Science Brings Us Super Bendy Ice!
Ice is stiff and brittle — if you bend it, it will snap in two. Right? Not quite. Researchers just found that when grown in tiny strands, ice can defy … Read more
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What Happens When You Shoot a Water Bear Out of a Gun?
Tardigrades, those adorable, chubby water bears, are notoriously hardy — they may even survive an apocalypse that wipes out humanity. But can these hardy water bears survive being shot from … Read more
Could We Build Jurassic Park?
Welcome to Jurassic Park. As we open the gates to this zoo of previously extinct creatures, how would you expect the dinosaurs behind them to look? For those who have … Read more
Are We Inching Closer to Quantum Internet?
When the precursor to today’s internet carried its first message in 1969, clunky but functional classical computers had already been around for decades. Now, physicists are designing the embryonic threads … Read more
U=(N/T)M*G: Dire
So, I learned something cool the other day. Which, to no one’s surprise, lead me down an even cooler rabbit hole of information. Facts and tidbits I’m stoked to have … Read more
Scientists Can Now Insert Ideas Into Your Dreams
MIT scientists have figured out how to manipulate your dreams by combining an app with a sleep-tracking device called Dormio. In their new study, the researchers were able to insert … Read more
Is Reality Real? new Paradox Throws It Into Question
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Perhaps not, some say. And if someone is there to … Read more
Say Hello to the “Hacker Proof” Quantum Internet
The advent of mass working from home has made many people more aware of the security risks of sending sensitive information via the internet. The best we can do at … Read more
Ready for a “Million Times Faster” Internet?
University researchers have developed and recorded the fastest internet data speed in the world from a single optical chip, holding the capacity to download 1,000 high-definition movies in a split … Read more
STUDY: Blind People Can “See” Letters Drawn on their Brains With Electricity
Scientists sent patterns of electricity coursing across people’s brains, coaxing their brains to see letters that weren’t there. The experiment worked in both sighted people and blind participants who had … Read more