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Off-World

Plans Are Moving Ahead to Open a Space Hotel Attached to the ISS

Talk about a room with a view.

Mars

Scientist: Mars Colonists Will Need to Compost Dead Human Bodies

Resources will be scarce on Mars. It'll make sense for colonists to recycle dead bodies.

Viruses

The Coronavirus Started in Animals. That Makes it More Dangerous.

Viruses usually evolve to avoid killing their hosts. This one is a complete wildcard.

NASA

NASA Astronaut Sets Space Record, Says She’ll Miss Microgravity

But she's looking forward to a lot now that she's back on Earth.

Science & Energy

If Sound Traveled Through Space, the Sun Would Be Extremely Annoying

By this scientist's calculations, the Sun would sound like "10,000 Earths covered in police sirens, all screaming.”

Artificial Intelligence

Neural Network Transforms 124-Year-Old Film Into Crisp HD

A YouTuber upscaled the clip to 4K resolution at 60 frames per second.

Drones

Ben & Jerry’s Is Testing a Drone Delivery System for Ice Cream

The only thing better than ice cream might be ice cream that flies directly to your house.

SpaceX

You Can Now Book Space on a SpaceX Rocket for $1 Million Online

SpaceX just made it incredibly simple to book an orbital flight.

FCC

Nonprofit Sues FCC for Ignoring Science on Cell Phone Radiation

The suit alleges that the FCC is ignoring information that cell phone radiation is “associated with severe health effects in humans.”

Virtual Reality

These AR Smart Glasses Shoot Lasers Directly Onto Your Retina

The glasses do away with the common approach of projecting an image onto its lenses.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Workers: People Keep Injecting Drugs in Self-Driving Cars

Employees keep finding used needles in self-driving cars.

Nuclear Fusion

The US Navy Wants to Arm Nuclear Submarines With Laser Cannons

There's just one problem: Laser weapons don't work underwater.

Starship

SpaceX Is Planning a Miles-High Starship Flight as Early as March

It'll reach an altitude about halfway to the edge of space.

Military

The US Army Is Developing Fabrics That Neutralize Nerve Agents

It plans to use the cloths to create tomorrow’s military uniforms.

Prosthetics and Devices

Handheld Device “Prints” New Skin Directly Onto Wounds

And it just passed a test on pigs with flying colors.

Developments

China Deploys Infrared Sensors to Detect Infected Citizens in Public

This seems a bit totalitarian.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Upcoming Version of Neuralink is “Awesome”

"The potential is truly transformational for restoring brain & motor functions."

NASA

NASA Astronaut Snaps Epic Selfie in Space Station Reflection

She used one of the space station's solar panels as a mirror.

Future Society

Iowa Tried to Use an App for an Election. It Was a Disaster.

The Iowa Democratic Party blamed the debacle on a "coding issue."

3D Printing

Surgeons Gave This Adorable Cat Four Amazing 3D-Printed Paws

Four titanium legs gave poor little Dymka a new lease on life.