#Hubble Space Telescope delivers first images since shutdown

#Hubble Space Telescope delivers first images since shutdown

“#Hubble Space Telescope delivers first images since shutdown” NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has delivered its first images since the telescope’s payload computer suddenly halted on June 13.  The pictures show a galaxy with what the agency calls “extended spiral arms” and said in a release is the first high-resolution look at a pair of colliding galaxies.  The photos…

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# Australian government awards M in grants to two blockchain startups

# Australian government awards $4M in grants to two blockchain startups

“# Australian government awards $4M in grants to two blockchain startups ” Australia’s Minister for Industry, Science and Technology announced 5.6 million Australian dollars ($4.2 million) in grants to two blockchain-focused companies including traceability firm Everledger and technology consulting startup Convergence.tech. Everledger, a company focused on building a global registry for diamonds, has received 3 million…

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# Bank of America reportedly establishes crypto research team

# Bank of America reportedly establishes crypto research team

“# Bank of America reportedly establishes crypto research team ” A new team at the second-largest bank in the United States will reportedly be devoted entirely to researching cryptocurrencies. According to a Thursday Bloomberg report, Alkesh Shah from Bank of America’s data and innovation strategy group will be leading a team looking into digital assets….

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#Recycling techniques set to make electric vehicles greener

#Recycling techniques set to make electric vehicles greener

“#Recycling techniques set to make electric vehicles greener” LONDON, July 1 – Researchers in Britain and the United States have found ways to recycle electric vehicle batteries that can drastically cut costs and carbon emissions, shoring up sustainable supplies for an expected surge in demand. The techniques, which involve retrieving parts of the battery so…

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#Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron star

#Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron star

“#Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron star” Enlarge Image This illustration provided by Carl Knox depicts a black hole, center, swallowing a neutron star, upper left. The blue lines are gravitational waves, ripples in time and space, which is how astronomers detected the merger, and orange and red areas indicate parts of the neutron star…

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