A quick simulation of Hurricane Florence done without climate change

Enlarge / Hurricane Florence as captured from the International Space Station by astronaut Alex Gerst. (credit: Alex Gerst/NASA/ESA) In the last few years, teams of scientists have developed a consistent protocol for rapidly analyzing the influence of climate change on extreme weather events. Within a week of the disaster, reports have been available to inform […]

One Game to ICO Decentralized, Self-Evolving Simulation Gaming Platform

PRESS RELEASE: NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–February 27, 2018– What is reality? As VR technology continues to advance, digital simulation games push the boundary between real and unreal, as the virtual world becomes indistinguishable from objective reality. Nonetheless, the simulations in which these virtual worlds are created are extremely limited. Although the content can be vivid and […]

Autonomous helicopter completes Marine resupply simulation

Drones have become a part of the modern battlefield, but what about autonomous full-size aircraft? Aurora Flight Sciences just successfully demonstrated its self-flying setup, the Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS), enabling an older helicopter to fly itself at soldiers’ requests. In the future, troops in the field could use this tech to order autonomous […]

Manage Book Burnings, Sinner Punishing, & More In Cult Simulation The Shrouded Isle

Being a high priest isn’t easy, especially when your irritable god is set to show up in a few years. This means a lot of book burnings, sin cleansings, sacrifices, and rooting out nonbelievers, which can all be a real drag should the irritate your handful of powerful allies. These people are backing you in […]

In NASA simulation, people tote hardy, allergy-inducing molds to Mars

Enlarge / The inflatable lunar/Mars analog habitat, or ILMAH. (credit: Microbiome, 2017) For many Earthlings, our planet is teeming with airborne pollens, spores, and toxins that clog schnozes and turn windpipes wheezy. Sadly, jumping to space rocks may not help, a new NASA study suggests. In a 30-day simulation of living life on another planet, […]

China starts 200-day simulation of living on another planet

The US definitely doesn’t have a monopoly on long-term simulations of living on another planet. Four Beijing University students have begun a 200-day isolation experiment, Lunar Palace 365 (why not Lunar Palace 200?), where they’ll live solely on the resources they would have on the Moon or Mars. That means generating life-giving oxygen from plants, […]

The US’ ground defense system successfully intercepted an ICBM in a simulation — but it may not be enough against a real threat from North Korea

The US put its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) missile shield to the test in May, firing an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Marshall Islands and knocking it out of the sky with a missile fired from California. The long-planned test vindicated the expensive, complicated effort to defend the US homeland from missile attacks —but there’s still […]

Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation – Craft, Survive, Slay Some Demons

Earth has been overrun by demons and other infernal creatures, destroying most of humanity in one fell swoop. Ragtag bands of survivors eke out a living in ruined cities, always on the run and in search of shelter. This is where you come in. Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation is all about building a settlement while […]