More from Victor Tangermann (Page 102)

Michael Manga, a planetary scientist at the University of California at Berkeley, has a new theory as to what may be causing marsquakes.

Science & Energy

New Theory: Marsquakes Could be Caused by Frozen Groundwater

By Victor Tangermann

Israeli startup Eviation Aircraft made a big splash at the Paris Air Show last week with a prototype of their $4 million commercial electric airliner.

Advanced Transport

We’ve Never Been This Close to Making Electric Flight a Reality

By Victor Tangermann

An MIT postdoctoral student has a strange new suggestion for finding extraterrestrial life: scan the skies for phosphine, a foul-smelling, toxic gas.

Weird New Theory: Aliens Could Be Using Toxic Gas as Defense

By Victor Tangermann

A team of German scientists have figured out a way to grow tobacco plants that contain 99.7 percent less nicotine. It could help millions of smokers quit.

Health & Medicine

Gene-Edited, Less Addictive Tobacco Could Help You Quit Smoking

By Victor Tangermann

The practice called "surveillance scoring" of changing how much retailers are charging consumers based on algorithms and collected data might be illegal.

Retailers Are Judging Consumers By Using Secret “Surveillance Scores”

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's groundbreaking Heavy Falcon rocket launched successfully from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 2:30 am ET. Almost everything went according to plan.

SpaceX Aces Falcon Heavy Launch, Despite Booster Explosion

By Victor Tangermann

A jaw-dropping report found that crypto exchange Quadriga CEO Geralt Cotten got away with $200 million worth of crypto before his death in December.

Crypto CEO Funneled Client Money Into Fake Accounts Before Death

By Victor Tangermann

A new study found that frozen sperm samples survived in microgravity, suggesting reproducing in space with sperm sent from Earth could be possible.

Study: Sperm Banks in Space Could Make Colonizing Mars Possible

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Curiosity Rover just found methane readings at a Martian site to be three times as high as the previously record level — posssibly a sign of life.

Science & Energy

New NASA Rover Discovery Hints at Signs of Life on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Two mysterious white objects that were spotted in the sky over Kansas City, Missouri last night turned out to be DARPA's balloons.

UFOs Over Kansas City Turned Out to Be Something Strange

By Victor Tangermann

The European Space Agency just tested out a device that's meant to assist in astronaut rescue missions on the surface of the Moon.

This Bizarre Device Will Help Rescue Injured Astronauts on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin just fired up its gigantic Moon lander engine for the first time at NSA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Blue Origin Test Fires Moon Lander Engine For the First Time

By Victor Tangermann

Smart electronics company Signifiy announced a new take on the internet of things: the Truelifi, a smart lightbulb that can beam data streams using light.

Internet Of Things

These New Smart Lightbulbs Can Beam Data Through Light

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new 82 page investigation by NASA's Office of Inspector General, hackers got away with 500 megabytes of mission critical data.

Hackers Stole Data from NASA’s Robotics Lab

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk hinted at the announcement by his startup Neuralink, possibly of a brain-machine interface that could one day hook human brains up to computers.

Elon Musk: Brain-Computer Interface Update “Coming Soon”

By Victor Tangermann

State-owned media network Russia Today reports that the head of Russian space agency Roscomos Dmitry Rogozin has no interest in hiring SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

Russian Space Chief: We Would Never Hire Elon Musk

By Victor Tangermann

Three U.S. senators received a briefing yesterday behind closed doors about UFO sightings — another sign that Congress is taking the matter seriously.

US Senators Receive Classified Info on UFO Sightings

By Victor Tangermann

The city of San Francisco is voting next week on a total ban of sales of e-cigarettes. It could become the first city in the U.S. to do so.

Health & Medicine

San Francisco is Voting to Ban Sale of E-Cigarettes Next Week

By Victor Tangermann

A British student was just convicted today by London police of manufacturing a firearm using a 3D printer, according to Agence France-Presse.

UK Student Convicted for 3D Printing Gun

By Victor Tangermann

Facebook's cryptocurrency could give the company even more sway and influence — perhaps even turn them into a virtual nation according to Jennifer Grygiel.

Expert: Facebook Is Trying to Become an Independent Country

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft just zipped really close to tiny asteroid Bennu to snap an incredibly detailed image.

NASA Photographs Asteroid That Could Smash Into Earth in 22nd Century

By Victor Tangermann

YouTuber Simone Giertz bought a Tesla Model 3 into a pickup truck in her latest video.

Watch This YouTuber Mod Her Tesla Model 3 Into a Pickup Truck

By Victor Tangermann

With Near-Infinite Resources, Facebook Launches a Cryptocurrency

With Near-Infinite Resources, Facebook Launches a Cryptocurrency

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists have come up with a new way to minimize muscle loss for space travelers: testosterone plus plenty of exercise.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Want to Jack Astronauts Up On Steroids

By Victor Tangermann

The European Space Agency just placed a piece of satellite in an extremely hot plasma wind tunnel to melt it into a ball of liquid metal.

Watch a Satellite Piece Melt Into a Puddle of Metal

By Victor Tangermann

Samsung tweeted a warning reminding TV owners to "prevent malicious software attacks on your TV by scanning for viruses on your TV every few weeks."

Internet Of Things

Samsung: Scan Your Smart TV for Viruses Every Week or Else

By Victor Tangermann

Former "Mythbusters" co-host Adam Savage just showed off an incredible-looking, 3D-printed titanium Iron Man suit — and yes, it can fly.

Robots and Machines

Watch “MythBusters” Host Adam Savage Fly a Titanium Iron Man Suit

By Victor Tangermann

During a closed-doors audience at the Vatican, the Pope told oil executives that we need to find an energy solution that doesn't sacrifice the environment.

Pope to Oil Execs: “Energy Use Must Not Destroy Civilization”

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told CNN Business that NASA will need "$20 to $30 billion" over a span of five years to return to the Moon by 2024.

NASA Budget Billions Short to Return Americans to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Orbiter Spots “Star Trek” Starfleet Insignia on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Where Is Alien Life? Six Of The Top Theories

Where Is Alien Life? Six Of The Top Theories

By Victor Tangermann

Watch This Breathtaking, Close-Up Clip Of The Surface of A Distant Comet

Watch This Breathtaking, Close-Up Clip Of The Surface of A Distant Comet

By Victor Tangermann

Private space agency SpaceX and NASA chose the lucky astronauts, who will be the first to ride SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule into space.

NASA Chooses First Astronauts to Ride SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

Only a single day after "Aladdin" actor Mena Massoud bought a Tesla Model 3, he crashed into a tree — allegedly due to a faulty suspension.

The Star of “Aladdin” Says a Defect Caused His Tesla to Crash

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists from Florida State University just created the world's strongest magnetic field using a toilet paper roll-sized magnet.

Robots and Machines

A Tiny Magnet Just Created the World’s Strongest Magnetic Field

By Victor Tangermann

The discovery of a huge mass of dense material near the Moon's South Pole is puzzling scientists across the globe. Where did it come from?

Scientists Are Baffled by “Huge Mass” Under the Moon’s Surface

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists successfully tested a laser that can track down cancer cells and kill them — all by simply shining a light from outside the skin.

New Laser Zaps and Destroys Cancer Cells in Real Time

By Victor Tangermann

Uber exec Eric Meyhofer said that the company has "seen people bully [Uber's self-driving] cars," including aggressive behavior and shouted obscenities.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Road-Raging Humans are Bullying Uber’s Self-Driving Cars

By Victor Tangermann

Congress is worried that deepfakes, computer-generated fake videos, could undermine and severely disrupt the 2020 presidential campaign.

Congress Is Officially Freaking Out About Deepfakes

By Victor Tangermann

Uber is officially starting to make Uber Eats food deliveries by drone as part of a limited trial in San Diego this summer according to Bloomberg.

Uber Eats Will Start Making Drone Deliveries This Summer

By Victor Tangermann

During a shareholder meeting, Elon Musk admitted that Tesla has a design for a submarine car — and it's straight out of James Bond movie.

Elon Musk: Tesla Is Working on a James Bond-Style Submarine Car

By Victor Tangermann

UK artists Bill Posters and Daniel Howe, with the help of ad agency Canny, just uploaded a video of a deepfaked Mark Zuckerberg to Instagram.

Watch Deepfaked Mark Zuckerberg Rant About How He Controls You

By Victor Tangermann

A computer virus has completely brought Philadelphia's online court system to its knees since May 21, as The Verge reports.

Malware Shut Down Philadelphia Court System for Weeks

By Victor Tangermann

A hacker allegedly stole an entire MiniDisc archive and demanded a ransom. Radiohead called the bluff and put the archive of demos on sale for charity.

Hackers Stole Old Radiohead Demos — Then Got Owned

By Victor Tangermann

Some 100,000 travelers had their images and license plate numbers stored by U.S. Customs stolen by hackers, The New York Times reports.

Hackers Steal 100,000 Traveler Photos from U.S. Customs

By Victor Tangermann

New Study: Alien Life is Probably Way Rarer Than We Thought

New Study: Alien Life is Probably Way Rarer Than We Thought

By Victor Tangermann

A team of astronomers found a "large excess of mass" under the Moon's largest crater called the Aitken basin near the South Pole.

Astronomers Discover “Deep Structure” Under Moon’s Largest Crater

By Victor Tangermann

The Canadian government has announced it will ban single-use plastics by 2021. It will examine scientific evidence first to come up with a list of items.

Canada Announces Ban on Single-Use Plastics

By Victor Tangermann

NASA will officially allow regular citizens — not just certified astronauts — to visit the International Space Station.

NASA is Officially Opening the Space Station to Tourists

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is planning to send its tiny Mars Helicopter to the surface of Mars next summer. And the Helicopter just passed a couple of important milestones.

NASA Is Testing Its Tiny Mars Helicopter for July 2020 Launch

By Victor Tangermann

As part of the InHome Delivery service, Amazon employees will be able to enter your abode, donning a camera, and deliver groceries directly to your fridge.

Walmart Will Now Deliver Food Straight to Your Fridge

By Victor Tangermann

With the help from research scientist Janelle Shane, an animal refuge created a neural network that came up with a series of weird and cute cat names.

Artificial Intelligence

This Neural Network Gives Kittens A+ Names Like “Mr Sinister”

By Victor Tangermann

A massive 164-foot asteroid called 2006 QV89 has a one in 7,000 chance of bashing into the Earth on the morning of September 9, according to the ESA.

It’s Unlikely, but a 164-Foot Asteroid May Hit Earth in September

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon CEO and tech-billionaire Jeff Bezos just demonstrated a pair of massive robotic arms and hands at this year's re:MARS conference in Las Vegas.

Behold: Jeff Bezos Just Showed off a Pair of Huge Mecha-Hands

By Victor Tangermann

Wild Idea: Use Railguns to Extract Resources From the Moon

Wild Idea: Use Railguns to Extract Resources From the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Microsoft Quietly Deletes Massive Facial Recognition Database

Microsoft Quietly Deletes Massive Facial Recognition Database

By Victor Tangermann

Training Advanced AIs is Surprisingly Terrible for the Environment

Training Advanced AIs is Surprisingly Terrible for the Environment

By Victor Tangermann

Robert Downey Jr. Wants to Clean Up Earth With Robots and AI

Robert Downey Jr. Wants to Clean Up Earth With Robots and AI

By Victor Tangermann

Swedish furniture maker IKEA is partnering with American startup Ori to create a line of robotic furniture to help people save space in small apartments.

IKEA Wants to Sell You Robotic Furniture for Your Tiny Apartment

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is Launching a GPS System for Space

NASA is Launching a GPS System for Space

By Victor Tangermann

According to Chinese state-owned news media, a team of Chinese scientists developed "injectable cartilage" that can be used to repair human tissue.

Health & Medicine

New “Injectable Cartilage” Could Revolutionize Plastic Surgery

By Victor Tangermann

A distressing Australian climate change analysis has some pretty bad news: human civilization is set out to collapse by 2050 if we ignore climate change.

New Research: Human Civilization Will Likely Collapse By 2050

By Victor Tangermann

The International Astronomical Union (IAU), an association made up of more than 12,000 members from across the globe, released a statement regarding concerns over SpaceX's new Starlink satellite initiative.

Astronomers Call for Regulation of SpaceX Starlink Satellites

By Victor Tangermann

Two scientists have invented a device that can create its own source of electricity from an extremely abundant and renewable source: falling snow.

New Device Generates Electricity From Falling Snow

By Victor Tangermann

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