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GLOWS - IMAP

Meet GLOWS on IMAP: The Polish‑Built UV “Photon Counter” That Just Launched to L1 – Here’s What It Will Reveal About the Solar Wind

Deep dive: GLOWS, the helioglow, and why IMAP needs it What problem does GLOWS solve? The Sun’s solar wind doesn’t blow uniformly. It varies with heliographic latitude (equator vs. poles) and evolves across the ~11‑year solar cycle, but we lack continuous, global
September 30, 2025
Rocket Cargo

Pentagon’s ‘Rocket Cargo’ Just Picked Winners: Blue Origin & Anduril Score New USAF Study Deals — Is Instant Global Delivery Finally Real?

What, exactly, did the Air Force just award? Two fresh study awards expand the Department of the Air Force’s “Rocket Cargo” ecosystem: These add to a growing roster of vendors AFRL is paying to explore complementary pieces of the “from, through, or
September 18, 2025
Agentic AI vs. Generative AI

Agentic AI vs. Generative AI: What You Need to Know

Artificial intelligence today is often discussed in two buzzing terms – Generative AI and Agentic AI – and it’s important to understand how they differ and overlap. In simple terms, Generative AI refers to AI systems that produce new content (like text,
September 17, 2025
Proton Therapy

Proton Therapy Breakthroughs 2025: Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment Promises Fewer Side Effects, New Hope

Proton therapy is an advanced form of radiation treatment that is rapidly gaining attention for its precision and potential to spare healthy tissues. Unlike traditional X-ray (photon) therapy, proton therapy uses beams of accelerated protons that stop directly in tumors, minimizing collateral
September 17, 2025
Helix humanoid robot

Helix, the Humanoid Brain That Won’t Stop Learning: How Figure’s VLA Just Taught Robots to Fold Laundry, Load Dishwashers – and Tackle Real Work

What is Helix (VLA)? Helix is a generalist “pixels‑to‑actions” model that runs entirely onboard Figure’s humanoid robots. It unifies perception, language understanding, and learned control so the robot can see a scene, understand a spoken/text instruction, and execute dexterous bimanual motions in
September 16, 2025
Viruses Building Batteries

Viruses Are Building Better Batteries?! The Wild Science Turning M13 & TMV Into Power‑Packed Electrodes

Scientists have learned to reprogram viruses as nanoscale construction crews that “grow” battery parts in water at room temperature. Engineered M13 bacteriophages (which infect bacteria, not people) and plant viruses like tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) act as scaffolds that self‑assemble metal‑oxide nanowires
September 16, 2025
Autonomous Combat Aircraft

“AI Wingmen Are Here: How Autonomous ‘Loyal Wingmen’ (Collaborative Combat Aircraft) Will Rewrite Air Combat—Sooner Than You Think”

What is a “loyal wingman” / CCA? “Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)” is the U.S. term for AI‑enabled, uncrewed jets that fly with or in support of crewed fighters/bombers, or operate autonomously when comms are jammed. Think of them as missile trucks, sensor
September 15, 2025
Hydrogen Cars

Hydrogen Cars: The Future of Transportation or Just Hype? Experts Weigh In

Sources: Government and industry reports; expert commentary from automakers and energy analysts; The Guardian EV series theguardian.com; Car and Driver caranddriver.com; International Energy Agency and Interact Analysis data interactanalysis.com, interactanalysis.com; MDPI Energies (2023) mdpi.com; U.S. DOE & national hydrogen strategies mdpi.com, radio.wcmu.org;
September 12, 2025
AI agents - chatbots - Digital Danger

Digital Danger? FTC Probes AI ‘Companion’ Chatbots Amid Fears for Kids’ Safety

Key Facts: FTC Launches an Inquiry into AI Chatbots “Acting as Companions” On September 11, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fired a shot across the bow of Big Tech, announcing a sector-wide inquiry into AI chatbots that serve as “companions” to
September 12, 2025