Science & Technology

New ‘magnet’ pulls pesky nonstick pollutants from drinking water 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 26, 2017
It targets toxic chemicals, which can themselves stick around in the environment — potentially forever

By David Aragorn
Surprise! The proton is lighter than we thought 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 26, 2017
You can’t weigh the universe’s smallest particles on a bathroom scale. But in a clever new experiment, physicists have found that one such particle—the proton—is lighter than previously thought.

By David Aragorn
This 3D-Printed Human Heart Can Do Everything a Real One Can 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 25, 2017
Soft robotics and 3D printing have allowed a team of researchers from Switzerland to develop an artificial heart that works like the real thing. This proof of concept design was successfully tested in the lab, but it may take a while before it will be ready.

By David Aragorn
Give robots an ‘ethical black box’ to track and explain decisions, say scientists 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 25, 2017
As robots start to enter public spaces and work alongside humans, the need for safety measures has become more pressing, argue academics

By David Aragorn
What is Elon Musk’s Hyperloop? The 700mph subsonic train explained 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 22, 2017
Elon Musk has started the building revolution for a new train system.

By David Aragorn
The Human Genome Was Never Completely Sequenced 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 20, 2017
The effort completed in 2003 used the best technology available but now scientists could do more

By David Aragorn
Creating music by thought alone 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 19, 2017
A newly-developed hands-free musical instrument now allows people to make music with their minds

By David Aragorn
New AI research makes it easier to create fake footage of someone speaking 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 19, 2017
Although the scientists behind it would really rather you didn’t

By David Aragorn
Navy Laser Weapon Can Hit Missiles at Speed of Light 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 19, 2017
The U.S. Navy already has deployed lasers that can take out land- and air-based targets, and is developing second-generation weapons to hit missiles at the speed of light, CNN reported.

By David Aragorn
China tests self-sustaining space station in Beijing 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- July 18, 2017
Sealed behind the steel doors of two bunkers in a Beijing suburb, university students are trying to find out how it feels to live in a space station on another planet, recycling everything from plant cuttings to urine.

By David Aragorn