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Restaurants Are in Need of a Helping Hand. Miso Robotics Is Offering Them One. Literally.
Future Society

Restaurants Are in Need of a Helping Hand. Miso Robotics Is Offering Them One. Literally.

Flippy the robot flips cooks burgers to perfection.

By Rachelle Dragani

A team of Harvard scientists were able to put mice into a state of hibernation by stimulating certain neurons in their brains.
Off-World

Lab Puts Mice in Suspended Animation. Will It Work on Humans?

"Could we really extend lifespan? Is this the way to send people to Mars?"

By Victor Tangermann

This Plan For a Martian City Under a Dome is Breathtaking
Future Society

This Plan For a Martian City Under a Dome is Breathtaking

They want to build a test version here on Earth.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists discovered that a bizarre quasiparticle can reproduce by splitting in two and self-repairing like a biological cell would.
Physics

Bizarre Subatomic “Quasiparticle” Reproduces Like a Living Cell

Okay, this is weird. This is very weird.

By Dan Robitzski

New research suggests that platelet cells could be engineered to propel themselves through the bloodstream and deliver medicine.
Studies

Engineered Human Cells Could Propel Drugs Through the Body

Making cells act like robots seems more efficient than actually making nanobots.

By Dan Robitzski

Boeing’s Spaceship Cockpit Looks Strikingly Different Than SpaceX’s
Boeing

Boeing’s Spaceship Cockpit Looks Strikingly Different Than SpaceX’s

SpaceX and Boeing's spacecraft couldn't look more different on the inside.

By Victor Tangermann

In 2010, a scientist published research suggesting that 2020 would be a total shitshow. It goes without saying he really nailed it.
Science & Energy

A 2010 Scientific Paper Predicted That 2020 Would Be a Shitshow

Wow, nailed it!

By Dan Robitzski

Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus infections are on the rise in the Northeastern United States, in large part thanks to global warming.
Developments

Bad News: Another Deadly Virus Is Spreading in the US

Even if you survive, the neurological impairments are devastating.

By Victor Tangermann

On Twitter, Elon Musk elaborated on the design tweaks SpaceX will have to make to its Starship to allow it to land on the Moon.
Starship

SpaceX Trying to Figure Out How to Land Starship on the Moon

Musk: "No need to bring early ships back. They can serve as part of moon base alpha."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists: Super High Potency Weed Doesn’t Really Get You Higher
RX and Medicine

Scientists: Super High Potency Weed Doesn’t Really Get You Higher

Gimme that cheap-ass brick weed.

By Dan Robitzski

Amateur photographer and scientist Gaurav Agrawal had no idea his spectacular picture of a lake in a National Park could end up crashing Android phones.
Devices

This Guy Accidentally Took a Photo That Crashes Android Smartphones

"I hoped my photograph would have gone 'viral' for a good reason, but maybe that's for another time."

By Victor Tangermann

A bizarre star system: a collapsed pulsar and white dwarf binary orbiting a second white dwarf, upheld a major tenet of Einstein's general relativity.
Physics

Collapsed Star Proves Another of Einstein’s Theories

It's a celestial retelling of Galileo's famous freefall experiment.

By Dan Robitzski

Twitter testing out a new feature on Android that would prompt users if they want to click and actually read the dang article they're planning to retweet.
Future Society

Twitter Is Calling You Out for Sharing Articles You Haven’t Read

Hold on, did you actually click on the link?

By Victor Tangermann

Dario Gil, the director of IBM Research, predicts that quantum computing app stores and code repositories will begin to emerge this decade.
Quantum Physics

IBM Director: Get Ready For Quantum Computing App Stores

He predicts a massive, GitHub-like repository of quantum code.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have found that water vapor in the atmosphere has the potential to become a viable source of renewable energy.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say You Could Charge Batteries Using Humidity

Could air humidity be the next renewable energy source?

By Victor Tangermann

Over the next three months, three potential COVID-19 vaccines will begin phase III clinical trials, the final test before regulatory approval.
Viruses

Three COVID-19 Vaccines Are Ready For Final Stage of Testing

"There's a lot of optimism in our community that a vaccine should be possible."

By Dan Robitzski

A video of a Dubai policeman crashing a Russian-built hoverbike from an altitude of about 100 feet is going viral on social media.
Artificial Intelligence

Watch a Hoverbike-Riding Cop in Dubai Wipe Out Catastrophically

That had to hurt.

By Victor Tangermann

On a call with biotechnology executives, Dr. Anthony Fauci described the coronavirus pandemic as his worst nightmare as a health expert.
Developments

Fauci Says “Worst Nightmare” Pandemic Is Worse Than He Ever Feared

"Oh my goodness," he lamented. "Where is it going to end?

By Dan Robitzski

According to a leaked email obtained by Reuters, Elon Musk has said that it's time to bring Telsa's commercial semi truck into "volume production."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla’s Semi Truck is Officially Going Into Production

A leaked email shows that Tesla is ramping up production of its semi truck — eagerly awaited by customers including Walmart and Pepsi.

By Victor Tangermann

Netflix was way ahead in registering a trademark for "Space Force" than the military, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Future Society

Oops: Netflix Trademarked “Space Force” Before the US Military

The Pentagon kinda bungled this one.

By Victor Tangermann