More from Kristin Houser (Page 21)

Gates nuclear energy
Energy

Bill Gates: U.S. Leaders Must Embrace Nuclear Energy

By Kristin Houser

The first off-world baby could be born as soon as 2024.
Space

This Startup Wants to Send a Pregnant Woman to Space to Give Birth

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. government's proposed AI export restrictions could backfire on the nation in a number of ways, according to Silicon Valley insiders.
Artificial Intelligence

U.S. Plan to Restrict AI Exports Could Backfire

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers have found a protostar with a warped disk, and at just tens of thousands years old, it's the youngest ever observed.
Off-World

Astronomers Find First-of-Its-Kind Protostar With a “Warped” Disk

By Kristin Houser

Tesla's stock fell by nearly 10 percent following the company's decision to cut prices to offset a decrease in the federal tax credit.
Tesla

Tesla’s Stock Plummets After It Cuts Price of All Models

By Kristin Houser

The U.K. is investing millions of dollars into the development of micro-robots capable of navigating and repairing underground pipes.
Robotics

Tiny Robots That Repair Pipes Could Eliminate Road Work

By Kristin Houser

A cyberattack targeting the printing presses of several newspapers, delaying their delivery this weekend, appears to have originate from outside the U.S.
Future Society

Foreign Cyberattack Cripples Major U.S. Newspapers

By Kristin Houser

combustion engine
Advanced Transport

Demand for Combustion Engine Cars May Have Peaked in 2018

By Kristin Houser

PNC Bank is conducting a pilot project of credit cards with constantly changing CVVs, which it believes might prevent fraud during online transactions.
Future Society

Credit Cards With Constantly Changing CVVs Could Prevent Fraud

By Kristin Houser

gene-editing
Prosthetics and Devices

Chinese Scientists Reportedly Lost Track of Gene-Edited Patients

By Kristin Houser

Bandersnatch
Future Society

Netflix’s Bandersnatch Teases the Future of Entertainment

By Kristin Houser

An App That Does Your Homework for You Is Now Worth $3 Billion
Future Society

An App That Does Your Homework for You Is Now Worth $3 Billion

By Kristin Houser

multi-sensory mask
Virtual Reality

New Multi-Sensory Mask Lets You Smell and Feel the Virtual World

By Kristin Houser

water collection
Science & Energy

Cacti-Inspired Tech Could Keep You Hydrated After the Apocalypse

By Kristin Houser

Astronauts and professional athletes have similar mortality rates, according to a new study, which suggests that space travel doesn't cause premature death.
Off-World

Space Travel Doesn’t Seem to Shorten Astronauts’ Lives, Says Study

By Kristin Houser

Startup Organic Basics claims its silver-coated underwear remain odor-free after weeks of wear, but several testers disagree.
Science & Energy

Startup Claims Its Underwear Stay Odor-Free Through Weeks of Wear

By Kristin Houser

bioplastic
Pollution

Microorganisms That Eat Seaweed Can Create Biodegradable Plastic

By Kristin Houser

Stainless steel starship
Starship

Elon Musk Tweets Image of SpaceX’s Stainless Steel Starship

By Kristin Houser

A lung-like design created by researchers at Stanford University has the potential to increase the efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells.
Energy

Lung-Like Device Transforms Water Into a Clean Source of Fuel

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from Caltech demonstrate a new DNA origami technique by playing the world's smallest game of tic-tac-toe on a DNA board.
Science & Energy

Scientists Used DNA to Play the Tiniest Game of Tic-Tac-Toe Ever

By Kristin Houser

A team of Harvard researchers has created a tiny robot for Rolls-Royce that can climb in every direction, including upside down.
Robotics

Watch a Tiny Gecko-Like Robot Climb Upside Down

By Kristin Houser

IBM has created a fingernail sensor that detects tiny nail deformations and then uses AI to analyze them for signs of health issues.
Health & Medicine

IBM’s Fingernail Sensor Could Evaluate New Parkinson’s Medications

By Kristin Houser

The ESA has released several photos of a massive ice-filled crater on Mars that are stunning enough to adorn a Christmas card.
Science & Energy

See Stunning New Images of a Mars Crater Full of Mile-Thick Ice

By Kristin Houser

An AI created by Stanford transformed typical Christmas leftovers into new recipes, which the BBC then cooked up and tasted so you don't have to.
Artificial Intelligence

AIs Whip Christmas Leftovers Into Loathsome New Recipes

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created the first acoustic tweezers capable of levitating and moving multiple tiny objects simultaneously.
Science & Energy

Watch “Acoustic Tweezers” Use Sound to Levitate Multiple Objects

By Kristin Houser

Congress has passed a $1.2 billion quantum computing bill designed to accelerate U.S. research into the nascent technology.
Quantum Computing

Congress Passes $1.2 Billion Quantum Computing Bill

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have modified a common houseplant with a bit of rabbit DNA to improve its ability to remove toxins from the air.
Science & Energy

A Houseplant With Rabbit DNA Could Purify the Air in Your Home

By Kristin Houser

A pilot study designed to see how guide dogs would react to delivery robots revealed the animals aren't bothered by seeing the bots on the streets.
Robot Dogs

Guide Dogs Respond Better Than Some Humans to Autonomous Robots

By Kristin Houser

A new carbon powder is highly efficient at the process of CO2 capture, which could help us address our greenhouse gas emissions.
Renewable Energy

New Powder Captures CO2 Before It Can Hit the Atmosphere

By Kristin Houser

Someone hacked NASA servers, potentially stealing the personal info of employees in the process, according to an internal memo.
Hacking

Hackers Accessed NASA Servers Containing Employee Information

By Kristin Houser

Australian astronaut Andy Thomas believes the spaceplane designed by Virgin Galactic is not well-suited to get humans to space.
NASA

Former NASA Astronaut: Virgin Galactic’s Space Flights Are “Dangerous”

By Kristin Houser

An AI gender gap is emerging, with far more men than women possessing skills and holding senior positions in the artificial intelligence industry.
Artificial Intelligence

Report Finds Huge Gender Gap in Artificial Intelligence Workforce

By Kristin Houser

A dementia reversal treatment is moving from animal testing to human safety trials thanks to $10 million in funding from the Australian government.
Treatments

Treatment to Reverse Alzheimer’s Symptoms Moving to Human Trials

By Kristin Houser

Boyan Slat, the 24-year-old behind the Ocean Cleanup, is confident that his plastic-corralling barrier could still work despite initial issues.
Pollution

Ocean Cleanup Barrier Isn’t Catching Plastic, but Could Be Soon

By Kristin Houser

SpaceIL's privately funded lunar lander won't launch aboard a Falcon 9 until February, and SpaceX gave the company no explanation for the two-month delay.
SpaceX

SpaceX Delays Launch of First Private Lunar Lander Without Explanation

By Kristin Houser

Mutated Animals Show Why Gene Editing Isn’t Ready for Human Trials
Gene Editing

Mutated Animals Show Why Gene Editing Isn’t Ready for Human Trials

By Kristin Houser

Police in London will conduct another trial of their highly inaccurate facial recognition technology, the seventh since 2016.
Facial recognition

Denying Facial Recognition Scan Won’t Raise Red Flags, Say Police

By Kristin Houser

A Delivery Robot Burst Into Flames in California
Robotics

A Delivery Robot Burst Into Flames in California

By Kristin Houser

The SEC Is Letting a Company Treat Your Genetic Code as Currency
Health & Medicine

The SEC Is Letting a Company Treat Your Genetic Code as Currency

By Kristin Houser

Biologists Engineered An Assassin Virus to Kill Bacteria on Command
Bacteria

Biologists Engineered An Assassin Virus to Kill Bacteria on Command

By Kristin Houser

A Waymo Rider Talked Publicly About the Service — Even Though He Wasn’t Supposed To
Advanced Transport

A Waymo Rider Talked Publicly About the Service — Even Though He Wasn’t Supposed To

By Kristin Houser

Followers of SpaceX's every move have spotted a second Falcon Heavy side booster en route to the company's testing facility in Texas.
Falcon

Looks Like SpaceX Is One Step Closer to Launching Another Falcon Heavy

By Kristin Houser

MIT Figured out a Way to Shrink Objects to Nanoscale
Science & Energy

MIT Figured out a Way to Shrink Objects to Nanoscale

By Kristin Houser

Israeli startup Aleph Farms has unveiled what appears to be the world's first lab-grown steak, a cut of meat produced from cells taken from a live animal.
Future Society

For the First Time, a Startup Grew a Steak in a Lab

By Kristin Houser

At a May 2018 concert, pop start Taylor Swift used facial recognition technology to scan the crowd for any signs of her many known stalkers.
Facial recognition

Even Taylor Swift Is Using Facial Recognition Tech Now

By Kristin Houser

Bluetooth Smart Pill Pairs With Your Phone From Inside Your Stomach
Health & Medicine

Bluetooth Smart Pill Pairs With Your Phone From Inside Your Stomach

By Kristin Houser

Researchers release 20 images of the protoplanetary disks surrounding young stars, providing a glimpse into the process of planet formation.
Science & Energy

Beautiful New Images Show Clouds of Dust Forming Into Planets

By Kristin Houser

Bionic Bees With Electronic Backpacks Could Replace Farm Drones
Drones

Bionic Bees With Electronic Backpacks Could Replace Farm Drones

By Kristin Houser

Tuesday's ISS spacewalk was a success, with the cosmonauts able to see and collect samples from the mysterious hole in the side of the Soyuz capsule.
International Space Station

Cosmonauts Hacked Away at the ISS in Search of Sabotage Evidence

By Kristin Houser

Tesla's lawsuit against former employee and alleged saboteur Martin Tripp is for $167 million in damages, according to new reports.
Tesla

Tesla Is Suing Alleged Saboteur for $167 Million

By Kristin Houser

Walmart is currently testing the ability of Flippy, a kitchen assistant robot, to automate the process of frying food in its delis.
Robotics

Walmart Is Testing a Robot to Replace Its Fry Cooks

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have discovered that the Earth's underground ecosystem is massive, roughly twice as big as all the world's oceans combined.
Science & Energy

Massive Underground Ecosystem Could Help Us Find Alien Life

By Kristin Houser

During a spacewalk, two Russian astronauts will examine a hole in the side of the ISS's Soyuz capsule in an attempt to figure out if was a work of sabotage.
International Space Station

Russians Search Exterior of ISS For Signs of Sabotage on Spacewalk

By Kristin Houser

An employee sent an email to Uber execs warning about issues with the company's autonomous cars days before a self-driving fatality.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Whistleblower: Uber Could Have Prevented Self-Driving Fatality

By Kristin Houser

A plant in the Chinese city of Jinan is feeding food waste to cockroaches, which then become food for pigs and other livestock.
Food

How a Billion Cockroaches Are Helping China Process Food Waste

By Kristin Houser

A SpaceX Dragon capsule just brought the ISS Christmas dinner, a feast consisting of turkey and all the fixings, plus cookies to decorate.
SpaceX

How a SpaceX Dragon Capsule Delivered Christmas Dinner to the ISS

By Kristin Houser

If governments don't take swift action against climate change, the global economy could be headed for a crisis, according to investors.
Climate Change

Climate Change May Trigger an Economic Crisis. We Could Prevent It.

By Kristin Houser

Voyager 2 Just Entered Interstellar Space
Science & Energy

Voyager 2 Just Entered Interstellar Space

By Kristin Houser

The UK's 100,000 Genomes Project has met its first goal. Next, it plans to sequence 1 million genomes in just five years.
Health & Medicine

UK Researchers Just Finished Sequencing 100,000 Human Genomes

By Kristin Houser

To address its climate woes, the tiny European nation of Luxembourg has become the first in the world to make public transport free for everyone.
Science & Energy

Luxembourg Just Made Public Transportation Free for Everyone

By Kristin Houser

Australia Wants to Force Tech Companies to Decrypt User Messages
Future Society

Australia Wants to Force Tech Companies to Decrypt User Messages

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have successfully transplanted pig hearts into baboons, keeping four of the animals alive for more than 90 days.
Health & Medicine

Baboons With Pig Hearts Bring Us Closer to Human-Pig Transplants

By Kristin Houser

People With Paralysis Control the Robot Waiters at This Cafe
Robotics

People With Paralysis Control the Robot Waiters at This Cafe

By Kristin Houser

Volkswagen has announced plans to stop developing gas-powered cars in 2026, shifting its focus to electric vehicles (EVs).
Science & Energy

Volkswagen Will Launch Its Last Gas-Powered Cars in 2026

By Kristin Houser