Now You Can Select Your Baby’s Genome – But Should You?
“She has her mother’s eyes,” begins the advertisement, “but will she also inherit her breast cancer diagnosis?” The smooth voice in the video is promoting the services of Genomic … Read the rest
Google Is Determined To Make Smart Glasses Work
Seven years after the death knell was sounded for Google Glass, the tech giant is returning to the well of augmented reality to produce another set of smart eyewear. Promising that “it’s … Read the rest
Air Taxis Ready To Fly In The Skies Above LA
Air taxis will be flying through the skies above Los Angeles in time for the summer Olympics of 2028 if city officials and entrepreneurs have their way.
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How To Charge Your Electric Car Battery 200 Times Faster
Despite the vast improvements in battery technology, today’s drivers of electric vehicles face another difficulty: slow battery charging speed. Currently, cars take about 10 hours to fully recharge at home. … Read the rest
AI Is Helping Us To Understand Animal Communication
Artificial intelligence has already enabled humans to chat with robots like Alexa and Siri that were inspired by science fiction. Some of its newest creations take a page from a hero of … Read the rest
Drilling Deep For Geo-thermal Energy
MIT spin-off Quaise says it’s going to use hijacked fusion technology to drill the deepest holes in history, unlocking clean, virtually limitless, supercritical geothermal energy that can re-power fossil-fuelled power plants all over the world.… Read the rest
Now, That’s What I call A Proper Spaceship!
A new company has entered the commercial space race. Start-up Radian Aerospace has emerged from stealth to announce it has secured US$27.5 million in seed funding to develop a single-stage to … Read the rest
FDA-Approved Eye Drops Eliminate Need For Reading Glasses
Say goodbye to reading glasses, at least if you are under 65. A new eye drop called Vuity which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in October could change … Read the rest
“Fantastic Voyage” Becomes Science Fact With Robots That Swim In Your Blood
Delivering chemotherapy drugs directly to cancers could help reduce side effects, and soon that job could be done by tiny 3D-printed robotic animals – just like in the … Read the rest
First Space Tourist Hotel Will Be In Orbit By 2030
The International Space Station may have a wealth of private successors.
Blue Origin, Boeing, Sierra Space and several other partners has announced that they plan to build a commercial off-Earth … Read the rest