Technology Scientists build the first light-based hardware that competes with siliconTechSpot - Fibreoptic is one example of large-scale photonics, and it's pretty much the only current commercial application. In context: AMD was first to market with a 1 GHz processor back in March 2000. Intel beat them to 2 GHz not long after in August 2001 and they also …
Science 30 Craziest Scientific Discoveries of Our Lifetimefinefinders.org We usually think of scientific discoveries as breakthroughs of the distant past—Isaac Newton’s law of universal gravitation, or Charles Darwin …
Atoms Scientists Are Testing ‘Decoy’ Molecules That Could Eradicate Tumors by Deceiving Themtheepochtimes.com - Louise Bevan Recent work in the field of cancer research has unearthed a momentous discovery: RNA-binding proteins hugely affect the rate at which cancerous …
Universe What happened before the Big Bang?NBC News - By Dan Falk"It's my life's work to try to answer that question," University of Toronto physicist Renée Hložek says. We’ve all heard that the universe began with the Big Bang — a colossal explosion that ushered it
Dark Matter Scientists invent way to trap mysterious 'dark world' particle at Large Hadron Colliderphys.org April 18, 2019 by Louise Lerner, University of Chicago Now that they've identified the Higgs boson, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have set …
Qubits Improving quantum computersphys.org April 17, 2019 , American Chemical Society For decades, experts have predicted that quantum computers will someday perform difficult tasks, such as …
NASA NASA is building an inflatable space robot named King LouieDigital Trends Whether it is serving as helpful Robby the Robot-style assistants to human astronauts or carrying out remote explorations where humans dare not — or …
Robotics Robots will soon be baking our bread, brewing our lattes, and making our saladsDigital Trends We’ve all gotten used to robots that can clean floors and automate manufacturing. But can they take over the often tricky work of preparing, serving …
Dark Matter When the Large Hadron Collider Turns on, It May Trap Dark Matterfuturism.com - Dan Robitzski Eyes Peeled When the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) turns back on and starts smashing particles again sometime in 2021, it may also point us in the …
Science Synthetic molecule shows promise as multiple sclerosis treatmentnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth In multiple sclerosis, the body's immune system attacks and damages myelin, which is the insulating layer on nerves in the spinal cord, brain and …
Monkeys Scientists have put a human brain gene into monkeys. Have they crossed the line?cbc.ca - CBC Radio · A nightmare Planet of the Apes scenario, where intelligent apes displace humans, came to mind for many last week when a story broke out of …
Science We went inside a virtual simulation of a black hole, and it was a mind-bending experienceBusiness Insider - Aria BendixThe annual TED conference in Vancouver, Canada, is known for its thought-provoking talks, but it has also become a platform to showoff futuristic technologies. This year's attendees can walk through "pollution
Prostate Cancer Prostate Cancer Can Now Be Detected Using Artificial Intelligencethequint.com - IANS Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) system to help radiologists improve their ability to diagnose prostate cancer. The …
Play buttonAsteroids NASA Prepares to Build Spacecraft Bound for a Metal Asteroidsmithsonianmag.com - David W. Brown The dead, metallic heart of an ancient, obliterated Mars circles the sun—and in 2022, NASA will launch a mission to the asteroid belt to explore it. …
Play buttonAnxiety Coping With Stress, Burnout Or Anxiety: The One Thing You Need To KnowForbes - Chris WestfallSeeking some stress relief? If mindset is our mood, we should all be pursuing the mindset that makes us happy, productive and successful. That mindset should be evident in top performers, high-achieving
European Space Agency Air-Breathing Rocket Engine Gets Green Light for Major Testsspace.com A new air-breathing rocket engine is ready for a major round of testing in the next 18 months after having passed a preliminary design review by the …
Alzheimer's Disease Bill Gates on the incredible methods of treating Alzheimer’s in the near futureLadders - CW Headley “I’m eager to see what other game-changing diagnostics it unlocks in the years to come.” To Bill Gates, the lack of a simple method of diagnosing …
Heart Failure Common blood sugar drug found to reverse heart failure in non-diabeticsslashgear.com - Brittany A. Roston A drug used to treat type 2 diabetes called empagliflozin may also be an effective treatment for heart failure. The findings were revealed in a newly …
Depression How to Help Someone With Depressionthecut.com - Catie L'Heureux Girl with the Green Face, 1910, Alexej von Jawlensky. “I’ve started cutting my wrists,” my friend said on the phone one night. “I’m not eating. I …
Alzheimer's DiseaseDrug used to treat high blood pressure could relieve Parkinson's, Huntington's and Alzheimer's by encouraging 'Pac-Man-likedailymail.co.uk - Alexandra Thompson Senior Health Reporter A drug that is used to treat high blood pressure may relieve Parkinson's, Huntington's and Alzheimer's, research suggests. A study found felodipine …
The Brain Age-related memory decline reversed with magnetic pulses to the brainnewatlas.com - Rich Haridy Researchers at Northwestern University have used a non-invasive form of magnetic brain stimulation to improve the memory of older adults. After just …
Gravitational Waves Gravitational echo phenomenon will become a key to the new physics, physicist saysphys.org April 15, 2019 , RUDN University Gravitational echoes may be caused by the collision of two black holes, and may indicate that these objects have …
CRISPR Newly Invented Application of CRISPR Could Actually Cure Herpes One DayScienceAlert - DAN ROBITZSKI, FUTURISM Gene hacking techniques that were recently used in human cells for the first time could someday let doctors shred up and destroy viruses like herpes …
Quantum Mechanics Scientists make first 'on demand' entanglement linkphys.org June 13, 2018 , Delft University of Technology Researchers at QuTech in Delft have succeeded in generating quantum entanglement between two quantum …
Wormholes Interstellar got it wrong: Wormholes would be slower than direct routes, says study- Technology News, FirstpostFirstpost - Press Trust of IndiaApr 18, 2019 10:58:55 IST Wormholes — popularised by the 2014 sci-fi film Interstellar as 'shortcuts' to distant points in space and time — may actually exist. But pan-galactic …
Quantum Mechanics Explainer: what is quantum machine learning and how can it help us?theconversation.com - Betony Adams and Francesco Petruccione and Maria Schuld Artificial intelligence refers, among other things, to machines’ capacity to demonstrate some degree of what humans consider “intelligence”. This …
News (Hong Kong) Why the breakthrough image of a black hole is both mind-boggling and humbling | Hong Kong Free Press HKFPhongkongfp.com - Paul Stapleton It was hard to miss the very first picture of a black hole recently heralded in the media. The image of a blurry orange doughnut against a black …
Quarks Quarks Don't Actually Have ColorsForbes - Ethan SiegelAt a fundamental level, reality is determined by only two properties of our Universe: the quanta that make up everything that exists and the interactions that take place between them. While the rules govern
Science Neuroscientists just brought pig brain cells back to life, changing our view of deathPopular Science - By Kaitlin SullivanThe new technology might also help researchers better treat brain injuries. Scientists have successfully revived dead pig brains—at least partially. A study published Wednesday in Nature reports a team
Engines Hypersonic air travel just took a step closer to realityNBC News - By Jaclyn Jeffrey-WilenskyNew engine-cooling technology could help planes reach speeds in excess of 3,800 miles per hour. Sixteen years after the Concorde supersonic airliner took its last flight, a handful of companies are working
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