U=(N/T)M*G: Snow
Physics is weird. Of course, I mean that in the most respectful way possible, but physics is weird. Weak forces and strong forces and thermodynamics. Fluid dynamics. Quantum mechanics. I … Read more
Technology
U=(N/T)M*G: Meltdown
I guess Google had a meltdown? It lasted long enough for people to notice? I must have been at the day job when that happened and missed it. It’s pretty … Read more
U=(N/T)M*G: Shaun
It always surprises me when NASA is about to do something major, and their collective goofiness as people and nerds smacks me right in the face. The Artemis launch is … Read more
Elon Musk: Tesla To Launch Humanoid Robot Next Year
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Thursday said the electric automaker will probably launch a “Tesla Bot” humanoid robot prototype next year, designed for dangerous, repetitive, or boring work … Read more
You Knew They’d Make Robots for This
New sex robots from leading AI robotics company RealDoll will be programmable as gay or straight, depending on your preference. RealDoll famously created Harmony, an AI sex robot with an … Read more
When Robots Paint
The world’s first robotic self-portraits, painted by an android called Ai-Da, have been unveiled at a new art exhibit in London, despite the “artist” not having a “self” to portray. … Read more
SPACE: MOXIE Will Soon Make Oxygen – On Mars
Having safely landed on Mars on Feb. 18, NASA’s newest rover, Perseverance, is just beginning its scientific exploration of the Red Planet. But sometime in the next few weeks, the … Read more
What’s An EmDrive? And Could It Take Us to the Stars?
The “EmDrive” claims to make the impossible possible: a method of pushing spacecraft around without the need for — well, pushing. No propulsion. No exhaust. Just plug it in, fire … 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
FOR READERS: Whiz-Bang tech
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: What kind of sci-fi tech makes you go “OOOOOOOOOOOH!!!”? For a long time, for me it was transforming vehicles. … Read more