VIDEO: TEEN MOUNTS A FLAMETHROWER ON A DRONE
Flamethrowers are a weapon so cruel that nations have joined together to prohibit their use. Laws like the third Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons prohibits the use of many incendiary devices...
View ArticlePlaying 3-D video games can boost memory formation
Playing three-dimensional video games -- besides being lots of fun -- can boost the formation of memories, according to neurobiologists. Along with adding to the trove of research that shows these...
View ArticleFleye could be your personal autonomous robot drone
The Fleye is claimed to be the world's safest drone. It may look like a flying soccer ball, but its shape is designed to keep all the moving parts well out of harm's way and make it a bit more...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence Ethics a New Focus at Cambridge University
A new center to study the implications of artificial intelligence and try to influence its ethical development has been established at the U.K.’s Cambridge University, the latest sign that concerns are...
View ArticleElon Musk and Other Tech Titans Create Company to Develop Artificial...
Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and other technology entrepreneurs are betting that talented researchers, provided enough freedom and money, can develop artificial intelligence systems as advanced as those...
View ArticleGoogle Says It Has Proved Its Controversial Quantum Computer Really Works
Researchers from Google’s AI Lab say a controversial quantum machine that it and NASA have been testing since 2013 resoundingly beat a conventional computer in a series of tests. Google says it has...
View ArticleScientists teach machines to learn like humans
A team of scientists has developed an algorithm that captures our learning abilities, enabling computers to recognize and draw simple visual concepts that are mostly indistinguishable from those...
View ArticleNovel imaging technique captures beauty of metal-labeled neurons in 3-D
Researchers have discovered a dazzling new method of visualizing neurons that promises to benefit neuroscientists and cell biologists alike: by using spectral confocal microscopy to image tissues...
View ArticleSNAKE ROBOT SLITHERS THROUGH PIPES, LASER-WELDS FROM WITHIN
What if it was possible to weld pipes from the inside? While not necessary for all welding, sometimes there are metal tubes that need repair, and no good way to get to them other than going inside. For...
View ArticleDeep-learning algorithm predicts photos' memorability at "near-human" levels
Researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have created an algorithm that can predict how memorable or forgettable an image is almost as accurately as...
View ArticleMicroscope can scan chemical processes in real-time
Atomic force microscopes are the tool of choice to see the tiniest atomic structures, right down to hydrogen bonds. The drawback with current models is that they're too slow to create anything but...
View ArticleRussian 3D-bioprinted thyroid gland implant proves functional in mice
A Moscow laboratory has conducted the first successful organ translation using a unique Russian 3D-printing technology. The breakthrough could potentially help millions suffering from thyroid disorders...
View ArticleScientists manipulate consciousness in rats
Scientists showed that they could alter brain activity of rats and either wake them up or put them in an unconscious state by changing the firing rates of neurons in the central thalamus, a region...
View ArticleNow Is the Time to Colonize Mars, Elon Musk Says
Humanity shouldn't dally in its quest to colonize Mars, SpaceX's billionaire founder and CEO Elon Musk says. "Now is the first time in the history of Earth that the window is open, where it's possible...
View ArticleScientists manipulate consciousness in rats
Scientists showed that they could alter brain activity of rats and either wake them up or put them in an unconscious state by changing the firing rates of neurons in the central thalamus, a region...
View ArticleEngineers demo first processor that uses light for ultrafast communications
Engineers have successfully married electrons and photons within a single-chip microprocessor, a landmark development that opens the door to ultrafast, low-power data crunching. The researchers packed...
View ArticleSpaceX rocket in historic upright landing
US company SpaceX has successfully landed an unmanned rocket upright, after sending 11 satellites into orbit. The Falcon-9 craft touched down late on Monday night, about 10km from its launch pad at...
View ArticleArcaBoard: The first real hoverboard?
For decades now we've been teased with hoverboard concepts, either from science fiction or highly limited real-life versions, but now aerospace company Arca is taking orders for what it claims is the...
View ArticleScientists create world's first biologically powered computer chip
The dream of melding biological and man-made machinery is now a little more real with the announcement that Columbia Engineering researchers have successfully harnessed a chemical energy-producing...
View ArticleBlocking fat transport linked to longevity
Animals from tiny worms to human beings have a love-hate relationship with fats and lipids. Cholesterol is a famous example of how they are both essential for health and often have a role in death. A...
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