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Elon Musk's Neuralink plans its first brain chip implants for next year

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Neuralink calls its first brain-computer chip the N1

More than two years have passed since the world caught wind of Elon Musk’s Neuralink, an ambitious and mysterious startup focused on developing brain-machine interfaces that can connect minds to machines. Not a lot has been revealed since, but the company today emerged from the shadows to share its progress so far, along with its plans for the future, which involve implanting its first chips in human as early next year.

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Quaint treetop cabins take Nordic minimalism up into the canopy

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Berlin-based architect Sigurd Larsen has finished the first of a charming cluster of cabins set amid a forest canopy in his homeland of Denmark. Located on a peninsula that juts out into the country’s longest fjord, the freshly opened Løvtag … Continue reading Quaint treetop cabins take Nordic minimalism up into the canopy→

Dynamic, reprogrammable material goes hard under light and soft in the dark

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Materials that change their properties in response to different environmental triggers promise all kinds of versatility for all kinds of applications, and an international team of scientists has just come up with a particularly inventive one…. Continue reading Dynamic, reprogrammable material goes hard under light and soft in the dark→

Sony packs "world's fastest" card reader into its latest USB hub

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The MRW-S3 is packed with ports to support a variety of data transfer methods

Sony has wheeled out a versatile new USB hub geared toward working professionals with a need for speed. The MRW-S3 is packed with ports to support a variety of data transfer methods, but is spearheaded by what the company is calling the world’s fastest SD and Micro SD card readers.

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SpaceX confirms leaky component to blame for Crew Dragon launchpad explosion

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SpaceX appeared all set to breeze past another milestone as part of its Crew Dragon testing program in April, after the spacecraft successfully completed its maiden journey to and from the International Space Station in March. But an unexpect… Continue reading SpaceX confirms leaky component to blame for Crew Dragon launchpad explosion→

DroneShield's latest jamming gun takes down nearby targets with a single hand

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The DroneGun MkIII will work on drones within a 500-m (0.3-mi) range

DroneShield has again expanded its lineup of weaponry built to disable unmanned aircraft, this time taking aim at targets a little closer to home. The newly announced DroneGun MkIII uses the same frequency-jamming tactics as the company’s other offerings, but is designed to work in a tighter radius with one-handed operation for a quick and easy draw.

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Scientists capture image of quantum entanglement for the first time

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Quantum entanglement, where two objects become intertwined and remain so no matter the distance that grows between them, is a tricky phenomenon to study let alone photograph. But scientists doing the former have now managed the latter, captur… Continue reading Scientists capture image of quantum entanglement for the first time→

Palm-sized Sigma fp becomes the world's smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless camera

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The Sigma fp has a body-only weight of just 370 g, and dimensions of 11.3 x ...

Mirrorless cameras have opened up a whole new world for high-end photographers that like to travel light, and with its tiny and shiny new shooter Sigma is taking this idea to the absolute extreme. The Sigma fp is billed as the world’s smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless camera, and with a body length of 11 cm (4.3 in) could be slipped into a pocket without too much trouble at all.

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First evidence of chronic pain in insects points to a root cause in humans

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The drugs we’ve developed to help us deal with chronic pain largely focus on suppressing its symptoms, rather than eliminating its underlying causes. By studying the way pain works in injured fruit flies, scientists have for the first time un… Continue reading First evidence of chronic pain in insects points to a root cause in humans→

Bloodhound LSR supersonic car to return to high-speed testing ahead of 2020 record attempt

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The Bloodhound supersonic car project has bounced back from the brink of bankruptcy to set its sights on the land speed record once again. The vehicle will hit the track in October for the first time since its relaunch, with the team announci… Continue reading Bloodhound LSR supersonic car to return to high-speed testing ahead of 2020 record attempt→