Several years ago, scientists calculated the properties of an exotic form of carbon—called Carbyne—and found that it promised more strength and stiffness than any other known material. Now, it’s finally been made in a stable form inside an Austrian lab. Read more…
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Scientists Finally Made Carbyne—a Material Stronger Than Graphene—That Lasts
Welcome to the future. A future where the Windows Blue Screen of Death now features a QR code as well as a sad face. Read more…
A blood-engorged female Aedes albopictus mosquito feeding on a human host. Photo James Gathany With summer approaching, the risk of a surge in cases of the Zika virus has become a major concern for US officials, and the White House has announced that they would be redirecting money earmarked for Ebola to efforts combatting Zika. Read more…
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The White House Is Redirecting $598 Million From The Fight Against Ebola To Combat Zika
Who needs memory cards when you have DNA? A team of scientists has been able to store images with the life-defining molecules then retrieve them perfectly. Read more…
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Scientists Stored These Images in DNA—Then Flawlessly Retrieved Them
Do you find it easier to work with the din of a bustling coffee shop all around you, but would rather not deal with the guilt of not actually buying coffee for hours on end? A new website called Hipster Noise can simulate the sounds of a busy Starbucks, but from the lazy comfort of your home office. Read more…
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Hipster White Noise Generator Simulates Working in a Crowded Coffee Shop
As much as everyone is getting excited about Google’s cute little autonomous cars, self-driving trucks are the most obvious—and probably easiest—beneficiaries of autonomous tech. To prove this, a “platoon” of connected trucks from six brands completed a 1, 300 mile trip across Europe. Read more…
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A Convoy of Autonomous Trucks Just Drove Across Europe
Food labels are notoriously confusing—but what if they simply told you how long it might take to burn off the calories you’re about to consume? Read more…
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New Food Labels Would Tell You How Long It Takes to Burn Off Calories
Your RAM’s about to get an upgrade. Samsung has announced the world’s first 10-nanometer 8-gigabit DRAM chips, and it promises that they’ll be 30 percent faster and 20 percent more efficient than what went before. Read more…
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Samsung’s First 10-Nanometer DRAM Is 30 Percent Faster
Given that people camped out in line for a chance to pay a deposit on the Model 3, a car they won’t see for at least a year, it’s no surprise that the pre-order numbers are big. But 276, 000 pre-orders in 72 hours is still a shockingly high number. Read more…
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Tesla’s Model 3 Preorder Numbers Are Way Bigger Than Anyone Expected
Since 1999, NASA’s Terra spacecraft has been capturing amazing images of thermal emissions and radiation across the surface of the planet for Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Now, those images have been made publicly available. Read more…
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NASA’s Made 2.95 Million Amazing Images of Earth’s Thermal Emissions Public