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- Qilimanjaro is selling a relatively cheap kit with everything you need for a quantum computer – you just need to be able to put it together
- On Tuesday, CERN will transport antiprotons on a truck for the first time, testing the plan to deliver antimatter by road to research labs across Europe
- Astronomers have found a 710-metre-wide asteroid that spins once every 1.9 minutes, so fast that it should have spun itself apart
- A pig's brain has been frozen with its cellular activity locked in place and minimal damage. Some believe the same could be done with the brains of people with a terminal illness, so their mind can be reconstructed and they can "continue with their life"
- Apophis will be visited by multiple spacecraft – including landers – when it skims past Earth in three years
- We know that a person’s outlook can have a huge effect on their health, and it’s no different when it comes to ageing. Columnist Graham Lawton looks at new evidence of just how powerful our attitude is – and how to use it to age better
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- by Utkarsh SoodThis one’s big. Honda has just announced that it's pulling the plug on one of its most aspirational projects: the 0 series electric vehicles (EV). But the 0 SUV and saloon are not the only ones down the chute; the Acura RSX has also been dropped from the Japanese carmaker’s plans.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Honda, […]
- by C.C. WeissEver looked at a project that seemed so out there and fantastical you thought, "That will never materialize beyond pretty computer renderings on my touchscreen?" We do so multiple times on any given week, but some such projects actually do make it to the real world. The nimble, high-speed Super Sub creator U-Boat Worx calls […]
- by Maryna HolovnovaDo you know that feeling of coming home exhausted after a long day at work, and the last thing you want to do is neatly fold your clothes? So instead, they just pile up on a chair. And even though a lot of people might be embarrassed to admit it, let’s be honest: most of […]
- by Abhimanyu GhoshalThe Sony World Photography Awards competition has been attracting immensely talented creatives from across the globe since 2008, and this year's national and regional winners are no exception.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Sony World Photography Awards
- by Abhimanyu GhoshalNvidia's DLSS is a clutch of machine learning-powered image rendering technologies that come in handy for boosting the frame rate in your games and improving lighting and image quality. They use the processing power of graphics cards to make this happen on your computer.Continue ReadingCategory: Games, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, NVIDIA, Graphics, […]
- by David SzondyLaser weapons have become super portable. Defense and security company NUBURU's Lyocon subsidiary has adapted industrial laser technology to create an anti-drone laser weapon small and light enough to fit on an infantry rifle.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, Engineering, TechnologyTags: drones, Laser weapon, Guns, Rifle, Drone security