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Bill Gates: US “Missed the Opportunity” to Prevent Catastrophe
Developments

Bill Gates: US “Missed the Opportunity” to Prevent Catastrophe

Here's how Gates wants to stop the coronavirus before it kills hundreds of thousands.

That public health guideline to stay six feet apart from others is based on 90-year-old-reseach. We now know viruses can spread much farther.
Developments

MIT Professor: Guidelines to Stay Six Feet Apart Aren’t Enough

The "six-foot rule" for the coronavirus is based on science from the 1930s.

Australian startup Cortical Labs is building tiny artificial intelligence-powered computer chips that use biological neurons extracted from mice.
Computers

This Startup’s Computer Chips Are Powered by Human Neurons

Biological "hybrid computer chips" could drastically lower the amount of power required to run AI systems.

Elon Musk announced his renewed efforts to supply hospitals around the country — and internationally — with ventilators amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk is Shipping Free Ventilators to Hospitals Worldwide

"Only requirement is that the vents are needed immediately for patients, not stored in a warehouse."

New research on a bizarre nuclear reaction could explain why some stars explode like gigantic stellar thermonuclear bombs.
Science & Energy

Poison in the Hearts of Stars Can Make Them Explode

Neon in a star's core can act like a ticking time bomb.

SpaceX has released an early version of a user manual for its Starship, a rocket that's meant to one day ferry up to 100 passengers to the Moon and beyond.
Starship

SpaceX Starship “User Guide” Details Private Cabins, Common Areas

The trip to Mars will also feature "solar storm shelters" and a "viewing gallery."

Researchers say they've built a system that can translate brain signals directly into text — allow users to think text directly into a computer.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Debut System to Translate Thoughts Directly Into Text

It could effectively allow you to think text directly into a computer.

On Monday, General Electric factory workers staged a mass walk-off to compel the company to start mass-producing medical ventilators.
Robots and Machines

GE Workers Protest: We Want To Build Ventilators, Let Us Build Ventilators

Factory workers walked out on Monday.

In an experiment, a team of European researchers attempted to use the main compound in human urine and lunar regolith to create a resilient concrete.
Moon

Scientists: Astronauts Could Build Moon Base Using Human Urine

Need a resilient lunar building material? Urine luck.

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Advanced Transport

5 Ways an Electric Bike Will Change Your Life

The time of the electric bike is here.

This guy took a relatively clear, awesome photograph of the ISS — the International Space Station — right from his backyard.
International Space Station

This Guy Took a Photo of the ISS from His Backyard

Yes: The ISS, just cheesin' it up for some guy in his backyard. What a world.

The crew of a nuclear missile-equipped submarine belonging to the Russian Navy is in quarantine over concerns they have been exposed to the coronavirus.
Future Society

Russia Quarantines Nuclear Sub Crew After Coronavirus Exposure

As if being quarantined on a luxury cruise liner wasn't enough.

Nasty Images Show How Bacteria Colonize Your Tongue
Science & Energy

Nasty Images Show How Bacteria Colonize Your Tongue

There's an invisible party on your tongue.

Australian astrophysicist Daniel Reardon ended up at the hospital by getting four small magnets stuck up his nose, according to The Guardian.
Future Society

Physicist Tries to Build Device to Prevent Coronavirus, Gets Magnets Stuck Up Nose

Instructions unclear.

Just because you're holed up at home for the time being doesn't mean you can't help out with important scientific research.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Call on Quarantined Citizens to Hunt for Galaxies

"Just by logging onto the website, you can literally see something that no one has ever seen before."

Elon Musk-led space company SpaceX signed a contract with NASA on Friday for supplying the Gateway, a space station orbiting the Moon, with cargo.
NASA

NASA Hires SpaceX to Supply Lunar Gateway Space Station

With the Gateway in place, we can finally get back to exploring the lunar surface — in person.

Despite a growing DIY army's intentions, the simple fact is that home-sown cloth masks are close to useless in protecting against the coronavirus.
Viruses

DIY Face Masks Are Basically Useless Against the Coronavirus

They should only be a last resort — and even then, they don't do much.

On Thursday, the US surpassed all other countries in the world to have the highest number of coronavirus cases. And it's not a good look.
Future Society

The US Now Has the Most Coronavirus Cases in the World

They were promised "winning," and Americans are "winning" at coronavirus.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to suspend its enforcement of environmental laws indefinitely in light of the ongoing pandemic.
Environment

Trump Suspends Enforcement of EPA Laws, Because ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

"This has nothing to do with coronavirus. This has everything to do with protecting Big Business."

UK prime minister Boris Johnson downplayed the coronavirus pandemic for weeks. Now he says that he's tested positive for it.
Future Society

UK Prime Minister Who Downplayed Coronavirus Now Has It

"The British government and its advisers had the chance to learn from what was happening in Italy. They blew it."