Jina Park
Senior Editor, Tech & Innovation
Jina Park serves as the Senior Editor for Tech & Innovation at Science and Exploration, focusing on the intersection of computational science and real-world application. She specializes in demystifying complex technologies, from artificial intelligence and robotics to breakthroughs in bio-engineering and renewable energy systems. Through rigorous journalism, Jina aims to make the frontiers of applied technology accessible and understandable, helping intellectually curious readers navigate our rapidly changing world.
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Scientists Expand Genetic Alphabet From 4 to 8 Letters
E. coli RNA polymerase, the core enzyme of bacterial gene expression, accurately transcribes a synthetic eight-letter DNA alphabet, effectively doubling life's fundamental information capacity, accord
Sep 5, 2026 · 3 min read
Biochar Market Surges: Agtech's Climate Resilience Driver
The global biochar market, a key player in sustainable agriculture, is projected to surge from USD 995.
Sep 4, 2026 · 3 min read
G20 Summit Adopts US-Backed 'Lighter Touch' AI Guidelines
Top US tech bosses, including Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman, directly urged G20 ministers to build AI data centres, just before the group unanimously adopted guidelines for 'lighte
Sep 3, 2026 · 4 min read
AI Data Science Innovations Revolutionizing Research
An AI system from Sakana AI recently generated a hypothesis, designed experiments, and wrote a peer-reviewed scientific paper on its conclusions without any human intervention, according to Forbes .
Aug 30, 2026 · 5 min read
China's Tech Innovation Push Amidst Economic Headwinds
By 2026, China plans to invest over $1 trillion in infrastructure and public services, alongside a 7.
Aug 18, 2026 · 4 min read
Top 5 Emerging Sustainable Energy Technologies for 2026
By the end of 2023, China's newly installed renewable energy capacity alone accounted for over 80% of its national total and more than half of the global new capacity, a monumental shift driven by uns
Aug 4, 2026 · 5 min read
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Investment & Transition Challenges
By 2026, global Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production is projected to reach 2.
Aug 1, 2026 · 5 min read
Israel tests AI drone technology for rapid wildfire detection
An autonomous drone system, recently tested in Israel, detects wildfires across hundreds of square kilometers within minutes of ignition, pinpointing their location with meter-level accuracy.
Jul 31, 2026 · 4 min read
What is the history and impact of semiconductor technology?
IBM's Project SWIFT once fabricated integrated circuits in a single day, with each layer taking just 5 hours, a speed that today's fastest fabs can't match, now taking 19 hours per layer.
Jul 5, 2026 · 6 min read
Euclid telescope maps 60 million stars in Milky Way's heart
The European Space Agency's Euclid telescope has just unveiled an image of the Milky Way's central bulge containing over 60 million stars, including 51 known planetary systems, a scale previously unse
Jun 27, 2026 · 3 min read
NASA tests cryocoupler for in-orbit refueling
The U.S. Space Force has already poured $25.5 million into Astroscale’s Provisioner spacecraft, a commercial in-space refueling vehicle, even as NASA continues to prove fundamental technologies. This
Jun 27, 2026 · 4 min read
NASA Uses Artemis II Orion Data to Refine Moon to Mars Strategy
Four astronauts, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, embarked on a 10-day voyage around the Moon aboard Orion, marking the first crewed deep-space mission of its kind.
Jun 25, 2026 · 2 min read
NASA TESS mission discovers two new super-puff planets
Two newly discovered planets, TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, are larger than Jupiter yet so light they have densities comparable to cotton candy, according to NASA's TESS mission .
Jun 25, 2026 · 2 min read
CSDA Awards Commercial Satellite Data Contracts to 14 Firms
NASA has committed up to $476 million to acquire commercial satellite data, integrating eight new companies into its Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program and expanding deals with six o
Jun 24, 2026 · 2 min read
NASA's X-59 Aircraft Tests Quiet Supersonic Flight Standards
On June 12, 2026, NASA's X-59 aircraft flew at Mach 1.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3 min read
NASA's high-value contracts face increased scrutiny
After 70 years, Caltech's management of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is now open for bids, signaling a new era of federal scrutiny over long-standing, high-value contracts.
Jun 23, 2026 · 4 min read
Lake Naivasha's rising waters flood homes, displace thousands
Dickson Ngome's farm, leased in 2008, lay over 2 kilometers from Lake Naivasha's shore.
Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read
AI's societal divide demands ethical governance now, not later.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, a titan of the AI industry, has been privately pitching the idea of government ownership in AI companies to administration officials since early 2025.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3 min read
Summer Solstice 2026 arrives June 21, marking longest day
On June 21, 2026, communities in Alaska and northern Canada will experience nearly 20 hours of daylight, with regions above the Arctic Circle observing the persistent midnight sun, according to Forbes
Jun 21, 2026 · 4 min read
Organizational Crisis: Biology's Unpredictable Threats Trump AI in 2026
In 2020, a global respiratory pathogen triggered an estimated $13.
Jun 20, 2026 · 2 min read