Three Exciting New Technologies Promise Better, Cheaper Batteries
Cheaper and better energy storage is possible, and researchers are vigorously exploring possibilities. But are they running out of time?
Yes, Big Brother is Watching: VPNs and Why You Need Them
When you are on the internet, your service provider can see which devices you use and which websites you visit.
Amazing New Technology Reduces Symptoms of Celiac Disease
Researchers have developed technology that just might allow people afflicted with celiac disease to eat food with gluten without suffering painful consequences.
Canadian Company Patents Astonishing “Invisibility Cloak”
In military science, the art and practice of concealment is crucial to defeating enemy observation. But then the enemy undoubtedly uses the same strategy against you.
The Curious History of the Microwave Oven
They used to be something of a novelty: a high-end kitchen appliance you would sometimes find in restaurants, cruise ships, or trains. Now you are likely to find a microwave oven in any home within a power grid.
Google Claims Quantum Supremacy, IBM says No
Researchers from Google say they have successfully demonstrated that a quantum computer is capable of performing a task beyond the reach of even the most powerful binary supercomputer.
The Dawn of Thinking Machines: How Robots Will Change Our Lives
To this day, experts have yet to agree on a universally-accepted definition for the word “robot.” The usual criteria include autonomy, an ability to alter its surroundings, intelligence, and the possession of a body. Things get tricky beyond these basic principles. How intelligent must a machine be to qualify as a robot? Is a washing […]
Killer Combination: Pandemics in the Age of Social Media and Fake News
“When it took hold in a house, it often happened that no one remained who had not died,” Baldassarre Bonaiuti wrote of the Black Death in 1348. “And it was not just that men and women died, but even sentient animals died. Dogs, cats, chickens, oxen, donkeys, and sheep showed the same symptoms and died […]
US Engineering Salaries Rise as America Girds for the Future
Here’s a glimpse of what the giant, hi-tech cities of the not-too-distant future might look like. Swamped by rising sea levels, the megalopolis of tomorrow is a sprawling, humming metropolis on stilts. All around the mega-city, interminable grids of abandoned roads, neighborhoods, and freeway are under water. Every now and then, lightning illuminates a watery […]
A Cyber-attack Can Be as Deadly as a Nuclear Strike, Warns Scientist
Two years ago, Chinese hackers went after Australian F-35 defense contractors, stealing information on the cutting-edge US fighter.
