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International Space Station crewmembers dug into radishes that were the first non-leafy green veggies to be grown and consumed on the ISS.
NASA

One astronaut said the radishes were "just as tasty as what she'd grown in her garden."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of engineers from Rutgers University in New Jersey have created a 3D-printed smart gel that can change its shape when exposed to light.
Future Society

"Our research supports a new engineering approach featuring camouflage that can be added to soft materials and create flexible, colorful displays."

By Victor Tangermann

Congress is expecting a progress report from the National Science Foundation on how to rebuild the collapsed radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory.
Science & Energy

Congress wants answers about the collapsed alien-hunting facility.

By Dan Robitzski

Amazon is reportedly developing a device, codenamed "Brahms" that uses radar to track your breathing and monitor for sleep apnea.
Prosthetics and Devices

The device sits on a nightstand and measures your breathing while you sleep.

By Dan Robitzski

In a new book, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb argues that interstellar space rock 'Oumuamua could be an alien probe sent to us by an advanced civilization.
Science & Energy

"The realization that we are not alone will have dramatic implications for our goals on Earth and our aspirations for space."

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese billionaire and founder of e-commerce platform Alibaba Jack Ma has been unusually absent from public view for the last two months.
Future Society

The last time he appeared in public, he criticized China for suppressing innovation.

By Victor Tangermann

According to several UK expert scientists, there's a chance that current vaccines won't provide sufficient immunity against emerging variants.
Developments

Mutations "may make the virus less susceptible to the immune response triggered by the vaccines."

By Victor Tangermann

South Korea recorded more deaths than births for the first time last year, and the government is trying to pay new parents to reverse the trend.
Future Society

It's the first time in the country's history.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists found that Irish soda bread can serve as a viable, low-cost alternative for cell scaffolding in the lab.
Biology

Human muscle, skin, and bone cells were able to cling on and proliferate.

By Dan Robitzski

Students at the University of California in San Diego are now able to get a coronavirus test kit — from a vending machine.
Developments

This university is getting serious about testing.

By Victor Tangermann

The logic behind simulation theory, or the idea that we live in a virtual reality, doesn't really make sense, according to mathemetician Jonathan Bartlett.
Future Society

"There’s kind of a faulty logic that goes to why a lot of people think we live in a simulation."

By Dan Robitzski

A diagram conspiracy theorists claimed to be of a 5G chip that had been inserted into the COVID-19 vaccine turned out to be the schematic of a guitar pedal.
Developments

Turns out you CAN actually make this stuff up.

By Victor Tangermann

Israeli biotech company Nanocare claims to have created a gun that can spin out "Spider-Man"-like webs that can cover burns and wounds.
Prosthetics and Devices

It's like Spider-Man's web shooters, researchers say.

By Victor Tangermann

Several counties in Florida are scheduling coronavirus vaccinations through Eventbrite, raising multiple issues with the system.
Viruses

It's going about as well as you'd expect.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the company will try to catch a Super Heavy booster rocket with a launch tower so it doesn't need to rely entirely on its legs.
Starship

"We’re going to try to catch the Super Heavy Booster with the launch tower arm, using the grid fins to take the load."

By Dan Robitzski

A San Jose hospital staff member dressed in a self-inflating Christmas tree costume likely caused a COVID-19 outbreak, that infected 43 and killed one.
Developments

This hospital employee spread more than just Christmas cheer.

By Victor Tangermann

Vybe Together, an app that coordinated secret parties during the pandemic, just got removed from the Apple app store after an onslaught of criticism.
Developments

It encouraged users to attend parties — despite the pandemic.

By Dan Robitzski

Patently Apple spotted a fascinating new patent by Apple: a system that would add a tiny screen to every single key on a device's keyboard.
Robots and Machines

QWERTY never looked this good.

By Jon Christian

UK Military Unveils Tiny Spy Drones That Can Travel Over a Mile
Drones

The palm-sized robots can even weather 50 MPH winds.

By Dan Robitzski

The Russian oil company Gazpromneft built a Bitcoin mining facility in its Siberian oil field to make use of energy from excess gases.
Energy

It's sucking gas out of the ground and turning it into cryptocurrency.

By Dan Robitzski