University of Southampton scientists have developed something extraordinary: a small glass that can record the entirety of human history and last for nearly 14 billion years. Using nanostructured glass and an “ultrafast” femtosecond laser capable of recording and retrieving data, these Five Dimensional discs allow users to store 360 TB worth of data per unit. …
What could drive Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dean Christine Ortiz to take a leave from one of the top schools in the United States? A passion to change universities as we know it. Ortiz not only wants to create an university that has no majors, lectures or classrooms, she also wants to make it a …
Netflix changed the face of television and movies across the world when it introduced first its unique mail-in rental service and later its hassle-free streaming service. Now Netflix is the poster child of media innovation, leading to its own original programming and a host of imitators, and the phrase “Netflix and chill” is now common …
Ever traveled somewhere where everyone spoke the same language except for you? Ever wish you could join in conversations or be understood without going through the time, money and effort of learning a language in school or online? The instant language translator necklace “ili” may be the gadget for you…or is it? Created by Japanese startup Logbar, …
The Zika virus, which has caused massive amounts of fear over the last few months, was previously thought to have only been transferred through the bites of specific mosquitoes. But now a new case involving the sexually transferred transmission of the virus has people wondering if the virus should also be classified as a STD. If …
With robotics and artificial intelligence developing at such a swift pace, the question of how robots will exist in our society is becoming an increasingly important topic. Some fear their arrival. Will they take our jobs? Will they outlive us? Will they turn on us? Are we setting up the apocalyptic future of so many …
The last decade or so has been rife with news about newly discovered planets found all over the galaxy. Moreover, many exoplanets have even been classified as existing within a “habitable zone,” a distance from the sun that would be optimal for developing intelligent alien life on an Earth-like world. And yet the question remains: …
There’s not enough room on Earth. Or at least that’s the fear we’ve had about overcrowding, considering that the world population of Earth is projected to be 11 billion by the year 2100. But thanks to a new map and data provided by Max Galka of Metrocosm, we can see we’re completely wrong about that: …
When police security officers are trained, they’re often told that being able to deter criminal activity is just as important as catching criminal acts already in progress. But can SelectaDNA’s ability to mark criminals with customized DNA unite both ideas like never before? Imagine this: you have an expensive phone and several people who are …
Look at Pluto: there could be a new ninth planet in our solar system and it isn’t you. Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology announced yesterday that there could be a new planet at the very edge of our solar system, either further away than Pluto. What are they calling it so far? The …