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Researchers from UC David have released the first images produced by EXPLORER, a medical scanner that images the whole body in 3D.
Medical

See the 3D Images Produced by the First Full-Body Medical Scanner

The future of medical imaging is strangely beautiful.

Walmart helped workers prepare for the Black Friday rush by providing them with VR simulations of what they could expect.
Virtual Reality

Walmart Used VR to Prepare Its Workers for Black Friday

The retailer claims VR training improves retention of new information by up to 15%.

NASA Announces Date for First SpaceX Crew Dragon Test Flight
Crew Dragon

NASA Announces Date for First SpaceX Crew Dragon Test Flight

The U.S. hasn't launched a crewed mission since 2011.

This Thanksgiving, families across the country will be roasting Torfurkys, Field Roasts and other fake meat in addition to genuine turkeys.
Future Society

This Is the Biggest Thanksgiving Ever for Fake Meat

New data shows that Americans' diets are tipping toward meat alternatives.

NASA's plans to conducts a "safety review" of SpaceX and Boeing stem from the agency's displeasure with Elon Musk's recent behavior.
NASA

NASA Isn’t Happy About SpaceX’s “Frat House” Culture

"You kids get off my launch pad!" - NASA to SpaceX, probably

Startup HyperSurfaces demonstrates how its AI-powered technology can make a car door, glass wall, or clothes rack "smart."
Artificial Intelligence

See How AI Can Turn Almost Any Surface Into a User Interface

Want to make a surface "smart"? Just add AI.

In a recent interview with CNBC Make It, Neil deGrasse Tyson told reporters that Elon Musk "will transform civilization as we know it."
Off-World

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Elon Musk “Will Transform Civilization As We Know It”

The eccentric SpaceX CEO gets some flak — but not from Neil deGrasse Tyson.

A new pair of AI algorithms can draw lifelike caricatures. Built by Microsoft and City University of Hong Kong, the work will be shown at SIGGRAPH Asia.
Artificial Intelligence

Check Out These Impressive Caricatures Drawn By AI

AI automation comes for the fairgrounds.

Fisher Space Pen: What Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Will Use to Write in Zero Gravity
Off-World

Fisher Space Pen: What Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Will Use to Write in Zero Gravity

It even writes under water.

A new app puts the task of training AIs in the hands of Ugandan refugees, who can earn the money they earn to rebuild their lives.
Artificial Intelligence

Refugees in Uganda Are Earning Money by Training AIs

It's a win-win for refugees and researchers.

NVIDIA has signed deals with three Chinese autonomous car startups to use their self-driving car platform.
Artificial Intelligence

Chip Maker NVIDIA is Bringing Its AI Driving Chip to China

We have the technology.

Molecular Gastronomy Kit: Fusing Food, Science, and Art
Food

Molecular Gastronomy Kit: Fusing Food, Science, and Art

Become a top chef in your own kitchen.

FinalStraw: The Last Straw You’ll Ever Need
Science & Energy

FinalStraw: The Last Straw You’ll Ever Need

Why waste more straws, when you can be one of the cool kids?

littleBits Superhero Kit: Teaching Kids Block-Based Coding
Coding

littleBits Superhero Kit: Teaching Kids Block-Based Coding

For kids and kids at heart.

A global, four-year research project just found that 14 of the 28 classic psychology studies it examined couldn't be replicated.
Science & Energy

New Research Just Debunked 14 Classic Psychology Experiments

What happens when science is wrong?

Norweigen cruise line Hurtigruten plans to transform leftover fish parts into a biogas it can then use to power its ships.
Science & Energy

A Cruise Line Plans to Power Its Ships with Dead Fish

"Our ships will literally be powered by nature."

New Brain Implant Could Translate Paralyzed People’s Thoughts Into Speech
Brain

New Brain Implant Could Translate Paralyzed People’s Thoughts Into Speech

Or at least it will get the important stuff across.

According to a new report, cybersecurity is the area of technology healthcare executives believe will have the biggest industry impact in 2019.
Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Is a Top Concern for Healthcare Executives

They're worried that staff members aren't prepared for cyberattacks.

Russian hacker groups are using old tricks with a new twist to retrieve sensitive government data. But security firms are on to them.
Data Privacy

Russian Hackers Have New Techniques to Steal Data

And they are getting harder to catch.

To Bolster Cybersecurity, France Gives Google the Guillotine
Cybersecurity

To Bolster Cybersecurity, France Gives Google the Guillotine

France, it would seem, has had enough of American surveillance.