China says two of its astronauts completed a nine-hour spacewalk Tuesday, a figure that beats the US-held record for the world’s longest spacewalk set in 2001, in the latest milestone in the country’s ambitious space program. Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong, crew members of the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight, wrapped the nine-hour…
A Filipina woman who had been on death row in Indonesia, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, arrived home early Wednesday after longstanding requests from her home country. Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso had spent almost 15 years in prison for drug trafficking but won a last-minute…
A 29-year-old Uzbek citizen has been detained for allegedly planting the bomb that killed senior Russian general and his assistant, the Russian Investigative Committee said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, who headed Russia’s radiological, biological and chemical protection forces, was killed by a remotely detonated bomb planted in an electric…
Here’s a look at the innovators who joined us in London, and the technologies they’ve got in the pipeline. ‘A toolkit to help safeguard our reefs’ PhD candidate Taylor Whitman traveled from Australia to London to talk about the coral seeding devices she designed to deliver new baby corals to…
Critical minerals company Ucore Rare Metals (TSXV:UCU,OTCQX:UURAF) announced the receipt of a US$1.8 million payment from the US Department of Defense (DoD) on December 13. The funding will support Ucore’s subsidiary, Innovation Metals, in demonstrating its RapidSX rare earths separation technology at a commercial demonstration facility in Kingston, Ontario. This…
Environmental Clean Technologies Limited (ASX: ECT) (‘ECT’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to provide the following update on its joint venture project with ESG Agriculture Pty Ltd (“ESG”). Highlights: Funding Milestones: ECT secured $482,488R&D Loan, including contribution for JV seed funding ECT secured, subject to shareholder approval, $647,512in further funding…
BPH Global (BP8:AU) has announced BPH Global receives funding commitment of A$100,000 Download the PDF here. This post appeared first on investingnews.com
Altech Batteries Limited (Altech/Company) (ASX: ATC) (FRA: A3Y) is pleased to announce the execution of a third offtake Heads of Agreement (HOA) between Axsol GmbH (Axsol) and Altech Batteries GmbH. Highlights Strategic Heads of Agreement Executed with Axsol GmbH (Axsol) Certified supplier to NATO Offtake for 10MWh in first year,…
Cardiex Limited (CDX:AU) has announced Cardiex Completes Placement Ahead of CONNEQT US Launch Download the PDF here. This post appeared first on investingnews.com
The price of tin rose to a year-to-date high of US$35,575 per metric ton in April on a series of supply and demand factors from the top tin-producing countries. Despite declining in the second half of the year, prices appear to have found a bottom around the US$28,000 per metric…