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Innovative tsunami & earthquake early warning system ‘piggybacks’ on century-old undersea tech

Innovative tsunami & earthquake early warning system ‘piggybacks’ on century-old undersea tech

A new international collaboration, including experts from The University of Texas at Austin, aims to turn a million kilometres of undersea fibre optic cable into a global early warning system for tsunamis and earthquakes, as well as a sensor array for monitoring unexplained temperature changes.

Robot bugs can hop across water & squeeze through the tiniest cracks

Robot bugs can hop across water & squeeze through the tiniest cracks

Researchers have created tiny bug-inspired robots that can carry out tasks in hard-to-reach spaces and inhospitable environments.

Focus on electrifying pickup trucks to cut emissions, researchers urge

Focus on electrifying pickup trucks to cut emissions, researchers urge

The electrification of pickup trucks offers greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than the electrification of other light-duty vehicles, new research has found.

10 UK next-generation space projects to support future exploration of the universe

10 UK next-generation space projects to support future exploration of the universe

New funding aims to encourage collaboration between industry and academia and boost technology that will support the future exploration of the universe through space-based astronomy, cosmology, solar system science and astrophysics.

STEM-sational! 10-year-old blazes way to glory with winning fire-fighting invention

STEM-sational! 10-year-old blazes way to glory with winning fire-fighting invention

A ten-year-old from Newcastle has extinguished competition with a ground-breaking fire-fighting invention, winning the Institution of Engineering & Technology’s national ‘Super-Realoes’ competition.

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