What do planet formation and badminton have in common?
The birth of a planet starts with a microscopic grain floating in a protoplanetary disk,...
October 2024
The base model is always the best—we drive the 2025 Porsche Macan
Porsche provided flights from Washington to Stuttgart and accommodation so Ars could drive the Macan...
AI is changing science: Google DeepMind duo win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Google DeepMind scientists Demis Hassabis and John Jumper today won this year’s Nobel Prize in...
Why Dubai-based VCs are looking to invest in European climate tech
Rising temperatures and unpredictable weather patterns have become a pressing concern within the UAE. In...
Rio Tinto backs six startups in high-tech bid for cleaner mining of lithium, copper
British VC fund Founders Factory has launched the Mining Tech Accelerator in partnership with Rio...
Norwegian startup Muybridge emerges from stealth to ‘reinvent’ the camera
Deep tech startup Mybridge has emerged from the shadows with an €8mn investment to fuel...
TNW Conference 2025 theme spotlight: AI and Deeptech
Debates about AI are everywhere these days. Families are chatting about its impacts on their...
EU backs Dutch scaleup Lumicks to fast-track discovery of cancer treatments
Amsterdam-based scaleup Lumicks has secured €20mn from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate the...
Ex-Darktrace boss Poppy Gustafsson named UK investment minister
Poppy Gustafsson, the co-founder and former CEO of UK cybersecurity darling Darktrace, has been named...
Taiwan’s TSMC is planning more chip fabs in Europe
In what could be a big win for the EU’s chip industry, Taiwan’s National Science...
Italy’s D-Orbit lands €119M ESA contract to service satellites in space
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a €119mn contract with Italian scaleup D-Orbit for...
German startup OroraTech raises €25M to scale wildfire early warning system
Munich-based startup OroraTech has secured €25mn in funding to scale up its AI-powered wildfire detection...
Climate change boosted Milton’s landfall strength from Category 2 to 3
As attempts to clean up after Hurricane Milton are beginning, scientists at the World Weather...
Over 86% of surveyed health care providers are short on IV fluids
More than 86 percent of healthcare providers surveyed across the US are experiencing shortages of...
Why a diabetes drug fell short of anticancer hopes
Pamela Goodwin has received hundreds of emails from patients asking if they should take a...