Compared to virtual reality, augmented reality has been slow to take off. Sure, phone-based augmented reality is getting a bit of a boost right now — Apple and Google are certainly investing in it — but there’s still a dearth…
It’s been nearly two years since Sphero introduced its app controlled BB-8, a replica of the cute rolling droid that first appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. That toy quickly became one of the most coveted by fans of…
We’re still a few months out from the December 15th premiere of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." But the hype begins now. On Friday, September 1st, Disney will hold "Force Friday II," the official kickoff for the wave of "The Last…
Gold Reset To $10,000/oz Coming "By January 1, 2018" – Rickards – Trump could be planning a radical “reboot” of the U.S. dollar– Currency reboot will see leading nations devalue their currencies against gold– New gold price would be nearly 8…
The FDA on Wednesday opened a new era in cancer treatment, when it approved a landmark, futuristic new gene therapy-based approach to treat childhood leukemia, one which has produced unprecedented results in patients with the deadly cancer. Even the FDA…
Nuclear fusion is an attractive way to create energy. It generates hardly any waste, doesn’t pollute the planet and takes advantage of elements that we have plenty of. But fusion takes a lot of work and the energy payout isn’t…
Image: European XFEL/Heiner Müller-Elsner Even if you haven’t seen any James Bond films, you’re probably aware that the space laser battle depicted in Moonraker ranks among the stupidest scenes in the franchise’s history. But there’s a new laser gun in…
Massive surfable waves every two minutes, all day long… that is reality at a one-of-a-kind venue in the hill country outside Austin, Texas. Sun beats down on the lagoon. A pier stretches into the distance, wood decking and rails above…
From the Gutenberg printing press in 1440 to virtual reality today, advances in technology have made it possible to discover new audiences and new ways of expressing. And there’s more to come. Machine learning is the latest technology to change…
Image: Shara et al (2017) On the night of March 11, 1437, Korean astronomers recorded a strange light low in the sky, in the tail of the constellation Scorpius. It must have been at least as bright as the North…