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This German a way to hack his prosthetic arm so that it could control electronic musical instruments.
Prosthetics and Devices

He can control synthesizers with his mind.

By Jon Christian

The director of the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory told the BBC that alien hunting for extra terrestrials should be taken more seriously.
Science & Energy

It's "time for [the search for alien life] to come in from the cold and be properly integrated to all other areas of astronomy."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have plans to battle cocaine addictions with a promising new tool: Using gene therapy to make cocaine less addictive.
Prosthetics and Devices

Geneticists say nay to yay.

By Foster Kamer

A team of researchers have developed a neural network that can predict if asteroids are on a collision course with Earth.
Artificial Intelligence

These nasty space rocks could level entire cities — how come NASA hadn't flagged them?

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese authorities arrested Xu Zhiyong, a legal scholar and activist who called on President Xi Jinping to resign for mishandling the COVID-19 outbreak.
Developments

"I don't think you're an evil man, you're just not wise… Mr. Xi Jinping, please step down."

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have released a gallery of stunning images of what the Coronavirus looks like taken with scanning and transmission electron microscopes.
Viruses

Scientists imaged the virus with an electron microscope — images that carry a terrible beauty.

By Jon Christian

A team of computer science professors have invented a special bracelet that jams any nearby microphones, including the ones in smart assistants.
Robots and Machines

"When you have something private to say, you can activate it in real time."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists found a way to turn locusts into explosives-sniffing cyborgs according to a study funded by the U.S. Navy. Yes, bomb-sniffing cyborg locusts.
Robots and Machines

Locusts in tiny remote controlled cars could spot explosive chemicals in just half a second.

By Victor Tangermann

It turns out that a thin coating of powdered rust could serve as a killer, lightweight shield against deadly cosmic radiation.
Off-World

Space jalopies, your time has come.

By Dan Robitzski

Tourists are ignoring safety measures when going to see endangered gorillas, spreading deadly diseases and putting the animals in greater danger.
Studies

Get your stinking germs off me, you damn dirty tourists!

By Dan Robitzski

A newly published Amazon patent that dates back to 2017 lays out plans for a ship-based launch system that whips paylods into space using a miles-long whip.
Off-World

Because, really, why the hell not.

By Victor Tangermann

Delta just threw down a carbon-neutral pledge at a first-class price: $1 billion over ten years. Is it a realistic ambition, or a pie-in-the-sky dream?
Renewable Energy

They've given themselves ten years to get it done.

By Foster Kamer

Swiss startup Energy Vault wants to overcome the limitations of lithium-ion batteries by storing wind and solar energy by stacking massive brick towers.
Solar Power

This startup wants to store green energy by stacking giant blocks.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists has nearly dug deep enough inside Earth to tap into a reservoir of supercritical fluid, which could serve as a limitless power supply.
Energy

They have to dig so deep that they risk triggering a massive earthquake.

By Dan Robitzski

Russian director and producer Timur Bekmambetov is producing the first "vertical blockbuster movie," called "V2. Escape From Hell."
Future Society

The director of "Hardcore Henry" is back with a movie shot entirely on vertical video.

By Victor Tangermann

A research team's new technique has improved the development of transparent organs creating stunning images of 3D cellular maps.
Developments

See-through pancreases, hearts and kidneys could lead to functional, 3D printed human organs.

By Jacob Banas

On Friday, Chinese authorities only reported 14 new fatalities linked to COVID-19. But the sudden drop isn't necessarily the good news it appears to be.
Developments

It seems like the count is correcting after a massive spike in reported cases.

By Dan Robitzski

Officials at The Health Commission of Hubei Province in China have announced a nearly tenfold increase in COVID-19 cases on Thursday morning.
Developments

Here's why there was an explosion in the count of COVID-19 infections and deaths today.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla decided to reinstate $8,000 worth of Autopilot features to a used 2017 Model S after the owner found the company had removed them after he bought it.
Tesla

Tesla says the incident was "not intentional" and a "miscommunication."

By Victor Tangermann

South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported today that the deadly coronavirus COVID-19 is spreading in North Korea.
Developments

This is bad — and Pyongyang could respond with characteristic brutality.

By Jon Christian