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The neurotech company Synchron got FDA approval to start testing its brain implant in human volunteers, beating Neuralink and other rivals to the punch.
Neuroscience and Brain

"The approval of this [investigational device exemption] reflects years of safety testing performed in conjunction with FDA."

By Dan Robitzski

An experimental form of male birth control involves using magnets to heat up nanoparticles inside the testes to prevent sperm formation.
Studies

The ol' spicy magnet trick worked great — and was totally reversible — in mice.

By Dan Robitzski

The Indiana state government, Purdue University scientists, and a German startup are collaborating on new roads that automatically charge electric vehicles.
Electric Vehicles

Logistical challenges remain, but the roads could be a major boon to clean transportation.

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese government is digging a second field of an additional 110 silos for launching nuclear missiles, The New York Times reports.
Nuclear Fusion

"They make the United States target a lot of silos that may be empty."

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study, the Earth's interior is recycling only about a third of the carbon being sucked below volcanic areas.
Renewable Energy

The Earth's interior is trapping way more carbon than previously thought.

By Victor Tangermann

A lab worker in France was diagnosed with a deadly brain disease caused by the exact kind of proteins that her lab studied.
Developments

French labs issued a moratorium on the dangerous research until they figure out what happened.

By Dan Robitzski

On Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared a Wall Street Journal report, which showed that US population growth rates are grinding to a halt.
Elon Musk

"Between civilization ending with a bang or a whimper, this trend suggests the latter."

By Victor Tangermann

An unnamed millionaire gave away his $28 million ticket to go to space on board Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft. An 18-year-old will take his place.
Off-World

The 18-year-old son of a private equity investment firm CEO, is taking their seat.

By Victor Tangermann

Dubai conjured up a much-needed rainstorm thanks to new drones that can fly around and create clouds on command through electrical shocks.
Drones

When you live in the desert and it hits 120 degrees, you start to explore unusual options.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists argue that the universe may be folded in on itself, looping together like a giant cosmic donut rathan than expanding in all directions.
Science & Energy

"We could say: Now we know the size of the universe."

By Dan Robitzski

Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sanger seems to have turned on his own creation, saying that the site can't be relied on to be truthful.
Future Society

"Can you trust it to always give you the truth? Well, it depends on what you think the truth is."

By Dan Robitzski

A Scottish conservation group claims Google Maps has been suggesting “potentially fatal” routes up mountains — and even directly over cliffs.
Future Society

Mountaineering experts say the route is "potentially fatal."

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of prominent scientists warns that we've already passed several ecological tipping points and are approaching even more.
Climate Change

"Policies to combat the climate crisis or any other symptoms should address their root cause: human overexploitation of the planet."

By Dan Robitzski

Legendary production company Lucasfilm has hired a YouTuber who impressed them with stunning, photorealistic deepfakes of "Stars Wars" franchise characters.
Future Society

These deepfakes are even better than Lucasfilm's.

By Victor Tangermann

Cassie, a robot that looks just like a disembodied pair of legs, just successfully ran an impressive 5K on outdoor terrain.
Robotics

This is the first robot to learn how to run on an outdoor course.

By Dan Robitzski

A larger than usual meteor hurtled over Norway on Monday night, lighting up the sky over most of southern Scandinavia.
Off-World

Luckily, there were no reports of injuries.

By Victor Tangermann

At the request of his son, a French engineer designed a robotic exoskeleton that could help his son get around without using his wheelchair.
Health & Medicine

"Dad, you're a robotics engineer, why don't you make a robot that would allow us to walk?"

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook recalled "About 4 million" Oculus Quest 2 VR headsets after thousands of reports of face hives and rashes emerged.
Developments

Nothing says "true immersion" like a horrifically itchy face.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a jab at Apple when asked about Tesla's plans to open up its Supercharging network to third parties during this week's Q2 earnings call.
Elon Musk

Is Musk calling the kettle black?

By Victor Tangermann

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has put together a workgroup called "The Galileo Project" to investigate evidence of alien civilizations.
Exobiology

Figuring out what UFOs are is "the job of scientists."

By Victor Tangermann