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In a series of tweets yesterday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the space company is about to start testing its Starship spacecraft.
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.

By Victor Tangermann

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

By Victor Tangermann

What is Thermodynamics?
From Quarks to Quasars

What is Thermodynamics?

By Kaijian Xiao

During a public appearance at Stanford University, WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton spoke of Facebook's failings and told students to delete Facebook.
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?”

By Victor Tangermann

Virgin CEO Richard Branson proposes to charge every company in the world a "Clean Energy Dividned" that will be used to invest in clean energy.
Energy

Richard Branson: Every Company Should Pay a Fee to Invest in Clean Energy

"This is a win-win all-round."

By Victor Tangermann

Human Surgeons Are “Barely Trained” on Operating Room Robots
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."

By Victor Tangermann

The FCC has unanimously voted to clear "terahertz wave" frequencies for experimentation that could one day represent 6G connectivity.
FCC

The FCC Clears Experimental Frequencies to Pave Way for 6G

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

By Victor Tangermann

An international team of researchers says it's found 83 new supermassive black holes at extreme end of the visible universe.
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.

By Jon Christian

The Pentagon Wants an Orbital Space Weapon to Blast Enemy Missiles
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."

By Jon Christian

nasa-engineer-humans-settling-titan
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.

By Jon Christian

The makers of a new hypersonic rocket engine say it could whip flights from London to Sydney in just four hours, traveling at five times the speed of sound.
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.

By Jon Christian

Tests show that dormant herpes viruses reactivate in more than half the astronauts who travel on the Space Shuttle and International Space station.
NASA

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

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

By Jon Christian

A team from MIT and Harvard has created a robot hand that's not only strong, but also soft — and it could usher in a new era in robotics.
Robotics

New Robot Hand Works Like a Venus Flytrap to Grip Objects

The origami-inspired hand is both soft and strong.

By Kristin Houser

States Are Approving Cannabis to Fight Opioid Addiction
Health & Medicine

States Are Approving Cannabis to Fight Opioid Addiction

Two states have approved the treatment despite weak scientific evidence.

By Dan Robitzski

Many of today's medical implants communicate via Bluetooth, which makes them vulnerable to hacking, but a new system could change that.
Medical

This Tech Could Secure Medical Implants Against Hackers

Doctors are worried hackers will target life-saving implants.

By Kristin Houser

In April, bank hackers stole the equivalent of $20 million from Mexico's central bank thanks to a network rife with security flaws.
Hacking

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

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

By Kristin Houser

Workplace messaging app Slack just announced that it banned 28 accounts that were known to be affiliated with hate groups.
Future Society

Slack Just Removed a Bunch of Hate Groups

The business-oriented message board service axed 28 accounts.

By Dan Robitzski

2020 Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke was reportedly part of the hacktivist group known as the Cult of the Dead Cow during his teenage years.
Hacking

Presidential Hopeful Beto O’Rourke Belonged to Infamous Hacker Group

The Cult of the Dead Cow recently claimed O'Rourke as one of their own.

By Dan Robitzski

During the unveiling of Tesla's highly anticipated Model Y, CEO Elon Musk announced that the company would focus on its Solar Roof and Powerwall in 2019.
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."

By Kristin Houser

Jak Wilmot, co-founder of Disrupt VR, an Atlanta-based VR content studio, spent 168 consecutive hours in a VR headset, locked up in his apartment.
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."

By Victor Tangermann