Brain-Computer Interface: Bioengineers Warn About Consequences of 'Bleak Cyborg Future'

Medicine & Technology Jul 21, 2021

The ICL discussed the possible effects of brain-computer interface technology to our present age, and how it can result into a bleak cyborg future, in theri latest study.

What Are Cyber-Physical Attacks?

Jul 20, 2021

As a result of the mass proliferation of the internet and the fact that much of the developed world's economy and critical infrastructures depend on the internet to function on a daily basis, the resulting scenario has several upsides and downsides in a broad context.

MixChannel: Satellite Images Can Now Be Processed with Minimal Datasets, Thanks to a New Technique from Skoltech

Jul 19, 2021

Computer vision algorithms take time and considerable computing power to achieve - and both can be toned down thanks to a new training method.

Towards Greener Energy Solutions: Inorganic Material With Lowest Thermal Conductivity Successfully Fabricated

Jul 19, 2021

A collaborative effort has led to the discovery of new inorganic material with lower thermal conductivity ever recorded, paving the way for a new class of thermoelectric materials.

Yusaku Maesawa, Japanese Billionaire Behind SpaceX dearMoon Mission, Hints On Who'll Join Him To Space

Jul 18, 2021

Back in 2018, Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa was revealed to be behind the dearMoon Project: an art project that aims to send tourists around the Moon. And a new update teases who might be joining the visionary on the Starship trip.

Neuralink Latency Poses As a Current Challenge, Human Implant Test May Follow After Testing on Monkeys?

Jul 18, 2021

One of the most curious companies Elon Musk has is Neuralink, which aims to connect humans and computers on a whole new level.

Snake Venom Transformed Into Super Glue That Stops Life-Threatening Bleeding Within Seconds

Jul 16, 2021

Scientists have created super glue from the poisonous snake venom that sticks to the body tissue to stop life-threatening bleeding in just 45 seconds.

Sperm Transport in the Genital Tract Shown in Computer Simulation Identify Key Factors for Successful Reproduction

Jul 16, 2021

Researchers developed an agent-based computer model that can simulate the journey of sperm inside the female reproductive tract to identify factors of reproductive success.

Dubai Sets New Guinness World Record: Now Has the World's Deepest Pool, 200 Feet Deep, with 'Sunken City'

Jul 15, 2021

Early this month, Deep Dive Dubai opened, just 10 days after it was named the world's deepest diving pool by the Guinness World of Records.

Man Whose Voice Was Silenced for Years Can Communicate Now, Thanks to His Brain's Electrical Impulses

Jul 15, 2021

With voice silenced for years, an extensively paralyzed man was able to communicate, using technology that decodes electrical impulses produced by his brain each time he attempts to speak.

1,600-Year-Old Sheep Mummy Reveals Husbandry Practices in Ancient Iran

Jul 14, 2021

An international collaboration of archaeologists and geneticists examined the remains of a 1,600-year-old sheep mummy from Chehrābād in Zanjian Province, revealing important details about ancient Iran as well as the effect of natural mummification processes.

Lab Rats Sense Empathy, But Will Only Act for Their Own Kind - and Humans Might Be the Same

Jul 14, 2021

A new study has found brain regions responsible for prioritizing which should lab rats save first in times of crisis - with the findings suggesting that humans are the same.

Charge Your Phone With 'Sweaty' Fingertips! Researchers Develop Moist-Powered Electricity in Wearable Strip

Jul 14, 2021

A new wearable device that can serve as a phone charger has recently been developed by researchers from the University of California, San Diego.