by Henry Strother | Apr 16, 2021 | Technology
For a transition to a renewable energy infrastructure to occur, we have to develop commercial-scale clean technology. Many energy experts agree that such a transition will require the assistance of the oil and gas sector, and when it comes to funding clean energy...
by Melody Meadows | Apr 1, 2021 | Technology
Elon Musk’s SpaceX lost another prototype Mars rocket early Tuesday as its latest Starship test flight crashed while trying to land in heavy fog in Texas. After a successful 8 a.m. take-off and brief test flight, the live-streamed cameras on SN11 froze at 5 minutes...
by Henry Strother | Mar 9, 2021 | Technology
AUSTIN, Texas — Now in its fifth year of operation, the Bureau of Economic Geology’s TexNet earthquake monitoring system manages more than 150 seismic stations throughout Texas and has been integrated into the country’s national monitoring system operated by the U.S....
by Henry Strother | Feb 25, 2021 | Technology
A $75 million fund for domestically mined uranium came after years of lobbying and campaign donations from the industry. When the latest COVID-19 relief bill was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Dec. 27, uranium companies with mines in the United States...
by Melody Meadows | Feb 25, 2021 | Technology
Solar panels. Wind turbines. Electric vehicle batteries and motors. These are just four of the things that need one or more of a group of minerals known as rare earths. Incidentally, these are also four of the things the EU is basing its future on. And it produces...
by Brant Foy | Feb 25, 2021 | Technology
The latest version of Elon Musk’s Mars rocket is on the launch pad in Texas. Just a few weeks after its predecessor SN9 flew high and then crash-landed on Texas’ Gulf Coast, SN10 could try to improve on that performance, and it could happen as soon as...
