Science

Duke Neuroscientist: Brain Augmentation Will Allow Us to Make a New Kind of Human

There are a host of brain augmentation techniques in various stages of development, but how promising are they really? Neuroscientist Mikhail Lebedev told SingularityHub what he thinks, and we consider…

July 3, 2017
0
Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Tag(s):

Technology

A New Tool Could Help Us Finally Eliminate Animal Testing

Bump it!

Researchers from the University of Leeds and Avacta Life Sciences have developed a new tool for studying biological molecules and processes, one of which could replace animal-derived antibodies.

June 30, 2017
0
Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Tag(s):

Animal Rights

Scientists Assert That Hidden Dimensions Might Exist in Gravitational Waves

Bump it!

String theory has predicted the existence of hidden dimensions, but scientists have yet to find them. However, new work from researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics of the…

June 30, 2017
0
Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Type: Video

MIT Scientist Asserts That We Will Have Fusion Energy by 2030

Bump it!

Earl Marmar, MIT's Alcator C-Mod tokamak fusion project, said that we could potentially have nuclear fusion powering electric grids by the 2030s — that is, if we continue to pursue…

June 30, 2017
0
Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Tag(s):

Renewable Energy

Blockchain and Renewable Energy Are Utterly Disrupting Society as We Know It

Bump it!

A new microgrid is set to power Brooklyn later this year, thanks to startup LO3 Energy. This microgrid relies on renewable energy and blockchain, two technologies that are inspiring the…

June 28, 2017
0
Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Tag(s):

Renewable Energy

New Material Could Lead to Devices That You Only Need to Charge Once Every Three Months

Bump it!

A magnetic film developed by researchers from the University of Michigan and Cornell University could potentially make computers and other electronic devices more energy efficient by requiring less charging.

June 27, 2017
0
Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Tag(s):

Technology