Watch This Plasma Ring Float in Open Air
The plasma ring was created using a stream of water that was less than the width of a human hair and moving as fast as a bullet. Continue reading Watch This Plasma Ring Float in Open Air
Author Archives: Daniel Oberhaus
This Algorithm Can Tell What You’ve Learned Before Going to Sleep
An algorithm was able to tell whether subjects had studied a house or face before going to sleep based on electrical activity in their brain. Continue reading This Algorithm Can Tell What You’ve Learned Before Going to Sleep
Experts Tell Senate: Don’t Limit the President’s Nuclear Authority
For the first time in 41 years, a congressional hearing was held on the subject of the President’s authority to launch nuclear weapons. Continue reading Experts Tell Senate: Don’t Limit the President’s Nuclear Authority
Watch ‘Slaughterbots,’ A Warning About the Future of Killer Bots
The Future of Life Institute channels ‘Black Mirror’ in its short film warning about the danger of autonomous killer robots. Continue reading Watch ‘Slaughterbots,’ A Warning About the Future of Killer Bots
CRISPR Can Now Edit Genes Using Nanoparticles Instead of Viruses
The new delivery mechanism completely turned off a gene responsible for high cholesterol in mice. Continue reading CRISPR Can Now Edit Genes Using Nanoparticles Instead of Viruses
iPhone X’s Face ID Can Be Fooled With a 3D-Printed Mask
“It was even simpler than we ourselves had thought.” Continue reading iPhone X’s Face ID Can Be Fooled With a 3D-Printed Mask
Major Tech Companies Have Stopped Fighting an Internet Sex Trafficking Bill
SESTA brings the clash between censorship and accountability online to the forefront of US politics. Continue reading Major Tech Companies Have Stopped Fighting an Internet Sex Trafficking Bill
How We’ll Solve Our Plastic Problem
These future technologies will make today’s plastic problem a thing of the past. Continue reading How We’ll Solve Our Plastic Problem
Nuclear Energy Programs Rarely Lead to Nuclear Weapons
Policy experts and heads of states have wrung their hands about the weaponization of nuclear energy programs for decades. Continue reading Nuclear Energy Programs Rarely Lead to Nuclear Weapons
The Third Bitcoin Fork Has Been Canceled
SegWit2x has been postponed indefinitely due to lack of community support. Continue reading The Third Bitcoin Fork Has Been Canceled