803 Results From "laser"

The U.S. Special Forces are developing a device that can detect a person's unique cardiac signature using an IR laser from a distance.
Science & Energy

New Laser Can Identify People From a Distance By Their Heartbeat

By Victor Tangermann

New models show that scientists could use lasers and powerful magnets to manipulate superconducting materials or build quantum circuits.
Quantum Physics

Scientists Can Enhance Electronics by Shooting Them With Lasers

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists from Purdue University have built the world's fastest-spinning object, a nanoparticle capable of completing 300 billion revolutions per minute.
Quantum Physics

Scientists Break World Record for Fastest-Spinning Object

By Kristin Houser

A team of scientists successfully tested a laser that can track down cancer cells and kill them — all by simply shining a light from outside the skin.
Cancer

New Laser Zaps and Destroys Cancer Cells in Real Time

By Victor Tangermann

Australian pilots recently had to land after Chinese boats reportedly aimed lasers at them. Now China is denying responsibility for the incident.
Military

Australia: Chinese Lasers Forced Military Pilots to Land

By Dan Robitzski

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

By Victor Tangermann

NASA announced today that it has awarded three contracts to develop lunar landing systems in an effort to return astronauts to the Moon as soon as 2024.
Starship

SpaceX Wins Large NASA Contract for Starship Moon Missions

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study on ancient mollusk fossils, a day on Earth used to be half an hour shorter and a year was a full week longer.
Science & Energy

It’s Not You: Scientists Confirm Days Are Actually Getting Longer

By Dan Robitzski

In a year filled with technological breakthroughs of all stripes, military technology really pushed the limits of what we thought was possible this year.
Military

The Coolest (and Scariest) Military Tech of 2019

By Kristin Houser

European scientists recently tested an unfathomably powerful laser. Next year, they expect to use it to develop new cancer treatments and study supernovas.
Physics

The World’s Strongest Laser is About to Simulate a Supernova

By Dan Robitzski

Entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk sat down with podcaster Joe Rogan to chat about the future of AI and its role in the symbiosis of man and machine.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Neuralink Will Do Human Brain Implant in “Less Than a Year”

By Victor Tangermann

The MOONRISE project plans to send a small laser system to the Moon in 2021, testing the device's ability to melt Moon dust into a usable building material.
Moon

Laser Project Aims to Melt Moon Dust Into a Lunar Base

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX's latest prototype dubbed "SN3" collapsed during a pressurized cryogenic fuel test Thursday night, as footage uploaded by NASASpaceFlight shows.
Starship

Watch SpaceX’s Latest Starship Prototype Crumple Like a Can

By Victor Tangermann

An Australian fusion startup called HB11 claims to have found a way to revolutionize current nuclear fusion technology. A bold statement.
Energy

Fusion Startup Claims Breakthrough Will Provide “Unlimited” Energy

By Victor Tangermann

Astrophysicist Ron Mallett believes he's figured out how to build a time machine that would allow someone to travel to the past.
Physics

Astrophysicist Says He Knows How to Build a Time Machine

By Kristin Houser

Putin: Russian Military Has “Science Fiction” Laser Weapons
Military

Putin: Russian Military Has “Science Fiction” Laser Weapons

By Jon Christian

The Navy will outfit a destroyer with the HELIOS laser weapon system for the first time in 2021, and hopes to upgrade the technology from there.
Military

The US Military Is Officially Rolling out Its HELIOS Laser Weapon

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Military Is Buying a $130 Million Laser Weapon
Military

The U.S. Military Is Buying a $130 Million Laser Weapon

By Victor Tangermann

After a nation-wide stdudent contest, NASA has selected "Perseverance" as the name for its next Mars rover, set to launch later this year.
Mars

NASA’s New Mars Rover Officially Has a Name

By Dan Robitzski

Rolls-Royce unveiled a new hybrid power source for laser weapons. A combo of a battery and a helicopter engine, the system could fire a laser indefinitely.
Future Society

Rolls-Royce Is Selling a Power System for Lethal Laser Weapons

By Dan Robitzski

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AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

By Victor Tangermann

Despite broadcasting a barrage of lies with its faulty AI summaries feature, Apple has yet to meaningfully address the problem.

Apple’s AI Is Constantly Butchering Huge News Stories Sent to Millions of Users

By Victor Tangermann

Tech startup Channel 1 released a 20 minute demo of its news channel presented by uncanny AI news anchors.

Channel 1 Says It’ll Use AI-Generated News Anchors

By Frank Landymore

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

By Sharon Adarlo