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Historically, the vast majority of the world’s power has been consumed as quickly as it is made, or it’s wasted. But climate change has made governments interested in renewable energy, and renewable energy is variable—it can’t be dispatched on demand. Or can it? As research into utility-sized batteries receives more attention, the economics of adding storage […]
Enlarge / Our family tree, with the dates inferred from this new data. Note how many major branches there are within Africa, and the recent exchange of DNA at the bottom. (credit: Schlebusch et al., Science) When did humanity start? It’s proven to be a difficult question to answer. Anatomically modern humans have a distinct […]
NASA/JPL-Caltech About 1 billion years from now, the sun will begin to die, blow off its outer atmosphere, and engulf our tiny planet in hot plasma. Luckily, the galaxy will have NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft to remember us by. The two nuclear-powered probes launched 40 years ago and became the first and only robots to […]
Published time: 19 Jun, 2017 08:32 Innovation over the last decade has seen a massive proliferation of 3D-printing technology, but 4D printing, where time plays a crucial role in the final structure, could be the future of human space exploration and habitation, according to researchers. The rather unique solution comes courtesy of the Georgia Institute […]
AlphaGo, the A.I. that has consistently defeated the world’s greatest human Go players over the last two years, is retiring from the game. The robo-grandmaster will go out on top, after defeating China’s Ke Jie, the world’s top-ranked player. The team behind AlphaGo, part of Google’s DeepMind unit, say they still plan to publish an […]
An FX show that’s had its ups and downs is coming to a close this summer. Based on Chuck Hogan and Guillermo del Toro‘s trilogy of books, The Strain was initially expected to last three years. Early on, though, its creators realized there was more left to the series to explore. At one point, showrunner Carlton Cuse thought […]
Image Source: Associated Press The Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956, when seven European countries competed in Switzerland to find the best original song composition. Positioned as a light entertainment event, Eurovision has since morphed into a nightmare techno bloodbath juggernaut. Tomorrow, 26 of the 43 participating countries will perform their original songs to be […]
Virtual reality is a great platform for users to experience fantastic worlds and wonders, but it’s also a portal into the real life wonders very few humans get to enjoy. Outer space is one of, if not the, most incredible of those wonders and VR users are getting an opportunity to be an astronaut. In Mission: ISS, visitors […]
