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The not-for-profit organisation that partners with the automotive industry to provide support for life to its people and their family dependents, Ben has announced that the Jaguar Land Rover Channel Swim Challenge has raised £185,000 so far. They have smashed their target of £160,000, and as donations and fundraising events continue,the total is likely to grow.

Animation visualising the propagation of a coronal mass ejection leaving the Sun on 14th October 2014 and highlighting the speed at which it reached various spacecraft over the following days, weeks and months (not to scale).

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have for the first time shown that neural networks – a form of artificial intelligence – can accurately analyse the complex distortions in spacetime known as gravitational lenses 10 million times faster than traditional methods.

There are no mechanics on Mars, so the next best thing for NASA's Curiosity rover is careful driving.A new algorithm is helping the rover do just that. The software, referred to as traction control, adjusts the speed of Curiosity's wheels depending on the rocks it's climbing.

For the first time Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) will be dedicating a day to one of the most important aspects of the defence and security sector, its workforce.

Unmanned equipment and technology systems are expanding into nearly all walks of our lives. We are developing new systems that can expand our reach and capabilities using remote controlled equipment. ByRory Jackson and Bob Stanton, Omnetics Connector Corporation.

The time has finally come that some pro-cyclists have turned to precision hybrid ceramic bearings for their low rolling resistance to give them a race day advantage over those who opt for all-steel bearings.Chris Johnson, Managing Director of specialist bearing supplier, SMB Bearings, explains this choice and explores the differences between full ceramic and hybrid bearings.

NASA hopes to send a manned mission to Mars in the mid-2030s. On a planet where temperatures can fall to -125ºC generating energy presents a key challenge and new techniques are about to be tested. The best equipment needs the people to use it, so resilience experiments are also under way.To tackle the challenge of energy generation, NASA will test two-meter high reactors, developed as part of the ‘Kilopower’ project, in the Neva...

The Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition also hosts a top level conference which gets under way on Monday September 11. Four strands cover Air Capability, Maritime Capability, Land Capability and the Future of Military Rotocraft will open proceedings. In his opening address to the Air Capability Conference, the Royal Air Force’s Assistant Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshal Mike Wigston, will explore the challenges f...

Imagine you're on your way to Mars, and you lose a crucial tool during a spacewalk. Not to worry, you'll simply re-enter your spacecraft and use some microorganisms to convert your urine and exhaled carbon dioxide (CO2) into chemicals to make a new one. That's one of the ultimate goals of scientists who are developing ways to make long space trips feasible.The researchers are presenting their results at the 254th National Meeting & Exposition...