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The Marine Corps just issued a memo banning all servicemembers from mining cryptocurrency like Bitcoin on government-issued devices.
Bitcoin

Marine Corps Bans Service Members From Mining Bitcoin on Military Devices

US Marines can no longer mine crypto with government-issued gear, which was apparently a problem.

By Dan Robitzski

Besides a whole host of fascinating scientific instruments, NASA"s Perseverance rover will also be carrying small bits of space suit to the Martian surface.
Mars

On Tomorrow’s Launch, NASA Is Sending Spacesuit Chunks to Mars

Is this what Martian spacesuits could eventually be out of?

By Victor Tangermann

A team of engineers developed a new kind of quantum computer architecture that uses artificial "giant atoms" instead of conventional qubits.
Quantum Physics

Engineers Built “Giant Atoms” That Enhance Quantum Computers

"This allows us to experimentally probe a novel regime of physics that is difficult to access with natural atoms."

By Dan Robitzski

In late April, the international team observed a massively bright outburst of X-rays and radio waves. They traced it back to a magnetar in the Milky Way.
Science & Energy

A Dead Star Gave Off Something Scientists Have Never Seen Before

Well, that was surprising.

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA recently deployed a tiny camera satellite that the agency hopes can take sharp images of exoplanets that are usually washed out of pictures.
DARPA

DARPA Deploys Tiny Satellite That Could Take Best Pictures of Space Ever

What if the Hubble Space Telescope was the size of a toaster?

By Dan Robitzski

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Science & Energy

This High Tech Virtual Trainer Is the Future of the at Home Workout

MoonRun CONNECT uses resistance bands and motion sensors to provide full-body workouts in cramped spaces.

By Futurism Creative

In a sleek new video, SpaceX gave us a rare behind the scenes look at the development of its iconic in-house built spacesuit.
SpaceX

New Video Shows Inside Look at SpaceX Space Suit Lab

SpaceX's sleek space suits are literally plug and play.

By Victor Tangermann

The New York Department of Health is investigating a recent Chainsmokers concert due to potentially coronavirus spread among a packed crowd.
Viruses

Officials Are Investigating The Chainsmokers for Spreading the Coronavirus

"Videos from a concert held in Southampton on Saturday show egregious social distancing violations."

By Dan Robitzski

Activists Replace Confederate Statue With Amazing Hologram of George Floyd
Future Society

Activists Replace Confederate Statue With Amazing Hologram of George Floyd

"This project aims to reflect the power and beauty of those millions of voices standing up for change."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has assigned crew members for its Crew-2 mission, possibly the third time a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will visit the ISS with astronauts on board.
NASA

NASA Announces Crew For Upcoming SpaceX Mission

Get ready for liftoff.

By Victor Tangermann

In a sleek announcement video, Virgin Galactic has unveiled the cabin interior of its SpaceShipTwo space plane, a vehicle designed for space tourism.
Off-World

Virgin Galactic Unveils Sleek Spaceship Cabin for Tourist Flights

"It is the rocket ride of your life."

By Victor Tangermann

An experimental gene therapy seems to have staved off a young boy's Duchenne muscular dystrophy, suggesting new treatments could be on the way.
RX and Medicine

Gene Therapy Lets Boy With Muscular Dystrophy Walk Again

"Within three weeks he was running up the stairs."

By Dan Robitzski

Engineers have begun construction of the world's largest nuclear fusion project today in southern France, with operations planned to begin in late 2025.
Energy

Scientists Start Construction of World’s Largest Fusion Reactor

"Enabling the exclusive use of clean energy will be a miracle for our planet."

By Victor Tangermann

The electric automaker Renault just gave every household in the tiny French town Appy a free lease on its electric cars to prove they work in rural areas.
Advanced Transport

Everyone in This French Town Just Got a Free Electric Car

Automaker Renault is trying to prove that EVs are practical in rural towns.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of German researchers have found that dogs are able to sniff out the coronavirus with an astonishing accuracy after only a week of training.
Viruses

Scientists: Trained Dogs Can Smell Coronavirus

It took only a week of training.

By Victor Tangermann

According to the director-general of the World Health Organization, the COVID-19 pandemic is the most severe health crisis in the organization's history.
Developments

WHO Calls COVID-19 the “Most Severe” Health Crisis in Its History

"The pandemic continues to accelerate."

By Dan Robitzski

Kwok Yung Yuen, a professor and microbiologist, told the BBC that Chinese officials may have tried to cover up the coronavirus in early January.
Developments

Professor Claims China Tried to Hide Early Info on COVID-19

"I do suspect that they have been doing some cover-up locally at Wuhan."

By Victor Tangermann

Perseverance will be bringing a rock back to Mars that scientists believe to have originated on Mars roughly 600,000 to 700,000 years ago.
Science & Energy

Here’s Why NASA’s Next Rover is Bringing a Mars Rock Back to Mars

A small piece of Mars is making its way back home.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists studying how sex chromosomes are linked to differences in the brain has to tread lightly, lest their work be misrepresented.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Studying Sex Differences in the Brain Fear Their Work Will Be Misrepresented

"I got my fingers burned when I first started."

By Dan Robitzski

An international team of researchers have identified 21 existing drugs that stop the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 from replicating.
Viruses

Researchers Identify 21 Existing Drugs That Stop the Coronavirus

"This study significantly expands the possible therapeutic options for COVID-19 patients."

By Victor Tangermann