Want to Save the Trees? Unleash the Fungus!
Where logging and burning and farming have leveled forests and sapped the soil of nutrients, scientists are shrooming in the…
Microsoft Shows Off Its Own Super-Sensing VR Controller
You’ll be able to buy Microsoft’s new controller this holiday season. The post Microsoft Shows Off Its Own Super-Sensing VR…
Microsoft Makes Windows Play Nice With All Your Other Gadgets
With its next update, Microsoft’s focusing on making Windows 10 a more functional part of your entire gadget ecosystem. The…
The Traditional Lecture Is Dead. I Would Know—I’m a Professor
An awesome science show from the ’80s makes it to YouTube, and it shows just how pointless the traditional lecture…
Doppler’s Wireless Earbuds Now Detect and Destroy the Clamor Around You
Ear-computers are now one step closer to controlling everything in your world. The post Doppler’s Wireless Earbuds Now Detect and…
An Electric Shock Could Keep Patients From Bleeding Out
Researchers in the field of bioelectronic medicine are developing a neural tourniquet to supercharge the body’s ability to stop bleeding…
Bad News for Everyone! The 2020 Census Is Already in Trouble
Getting a good count matters, if you care about things like how people live and move. The post Bad News…
Crispr Makes It Clear: The US Needs a Biology Strategy, and Fast
Opinion: Crispr and other gene-editing technologies may affect the future of all life on the planet. The government isn’t prepared.…
Chemists Are One Step Closer to Manipulating All Matter
Scientists want to control individual molecules so precisely they could snap them together like Lego pieces. Now they’re a little…
A Supercharged Sensor That Could Soon Make Homes Scary-Smart
University researchers create a simple device that plugs into an electrical outlet and connects everything in the room. The post…