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Expert: AR Will Let Hackers Steal “Deep Psychological Data”
Virtual Reality

Expert: AR Will Let Hackers Steal “Deep Psychological Data”

"With AR, it is incredibly scary."

The U.S. Air Force wants to equip its fighter jets with defensive laser weapons as soon as the early 2020s.
Robots and Machines

The Air Force Wants to Arm Fighter Jets With Laser Weapons

It wants them in operation by the early 2020s.

Some time in the next month, Russia will briefly disconnect the nation's internet to make sure local networks could withstand a hostile takeover.
Future Society

Russia Plans to Cut Itself Off From the Global Internet

But just as a test.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter Sunday night that he expects a round trip ticket to Mars to eventually fall below the cost of a luxury wedding.
Mars

Elon Musk: A Round-Trip Ticket to Mars Will Cost Just $100,000

"Excitement is guaranteed!"

Mars One, the startup that said it was going to fund a crewed mission to Mars by turning the journey into a reality television spectacle, is bankrupt.
Mars

Mars One Planned to Colonize the Red Planet. Now It’s Bankrupt.

Maybe reality TV isn't a good way to fund interplanetary travel.

The future of drug policy? A new bill in the Senate would mark a tectonic state in the United States' drug law by legalizing marijuana nationwide.
Health & Medicine

New Senate Bill Would Legalize Marijuana Nationwide

"The federal prohibition of marijuana is wrong, plain and simple."

They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
Robotics

They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot

What if it had thoughts and feelings?

The first-of-its-kind fabric which cools or insulates based on its environment.
Environment

New Fabric Automatically Cools or Insulates Depending on Its Environment

The first-of-its-kind fabric would make a great blanket fort.

Quantum circuits could make use of transmon devices to speed up processes and allow for more precise control.
Energy

Quantum State Control Process Could Speed Up Computers and Energy Transfers

The future is both fast and precise.

A gummy-like robot could help fight disease from within our bodies
Robotics

These Gummy-Like Robots Could Keep Us Healthy From Within

Microscopic soft robots could have a variety of health applications.

A Sumatran tiger, like Melati, seen prowling near water and shrubs.
Science & Energy

Death of a Tigress: A Bad First Date and the Important Role of Zoos

Zoos serve an important role, but we should treat animals carefully.

A steak on a grill, many animals may meet a similar fate leading to their extinction
Environment

We May Be Eating Most Megafauna To Extinction

On the matter of meat, there are more than lives at stake.

Australian homeowners say someone is using a drone to leer in their windows, according to the Melbourne newspaper the Herald Sun.
Drones

Someone Is Terrorizing People By Peering In Windows With a Drone

"The drone is looking into our windows — it is such an invasion of privacy and it’s a bit creepy."

A newly released image taken by Hubble provides a stunning view of the massive storm currently covering the north pole of Uranus.
Science & Energy

See the Bizarre Storm Blanketing Uranus Right Now

The massive storm is impossible to miss.

In a new interview with The Times, University of St. Andrews astronomer Martin Dominik cautioned against sending messages into the unknown of deep space.
Exobiology

Astronomer Warns Against SETI: “Maybe They Will Come and Eat Us.”

Is it risky for Earth to send signals to extraterrestrials?

An electric motorcycle called Nera looks like something from a video game — a design made possible by the fact that it's almost 100 percent 3D printed.
3D Printing

This 3D Printed Electric Motorcycle Looks Like Something From “TRON”

Even the tires are 3D printed.

Researchers at Purdue University say a new chemical technique technique turns waste plastic back into useful polymers — or even clean fuel.
Chemistry

New Chemistry Technique Turns Waste Plastic Into Clean Fuel

Could a clever hack turn an environmental disaster into a new fuel source?

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine published a bold essay  outlining the space agency's plan to return astronauts to the Moon.
Moon

NASA Head: “This Time, When We Go to the Moon, We Will Stay.”

The leader of NASA just laid out a bold vision for the future of life beyond Earth.

Scientists Want to Build a Space Station Inside an Asteroid
Off-World

Scientists Want to Build a Space Station Inside an Asteroid

Asteroid miners would be able to harvest the asteroid from the inside out.

A two-year universal basic income study in Finland concluded that in 2017, those who received payments worked the same amount and were healthier overall.
Universal Basic Income

Study: Universal Basic Income Won’t Make People Work Less

People who received basic income experienced fewer health problems.