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Nov 7, 2016

A Universe in a Nutshell: The Physics of Everything, with Michio Kaku

Posted by in categories: cosmology, information science, physics

What if we could find one single equation that explains every force in the universe? Professor Michio Kaku explores how physics could potentially shrink the science of the big bang into an equation as small as E=mc².

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Nov 7, 2016

NASA Successfully Tests the Engine That Will Take Us to Mars

Posted by in category: space travel

NASA tests the engine for the most powerful rocket ever built, designed for deep-space missions.

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Nov 7, 2016

Viruses Can Be Genetically Modified To Transmit Energy

Posted by in categories: genetics, solar power, sustainability

Viral solar panels could be most efficient ever.

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Nov 7, 2016

Elon Musk says Tesla will have fully autonomous cars by the end of 2017

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, sustainability, transportation

All Tesla’s new cars will come with the necessary hardware to drive themselves.

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Nov 7, 2016

How to read a book without opening it

Posted by in category: futurism

New technique allows scientists to read the pages of an ancient text without opening the book.

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Nov 7, 2016

Supernovas Close to Home

Posted by in categories: cosmology, evolution

The death throes of nearby stars might have influenced evolution on Earth.

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Nov 7, 2016

Studying the Building Blocks of Life in Stereo Sound

Posted by in category: media & arts

To make it easier to sift through data on proteins, a composer and a biologist turned them into music, an approach that could have many applications.

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Nov 7, 2016

The Air Force Wants A Universal Translator

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, surveillance

Surveillance tech Star Trek would love.

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Nov 7, 2016

Researchers Make Vocal Cords In The Lab

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

They could someday help millions get their voices back.

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Nov 7, 2016

Scientists Watch Stem Cells Regrow Brain Tissue

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Transplanted embryonic neurons can properly connect into the developed visual cortex of adult mice and improve the animals’ sensitivities to visual cues over time, scientists reported today (October 26) in Nature. By demonstrating that added neurons can become fully functional in circuits that normally do not rewire in adulthood, the team’s results suggest that the brain may be more plastic than previously thought.

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