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Trump's Transportation Secretary Promises the 'Future of Aviation' With New eVTOL Program

U.S. Launches Federal eVTOL Certification Fast-Track Program

FAA creating dedicated certification teams for eVTOL applications
New vertiport approval framework addresses key infrastructure gap
Program aims to reduce 5-10 year certification timeline for air taxi manufacturers

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 10, 2026·4 min read·via gizmodo.com

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TOPCon solar modules show self-healing under UV stress

TOPCon Solar Panels Can Self-Heal Under UV Stress

TOPCon modules fully recover from UV degradation through normal light soaking
Metastable defect behavior means real-world energy yield is unaffected
Findings may prompt revision of IEC UV testing standards to include recovery step

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 10, 2026·4 min read·via pv-magazine.com

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Longi launches fire-resistant solar module for rooftop PV

Longi Launches Fire-Resistant Solar Module for Rooftops

Back-contact cell architecture reduces hot spot risk while maintaining 24.8% efficiency
Enhanced junction box sealing and connectors address DC arcing fire hazard
Launch responds to tightening building codes and insurance requirements for rooftop solar

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 10, 2026·4 min read·via pv-magazine.com

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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber steps down | TechCrunch

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Steps Down to Focus on Tech

Jay Graber steps down as Bluesky CEO to focus on AT Protocol technology development
Bluesky seeking seasoned operator to scale the rapidly growing platform
Transition reflects common founder-to-operator pattern as social network matures

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 10, 2026·4 min read·via techcrunch.com

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Russian Spies Used iPhone Exploits From U.S. Contractor

Google identified iPhone zero-click exploits used by Russian and Chinese hackers
U.S. defense contractor sources confirmed the tools originated from their work
Incident highlights the growing problem of offensive cyber tool proliferation

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 10, 2026·4 min read·via techcrunch.com

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This image shows the two auroral footprints in Jupiter's aurora borealis created by the moons Io and Europa. The JWST observed these footprints and provided the first spectral measurements. These showed extreme temperature and densities in Io's footprint, a big surprise to the researchers behind the work. Image Credits: Webb/NIRCam Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Judy Schmidt. Webb/NIRSpec Credit: Katie L. Knowles (Northumbria University).

JWST Uncovers Puzzling Variability in Jupiter's Aurora

JWST captured first infrared spectra of Jupiter's moon-generated auroral bright spots
Io's auroral footprint shows extreme temperature and density variability on hourly timescales
Findings suggest Jupiter's magnetospheric dynamics are more complex than current models predict

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One of the final images of Dimorphos' surface, taken about 2 seconds (6 miles) before impact of the DART mission. Credit - NASA/Johns Hopkins APL

First Direct Evidence Shows Binary Asteroids Share Material

Fan-shaped patterns on Dimorphos confirmed as material deposited from companion asteroid Didymos
Discovery validates theoretical predictions of material exchange in binary asteroid systems
ESA's Hera mission arriving in 2026 will provide detailed follow-up observations

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A mosaic of photos of tiny crystals as seen through a microscope.

Pre-Solar Crystals in Meteorites Reveal Solar System Origins

Pre-solar grains survived the solar system's formation intact inside primitive meteorites
Isotopic fingerprints identify the dead stars that produced each crystal
Analyses support a complex origin involving multiple supernovae and giant stars

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Tangles of green and blue strands, representing different types of proteins, spill out over the edges of a circular channel.

Disorder Powers the Nuclear Pore, Biology's Busiest Gate

Nuclear pore complexes handle hundreds of transport events per second using disordered protein mesh
FG-nucleoporins lack rigid structure but provide selective molecular filtering
Findings inspire synthetic nanoscale filtration and may inform neurodegenerative disease research

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Plug-and-Play AI: Transforming robotics with modular skills

Modular AI Skills Are Reshaping How Robots Learn Tasks

Standardized interfaces let AI skill modules transfer across different robot hardware
Manufacturing and logistics lead adoption of composable robot capabilities
Industry moving toward app-store model for buying and selling robot skills

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The PlusAI SuperDriver on three different trucks.

PlusAI Upgrades Autonomous Truck Driver for Night Freight

Upgraded sensor fusion handles nighttime conditions with lidar-radar-camera pipeline
Construction zone module detects work zones and adjusts driving behavior automatically
Night freight capability addresses major gap in autonomous trucking commercial viability

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New neural model decodes mice brain signals into 10-second movies

Scientists Reconstruct Video From Mouse Brain Activity

Calcium imaging captured thousands of neurons as mice watched video clips
Machine learning models inverted neural data to reconstruct approximate videos
Findings advance cortical prosthetics research for restoring vision

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Forever chemicals used to extract 99% pure battery-grade lithium

Rice Scientists Turn Toxic PFAS Into Battery-Grade Lithium

Flash Joule Heating destroys PFAS bonds and frees fluorine to bind with lithium in brine
Process achieves 99% purity and 82% recovery in seconds vs months for evaporation ponds
Recovered lithium fluoride matched conventional materials in real battery tests

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Mercedes settles UAW union case; lidar goes mainstream

Lidar Technology Goes Mainstream in U.S. Automotive Market

Lidar sensor costs dropped from $75,000 to $200-500 per unit
China's 2M+ lidar-equipped vehicles drove mass production scale
U.S. automakers integrating lidar into sub-$40,000 vehicles
Projected 15-20% of U.S. new vehicle sales lidar-equipped by 2028

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First Shift: Iran conflict disrupts auto shipments

Iran Conflict Disrupts Global Auto Supply Chains and Shipments

Iran conflict disrupts Strait of Hormuz shipping affecting auto industry
VW recovery plans complicated by supply chain disruptions
Oil above $110/barrel increases manufacturing and shipping costs
Industry better prepared than pandemic era but scale exceeds most contingency plans

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circular inset image with a exploded fireball in the sky. in the background is a graphic showing earth from space.

Meteorite Crashes Through German Home After Fireball Lights Up Europe

Meteorite punched through roof of German home after fireball over Europe
Thousands observed the fireball across Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France
Building strikes by meteorites occur only a few times per decade worldwide
Fresh meteorite provides uncontaminated sample of early solar system material

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illustration of two octagonal spacecraft orbiting earth

1,300-Pound NASA Satellite Crashes to Earth Today After 14 Years

1,300-pound Van Allen Probe A reentering atmosphere on March 10
Satellite spent 14 years studying Earth's radiation belts
Most debris will burn up; risk to people assessed as extremely low
Mission discovered a previously unknown third radiation belt

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Raccoons Solve Puzzles for Fun, Not Just Food Rewards

Raccoons engaged with unrewarded puzzles as eagerly as food-baited ones
Animals showed positive behavioral markers during problem-solving
Curiosity may have evolved independently across multiple animal lineages
Urban raccoons solve more complex problems than rural populations

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China Eyes Rimae Bode as Landing Site for First Crewed Moon Mission

Rimae Bode identified as priority site for China's first crewed moon landing
Region contains five distinct terrain types in one accessible area
Volcanic rilles offer cross-sectional views of lunar geological history
Mission planned before 2030; site selection is a key planning milestone

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Anthropic launches code review tool to check flood of AI-generated code | TechCrunch

Anthropic Ships Code Review to Catch AI-Generated Bugs

Multi-agent system reviews AI-generated code for logic, security, and quality
30-50% of enterprise code now written with significant AI assistance
Catches subtle errors that look correct but mishandle edge cases
Initially available to enterprise Claude Code customers

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