Charlie Wood
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Past articles by Charlie:
White holes: What we know about black holes' neglected twins
White holes are returning to the experimental spotlight. → Read More
How Blue Origin, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic space race could impact the atmosphere
The Bezos, Branson and Musk space race is leading scientists to try to better understand how rocket exhaust and other elements impact the environment. → Read More
The future of self-driving? Maybe less like Elon Musk and more like Domino's pizza robots
Elon Musk has talked up full self-driving for years, but missed many deadlines. Some are betting the big progress in autonomous vehicles: delivering pizza. → Read More
Space agencies are learning how to make food on Mars and the moon
As Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos rocket companies lead a new space race, NASA is working on AI and robotics to farm space plants and feed interplanetary humans. → Read More
Amazon, Panasonic, and recycling start-ups prepare for battery wave tsunami
Amazon, Panasonic and recycling start-ups are preparing for a tsunami of demand for battery recycling as the electric car market grows. → Read More
Scientists make digital breakthrough in chemistry that could revolutionize the drug industry
At the Cronin Lab at the University of Glasgow chemists developed a robotic chemist called a "chemputer" that turns words into molecules. → Read More
One of SpaceX's most ambitious projects remains tethered to the ground — for now
To pay for a trip to Mars, Elon Musk's SpaceX intends to transform the Earth, blanketing the planet in internet coverage beamed down from Starlink satellites and generating billions in revenue. There's a lot of work left to do on the ground. → Read More
Researchers work on the next generation of wireless charging for electric vehicles and mobile devices
Wireless charging could soon reach the garage, and eventually the living room. → Read More
Trump betting millions to lay the groundwork for quantum internet in the US
The Trump administration's 2021 budget request contains $237 million in funding to build a quantum internet. → Read More
First cell treatment to fight the coronavirus awaits FDA approval for clinical trial
Therapeutics company Celularity is awaiting permission from the FDA to test whether a new cell therapy that boosts immunity could be effective against COVID-19. It has been used for cancer treatments. → Read More
Next-gen supercomputers are fast-tracking treatments for the coronavirus in a race against time
Scientists are using IBM's Summit, the world's fastest supercomputer, to help find promising candidate drugs to fight the coronavirus epidemic. → Read More
How NASA is using synthetic DNA in its search for alien life
Scientists have synthesized an alternative genetic system that, like DNA, can store and transmit information. It can guide NASA's search for alien life in planetary exploratory missions. → Read More
Kathryn Sullivan: Spacewalker and Earth Explorer
Kathryn Sullivan was the first American woman to float freely through space, but that was just the beginning of a career spent trying to understand the planet we live on. → Read More
NASA's SOFIA Observatory: The Flying Telescope
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a telescope unlike any other. For one thing, it can fly. → Read More
What Is Quantum Gravity?
Reference Article: An overview of quantum gravity. → Read More
What Is Gravity?
Different physicists have come up with a variety of ways to explain gravity. Here's how Newton and Einstein took gravity from an observation to a measurable phenomenon capable of revealing invisible matter and distant black holes. → Read More
What Is String Theory?
Reference Article: A simplified explanation and brief history of string theory. → Read More
CHIME: Mapping the Early Universe
The CHIME radio telescope uses dim flashes of distant and ancient hydrogen to create the largest map of the universe by volume yet. → Read More
SpaceIL's Beresheet Lunar Lander: Israel's 1st Trip to the Moon
A nonprofit organization is poised to join Russia, the U.S. and China as the fourth group to land a spacecraft on the surface of the moon. → Read More
Rural America is on the frontlines of low-emissions electricity
These three rural towns lead the United States in cutting edge electric grids. Their secret? A blend of green energy with high tech storage and switching systems. → Read More