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Okayama scientists have crafted a new wine grape, Muscat Shiragai, merging the wild Shiraga and Muscat of Alexandria. The variety is part of a larger collaboration between academia, industry, and local government to boost regional identity through wine. Early tastings revealed a sweet, smooth flavor, and wider cultivation is planned. Source link
Investors are closely watching U.S. consumer spending this week, especially Black Friday sales, as the stock market faces a grim November. With limited recent data due to a government shutdown, early holiday shopping signals will be crucial for assessing the economy’s health and potential Federal Reserve rate decisions. Source link
For homeowners in mainland China, selling a property has become so difficult that some are turning to xuanxue, a neo-Taoist philosophy that has morphed into internet slang for any superstitious ritual meant to enhance luck, from feng shui tweaks to cyber talismans. Praying in temples, buying ‘quick-sale’ talismans, or simply writing the word “sold” on a piece of red paper are just a few examples. When a homeowner in Shanghai recently claimed on social media that she found a buyer after praying… Source link
UPDATE June 30, 2025: The second rocket of the SEED mission launched on Saturday, June 28, at 8:11 p.m. Marshall Islands Time (MHT). Principal investigator Aroh Barjatya reports that the rocket launched into active science conditions in the ionosphere and that good data were received from the main and ejectable subpayloads. This concludes the SEED mission launch campaign. UPDATE June 20, 2025: The first rocket of the SEED mission launched on Friday, June 20, at 8:27 p.m. Marshall Islands Time (MHT). Principal investigator Aroh Barjatya reports that good data were received from the main and ejectable subpayloads and that…
Researchers found that tau proteins don’t jump straight into forming Alzheimer’s-associated fibrils—first they assemble into soft, reversible clusters. When the clusters were dissolved, fibril growth was almost entirely suppressed. This reveals a promising new strategy: stop the precursors, stop the disease. Source link
Follow the latest action under lights in the Nevada desert Email Beau or hit him up on Bluesky Are we not getting a Martin Brundle grid walk for this race? This seems like the perfect scene for it. Surely some characters by the cars. Checking the news – yes, apparently this is one of the races that Brundle skips. Odd. Continue reading… Source link
Flight suspensions come after US regulator warned planes of security risk in the airspace in and around Venezuela. Source link
Union Minister Piyush Goyal urged states to disburse promised industrial incentives on time and simplify laws to attract investments. He emphasized the importance of quality control orders in boosting domestic manufacturing and consumer safety. The minister also highlighted the need to focus on eastern and north-eastern states for economic growth. Source link
JV signs share purchase agreement for Rs 231.34 crore. Source link
NASA and Sierra Space are preparing for the first flight of the company’s Dream Chaser spacecraft to the International Space Station. Dream Chaser and its companion cargo module, called Shooting Star, arrived at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, for environmental testing, scheduled to start in mid-December, ahead of its first flight, scheduled for the first half of 2024. Credit: Sierra Space/Shay Saldana Source link
Aalto University researchers have developed a method to execute AI tensor operations using just one pass of light. By encoding data directly into light waves, they enable calculations to occur naturally and simultaneously. The approach works passively, without electronics, and could soon be integrated into photonic chips. If adopted, it promises dramatically faster and more energy-efficient AI systems. Source link
Areas like Wazirpur and Bawana report hazardous levels above 450, while the NCR region also suffers poor air quality. Source link
The Aurangabad-based company aims to mop up nearly Rs 1,162 crore (at higher end of price band) by diluting 17.5 percent stake through the issue that will close on October 7. It already raised Rs 348.52 crore through anchor investors’ portion on Tuesday, the day before issue opening. Source link
NASA has taken a big step forward in how engineers will assemble and stack future SLS (Space Launch System) rockets for Artemis Moon missions inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The VAB’s High Bay 2 has been outfitted with new tooling to facilitate the vertical integration of the SLS core stage. That progress was on full display in mid-December when teams suspended the fully assembled core stage 225 feet in the air inside the high bay to complete vertical work before it is stacked on mobile launcher 1, allowing teams to…
A new floating droplet electricity generator is redefining how rain can be harvested as a clean power source by using water itself as both structural support and an electrode. This nature-integrated design dramatically reduces weight and cost compared to traditional solid-based generators while still producing high-voltage outputs from each falling drop. It remains stable in harsh natural conditions, scales to large functional devices, and has the potential to power sensors, off-grid electronics, and distributed energy systems on lakes and coastal waters. Source link
Racket harbouring Bangladeshi immigrants busted in Odisha Source link
The United States is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, according to four US officials, as the Trump administration escalates pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government. Reuters was not able to establish the exact timing or scope of the new operations, nor whether US President Donald Trump had made a final decision to act. Reports of looming action have proliferated in recent weeks as the US military has deployed forces to the Caribbean amid… Source link
Intuit's Stock Price is Surging Friday. Here's Why the TurboTax Maker is Gaining. Source link
On Aug. 26, 1918, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Katherine Johnson, a future hero to American space travel and exploration was born. She was the youngest of four children. Her mother was a schoolteacher and her father a lumberman, handyman, and farmer who also worked at West Virginia’s Greenbrier Hotel. Katherine’s aptitude for math and science was evident early and her parents arranged for her and her siblings’ education to be a priority. She graduated high school at only 14 and attended West Virginia State College, a historically Black college. When West Virginia decided to quietly integrate its…
Cabinet says explosion near Red Fort that killed 12 is suspected to have been perpetrated by ‘anti-national forces’ India has confirmed it is treating the explosion that killed 12 people outside Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday as a “terror incident” perpetrated by “anti-national forces”. The statement by the cabinet, led by the prime minister, Narendra Modi, confirmed mounting speculation that a terrorist attack was behind the blast that took place during peak time in one of the capital’s busiest areas and outside one of India’s major landmarks. Continue reading… Source link
Though New Delhi expressed satisfaction with many decisions, it did not specifically call the COP30 a success in devising a policy aimed at preventing climate change issues Source link
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Columbia University in New York, New York, enacted a collaborative Space Act Agreement to advance research and education opportunities during a signing ceremony Monday, Dec. 16, at Goddard. Presiding over the ceremony were Dr. Christa Peters-Lidard, director of Goddard’s Sciences and Exploration directorate, and Dr Jeannette Wing, executive vice president for research and professor of computer science at Columbia University. Columbia University has been a trusted partner for many years and has a long history of interactions with Goddard Space Flight Center. Notably, the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)…
Scientists discovered that a week of full submergence is enough to kill most rice plants, making flooding a far greater threat than previously understood. Intensifying extreme rainfall events may amplify these losses unless vulnerable regions adopt more resilient rice varieties. Source link
Performing in Paris on Friday, the composer of the scores for ‘Interstellar,’ ‘Dune’ and more accompanied his new age soundtrack with an extravagant array of instruments. Source link
