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A team of researchers at the University Of Colorado At Boulder have developed a wearable that can use its wearer's natural body heat as a power source.
Energy

"In the future, we want to be able to power your wearable electronics without having to include a battery."

By Victor Tangermann

Whistleblowers at the Arizona Department of Corrections say hundreds of inmates are being held past their release date due to buggy management software.
Science & Energy

"These people are literally trapped."

By Dan Robitzski

On two separate occasions last year, two Air Force F-16 fighter jet pilots were saved by a sophisticated Ground Collision Avoidance System.
Artificial Intelligence

This control system saved two lives last year when pilots lost their consciousness.

By Victor Tangermann

The United States Army is building a machine gun-like laser weapon 1 million times more powerful than anything else in its arsenal.
Robots and Machines

"This is not science fiction."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of engineers built an artificial muscle material that gets stronger as it works, potentially leading to soft robots that adapt to their jobs.
Robots and Machines

Imagine flexible robots that get tougher as they work.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA engineers managed to hide a clever message in the red and white colors of its Perseverance rover's parachute that it used to successfully land on Mars.
Mars

The colors are the key.

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin fell 11 percent over the weekend — and that could be in large part due to a tweet by Elon Musk and a comment by Treasury Secretary Janet Yelle.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: "BTC and ETH do seem high lol."

By Victor Tangermann

Prominent physicist Sabine Hossenfelder argues that simulation theory more closely resembles religious belief than a serious scientific hypothesis.
Future Society

Sorry, nerds!

By Dan Robitzski

Top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci put the United States' failure to reign in the virus into a global perspective during a Monday interview on ABC.
Developments

A national embarrassment.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA engineers have stitched together a highly detailed 360-degree panorama of Perseverance's landing site in the Jezero Crater.
Mars

This is one of the best places on Mars to look for signs of ancient life.

By Victor Tangermann

British engineers are preparing to test the fuel mix that could one day power the largest nuclear fusion experiment in the world, as Nature reports.
Energy

To pull off fusion power, scientists are going to need exactly the right fuel.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just released footage of its Perseverance Mars rover touching down on the Red Planet. The incredible video is a nail biter.
Mars

Watch the incredible footage here.

By Jon Christian

Marketing collective MSCHF has decided to let a robot dog equipped with a paintball loose inside an art gallery — and it's letting strangers take control.
Robot Dogs

And it's letting people online — including you — control the rampage.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's next-gen Mars rover Perseverance is outfitted with not just one but two microphones. We could finally get to listen to the sounds of Mars.
NASA

We can think of a few reasons why.

By Tony Ho Tran

As of today, you can access dozens of RAW images from NASA's Perseverance Mars lander, with many more hopefully on the way.
NASA

This is a big win for transparency advocates.

By Jon Christian

Bone cancer survivor Haley Arceneaux will be experiencing the trip of a lifetime on board SpaceX's first private flight some time this year.
Off-World

"My battle with cancer really prepared me for space travel."

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study by scientists from NASA and the German Aerospace Center, some Earthling microbes could survive the hostile conditions on Mars.
Mars

"Some microbes, in particular spores from the black mold fungus, were able to survive..."

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's Starship prototype called SN1o has a "good chance of flying this week" at the company's Texas facilities, according to Elon Musk.
Starship

Stay tuned for more explosions — or maybe even a successful landing.

By Victor Tangermann

A very small study found that some patients who recover from the coronavirus could face long-term lung damage and reduced lung capacity.
Developments

Officials say this is the first case of COVID transmitted via organ transplant.

By Tony Ho Tran

An airplane was forced to land in Denver when its right engine exploded and caught fire. Passengers were able to capture a dramatic video of the incident.
Advanced Transport

Here's a video of the flaming engine — from inside the plane.

By Tony Ho Tran