More from Victor Tangermann (Page 80)

A new Federal Communications Commission under Joe Biden is likely to revive net neutrality, according to experts. Others are not so sure.

A Biden Administration Would Be Likely to Reinstate Net Neutrality

By Victor Tangermann

Oregon just became the first state in the country to decriminalize the possession of all drugs, including small amounts of heroin and cocaine.

Oregon Is Decriminalizing Drugs Including Heroin and Meth

By Victor Tangermann

An anonymous bitcoin wallet holder transferred $1 billion worth of bitcoin from accounts linked to darknet marketplace Silk Road.

Someone Just Moved $1 Billion in Bitcoin From a Busted Darknet Market

By Victor Tangermann

According to local road closure filings, SpaceX is getting ready for its next big test flight: Starship's first flight to 12 miles.

Starship Test Flight to 50,000 Feet Could Happen as Soon as Next Week

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's SN8 Starship prototype is being fitted with two aerodynamic flaps and a nosecone. In a matter of weeks, it will attempt to fly to 12 miles.

SpaceX Installing Nosecone on Starship That’ll Fly Miles High

By Victor Tangermann

Authorities in Denmark have found that a mutation of the coronavirus has spread from minks to humans, and plan to kill all 17 million mink in the country.

Mutated Form of COVID Spreading Between Mink and Humans in Denmark

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have presented new evidence that a magnetar within the Milky Way was the source of a strange fast radio burst recorded in April.

Science & Energy

Astronomers Pinpoint Source of Mysterious Radio Burst Signal

By Victor Tangermann

According to scientists, an additional planet located between Saturn and Uranus was yeeted out of the solar system when it was much younger.

New Evidence: There Was Another Planet in the Solar System That Escaped

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in the UK claim to have achieved first plasma on an upgraded, experimental fusion reactor.

Scientists Just Fired Up an Experimental Fusion Reactor

By Victor Tangermann

Former NASA astronaut and US Navy veteran Mark Kelly, a Democrat, beat incumbent Martha McSally (R-AR) for a seat on the US senate.

Veteran NASA Astronaut Elected to US Senate

By Victor Tangermann

K-pop girl band aespa has announced it's adding a new and completely virtual member to its ranks called "ae-KARINA."

New K-Pop Band Will Include an Entirely CGI Singer

By Victor Tangermann

A team of engineers from the University of Bristol visited the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant last week to test out Spot, a four-legged robodog.

Boston Dynamics

Scientists Send Boston Dynamics Robodog Into Chernobyl

By Victor Tangermann

According to screenshots of emails sent to CNBC, SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service will cost $99 per month.

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Internet Will Reportedly Cost $99 Per Month

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at Facebook are investigating if they can use augmented reality to allow people with hearing loss to hear another person in loud environments.

Prosthetics and Devices

Facebook Wants to Give You Superhuman Hearing Using AR Glasses

By Victor Tangermann

According to a recent tweet by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the company will be unveiling a Cybertruck design with minor improvements "maybe in a month or so."

Elon Musk Promises Redesigned Cybertruck in a “Month or So”

By Victor Tangermann

A team of Japanese architects have designed a breathtaking concept for a futuristic, four-story spaceport, meant to float just off the shore in Tokyo Bay.

This Japanese Spaceport Concept is Absolutely Gorgeous

By Victor Tangermann

A "Fire Fauci" chant broke out at a recent Trump rally. "Don’t tell anybody, but let me wait until a little bit after the election," the president replied.

Trump Tells Crowd He’ll Fire Fauci If He Wins the Election

By Victor Tangermann

Upon digging through Starlink's terms of service, eagle-eyed beta testers discovered they were signing up for a lot more than they might have thought.

Starlink Terms of Service Demands That Users “Recognize Mars as a Free Planet”

By Victor Tangermann

An AI-powered camera decided to follow the bald head of a linesman at a Scottish soccer game instead of the ball.

Artificial Intelligence

Robot Camera Mistakes Soccer Ref’s Bald Head For Ball

By Victor Tangermann

A team of Disney researchers have built a terrifying animatronic robot bust to literally replicate the "gaze" of a human in order to appear more lifelike.

Disney Builds Horrifying Skinless Robot With Terrifyingly Human Eyes

By Victor Tangermann

A self-driving race car had a terrible start during the first-ever live broadcast of Roborace, an autonomous race car competition.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Racecar Hits Accelerator, Immediately Crashes Into Wall

By Victor Tangermann

According to researchers from the University of Queensland, Australia, our planet will be hit with more prolonged "mega-droughts" thanks to cliamte change.

Scientists: Earth Should Brace Itself For Multi-Decade “Mega-Droughts”

By Victor Tangermann

The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter just spotted something unusual on the surface of the Red Planet: a "triplet" crater.

On Mars, a Crater on Top of a Crater on Top of a Crater

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX had to delay the upcoming Crew Dragon astronaut launch because of a tiny lacquer issue with two of the Falcon 9 rocket engines.

Historic SpaceX Astronaut Launch Delayed Due to “Nail Polish” Hiccup

By Victor Tangermann

We just got our first look at an upcoming movie called "Songbird," produced by the one and only Michael Bay — and it's a doozy.

In a New Movie, COVID Mutates and America Is Still Locked Down in 2024

By Victor Tangermann

A man from China called Liu Dongsheng has built a working jetpack suit over two years, for just over $100,000 total, according to state news.

Hey Elon Musk, Hire This Guy in China Who Built His Own Amazing Jetpack Suit

By Victor Tangermann

This Nonprofit Is Making Sunglasses Out of Recovered Ocean Waste

Science & Energy

This Nonprofit Is Making Sunglasses Out of Recovered Ocean Waste

By Victor Tangermann

Dutch flying car company PAL-V has announced today that its Liberty flying car has passed its road admissions test in Europe, allowing it to drive anywhere.

Advanced Transport

This Flying Car Is Now Allowed to Drive on Highways

By Victor Tangermann

General David Thompson, the Space Force's second in command has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Politico.

Space Force’s Second-in-Command General Has COVID

By Victor Tangermann

During a press conference, cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin told reporters that the leak on board the space station was a "scratch" about two to three cm long.

Space Station Leak Looks Like a “Scratch,” Cosmonaut Says

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just dropped its hottest mixtape on Soundcloud — and it's super creepy sounds from space just in time for Halloween.

Science & Energy

NASA Releases Playlist of Spooky Space Sounds

By Victor Tangermann

By analyzing the second 'touchdown' site on comet 67P by the Philae lander, ESA scientists were able to gain valauble insights into the nature of comets.

Science & Energy

Final Clues From Derelict Lander: Comet Interior “Extraordinarily Soft”

By Victor Tangermann

Consumer Reports has determined that Tesla's Autopilot driving assistance feature is "a distant second" to General Motors' Super Cruise.

Consumer Reports: Tesla Autopilot “Distant Second” to GM’s Driver Assistance

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from the University of Leeds and Edinburgh in the UK have 3D printed the "first ever biomimetic tongue surface."

Scientists 3D Print “Biomimetic” Copy of Human Tongue

By Victor Tangermann

A team of NASA scientists has spotted strange flashes known as "transient luminous events" (TLEs) in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter.

NASA Detects Bright Flashes of Light on Jupiter

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk just announced on Twitter that the electric car company's Full Self-Driving Beta update is officially being rolled out.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Officially Starts Rollout of Full Self-Driving Beta

By Victor Tangermann

Using the ALMA radio telescope in Chile, a team of NASA scientists spotted a highly unusual molecule in the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

Science & Energy

NASA Scientists Spot “Really Unexpected” Molecule in Atmosphere of Saturn’s Largest Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Two studies say its safe to fly during the coronavirus pandemic. Reports out of Europe paint a strikingly different picture.

Flying Is Safe From COVID, Says Study Funded by Airline Group

By Victor Tangermann

To come up with new ways to treat aneurysms and improve on existing treatments a team of researchers developed the first-ever living 3D-printed aneurysm.

Scientists Create World’s First “Living” Human Brain Aneurysm

By Victor Tangermann

According to early results, a vaccine for COVID-19 being tested by Oxford University and AstraZeneca is effective in both older adults and young people.

This COVID Vaccine Works For Both Young and Old, Scientists Say in Closed Meeting

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has officially set the date for SpaceX's long awaited Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station for 2:40 am Eastern time on October 31.

NASA and SpaceX Finally Choose Date for Historic Astronaut Launch

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Shutting Spacecraft Door Early to Keep Asteroid Chunks From Falling Out

NASA Shutting Spacecraft Door Early to Keep Asteroid Chunks From Falling Out

By Victor Tangermann

Israeli startup Aleph Farms just launched a space program, which focuses on producing meat anywhere — even in the most hostile environments such as Mars.

Startup Exploring Lab-Grown Meat on Off-Planet Settlements

By Victor Tangermann

Finding evidence of water on the Moon is a tantalizing prospect — but only meaningful insofar as we're able to actually make use of it.

Science & Energy

There’s One Big Problem With NASA’s Moon Water Announcement

By Victor Tangermann

NASA’s Big Moon Surprise Is That Lunar Soil Contains Water

NASA’s Big Moon Surprise Is That Lunar Soil Contains Water

By Victor Tangermann

OSIRIS-REx took such a big bite out of the surface of Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, it's "mouth" is jammed open, with bits of asteroid rubble falling out.

NASA Spacecraft Grabbed Too Many Asteroid Chunks and Now They’re Drifting Into Space

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins just submitted her vote for the 2020 presidential elections — from the International Space Station's "voting booth."

A NASA Astronaut Just Voted From Space

By Victor Tangermann

A team of astronomers from the University of Kansas have discovered evidence for an atmosphere around an extremely hot exoplanet — that shouldn't exist.

Science & Energy

If the Readings Are Right, There’s Something Very Strange About This Exoplanet

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla just recalled nearly every Model S and X in China because of up to two defects with the vehicles' suspension, Bloomberg reports.

Tesla Is Recalling 30,000 Cars Because of Manufacturing Problems

By Victor Tangermann

The Los Angeles fire department rolled out the first firefighting robot in the US, allowing teams to put out a fire in the city "from inside."

This Firefighting Robot Looks Absolutely Awesome

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists have created a white paint that's so white, it reflects 95.5 percent of sunlight that reaches its surface.

Science & Energy

This Whiter-Than-White Paint Is Like the Opposite of Vantablack

By Victor Tangermann

New research concludes that if if 95 percent of Americans would wear a mask, we could prevent nearly 130,000 deaths caused by COVID-19.

If Most Americans Wore a Mask, It’d Save 130,000 Lives

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla owners are freaked out by the new Full Self-Driving beta, which allows it to basically drive itself anywhere, including turns and traffic lights.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Bros Are Freaking Out Right Now About the New Full Self-Driving Beta

By Victor Tangermann

In a recent interview, SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell laid out the company's plans to bring its Starlink broadband satellite technology to Mars.

SpaceX Will Build Starlink-Like Constellation Around Mars, Its President Says

By Victor Tangermann

According to a TIME interview with SpaceX's president and COO Gwynne Shotwell, Starship could be used to help dispose of "dead rocket bodies" in orbit.

SpaceX President: Starship Could Help Pick Up Space Junk

By Victor Tangermann

Boston Dynamics will sell accessories for its robodog Spot, including charging bricks, camera kits — and even a prehensile arm.

Boston Dynamics

Oh No: Boston Dynamics Will Start Selling Arms For Its Robodogs

By Victor Tangermann

Hacker Says He Got Into Trump’s Twitter Account

Hacker Says He Got Into Trump’s Twitter Account

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has finally released footage from when its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touched down on asteroid Bennu's surface to collect a bunch of space rocks.

Science & Energy

Watch NASA’s Spacecraft Touch Down on a Tiny Asteroid

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers at MIT have created an AI that is capable of automatically deciphering long lost languages.

Artificial Intelligence

MIT Invents AI to Decipher Ancient Languages

By Victor Tangermann

In a world's first, a team of scientists at Purdue University has built a tiny flipping microrobot that can be operated inside a colon of a living animal.

Scientists Drive Tiny Robot Around Inside Living Butthole

By Victor Tangermann

Advanced Transport

The All-Electric Hummer Can Turn All Four Wheels and Drive Sideways

By Victor Tangermann

The engineers behind the YouTube "the Hacksmith" have crafted a real-world "Star Wars"-style lightsaber that burns hot enough to cut through steel.

Robots and Machines

Engineers Create Plasma-Powered Lightsaber That Can Cut Metal

By Victor Tangermann

A team of German physicists managed to pack up light — and unpack it 1.2 millimeters away without altering it in the process.

Quantum Physics

Physicists Just Stored and Transported Light Itself

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk announced on Twitter today that the Tesla Model S "Long Range" sedan is getting a price cut to $69,420, just undercutting competitor Lucid.

Elon Musk Slashes Tesla Model S Price to $69,420

By Victor Tangermann

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