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Nov 5, 2018

Researchers Discover New Type of Lung Cell

Posted by in category: futurism

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Nov 5, 2018

Google has enlisted NASA to help it prove quantum supremacy within months

Posted by in categories: quantum physics, supercomputing

The firm will pit its Bristlecone quantum processor against a classical supercomputer early next year and see which comes out on top.

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Nov 5, 2018

I Took 9 Different Commercial DNA Tests and Got 6 Different Results

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Experts explained that the companies aren’t really doing science, so it’s not surprising that they produce different results.

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Nov 5, 2018

Scientists Do Too Much Research on the Old Instead of the New

Posted by in categories: innovation, particle physics

Spending billions on a huge particle collider won’t give us the breakthrough discoveries we need.

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Nov 5, 2018

Global governance must overcome ‘zeitgeist of mistrust’ to tackle world’s environmental issues

Posted by in categories: geopolitics, governance, sustainability, treaties

Ha…which would be the bigger challenge? 🤔.


The growing mistrust and hostility towards global intuitions must be overcome if the world is to successfully tackle the environmental challenges it faces, the head of the University of Sussex’s global sustainability research centre has warned.

Professor Joseph Alcamo, Director of the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP), said high-quality research and closer engagement with citizens around the world was needed to overcome the growing zeitgeist that viewed organisations such as the UN as meddling amid a geopolitical backdrop of cancelled treaties, neglected obligations and frozen negotiations.

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Nov 5, 2018

Pilot Built His Own Personal Aircraft Based On Drone Technology

Posted by in category: drones

This professional drone builder built a drone he can fly in. 🆒.

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Nov 5, 2018

New virus could help destroy cancer

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A new study investigates the potential use of a virus against cancer. Researchers hope that the findings will be useful for different types of cancer.

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Nov 5, 2018

Tiny device bends light to create radiation

Posted by in category: futurism

Huge facilities, typically the size of several football stadiums, usually generate synchrotron radiation. The new device is smaller than a match.

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Nov 5, 2018

Physicists measured Earth’s mass using neutrinos for the first time

Posted by in category: particle physics

Counting tiny particles that can zip straight through the Earth reveals what the planet is like on the inside.

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Nov 5, 2018

Transforming Robot Changes Shape at Will

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Researchers have created a ‘modular’ robot which can analyze its environment and reconfigure itself to overcome obstacles and achieve tasks.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on October 31, 2018. It is a Nature Video production.

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