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Jan 24, 2018

See why NASA is calling next week’s supermoon ‘extra special’

Posted by in category: space

2018’s second supermoon is a triple treat.

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Jan 24, 2018

Physicists are planning to build lasers so powerful they could rip apart empty space

Posted by in category: physics

China’s ‘Station of Extreme Light’ could be first laser to reach 100 petawatts.

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Jan 24, 2018

‘Floating 3D printing’ brings sci-fi-style projections closer

Posted by in category: 3D printing

‘Optical trap display’ projects graphics into the air, where they are visible from all angles.

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Jan 24, 2018

Identical monkeys born through true cloning

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

The first monkeys have been cloned in a historic breakthrough — could humans be next?

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Jan 24, 2018

SpaceX fires up powerful new Falcon Heavy rocket

Posted by in category: space travel

SpaceX test-fires 27 engines in its powerful new Falcon Heavy rocket in key milestone.

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Jan 24, 2018

Better than holograms: A new 3D projection into thin air

Posted by in categories: holograms, particle physics, space

One of the enduring sci-fi moments of the big screen—R2-D2 beaming a 3D image of Princess Leia into thin air in “Star Wars”—is closer to reality thanks to the smallest of screens: dust-like particles.

Scientists have figured out how to manipulate nearly unseen specks in the air and use them to create 3D images that are more realistic and clearer than holograms, according to a study in Wednesday’s journal Nature. The study’s lead author, Daniel Smalley, said the new technology is “printing something in space, just erasing it very quickly.”

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Jan 24, 2018

Tiny implant opens way to deliver drugs deep into the brain

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, engineering, neuroscience

WASHINGTON — Scientists have created a hair-thin implant that can drip medications deep into the brain by remote control and with pinpoint precision.

Tested only in animals so far, if the device pans out it could mark a new approach to treating brain diseases — potentially reducing side effects by targeting only the hard-to-reach circuits that need care.

“You could deliver things right to where you want, no matter the disease,” said Robert Langer, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology whose biomedical engineering team reported the research Wednesday.

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Jan 24, 2018

The male Y chromosome is slowly fading, and could disappear completely

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, sex

The end of men? Experts reveal how the male sex chromosome could one day disappear completely.


Since the dawn of humanity, men have played a vital role in determining the sex of their offspring.

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Jan 24, 2018

How to Fix Facebook—Before It Fixes Us

Posted by in category: business

An early investor explains why the social media platform’s business model is such a threat—and what to do about it.

By Roger McNamee

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Jan 24, 2018

First static fire test of Falcon Heavy complete—one step closer to first test flight!

Posted by in category: futurism

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