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Researchers from Stanford University together with the Federal Polytechnic school of Lausanne have developed a micro-drones, capable of performing simple mechanical tasks, like opening doors and lifting weights in excess of 40 times their own weight. The main technologies that use micro-drones is a solid point of support at the expense of special materials to…

Harvard physicist Qumran Vafa is one of the strongest supporters of string theory. But this summer, other theorists strings pounced on his last sentence, which may discredit their ideas, based on a decade of the assumption that the dark energy is constant (constant). Vafa work implies that the value of dark energy is changing. Irregular…

What would sterile the environment and whatever the means of disinfection, we may possess, on any surface, in any case will accumulate bacteria and viruses. So if we can’t affect it, maybe we should do something with the very surfaces? Did the researchers from McMaster University are developing a smart coating that can repel all…

Editor CRISPR genome has become a very important tool in medical research and may ultimately have a significant impact on various areas: from agriculture to treat a whole heap of hereditary diseases. However, it is far from perfect, as it can not edit any part of the DNA. But that could change thanks to new…

What the quantum internet looks like in my mind.Photo: Oliver Deisenroth (Wikimedia Commons) It takes little more than logging on to see the flaws in today’s internet—mainly, how easy it is to steal or intercept data. One future solution for these problems could be an upgrade that relies on the latest advances in the science…

Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) The iPhone XR hits stores on Friday, and everybody is flipping out about it being the most affordable new iPhone. Starting at $750, however, the XR isn’t actually that much cheaper in the grander scheme of things. And yet, to the casual observer, the device also looks a heck of a lot…

: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) answers questions on the recently released Republican plan to reform taxes on September 27, 2017 in Washington, DC.Photo: Getty The nation’s most vocal privacy advocate in the U.S. Senate is pressing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week to implement new technologies that would stop foreign hackers from identifying…