Isbel Lázaro
United Kingdom unveiled Future of Flight plan for unmanned aviation
Isbel Lazaro, March 22, 2024.
Thanks to the “Future of Flight” action plan, presented by the UK Department for Transport, flying cabs and emergency service drones are expected to become a routine part of our daily lives by 2028.
Russia and China Plan Lunar Nuclear Power Plant Construction
Isbel Lazaro, March 22, 2024.
Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, together with the collaboration of China, is considering the possibility of erecting a nuclear power plant on the Moon between 2033 and 2035. This ambitious project is a step towards lunar colonization, with the goal of establishing permanent human settlements on the satellite.
Snake robot to explore Saturn’s moon tested
Isbel Lazaro, March 22, 2024.
Researchers tested a snake robot intended to explore Enceladus, Saturn’s sixth largest moon, as detailed in a study published in Science Robotics.
Desalination plant starts up in Los Pelambres mine
Isbel Lazaro, March 21, 2024.
The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, together with prominent authorities such as the Minister of Finance, Mario Marcel, the Minister of Public Works, Jéssica López, and the Minister of Mining, Aurora Williams, have started the operation of the Mining Complementary Infrastructure (INCO) project at the Los Pelambres mine, owned by Antofagasta Minerals.
Company is contracted by Equinor to deliver ROCS for the development of the Irpa field.
Isbel Lazaro, March 21, 2024.
Equinor has chosen Optime Subsea to supply two Remotely Operated Control Systems (ROCS) for the Irpa field development project. This agreement comes just three months after Equinor ordered a ROCS system for its Rosebank field, located west of Shetland, UK.
Barnacles protect metals from corrosion (study finds)
Isbel Lazaro, March 21, 2024.
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University have discovered a surprising application for proteins present in the natural adhesive of barnacles: protecting metals from corrosion in salt water.
