Engineering

Scientists Crafting Synthetic Elements for Use in Artificial Cells

Scientists are now using “defined block-domain proteins” as synthetic elements to form artificial nanoscale biological materials and cellular compartments including organelles. According to the journal Nature Materials, scientists have devised methods for programming the synthesis and…

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World’s First Throw-and-Shoot Camera, Lily, Secures $14 Million in Funding

All the people who are tired of the selfie stick trend are going to be exuberant about this new device, the Lily Flying Camera. The race towards capturing the best self-portrait was turning the consumer…

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China’s 500 Meter FAST Radio Telescope to be World’s Largest

The Chinese National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with funding from China’s National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC), is building the world’s largest radio telescope known as FAST, or Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical…

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Quantum Biology May Answer Life’s Biggest Questions

Everyone’s been speaking of quantum computing, but what about quantum biology and the application of physics to biology? In fact, physicists have been actively looking for connections between the quantum world and biological processes since…

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London-Based Startup Saberr Can Predict the Best Candidate For a Job

Saberr, a London-based start-up company, has been successful in designing a pre-emptive and predictive model used for hiring decisions. This system can be a great help for companies that have trouble finding the right candidate…

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Disney’s Four-Wheeled VertiGo Robot Can Scale Walls Like Spiderman

This isn’t the Disney I used to know! I guess everyone is getting into robotics now as Disney’s research arm has created the VertiGo robot, a device that can easily scale walls on four wheels.…

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What the World’s Most Innovative Companies Do Right

A book written by Marsha Sinetar in the 1980s, “Do What You Love and the Money will Follow,” goes a long way toward showing people how to build successful lives. But how about companies? According…

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To Generate Electricity, Dutch Company Transforms Living Plants Into Power Plants

Harvesting energy from growing plants has come a long way since we used potatoes to light an LED clock for our school science project. Now, a Dutch start-up company has harvested electricity from plants. The…

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US Counterintelligence & Undermining Plans for an Islamic Caliphate

If you want power and influence in the world today, you must have a counterintelligence plan to help prevent or thwart spying, intelligence gathering, and sabotage. Even ISIS has crafted a relatively sophisticated counterintelligence strategy as…

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