle particle physics experiment at the KEK laboratory in Japan, which collided electrons with positrons, their antimatter counterparts. The collision energy was tuned to produce…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (479+ words) The move is expected to improve trust, support commercialisation and give UK companies a stronger voice in the development of global quantum standards. Dr Peter Thompson, CBE, CEO at NPL, explained: We are delighted to be leading the establishment of…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (308+ words) In edge-computing paradigms, latency is the ultimate metric of performance. The objective is to calculate and deliver critical insight instantly. However, as the frequency of debris conjunction alerts escalates, orbital data centres are forced to spend a growing percentage of…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (554+ words) Announced during the recent UK visit of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the agreement builds on a wider UK-Japan fusion cooperation framework established in June 2025. Both nations are seeking to advance fusion technologies while supporting economic growth, energy security and…...