The USSR honestly did try to build a handheld laser pistol for cosmonauts to carry. It never made it to orbit, though—that we know of.
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For apartment-dwellers who don’t like going to laundromats, there are already compact washing machines – but what happens when the washed clothes need to be dried? Well, that’s where the diminutive Morus Zero comes in.
With the power to turn themselves into any other cell in the body, stem cells have a future as a key treatment for a range of diseases and injuries. The problem is, they lack some of the self-defense mechanisms that other cells have, leaving them open to attack from viruses and other threats. Now, researchers from the University of Edinburgh may have found a way to switch this mechanism back on, making stem cell treatments more effective.
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The Tech Cold War Has Begun
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