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Zehnder Comfotube ventilation pipes in a house
Climate Change

SURE CONSTRUCTION: 07 MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION

The produce of an artificial neural network being asked to amplify and pull patterns out of white noise.
AI

These Are What the Google Artificial Intelligence’s Dreams Look Like

Spoiler alert: they're as weird as electric sheep

Brew Tang Clan: Can Rap Music Really Brew Better Beer?
Biology

Brew Tang Clan: Can Rap Music Really Brew Better Beer?

Philly's Dock Street Brewery hopes so, but experts aren't swallowing it

China Builds the World’s Fastest Tank Gun, Then Tries to Hide It
Military

China Builds the World’s Fastest Tank Gun, Then Tries to Hide It

125mm Shells Go at Mach 6

There Might Be Active Volcanos On Venus
Solar System

There Might Be Active Volcanos On Venus

Hot new evidence

Laser Effector, Cropped
Technology

German Lasers Hit Moving Drone

Hitting a moving target is sort of an important thing for an anti-drone weapon

More Empathetic People Have Physically Different Brains
Psychology

More Empathetic People Have Physically Different Brains

No evidence yet for literally bigger hearts though

Getting Smart About Melanoma
Cancer

Getting Smart About Melanoma

Future tech could help you determine when to build mountains out of molehills

Could Climate Change Cause The Next Cholera Pandemic?
Diseases

Could Climate Change Cause The Next Cholera Pandemic?

New research suggests we may be closer to a global cholera outbreak than once believed

LM-5 CZ-5 Long March 5 rocket payload
Military

China Showcases Plans To Become The Leading Space Power

New center, rockets, and navigation satellites

Where do trans fats come from, and why are they so bad?
Nutrition

Where do trans fats come from, and why are they so bad?

Will somebody please tell me why my cookies are evil?

Weighing This Tiny Planet Could Help The Search For Alien Life
Science

Weighing This Tiny Planet Could Help The Search For Alien Life

This Mars-sized exoplanet is a big deal

If Earth Were Swallowed By A Black Hole, We Might Not Even Notice
Black Holes

If Earth Were Swallowed By A Black Hole, We Might Not Even Notice

That's the latest theory, at least

Why the Soviet space shuttle was left to rot
Space

Why the Soviet space shuttle was left to rot

After A 14-Year Wait, Fans Fund Shenmue Sequel Overnight
Console Gaming

After A 14-Year Wait, Fans Fund Shenmue Sequel Overnight

With $2.4 million and rising, the game is on track to be Kickstarter's most funded

This Cosmetics Company Is Ready To Cover Your Body In Electronics
Health

This Cosmetics Company Is Ready To Cover Your Body In Electronics

Flexible electronic patches are the next big thing for better skin and beyond

Dreaming Big Leads To Greater Innovation
Technology

Dreaming Big Leads To Greater Innovation

Elon Musk's hyperloop is audacious and maybe impossible, but we love it anyway

Making Sci-Fi Movies True To Reality
Science Fiction

Making Sci-Fi Movies True To Reality

A Q&A with physicist Spiros Michalakis

New Pentagon War Law Manual Is Totally Cool With CIA-Style Drone Attacks
Technology

New Pentagon War Law Manual Is Totally Cool With CIA-Style Drone Attacks

More okay than poisonous gas and herbicide

New Horizons Principal Investigator Still Considers Pluto a Planet
Pluto

New Horizons Principal Investigator Still Considers Pluto a Planet

And he thinks the upcoming flyby will prove it