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Scientists devise self-navigating cane for visually impaired

It uses the same tech as self-driving cars.

Voice mimicking AI dupes Alexa and other voice recognition devices

These algorithms open up a new avenue of scamming and hacking.

Samsung wants to “copy/paste” your brain into a 3D chip

It sounds intriguing, but it's easier said than done.

Inflatable prosthetic hand is controlled by thought alone

It's just a fraction of what similar commercial neuroprosthetics go for.

Scientists make the smallest-ever man-made flying devices inspired by propeller seeds

They're about the size of a grain of sand.

Laser beam fired through keyhole can see what's moving behind the door

Oh well. More privacy-shattering tech.

Scientists on a mission to resurrect woolly mammoth raise $15 million

The plan is to combine woolly mammoth and Asian elephant genes to breed a super hybrid.

What is a Dyson sphere and could we just build one?

For now at least, Dyson spheres are reserved for civilizations more advanced than us.

A radical new freezing method could cut emissions equal to one million cars, while keeping your food fresh

We're on the cusp of a new revolution in freezing foods.

Norway's "Wind Catching System" wants to revolutionize how we use wind energy

This floating structure can power 80,000 homes, the company claims.

New bionic arm can communicate with the brain of the wearer

This stunning technology can restore natural behaviors in amputees.

Batman cloak-like chainmail switches from flexible to tough on command

When jammed, the chainmail particles stiffen into a fabric that can support a load 50 times its weight.

Men could significantly outnumber women within decades -- and this is a problem

Researchers anticipate an even larger deficit of female births

Cheap material could help convert waste heat into electricity

More than 65% of the energy we use is wasted as heat.

A revolution against cancer is unfolding -- and we're just getting started

Can controlling cancer finally be on the menu?

AI helps NASA look at the Sun with new eyes

Hindsight is 20/20 -- and so is a telescope equipped with AI.

Norway starts work on carbon storage program -- says it's "absolutely necessary"

The country believes simply reducing our emissions isn't enough -- we'll also need to sequester carbon underground.

Self-healing material could one day automatically repair broken phone screens in seconds

Scientists in India have made a new class of crystalline material with self-healing properties.

Scientists make the world's thinnest magnet. It's just one atom thick

The new material is one millionth the thickness of a single sheet of paper.

Computer implant translates paralyzed man's brain activity directly into words and sentences

Brain waves that normally control the patient's vocal tract have been converted into entire sentences on a computer screen.

Japan just shattered the internet speed record: 319 Terabits per Second

Japan is living in the future.

China takes quantum supremacy lead

This quantum processor completed a complex task in a little over an hour -- about 60,000 times faster than a classical supercomputer.

Convertible flying car makes pilot flight between airports in Slovakia

In turns from a supercar into an two-seat airplane in under three minutes.

CRISPR could save billions of male chicks every year. Here's how

It's an invention that could end a tsunami of animal suffering.

An AI algorithm just completed a famous Rembrandt painting

... and they say computers can't create art.

Cities need to wean off of cars in the future or become endless traffic jams

Traffic jams are objectively the least tasty kind of jam.

The world's first mRNA vaccine against cancer is now being trialed

The same technology used in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines could now help us fight cancer.

Self-healing concrete plugs cracks with CO2 sucked from the air

The enzyme-based mixture could extend the life of concrete fourfold.

Australian scientists accidentally engineer one of the world's most thermally stable materials. It doesn't expand even when heated by 1,400 °C

The composite material could prove particularly useful in aerospace where temperatures can spike wildly between space and atmospheric re-entry.

Scientists achieve brain-to-brain communication between humans

Not exactly telepathy but darn close, that's for sure.

Microsoft releases simple "auto-complete for programmers" that uses mammoth AI

Your new personal assistant.

Scientists use genetically engineered viruses, algae proteins, and light to help a blind man regain vision

The future is here.

Faster, greener, cheaper: Your next home may be printed instead of built

Less carbon footprint. Less time. Less cost. Bring in the industrial-sized 3D printers.

Cone of light aims to cut pandemic fears by killing 99.9% of viruses with light

Far-UVC light could make sidewalks safer and plaza folks happy to gather again.

Scientists fix crucial flaw with solid-state batteries that could fully charge electric cars in 10 minutes

Solid state batteries could finally make electric vehicles truly competitive with conventional cars.

Eco-friendly geometry: smart pasta can halve packaging waste at no extra cost

Mathematics to the rescue!

Spanish companies team up to create the first paella-cooking robot

Maybe, uhm, robots aren't so bad after all.

Japanese metallic tail can help keep the elderly upright

It's a weird evolutionary thing that we'd build robotic tails.

Watch a 3D printer produce an entire boat

0 metal, 100% boat.

Monkey plays Pong with brain implant from Elon Musk's Neuralink

The monkey simply thought about moving its hands up or down and the paddle moved accordingly.

Seoul is replacing street lamps with smart poles that offer electricity and WiFi

You can access WiFI, charge your electric car and even your drone from these poles.

Researchers develop underwater WiFi

The internet of things is going deep -- deep underwater, that is.

Artificial Intelligence can debate and it's pretty good at it (but not as good as the best humans)

AI is ready to stop playing games and move on to other challenges.

Researchers have just taught cyborg brains how to play Pong

The mini-brains were able to learn how to play the game faster than an AI.

'Lunar ark' might store DNA from millions of species in Moon's lava tubes

A backup plan in case we screw up this planet for good.

Electronic textiles could turn clothes into wearable electronics

Turning fabrics into display electronics could lead to a new class of smart clothing.

Electroceuticals, the bioelectronic medicine of the future

Future medicine could come in the form of electric impulses and go straight to the brain.

This robot hears with the ears of a locust

When biology and human technology come together.

Physicists believe faster-than-light travel is indeed possible with new warp drive

Warp drives aren't such a crazy idea after all.

Portrait-to-animation AI brings to life Marie Curie, Charles Darwin, and more

This is very surreal.