More from Kristin Houser (Page 20)

Researchers in the UK are developing a centaur-like robot to navigate settings too dangerous for humans, such as the site of a nuclear disaster.
Robotics

See the Centaur-Like Robot Designed to Handle Nuclear Disasters

By Kristin Houser

See What Astronomers Are Calling “The Last Breath of a Dying Star”
Off-World

See What Astronomers Are Calling “The Last Breath of a Dying Star”

By Kristin Houser

The results of a new global warming survey reveal Americans increased belief in the phenomenon — as well as their concerns about its impact.
Global Warming

More Americans Believe in Global Warming Than Ever Before

By Kristin Houser

Powerful wind gusts have caused damage to SpaceX's Starship rocket that CEO Elon Musk believes will take "weeks to repair."
Starship

Hurricane-Force Gusts Knocked Over SpaceX’s Starship Last Night

By Kristin Houser

UK researchers are ready to launch a study in which they'll vibrate people's limbs in an attempt to prevent a decrease in bone density.
Health & Medicine

Vibrating Astronauts’ Legs Could Keep Their Bones Strong

By Kristin Houser

By erasing memories linked to cocaine use, researchers stopped rats from seeking out the drug — and the therapy could potentially work in humans.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Kept Rats Sober by Deleting Memories of Cocaine

By Kristin Houser

A new study reveals a way to reverse memory loss in animal models of Alzheimer's disease, and it could one day work in people, too.
Health & Medicine

New Research Could Reverse Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Patients

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk explains the decision to use stainless steel to create the new SpaceX Starship rocket in an interview with Popular Mechanics.
Starship

SpaceX Starship Will “Bleed Water” From Tiny Holes, Says Elon Musk

By Kristin Houser

Coral Vita is working to build a coral farm on land, which it claims allows it to grow coral at up to 50 times the rate of underwater farms.
Climate Change

This Startup Is Growing Coral on Land and Transplanting It Into Damaged Reefs

By Kristin Houser

Tesla has received approval from the Netherlands Vehicles Authority to begin deliveries of its most affordable vehicle, the Model 3, in Europe.
Tesla

Tesla Can Finally Begin Model 3 Deliveries in Europe

By Kristin Houser

Chinese Gov: Doctor Who Gene-Edited Babies Forged Ethical Review
Prosthetics and Devices

Chinese Gov: Doctor Who Gene-Edited Babies Forged Ethical Review

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk claims CERN is interested in having the Boring Company help it build the Future Circular Collider, a massive particle accelerator.
Science & Energy

Elon Musk: Boring Co. Could Help Dig New CERN Particle Collider

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created an AI they claim is able to accurately predict the type and location of a tennis player's next shot.
Artificial Intelligence

Ball-Tracking AI Can Predict Your Tennis Opponent’s Next Shot

By Kristin Houser

A group of 45 economic experts believes the U.S. should create a carbon tax and give the revenue to Americans via a yearly rebate.
Climate Change

Top Economists: U.S. Should Tax Carbon and Give Citizens the Money

By Kristin Houser

Newly announced Tesla layoffs will see 7 percent of the company's full-time staff losing their jobs — yet another sign that 2019 is all about streamlining.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Is Laying off 7 Percent of Its Staff

By Kristin Houser

A system combining motion-tracking sensors and AI was able to detect anxiety and depression in children with 81 percent accuracy.
Health & Medicine

A Wearable Was Better Than Parents at Detecting Anxiety in Kids

By Kristin Houser

A newly announced Amazon conference, the AI-focused re:MARS, could help the company shake a reputation sullied by Rekognition.
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon AI Conference Is Meant to Inspire — and Boost Its Reputation

By Kristin Houser

The world's first lab-grown blood vessels have already yielded one new lead in the hunt for better diabetes treatments and more could be on the way.
Health & Medicine

We Can Now Grow Perfect Human Blood Vessels in a Lab

By Kristin Houser

The Tesla referral program granting new buyers six months of free Supercharging will end on February 1, according to Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Is Dropping Its Customer Referral Program

By Kristin Houser

Georgia Tech researchers have created a microneedle birth control patch that women could administer themselves just once a month.
Health & Medicine

New Microneedle Patch Delivers a Month’s Worth of Birth Control

By Kristin Houser

Collaborative robots, or cobots, are the future, according to NVIDIA. And an Ikea kitchen could speed up their development,
Artificial Intelligence

A Robot Is Learning to Cook and Clean in an Ikea Kitchen

By Kristin Houser

Researchers say they can give anyone a lifespan score that reveals their likelihood of living longer than average — just by looking at their DNA.
DNA

Scientists Claim They Can Predict Your Lifespan From Your DNA

By Kristin Houser

Business Insider has obtained a document listing the positions of the people who will lose their jobs as a result of the recently announced SpaceX layoffs.
SpaceX

The SpaceX Layoffs Will Hurt Workers With These Job Titles

By Kristin Houser

Officials have approved a plan for the development of the Greater Bay Area, a region in China they hope will become the next Silicon Valley.
Future Society

Beijing Greenlights Plan to Create Chinese Silicon Valley

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from the University of Basel have found a way to transform cancer cells into fat using two FDA-approved drugs.
Cancer

New Therapy Forces Breast Cancer Cells to Turn Into Harmless Fat

By Kristin Houser

The people most opposed to GM foods, foods modified in the lab to exhibit wanted characteristics, overestimate their knowledge of the subject the most.
Science & Energy

Strongest Opponents of GM Foods Know the Least About Them

By Kristin Houser

A regional grocery chain is deploying a fleet of 500 robot assistants name Marty, yet another sign that robots are the future of retail.
Artificial Intelligence

Grocery Chain Adds 500 Googly-Eyed Robot Assistants to Its Staff

By Kristin Houser

Wiliot has raised an additional $30 million after demonstrating its battery-free Bluetooth chip, which pulls power from ambient radio signals.
Internet Of Things

World’s First Battery-Free Bluetooth Chip Pulls Power from the Air

By Kristin Houser

Researchers believe the brain reconstructs memories in the reverse order that it creates them, moving from the big picture onto the finer visual details.
Brain

The Human Brain Reconstructs Memories in Reverse Order

By Kristin Houser

We simply can't decrease fossil fuel usage quickly enough to avoid climate catastrophe without leaning heavily on nuclear energy, according to two experts.
Energy

Experts: The Only Way to Save the Planet Is Nuclear Energy

By Kristin Houser

In China, Tesla has begun to add specially designed locks to parking spots to prevent Supercharger ICEing, the parking on non-EVs in Tesla charging spots.
Tesla

Tesla Found a Clever Way to Prevent Supercharger ICEing

By Kristin Houser

A report from the Chinese media claims that the NYPD is using facial recognition software developed by Chinese companies.
Facial recognition

China Claims US Police Are Using Its Facial Recognition Software

By Kristin Houser

We need to improve robot surgeons' sense of touch before the machines can truly reach their potential, according to one surgeon.
Health & Medicine

Experts Want to Give Robot Surgeons a Sense of Touch

By Kristin Houser

Researchers discover that Oregon blue clay has antibacterial properties that even treatment-resistant bacterias can't withstand.
Bacteria

An Ancient Antibacterial Technique Might Hold the Key to Future Wound Treatment

By Kristin Houser

Barnard's Star b, a nearby exoplanet, could have 'life zones' under its frigid surface, according to a team of astrophysicists.
Exoplanets

One of the Closest Exoplanets to Earth Could Support Alien Life

By Kristin Houser

Experts predict we won't reach universal internet access until 2050, leaving many people in low-income regions without this basic human right.
Universal Basic Income

Universal Internet Access Is at Least 30 Years Away, Say Experts

By Kristin Houser

A survey on AI development reveals that less than half of Americans are in support of the technology's advancement, worrying experts.
Artificial Intelligence

Just 41 Percent of Americans Support Advancing AI

By Kristin Houser

A steam-powered spacecraft prototype funded by NASA has the potential to explore planets, asteroids, and other space objects indefinitely.
Off-World

See the Steam-Powered Probe That Could Explore Space Forever

By Kristin Houser

The suborbital version of Space's Starship rocket is almost ready for lift-off, based on a new photo tweeted by CEO Elon Musk.
Starship

Elon Musk Shares Photo of SpaceX’s First Starship

By Kristin Houser

By watching a black hole devour a star, researchers from MIT were able to determine that it's spinning faster than 50 percent the speed of light.
Black Holes

Here’s Why MIT Scientists Are Watching a Black Hole Devour a Star

By Kristin Houser

The Earth's magnetic field is behaving erratically, and researchers can't update an important model of it until the government shutdown ends.
Science & Energy

Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Behaving Erratically, Baffling Scientists

By Kristin Houser

For the first time, a woman who received a uterus transplant through robot-assisted surgery is pregnant and due to give birth in a few months.
Health & Medicine

A Woman Is Pregnant Following a Robot-Assisted Uterus Transplant

By Kristin Houser

Based on a CES demo video, BMW's self-driving motorcycle can now move far more deftly, making tight turns and effortlessly switching directions.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch BMW’s Self-Driving Motorcycle Go for a Spin at CES

By Kristin Houser

A drug sponge that fits into a patient's vein to help minimize the side effects of chemotherapy could have a short path to FDA approval.
Health & Medicine

“Drug Sponge” Sits in Veins During Chemo to Minimize Side Effects

By Kristin Houser

mosquito
Health & Medicine

Mosquito “Birth Control” Could Prevent Millions of Deaths

By Kristin Houser

At CES 2019, Google debuted its Assistant's new Interpreter Mode, which translates conversations in 27 language in real-time.
Google

Google Assistant Can Now Translate 27 Languages in Real-Time

By Kristin Houser

New App Detects Early Signs of an Opioid Overdose
Health & Medicine

New App Detects Early Signs of an Opioid Overdose

By Kristin Houser

Tesla's sales advisers are warning buyers that the company's full self driving capabilities likely won't be legal any time soon.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla: Full Self Driving Is “Very Far Away” From Being Legal

By Kristin Houser

Researchers discover 13 new fast radio bursts (FRBs), including only the second known repeating example of the cosmic phenomenon.
Off-World

Fast Radio Bursts Could Be Signs of Alien Life — and We Just Found 13 More of Them

By Kristin Houser

A facial recognition survey indicates that more Americans are now in support of the tech, but that doesn't mean it's ready for widespread implementation.
Facial recognition

Americans Support Facial Recognition Tech — When It Works

By Kristin Houser

Black Market Bodies: How Legalizing the Sale of Human Organs Could Save Lives
Health & Medicine

Black Market Bodies: How Legalizing the Sale of Human Organs Could Save Lives

By Kristin Houser

A new app called Face2Gene is more accurate than clinicians at identifying genetic disorders based on a photo of a person's face.
Artificial Intelligence

This AI Identifies Genetic Disorders by Looking at Face Shape

By Kristin Houser

At CES 2019, automaker Hyundai unveiled a concept video and 1:8 scale version of Elevate, a walking car designed to navigate rough terrain.
Advanced Transport

Watch Video of Hyundai’s Walking Car Concept in Action

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created molecules called TrAPs that can promote wound healing by "talking" to the cells found near the site of the injury.
Nanotech

New Nanotech Drives Healing by “Talking” to Wounds

By Kristin Houser

Wireless tech company Global Energy Transmission (GET) has created a new drone charging system that can power the crafts while they are mid-flight.
Drones

Wireless Charging Tech Lets Drones Stay Aloft Indefinitely

By Kristin Houser

Tesla has officially kicked off construction on the Shanghai Gigafactory designed to help the company increase sales in the world's largest EV market.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Celebrates Start of Shanghai Gigafactory Construction

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have found that cells that naturally help fight the inflammation caused by multiple sclerosis originate in the gut.
Health & Medicine

New Research Could Stop Multiple Sclerosis in Its Tracks

By Kristin Houser

Amazon gas stations would give the company a way to generate revenue and improve its delivery network — all while collecting more consumer data.
Finance

Finance Expert: Amazon Should Open Gas Stations

By Kristin Houser

According to a new World Bank automation report, fears that robots will cause widespread job losses are largely unfounded — but not everyone agrees.
Future Society

World Bank: Fears of a Robot Takeover Are “Unfounded”

By Kristin Houser

Rolls Royce plans to break the world speed record for an electric airplane in 2020 with a craft designed to reach a top speed of at least 300 MPH.
Advanced Transport

Rolls Royce Is Building the World’s Fastest Electric Airplane

By Kristin Houser

The Pakistan city of Karachi is launching a network of zero-emissions buses powered by bio-methane created out of cow manure.
Advanced Transport

Pakistani City to Use Cow Manure to Power Fleet of 200 Buses

By Kristin Houser

A cancer-detecting breathalyzer is ready for clinical trials, and if it works as hoped, it could usher in a new era in cancer screening.
Cancer

Cancer-Detecting Breathalyzer Moves Into Clinical Trials

By Kristin Houser

A Tesla Owner Is Fighting Back Against Aggressive Truck Drivers
Tesla

A Tesla Owner Is Fighting Back Against Aggressive Truck Drivers

By Kristin Houser

South Korean automaker Hyundai has unveiled Elevate, a walking car concept that it claims represents an entirely new category of vehicle.
Artificial Intelligence

Hyundai Debuts a Walking Car With Four Legs

By Kristin Houser