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Feb 14, 2019

U.S. Soldiers to Wear Microsoft AR Goggles During Combat Missions

Posted by in category: augmented reality

But Microsoft still has a lot of work to do.

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Feb 14, 2019

Insects Are Dying Off at an Alarming Rate

Posted by in category: life extension

Forty percent of insect populations have seen declines in recent years and will drop even more without immediate action.

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Feb 14, 2019

‘Bioluminescent’ trees that glow like fireflies created at MIT

Posted by in category: futurism

To create their glowing plants, engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) turned to an enzyme called luciferase.

Luciferase acts on a molecule called luciferin, causing it to emit light.

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Feb 14, 2019

Amazing New AI Churns Out “Coherent Paragraphs of Text”

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The system wrote a news article that’s almost good enough to print.

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Feb 14, 2019

We find out more about the inventor behind the jet-powered hoverboard

Posted by in category: transportation

We take a closer look at the amazing turbine-powered hoverboard invented by former jet ski world champ Franky Zapata.

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Feb 14, 2019

A ‘Quantum Radar’ System Will Watch for Stealth Aircraft and Missiles in the Arctic

Posted by in categories: military, quantum physics

Canada is investing $2.7 million to develop quantum radar technology.

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Feb 14, 2019

Diabetes: Could a pill replace insulin injections?

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Insulin injections are part of daily blood glucose management for many people with type 2 diabetes. Now, a new pill could spell the end for injections.

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Feb 14, 2019

How Titanoboa, the 40-Foot-Long Snake, Was Found

Posted by in category: futurism

Circa 2012


In Colombia, the fossil of a gargantuan snake has stunned scientists, forcing them to rethink the nature of prehistoric life.

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Feb 14, 2019

End of the smashed phone screen? Self-healing glass discovered

Posted by in category: mobile phones

Circa 2017


New type of polymer glass that can mend itself when pressed together is in development by University of Tokyo after a student discovered it.

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Feb 14, 2019

How far out can we forecast the weather? Scientists have a new answer

Posted by in category: futurism

Modern models reveal an upper limit of 2 weeks.

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