A unique combination of DNA and silica is the strongest known material for its density (but you’ll need a lot of it before you can build a suit from it).
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Explanations for the cosmic speed limit often conflate mass with inertia.
Inside the metaverse, your emotions and physical responses will be monitored, and AI will use that data to influence you in real time. Is that essentially mind control?
Big Think covered the 2012 study shortly after it was published. We are now correcting the record.
Patients with amygdala damage rejected the widely accepted answer to the infamous “trolley problem,” saying that it “hurts too much.”
Do grim sci-fi scenarios crush our hopes for real-world growth? Author Michael Harris looks elsewhere to unblock the road to a better future.
Psychologists are finding that moral code violations can leave an enduring mark — and may require new types of therapy.
The Rubbee X requires almost no setup and is far cheaper than a brand new e-bike.
Airless tires are puncture-proof and more environmentally friendly. And Michelin is aiming to get them on your car by 2024.
Pure cinema is about removing redundancy so that even the smallest detail serves a purpose in relation to the bigger picture.
It’s not just fun: DNA origami has the potential to revolutionize engineering at the nanoscopic scale.
The curiosity of children is a national resource. Adults destroy it.
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Battery-powered urban aircraft are well within the bounds of technological reality.
Do our thoughts have any meaning whatsoever?
This small phase 1 study suggests that CRISPR-engineered T cells are safe and potentially effective, but there is a long way to go.
If not treated, the disorder drastically increases one’s risk of death.
Despite the enormous mass of the Earth, simply depleting our groundwater is changing our axial tilt. Simple Newtonian physics explains why.
The hyperloop would be a great idea for a completely flat planet. With topography and infrastructure, it’s a very different story.
Technology goes in directions we can never predict — so we must be prepared to limit the spread of unintended consequences.
A team of scientists hopes deep-earth lithium could sustain America’s vast demand for batteries. But extracting it won’t be easy.
The Metaverse could be the most dangerous tool of persuasion humanity has ever created.
A lucky discovery involving lithium-sulfur batteries has a legitimate chance to revolutionize how we power our world.
Spend well, save well, live well.
Cars are no longer just a way to get from A to B.
A century ago, electric cars were common. The fact that they were almost entirely replaced due to the internal combustion engine is a testament to the glacial pace of battery breakthroughs.
Science news presents a flood of breakthroughs and discoveries that promise to change our lives. They rarely do.
Quality down time is important for relationships. Here are three practical suggestions to create more of it.
All roads may not lead to Rome, but many of them lead to wealth and prosperity — even 1,500 years after the fall of the Roman Empire.