Cook County Judge E. Kenneth Wright Jr., a powerful pillar of the judiciary for decades, is facing new scrutiny from the legal community following an Injustice Watch report that he took inappropriate property tax exemptions in another county.
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2024
The Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers continue to provide a wealth of information about the Red Planet. This was made possible in part by the sky crane landing systems that safely lowered them to the planet's surface. Their successful descent, managed by eight powerful engines, depended on one small part - a valve.
The engines produced about 750 poun
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 13, 2024
The ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured images of the second-brightest comet to ever pass through its field of view during the spacecraft's nearly 29-year career.
The bright comet is C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which has been garnering a lot of attention from skywatchers recently, displaying a long, dusty tail in pre-dawn skies throu
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
July 9, 2024, marked a significant milestone for Felix Lang and his research team at the University of Potsdam with the maiden flight of the new Ariane 6 rocket, launched from the Guiana Space Centre by the European Space Agency (ESA). Among the payloads was a satellite carrying an experiment featuring Lang's solar cell technology, which successfully deployed one hour and six minutes post-launch
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
ESA is advancing Europe's crisis management capabilities by officially launching the Safety Platform for Crisis and Emergency (Safeplace) during the International Aeronautics Congress in Milan. In collaboration with Starion, the initiative aims to transform how Europe prepares for and responds to emergencies.
Safeplace is designed to deliver vital information to first responders swiftly, w
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
Airbus Defence and Space has announced plans to reorganize its Division and workforce in response to ongoing business challenges, particularly in the Space Systems segment, which has faced substantial financial setbacks in 2023 and 2024. The proposed measures aim to streamline the Division's organizational structure, especially in headquarters functions, and implement comprehensive operational a
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
China successfully launched 18 communications satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province on Tuesday evening, marking the deployment of the second set of satellites for the Spacesail Constellation network.
The satellites, developed by Shanghai-based Genesat, were launched aboard a Long March 6A rocket at 7:06 p.m., entering their designated orbits shortly after l
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced a new addition to its 2024 launch schedule, with a commercial Electron rocket mission set to launch in just three days.
The mission, named 'Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes,' will lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, starting October 19th, to support a confidential commercial client. The launch marks Rocket Lab's fastest tur
Milan, Italy (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
At this week's International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a contract marking the start of HydRON's Element #1. HydRON, which stands for High thRoughput Optical Network, aims to enhance satellite communication using laser technology to enable faster connections between satellites and ground networks.
ESA selected Kepler Communications, a Cana
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
NASA is advancing its strategy to adopt commercially operated satellite communications for near-Earth missions, aiming to enhance service coverage, availability, and accelerate data delivery.
Beginning Friday, Nov. 8, the agency's legacy Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system, which is part of the Near Space Network, will cease onboarding new missions. The system will continue to
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
NASA has formed a new strategy review team to assess potential changes in the Mars Sample Return Program's architecture, a significant initiative aimed at returning carefully selected Martian samples to Earth. This effort represents a crucial part of NASA's broader mission to deepen understanding of the solar system and address the question of whether life ever existed on Mars.
Earlier thi
University Park PA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
A new search technique has allowed astronomers to target exoplanets that align with Earth and each other in search of radio signals that could indicate interplanetary communication. Penn State researchers, in collaboration with the SETI Institute, recently conducted a 28-hour search of the TRAPPIST-1 system using the Allen Telescope Array (ATA), marking the most extensive investigation of its ki
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
An international research team, including scientists from the CNRS, the European Southern Observatory, and Charles University, has traced the origins of 70% of known meteorite falls to three asteroid families in the main asteroid belt. These families - Karin, Koronis, and Massalia - were formed by collisions occurring 5.8, 7.5, and around 40 million years ago. The new findings, which have identi
Beijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2024
A Chinese cybersecurity association recommended on Wednesday a review of products that semiconductor giant Intel sells in the country, accusing it of threatening national interests.
Beijing and Washington have been locked in a tit-for-tat tech battle, vying for supremacy in fields including advanced semiconductors and artificial intelligence.
For decades, California-based Intel has domin
Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2024
China has jailed 15 people for their roles in a building collapse that killed dozens and sparked a public scandal over construction standards, state media said Thursday.
In April 2022, a commercial building in the central city of Changsha caved in, leaving more than 50 people dead and nine wounded.
Authorities later said the structure had been built illegally, triggering an outcry over c
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
The Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) Demo pilot plant, a $169 million, 10-megawatt supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) testing facility at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, has completed the first phase of testing. The plant successfully reached its full operational speed of 27,000 rpm while maintaining a target turbine inlet temperature of 500 degrees Celsi
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
In a world-first, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Deutsche Aircraft are conducting emissions measurement flights using 100 percent synthetic, aromatics-free fuel in a turboprop aircraft. This research aims to explore the climate benefits of synthetic fuels by studying emissions at distances ranging from 50 to 500 meters from the D328 UpLift aircraft. Conducted with DLR's Falcon aircraft as
Osaka, Japan (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
Scientists at Osaka Metropolitan University have synthesized new molecules called aza-diarylethenes that can reversibly change their structure in response to both light and heat. These molecules represent a significant advancement over previous phase-change materials, which were limited in their capacity to rewrite data. Aza-diarylethenes introduce the ability to use both light and heat for reve
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
Approximately 1.1 billion years ago, the North American continent almost divided, leaving a 1,200-mile stretch of volcanic rock called the Midcontinent Rift. Scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are investigating whether this geological feature could provide a significant source of natural hydrogen, potentially fueling large-scale clean energy production.
The rift, extending fr
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
Neutrons, essential components of atomic matter, have differing decay behaviors based on their environment. Within stable atomic nuclei, neutrons can persist indefinitely. However, when they are free, neutrons decay within an average of fifteen minutes. Intriguingly, conflicting results have emerged for the average lifetime of free neutrons, depending on whether measurements are taken using a ne
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have made progress in understanding halide perovskites, a promising class of materials for solar cells. These materials could serve as an efficient and cost-effective alternative to traditional silicon-based cells, but they face challenges with stability. The new insights are expected to aid the development of more reliable and efficie
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
Baylor University researchers from the Cornerstone Atomization and Combustion Lab (CAC) have developed an advanced method for burning biofuels with minimal emissions. Using a new Swirl Burst (SB) injector, the team successfully achieved ultra-clean combustion of glycerol/methanol blends, a fuel type typically challenging to ignite due to its thick consistency. This innovative approach marks a ma
London, UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
Researchers from Drexel University and the University of British Columbia are looking to the ancient Japanese art of kirigami to advance wireless technology. By applying kirigami techniques to the design and manufacturing of antennas, the team aims to improve versatility, durability, and manufacturing efficiency for devices that transmit electromagnetic waves, which are essential for communicati
New York (AFP) Oct 16, 2024
Amazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to meet the high electric power demands of artificial intelligence using atomic energy.
As companies including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google rapidly expand their global data center capabilities, they are actively seeking new electricity sources.
Amazon has signed three agreements
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
Curtin University researchers have made a significant discovery that could enhance everyday technology, from TV screens to solar panels and medical diagnostics. The study, led by Associate Professor Guohua Jia, revealed how to increase the number of molecules, known as ligands, that adhere to zinc sulfide nanocrystals by manipulating the shape of these tiny particles.
Associate Professor J