An AI-powered transparent brain implant made of the supermaterial graphene can predict activity below the brain’s surface. | Continue reading
Future jobs will rebalance technology with humanity, and lifelong learning to continually upgrade must replace outdated ideas of static careers. | Continue reading
Microsoft is building an advanced space simulator for the US Space Force so that its members can train in VR. | Continue reading
Modern cars have cameras to track your speed, your lane position, and if you're distracted, all in the name of safety. What about privacy? | Continue reading
A new delivery system for prime editing could be the key to using the tech to treat genetic disorders in people. | Continue reading
Renco, a system combining LEGO-like blocks and color-coded building plans, could be the future of construction. | Continue reading
To some people, nonalcoholic beer sounds like an oxymoron, but newer techniques are producing tasty, high-quality options. | Continue reading
Using a type of artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have discovered a class of compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria. | Continue reading
Using a new “eSoil” to electrically stimulate plants during hydroponic farming could potentially increase crop yields. | Continue reading
Autonomous robots, drones, and even underground tunnels could be the standard for last-mile delivery in the future. | Continue reading
BMW revealed a remote-controlled car concept at CES 2024. Currently positioned as a remote valet concept, the potential extends much further. | Continue reading
A small study found that one dose of ibogaine could reduce the symptoms of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) for military vets. | Continue reading
Evidence that paying people to save trees, preserve ecosystems and reduce carbon emissions is scarce. But it can succeed if it’s done right. | Continue reading
Freethink's weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring SpaceX's direct-to-cell satellite launch, XRISM's first images, and more. | Continue reading
HaptX's new technology uses tactile and force feedback to allow people to "feel" virtual objects with high fidelity. | Continue reading
Tech startup Rabbit has unveiled R1, an AI-powered consumer device designed to free you from app overload. | Continue reading
Deadly traffic incidents have declined in most developed countries in recent years. But in the U.S. they’re becoming more common. | Continue reading
Neoplants has bioengineered a pothos plant that removes 30% more pollutants from the air than a regular houseplant. | Continue reading
A study finds that microglia with mutant TREM2 protein reduce brain circuit connections, promote inflammation, and contribute to Alzheimer’s. | Continue reading
The startup Cappella has developed an app that translates baby cries and informs parents what is wrong alongside helpful suggestions. | Continue reading
Apple has announced a February 2, 2024, release date for its highly anticipated mixed reality headset, Vision Pro. | Continue reading
By harnessing the unusual properties of a liquid metal called gallium, scientists could create a new generation of flexible devices. | Continue reading
A promising new antibiotic that kills a superbug resistant to nearly all available drugs is now being tested in people. | Continue reading
Is chicken soup just a comforting placebo, providing psychological benefit while we’re sick, without an actual therapeutic effect? | Continue reading
Noninvasive brain stimulation while a person learns a new task in VR can improve their performance in the “real world.” | Continue reading
A toddler born with faulty heart valves is thriving nearly two years after undergoing the world’s first partial heart transplant. | Continue reading
The strongest genetic predictor of Alzheimer's disease is a variant of a gene called apolipoprotein E. Researchers are discovering why. | Continue reading
2024 is expected to deliver huge wins for the space industry, including 10 moon missions, more Starship launches, and a historic sun swoop. | Continue reading
It's a common belief that it's normal for adults to be less physically active as they age. This might be the most pernicious exercise myth. | Continue reading
A new kind of mRNA switch could give doctors the ability to precisely control the expression of therapeutic genes. | Continue reading
Until recently, wormholes were considered a mathematical curiosity, but Google's quantum computer suggests that wormholes might be real. | Continue reading
Freethink's weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring SpaceX's spaceplane launch, a new image of Io, and more. | Continue reading
Researchers looked at the link between life purpose and mortality and found that people who felt they had no purpose in life tended to die earlier. | Continue reading
This suit is changing the future of video game development, streaming, and motion graphics. | Continue reading
Research suggests that brief, repeated “wake-ups” during sleep are completely normal, and may actually bode well for one’s memory. | Continue reading
A new biohybrid computer combining a “brain organoid” and a traditional AI was able to perform speech recognition. | Continue reading
The science makes it abundantly clear that couples with more self-expansion are better relationships. Here's why. | Continue reading
Memory-related conditions are notoriously hard to treat, but there may be a way to boost recall in the brain. | Continue reading
The problem is not scientific consensus on red meat, but how specialists analyze risk when proffering public guidelines. | Continue reading
The AI robots making burgers and fries at CaliExpress could help the restaurant industry address its persistent labor shortage. | Continue reading
A passionate minority deny the existence of dark matter and embrace MOND (Modified Newtonian Dynamics) to explain the observations. | Continue reading
Using a powerful mathematical argument, black hole expert Roy Kerr argues that singularities shouldn't physically exist. He may be right. | Continue reading
In a history-making demonstration, NASA used invisible lasers to send a cat video to Earth from deep space. | Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz has added turquoise lights to its self-driving vehicles to indicate when its autonomous driving system is engaged. | Continue reading
While the old adage says that money can’t buy happiness, studies have determined that the more your income increases, the happier you are. | Continue reading
A small study showed caffeine lessens decision-making. While preliminary, it raises questions about caffeine affects our "higher" cognitive functions. | Continue reading
Researchers estimate how much more CO2 we can emit to keep temperatures below 1.5°C and 2°C to combat climate change. | Continue reading
Boomitra’s remote sensing technology combines data from Earth and space to verify when carbon is coming out of the air. | Continue reading