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Military

Russian Military Confirms New Weapon Causes “Hallucinatory Symptoms”

The Russian military is confirming that reports of a strange new weapon are true.

Off-World

A Japanese Spacecraft Is About to Shoot an Asteroid With a Bullet

Remember that arcade game "Asteroids"?

Starship

Elon Musk: SpaceX Hopes to Launch Starship “Test Hopper” This Week

It's an important first step to eventually blast Starship into Earth's orbit — and beyond.

NASA

NASA: Meteor Exploded Over Russia With 10x Energy of Atomic Bomb

It could have leveled a city. Instead, it exploded far above the coast of Russia.

From Quarks to Quasars

What is Thermodynamics?

Future Society

WhatsApp Cofounder Tells Students to Delete Facebook

“That’s the bad part. We buy their products. We sign up for these websites. Delete Facebook, right?”

Health & Medicine

Human Surgeons Are “Barely Trained” on Operating Room Robots

"The radically different practice of robotic surgery greatly limited trainees’ role in the work."

FCC

The FCC Clears Experimental Frequencies to Pave Way for 6G

Chairman Ajit Pai wants to "give innovators strong incentives to develop new technologies."

Science & Energy

Astronomers Just Found 83 Giant Black Holes at Universe’s Edge

Don't worry, these monsters are too far away to hurt us.

Off-World

The Pentagon Wants an Orbital Space Weapon to Blast Enemy Missiles

"We now believe we can get it down to a package that we can put on as part of a payload to be placed on orbit."

Moon

NASA Engineer: Humans Should Consider Settling Saturn’s Moon Titan

On Titan "we could actually attach wings to our arms and fly," says NASA researcher.

Advanced Transport

New Rocket Engine Could Whip You From London to Sydney in 4 Hours

It could even be used to boost a space plane straight into orbit, the company says.

NASA

NASA: Space Travel Is Causing Astronauts’ Herpes to Flare Up

Tests show that dormant herpes viruses reactivate in more than half of astronauts.

Robotics

New Robot Hand Works Like a Venus Flytrap to Grip Objects

The origami-inspired hand is both soft and strong.

Health & Medicine

States Are Approving Cannabis to Fight Opioid Addiction

Two states have approved the treatment despite weak scientific evidence.

Medical

This Tech Could Secure Medical Implants Against Hackers

Doctors are worried hackers will target life-saving implants.

Hacking

Here’s How Hackers Stole $15 Million From Mexican Banks

A security advisor shares what he found in the heist's aftermath.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk: 2019 Will Be “the Year of the Solar Roof”

"Solar plus battery plus electric vehicles, we have a fully sustainable future."

Virtual Reality

This Guy Spent a Whole Week In a VR Headset

"This is quite possibly the dumbest thing I've ever done, but welcome to a week in the future."

Google

There’s a Power Struggle Inside Google to Control Superhuman AI

If DeepMind builds a superhuman AI, who will control it?