Russia has said it will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 to focus on building its own orbital outpost. Yuri Borisov, who was appointed to lead the state-controlled space corporation Roscosmos earlier this month, said during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin that Russia would fulfil its obligations
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The U.S. has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the world. Cameras are omnipresent on city streets and in hotels, restaurants, malls and offices. They’re also used to screen passengers for the Transportation Security Administration. And then there are smart doorbells and other home security cameras. Most Americans
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Stanford aerospace engineer Manan Arya shows how origami can help allow enormous spacecraft structures to fit into rockets a fraction of their size. If you’ve ever made an origami paper crane, using folds and creases to transform a square piece of craft paper into the delicate long-necked bird, it may seem
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In 2021, Intel launched Intel Foundry Services, a new division of its internal foundry that will manufacture third-party chips. It was part of the US tech giant’s goal after CEO Pat Gelsinger assumed his current role in 2021 — to crack the foundry business, which also means to start making
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In virtual worlds where appearance is customisable, the potential for fraud is greater than ever. Many brands, including Coca-Cola, Nike and Disney, are creating experiences in the Metaverse, yet the virtual space remains a rather nebulous concept. It’s far from fully understood, even to the most eager stakeholders, and there’s a
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As more drivers adopt plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, the demand for lithium-ion batteries will continue to explode over the next decade. But processes for extracting lithium can be time-consuming and chemical-intensive, and traditional sources—including brine and hard rock—could ultimately be depleted. Scientists and engineers are now looking to unconventional water sources,
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Scientists have identified a 10 per cent chance of space debris killing one or more people over the next decade as it falls from the sky. As space travel becomes more and more commonplace, scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have identified a real risk of people on Earth
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The federal government is seeking national and international investors interested in the development of the nation’s 42 billion barrels of Bitumen reserves. Speaking at a virtual session organized by the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in collaboration with PwC Nigeria, the Director General of the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, Dr.
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OCP Africa is investing in a Joint Venture with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) to develop ammonia and DAP Industrial plant worth $1.4 billion. The Industrial Plant project, which will be sited in Akwa Ibom State, is expected to utilise Nigerian gas and Moroccan phosphate to produce 750,000 metric tons
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The new International Termination Rate (ITR), which took effect at the beginning of this year, is currently unsettling the sector as there are complaints by some Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). Recall that on November 25, 2021, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) announced a new Determination of Mobile Voice International Termination Rate
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