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Researchers Just Solved One of the Biggest Problems in Synthetic Biology
Biology

Synthetic biology is getting more modular.

Watch DARPA’s New Self-Guided Bullets Turn in Mid-Flight, Following Their Target
DARPA

DARPA has 'swerving' bullets that can change direction after being fired from a weapon.

Cosmic Whistles? New Clues About One of the Most Puzzling Cosmic Phenomenon
Off-World

Now we just need more evidence.

Breakthrough Drug Discovery Could Let Scientists Repair Nerve Damage
Science & Energy

The drug already having FDA approval for other uses will help speed along the process.

Welcome to the Strange, Futuristic World of Nike’s Self-Tightening Shoes
Robots and Machines

Get Back To The Future with these $720 shoes.

Everything You Wanted to Know About the Cosmos
Off-World

Does intelligent life exist beyond Earth? What's beyond the edge of our universe?

exoplanet astronomy red dwarf
Off-World

It orbits a red dwarf just a few light years away.

Build Your Own Brain-Computer Interface with OpenBCI
Brain

Evapolar: The Tiny, Portable AC You Can Carry With You
Robots and Machines

It's a mini climate control device for your desk.

This New Tech Is Letting Blind People Read Without Braille
Robots and Machines

This tiny camera that can be worn like a ring reads text for the blind.

self-driving cars autonomous vehicles tesla transportation forecast
Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous cars are no longer the stuff of the future.

#deepmind #reinforcement training #ai
Artificial Intelligence

DeepMind is learning by doing, just like a person would.

There Will Be No “Mars Generation” Without These Technologies
Mars

NASA is set to send astronauts to orbit Mars and return them safely by the mid 2030s. And a manned landing on the Red Planet will soon follow. However, this work will be in vain if health technology does not advance.

The Future of Extremism: Artificial Intelligence and Synthetic Biology Will Transform Terrorism
Biology

The future of terrorism will be high-tech. Will we be ready?

e coli genetic modification metabolism disorder
Science & Energy

This strain of E. coli would actually make people healthier.

birds remote sensing extinction
Science & Energy

Perhaps we have reached the Anthropocene.

‘World’s Smallest Magnifying Glass’ Allows Us to See Between Atoms
Physics

The scientists were able to concentrate light down to less than a billionth of a meter.

Las Vegas Lights Are Being Powered By Footsteps
Science & Energy

This tech is powering street lights, security cams, WiFi hotspots, and more.

medicine cellular reprogramming gladstone institute
Science & Energy

We just took a massive step toward ending heart failure as we know it.

time zeptosecond precision photoelectric effect
Science & Energy

This kind of precision could allow us to probe into new areas of physics.