Innovation An App For Operating A Self-driving Car Dec 7, 2018 The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and IT Engineering, a Korean electric vehicle producer, have jointly developed a…
Innovation 5G network to improve road safety Dec 7, 2018 Credit: CC0 Public Domain Next-generation mobile network and fast data transmission solutions can be used to collect a huge amount of data on…
Innovation This “Ultra-Safe” Aircraft Is a Cross Between a Plane and a Blimp Dec 5, 2018 A Blimp in Time Airships have had a major public relations problem since the infamous Hindenburg explosion that rocked the world back in 1937. But…
Innovation Study: People Are Chill With Robot Brothels — for Singles Dec 5, 2018 Red Light Robots Soon, visiting a sex worker might not be as stigmatized as it is today — as long as you’re single and the sex worker is a robot.…
Innovation The First Lab-Grown Placenta Unlocks Brand New Medical Research Dec 5, 2018 Happy Birthday The world’s first lab-grown placenta has now survived for a full year, remaining stable in its petri dish. That’s really good news,…
Innovation Yes, a NASA Scientist Said Aliens May Have Visited Earth Dec 5, 2018 This morning a white paper by NASA researcher Silvano Colombano, titled “New Assumptions to Guide SETI Research,” bubbled up on Reddit. It made some…
Innovation A Tiny Crustacean Could Help Us Create Biofuel From Wood Dec 5, 2018 Tiny Helpers The termites of the sea could hold the key to sustainably transforming wood into a liquid biofuel. Gribbles are tiny water-dwelling…
Innovation A New App Can Detect a Blood Disorder From a Photo of Your Nails Dec 5, 2018 Cellular Signal Detecting the most common blood disorder in the world is now as easy as snapping a smartphone photo. Anemia is a condition in…
Innovation ISS’ first robot crew member glitches in demo video Dec 5, 2018 The online debut of the International Space Station’s first robotic crew member could have been smoother if it didn’t start glitching halfway through…
Innovation NASA Left Earth Defenseless Against Asteroids Dec 5, 2018 Flying Blind Earth is defenseless against asteroids that could cause utter annihilation, says former NASA astronaut Russell “Rusty” Schweickart.…