China Hush: To combat its ever-increasing traffic woes, China may be adding a high-tech bus to its public transit system. The “straddling” bus, first exhibited at the 13th Beijing International High-Tech Expo in May, has 2 levels and is 15 feet tall. The upper story carries passengers, while the lower is essentially a tunnel that allows surface automobile traffic to pass through it. It is also environmentally friendly: It runs on a combination of electric and solar power. A prototype is scheduled to be put in use in Beijing’s Mentougou District in the near future.
The finding that the Saturnian moon may host layers of icy slush instead of a global ocean could change how planetary scientists think about other icy moons as well.
Modeling the shapes of tree branches, neurons, and blood vessels is a thorny problem, but researchers have just discovered that much of the math has already been done.
January 29, 2026 12:52 PM
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