Low-Wearing Pumps For Coarse Paints

Pumping paints and pigments is a challenge. The pigments are abrasive and act like sandpaper on other materials when they are in motion. This means that the pump must be extremely sturdy. One German company used rotary lobe pumps to pump their products.

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Volkswagen limbos lower with the new Taos small SUV

Every time we think we've seen the last SUV from a given marque, it manages to squeeze in another. For Volkswagen, that's the new Taos, an entry level compact SUV with turbo power, a wide-stretched LED lighting signature and the latest tech goodies.

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New tardigrade species fends off killer light with a fluorescent shield

The tardigrade is one of nature’s toughest creatures. Now scientists have discovered a new species that adds to an already impressive array of survival tools by employing a type of fluorescent shield to protect itself against lethal UV radiation.

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China’s Autoflight puts a canard twist on its latest long-range eVTOL

At the 2020 World UAV Conference in Shenzhen, Chinese heavy drone company Autoflight unveiled a big new canard-style electric VTOL cargo drone, and announced its intentions to develop a similar aircraft for urban air taxi operations.

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Miniature magnificence in the 2020 Nikon Small World photo awards

The incredible winners from this year's Nikon Small World photo awards strike a unique balance between art and science, offering everything from a surreal close-up of the grooves in an old vinyl record to a stunning image of hippocampal neurons firing.

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Climate change driving huge surge in natural disasters, UN finds

The frequency of natural disasters over the past two decades is almost double that of the 1980-1999 period, a new report from the UN has revealed, with extreme weather events driven by climate change accounting for a large portion of the uptick.

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Blue Origin launch sets record, tests NASA lunar landing gear on return

Private space company Blue Origin had a doubly successful outing with its New Shepard rocket today, reusing the same booster for a record seventh time and doing so with a particularly important payload onboard.

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Yale study uses brain imaging to predict childhood weight gain

A new imaging study has found a high density of cells in a certain brain region can effectively predict future weight gain in children. The research suggests an inflammatory response in the brain, triggered by poor diet, can influence future overeating.

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