Doomsday is a lot closer than you might think, but don’t worry; scientists have contrived a variety of possible ways we might be able to survive the impending apocalypse. Although the sun isn’t expected to burn out for another 6 billion years, astronomers believe in about 500 million years, the gradual swelling of the sun […]

Would you trust a surgeon or a robot with your life? Recent events suggest you should prefer the latter. A piece of technology known as the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR) did a better job at stitching a pig’s small intestines than human surgeons who performed the same task. The creators of STAR do not […]

James Young lost his arm in an unfortunate accident about 4 years ago, when he accidentally fell under a train while trying to board it. Fortunately, through innovative technology, Young now has a bionic-arm like a character straight out of Metal Gear Solid. In wake of the accident, James went  home with what he dubbed a […]

A small group of scientists across the United States are attempting to create embryos that are part human and part animal, otherwise known as chimeras. Chimera is a term for a mythical Greek creature consisting of part lion, part goat and part snake. In modern times, the term has been used to describe a single […]

Using a phenomenon where particles of light appear to travel quicker than light speed, researchers have demonstrated that light waves can appear to travel backwards in time. It is a common known law in physics that nothing can travel quicker than light speed. This isn’t entirely true, however. While it is impossible for any object […]

This story is supposed to be about a women flying down the highway over 100 miles per hour and plowing into another vehicle, whose driver is now brain damaged. Even more egregious, the driver that caused the crash was allegedly grabbing a photo via her Snapchat app. But maybe she wasn’t, according to WFSB.com: “A lawsuit filed in Spalding County claims Snapchat tempted a woman […]

An unprecedented trial conducted by a U.S. biotechnology company is attempting to resurrect the clinically dead. Bioquark Inc. has been granted permission to recruit 20 patients who have been declared clinically dead due to traumatic brain injury. The researchers will try to bring certain parts of the central nervous system back to life through a […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is joining forces with billionaire entrepreneur Robert Bigelow to create the first inflatable space hotel for tourists by 2020. The announcement was made at a news conference at the U.S. Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The duo announced Monday that they intend to launch a 330-cubic meter inflatable space station, […]

Exoskeletons have leaped from the world of science fiction and found a purpose in the market place. A new exoskeleton, created by SuitX, is helping paralyzed people walk, but not without a price. According to the MIT Technology Review, the suit has a $40,000 price tag attached to it. What makes this exoskeleton, dubbed Phoenix, unique […]

Panasonic recently debuted their robotic exoskeletons, which bestows wearers with superhuman strength and the ability stride at great distances. The firm believes the robotic exoskeletons will be able to help workers and sportsmen lift heavy objects. In particular, the Assist Suit AWN-03 enables wearers to raise large items without straining their back, and the PLN-01 […]

NASA will accept proposals for missions to two of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus and Titan, for its New Frontiers mission. The space agency stated in a community announcement email that they would consider visiting the “Ocean Worlds” in a set of six classes of missions. They will accept proposals for the Next Frontiers competition in 2017. […]

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., claiming the lives of more than 600,000 people each year. It’s also one of the most costly diseases to treat, resulting in more than $100 billion spent annually on the most common form of heart disease, coronary heart disease. Because heart disease is so […]

The robot revolution is no longer a matter of what or how, but a matter of when. And it’s just a matter of 20 more years before we could be losing our jobs to more cost-efficient, and presumably, smarter artificial intelligence. Robots and artificial intelligence could boost productivity by 30% and cut costs by 90% […]

Last Friday marked the fifth year anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, and radiation levels are still too high for both humans and robots. The remote controlled robots that were sent into the crippled nuclear reactors have died due to toxic levels of radiation, which tampered with their wiring. In March 2011, a massive 9.0 […]

3D printed tissues and organs no longer exist solely in science fiction films like The Fifth Element. Scientists have created the first 3D printed ear, which puts literal blood on the tracks for the future of printed body parts. The researchers were able to accomplished this with a newly developed 3D printer, which replicates the […]