Graphene Battery

Graphene is passing from a curiosity in the lab into the development of new products (and even the entry of Continue reading →

Fast-ish Magnetic Field Flips

The bad news: Earth’s protective magnetic field can flip so north is south, south is north. That’s bad for protecting us Continue reading →

Assassin Drones Arrive

It didn’t succeed, but it demonstrated the possibility, a quadcopter like the ones used for fun and photos was used Continue reading →

Parking Costs

Go ahead and make fun of “Park your car in Harvard Yard”, but finding places to park everyone’s car in Continue reading →

Computers See Through Walls

And another privacy barrier falls, or effectively becomes transparent. Computers can now use the ambient radio signals that permeate most Continue reading →

Psychopathic AI

What could possibly go wrong? Researchers at MIT developed a psychopathic artificial intelligence. They did it on purpose to study Continue reading →

Do Lab Grown Brains Think

Medicine advances quickly enough that something miraculous years ago is now considered normal. Remember the debates over various fertilization procedures? Continue reading →

Accidental Discovery Recycles Plastic

Simple accidents can have great impacts. A few years ago, a bacteria was discovered that evolved to eat plastic. It was Continue reading →