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The U.S. just approved designs for the first small modular reactors, scaled down fission reactors that could help transition away from fossil fuels.
Nuclear Fusion

US Approves First Small-Scale Nuclear Reactors

"I am sorry to say that what lies ahead is risky and expensive."

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists are building the largest digital camera on Earth meant to observe the night sky. In a test, they took a picture of a head of Romanesco broccoli.
Space

Astronomers Use Huge Space Telescope Camera to Photograph Broccoli

"We thought it would look cool, which I think it does."

By Victor Tangermann

When a volunteer in AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial fell sick, the entire study had to be put on hold to see if it was a side effect.
Viruses

COVID Vaccine Trial Paused After Volunteer Develops Mysterious Illness

"In large trials, illnesses will happen by chance but must be independently reviewed to check this carefully."

By Dan Robitzski

Astrophysicists investigated if "boson stars," theoretical objects made out of boson particles, could account for the existence of some black holes.
Science & Energy

Physicists Say Universe Could Be Filled With Invisible “Boson Stars”

And they could weigh millions of times what a normal star does.

By Victor Tangermann

Graduate designer Dorothee Clasen has come up with an unusual new way to interface with a computer: a tongue-operated controller.
Computing

This Device Allows You to Control a Computer With Your Tongue

Would you move a mouse around with your tongue?

By Victor Tangermann

The newspaper The Guardian published an op-ed supposedly written by the AI algorithm GPT-3, but human editors had a major role in shaping the final version.
Artificial Intelligence

Major Newspaper Publishes Op-Ed Written by GPT-3

"Overall, it took less time to edit than many human op-eds."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is using a kind of heavy-duty metallic glass to develop rovers that can explore colder environments than ever before.
Science & Energy

NASA Is Making Moon Rover Parts Out of Metallic Glass

The glass gears are designed to handle the extreme cold of the lunar night.

By Dan Robitzski

According to state media, China's mysterious recently launched spacecraft made it's way safely back down to Earth after spending two days in orbit.
Off-World

China’s Mysterious Reusable Spacecraft Just Spent Two Days in Orbit

Is this "reusable test spacecraft" China's answer to SpaceX's Crew Dragon?

By Victor Tangermann

The Air Force deployed four-legged "robot dogs" to defend its perimeters during a recent field test, as The Drive reports.
Robot Dogs

US Military Deploys Robot Dogs to Guard Air Force Base

"Future battlefields will be characterized by information saturation."

By Victor Tangermann

The electric automaker Nikola just partnered up with General Motors, which will handle manufacturing and supply batteries for its upcoming electric truck.
Tesla

General Motors Is Teaming Up With Tesla Competitor Nikola

"You couldn’t dream of a better partnership than this."

By Dan Robitzski

An American Airlines pilot made a bizarre discovery upon landing his jet at the LA International Airport on Sunday evening: a man wearing a jetpack.
Advanced Transport

Pilots: Man With Jetpack Was Flying Near Planes at LAX

The FAA confirmed that two separate flight crews spotted the mysterious jetpack flyer.

By Victor Tangermann

A new survey reveals that a majority of Generation Z believes that humanity might be able to slow down climate change but not stop it.
Climate Change

The Majority of Gen Z Thinks Climate Change Is Inevitable

"Slowly the world is going to chaos."

By Dan Robitzski

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is outraged that Neuralink has been testing its experimental brain hardware on pigs.
Elon Musk

PETA Is Really Upset With Elon Musk For Testing Neuralink on Pigs

"PETA challenges Elon Musk to behave like a pioneer and implant the Neuralink chip in his own brain."

By Jon Christian

During a virtual summit on Monday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk elaborated on his ambitions of building a self-sustaining city on Mars — and the dangers involved.
Mars

Elon Musk: “Good Chance You’ll Die” On Mars

"But it'll be pretty glorious if it works out."

By Victor Tangermann

A new Electrek story details the saga of Jason Hughes, a whitehat hacker who says he seized control of the company's entire fleet of electric vehicles.
Tesla

A Hacker Reportedly Gained Access to Tesla’s Entire Fleet

He says he could access any Tesla in the entire network — and even force it to move.

By Jon Christian

Americans are having a rough time during the pandemic with anxiety and other mental disorders at an all time high, leading to teeth grinding and jaw pain.
Developments

Americans’ Teeth Are Cracking in Huge Numbers

Dentists are busier than ever during the pandemic. Here's why.

By Victor Tangermann

A bunch of mice got absolutely ripped before heading to space thanks to cutting edge gene-editing science. According to a new paper, they stayed ripped.
Off-World

Gene-Hacked “Bodybuilder” Mice Stayed Ripped on Space Station

Eventually, they want to try the same genetic modification on human astronauts.

By Victor Tangermann

One of China's Long March 4B rocket boosters exploded in a cloud of orange smoke not far from a school after a successful launch.
Off-World

Chinese Rocket Booster Crashes Near School, Explodes

Watch the terrifying footage right here.

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers ran a flight test of a model Flying-V, the experimental plane that has seats inside its wings, for the first time.
Advanced Transport

Engineers Test Jetliner Where You Ride in the Wings

A scale model of the Flying-V just took off for the first time.

By Dan Robitzski

There's finally published research suggesting that the Russian COVID-19 vaccine boosts the immune system, but it's not clear if it will actually help.
RX and Medicine

Finally, There’s Evidence That the Russian COVID Vaccine Might Work

But only a little bit.

By Dan Robitzski