Science & Technology

Dutch firm aims to deliver first flying car in 2018 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 24, 2017
While several futuristic projects are under way in different countries, a Dutch design may be the first one sold and soaring into the skies.

By David Aragorn
An AI Can Now Predict How Much Longer You’ll Live 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 22, 2017
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed an AI that can analyze CT scans to predict if a patient will die within five years with 69 percent accuracy. This system could eventually be used to save lives by providing doctors with a way to detect illnesses sooner.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Deliver Formal Proof of Famous Kepler Conjecture 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 20, 2017
An international team of mathematicians led by University of Pittsburgh Professor Thomas Hales has delivered a formal proof of the Kepler conjecture, a famous problem in discrete geometry. The team’s paper is published in the journal Forum of Mathematics, Pi.

By David Aragorn
Scientists solve 30-year old mystery on how resistance genes spread 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 17, 2017
To win the war against antibiotic resistant super bugs, scientists seek to find the origin of resistance genes. Further, they try to identify how the genes are introduced to disease-causing bacteria — so-called pathogens. Identifying where resistance genes come from and how they spread somewhat compares to finding patient zero in an outbreak, which is not an easy task.

By David Aragorn
Messages from fake aliens decoded quickly in online SETI contest 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- June 16, 2017
Do you speak alien? For years radio telescopes have been listening to the cosmos in the hope of picking up an alien message. We have had no luck yet, so while we wait René Heller organised a trial run. He simulated receiving a message from outer space and then challenged the general public to decrypt it.

By David Aragorn
Why We Lie: The Science Behind Our Deceptive Ways 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 15, 2017
Honesty may be the best policy, but scheming and dishonesty are part of what makes us human.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Working On An Enzyme Capable Of Deleting Bad Memories 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 15, 2017
Scientists have discovered an enzyme in the brain involved in memory formation, particularly with long-term memories. Are there any bad memories you want to get rid of? The scientists believe that those with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) or other memory-related afflictions can be treated by targeting an enzyme to delete bad memories.

By David Aragorn
This Controversial Startup Is Attempting to ‘Reverse Death’ in Brain-Dead Patients 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 13, 2017
What could possibly go wrong?

By David Aragorn
Robot Police Will Start Patrolling In Dubai 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 9, 2017
Dubai wants 25% of its police force to be robotic by 2030

By David Aragorn
Genetic study shakes up the elephant family tree 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 8, 2017
New research reveals that a species of giant elephant that lived 1.5 million to 100,000 years ago — ranging across Eurasia before it went extinct — is more closely related to today’s African forest elephant than the forest elephant is to its nearest living relative, the African savanna elephant.

By David Aragorn