October 30, 2017 Scientists have designed virtual human brain cells For centuries, scientists who have dedicated their lives to studying the human brain have attempted to unlock its mysteries. The role the brain plays in human personality — as well as the myriad of disorders and conditions that come along with it — is often difficult to study because studying the organ while it’s still functioning in a human body is complicated. Now, researchers at The Allen Institute for Brain Science have introduced a new tool that could make such study a whole lot easier: functioning virtual brain cells.
October 27, 2017 Secret ghostly portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, discovered beneath 16th-century painting Experts have discovered a secret portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots that has been hidden for centuries beneath another painting.
October 27, 2017 US Army eyes new lightweight hot weather uniform, jungle boots The U.S. Army is developing a lightweight hot weather alternative to the current Army Combat Uniform (ACU) and new jungle boots.
October 27, 2017 This artificial intelligence may start tracking you soon It’s already 1984 in China. For the last year, the people of Hangzhou, China – a city of more than nine million – have had every moment of their lives tracked.
October 26, 2017 Powerful tiny tanks with VR and futuristic cockpits could revolutionize the battlefield Future U.S. military tanks may look and perform nothing like they do today.
October 24, 2017 Shipwreck discovery reveals 'earliest known navigation tool' A bronze disk recovered from a 16th-century shipwreck has been identified as the earliest known marine navigation tool, according to experts.
October 24, 2017 Scientists edited pig genes and accidentally made bacon healthier Bacon is love, bacon is life, and now scientists want to make it even better (?).
October 20, 2017 This 'inflatable space yacht' could be orbiting the Moon by 2022 Las Vegas-based Bigelow already has one of its inflatable space habitats attached to the space station. Now it wants to send one to the moon to aid astronaut training and act as a base for missions far beyond.
October 20, 2017 Google's artificial intelligence computer 'no longer constrained by limits of human knowledge' The computer that stunned humanity by beating the best mortal players at a strategy board game requiring “intuition” has become even smarter, its creators claim.
October 19, 2017 Will combat vehicles use urine for fuel? A team of Army researchers did not set out to prove that human pee could fuel U.S. military vehicles and bases in the future – but their unexpected urine discovery could transform how the armed forces get energy in the field.