"...the ecological systems they could alter remain enormously complex and understudied."

Scientists fight plan to release gene-hacked mosquitoes in TX, FL

Droning Swarm

A biotech company wants to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in Texas and Florida to curb insect-spread disease.

Scientists Fight Plan to Release Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes in TX, FL

Needless to say, experts have some concerns.

Supernumerary 3DOF Robotic Arm

The arm itself weighs about as much as a real human arm and can lift 11 pounds.

Watch a badass wearable robot arm Hulk smash through a wall

Comic Book Dreams

A team of researchers from Université de Sherbrooke in Canada have created a badass waist-mounted hydraulic arm that's capable of smashing through walls.

Watch a Badass Wearable Robot Arm Hulk Smash Through a Wall

It's like a comic book dream come true.

Scientists can now observe what they previously needed to simulate or model.

New microscope is so powerful it can watch light move

Light Show

For the first time, scientists managed to directly observe the flow of light as it traveled through a nonoscopic crystal.

New Microscope Is So Powerful It Can Watch Light Move

This is pretty cool. 

Elon Musk said to "break up Amazon"

Picking Sides

Elon Musk recently called Amazon a monopoly that should be broken up due to allegations that Amazon censored a controversial book.

Elon Musk Calls To “Break Up Amazon”

Elon Musk: "Time to break up Amazon. Monopolies are wrong!"

"The last thing I would claim is that carriers and fighters and satellites are going away in the next couple of years."

Air Force pilots are about to do battle with autonomous drones

BattleBots

The Air Force wants to test its artificial intellgience-driven drones in "some sort fo air-to-air" against human fighter pilots.

Air Force Pilots Are About to Do Battle With Autonomous Drones

The Air Force wants drones to face a "human, manned system in some sort of air-to-air."

"We have known from the beginning of our campaign that we would be subject to such attacks and we are prepared for them."

Google: Foreign hackers targeting both Trump and Biden campaigns

Across The Aisle

Google's security team confirmed that both the Trump and Biden campaigns were targeted by foreign hackers, with different countries targeting each.

Google: Foreign Hackers Targeting Both Trump and Biden Campaigns

Different countries seem to be picking sides.

"But it's the combination of this less-than-double the size of the Earth planet and its solar type host star that make it so special and familiar."

Astronomers discover "mirror image" of our solar system

Planet B

Scientists discovered an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting a star that resembles our Sun so nearly that it's almost like a mirror of our solar system.

Astronomers Discover “Mirror Image” of Our Solar System

In distant space, astronomers found a star system strikingly similar to our own.

Germany is requiring all gas stations get electric car chargers

Electrifying

Germany will require all future gas stations to feature electric car charging ports in a move to boost demand for electric cars.

Germany Is Requiring All Gas Stations Get Electric Car Chargers

Germany is getting serious about electric cars.

SpaceX sent NASA astronauts into orbit using Linux

FOSS Planet

According to ZDNet, SpaceX pulled off its historic Falcon 9 launch using a version of the open source operating system Linux.

SpaceX Sent NASA Astronauts Into Orbit Using Linux

Another win for open source software.

Fake ad for "Black Mirror Season 6" is just an actual mirror

Blackest Mirror

Creative school Brother created a fake advertisement for Netflix show "Black Mirror" that in reality is just an actual mirror fixed to a bus canopy.

Fake Ad For “Black Mirror Season 6” Is Just an Actual Mirror

A perfect reflection of 2020 so far.

HAMR-Jr: small and dextrous. Presented at ICRA 2020

Can you imagine if you saw one of these in your house?

Watch Harvard's penny-sized robot scuttle around like a cockroach

Tiny Sleds

Researchers at Harvard have created a tiny cockroach-inspired robot that is only about the size of a penny and weighs only 0.3 grams.

Watch Harvard’s Penny-Sized Robot Scuttle Around Like a Cockroach

This terrifying robobug is one of the smallest, fastest robots in existence.

"At Signal, we support the people who have gone into the streets to make their voices heard."

Messaging app releases face-blurring tool to keep protesters safe

Signal Boost

End-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal has announced a new tool that allows users to blur faces in pictures uploaded to the app from Android and iOS.