By: IFL Science While Trump et al. continue to do all they can to trash the environment and pretend climate change isn’t happening, certain US states continue to forge their own low-carbon path. The Golden State has always had a penchant for clean energy, and now it looks like they’ve broken another renewable record. As…
An AI Was Trained To Create New Colors. It Was Wonderfully Terrible
By: Alfredo Carpineti/IFL Science Artificial Intelligence has made enormous progress in matching and surpassing human abilities. Luckily for us, however, there are many areas where carbon still beats silicon. And one of those areas is in making colors. Computer researcher Janelle Shane has developed a machine learning algorithm that can not only create colors but also name…
This Guy Stopped The Biggest Ransomware Attack In History. This Was His Reward…
By: James Felton/IFL Science On the 14th of May, one of the biggest ransomware attacks in history took place. Organizations such as the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) and FedEx were hit by an attack of unprecedented scale. The ransomware encrypted countless NHS files, demanding ransom money for them to be unencrypted, and caused widespread chaos…
Volvo Says That They Will Stop Making Diesel Engines, Thanks To Tesla
By: Patrick Caughil/Futurism) The Chief Executive of Volvo has announced that, thanks to Tesla, the company is increasing focus on electric vehicles at the expense of diesel engines. The company expects to launch their first electric cars in 2019. DIESEL’S DEATH KNELL Electric vehicles (EVs) are rapidly becoming a juggernaut in the future of personal vehicles….
A Teenager Just Built The World’s Lightest Satellite – And NASA’s Launching It
By: Bec Crew/Science Alert An Indian teenager has won an international competition to build a functioning satellite, and not only has he produced what is reportedly the world’s lightest satellite device – NASA has also agreed to launch it next month. The tiny satellite weighs just 64 grams (0.14 lb.) and will embark on a…
Elon Musk Just Announced His Solar Roofs Will Have “Infinity Warranty”
By: Jolene Creighton/Futurism Last night, Elon Musk announced via Twitter that orders would begin today (10 May 2017) for his revolutionary solar roof hardware. In another tweet, he promised that ordering would be available in most countries throughout the world. He also clarified that people could expect to see delivery begin in the United States in…
New Record For World’s Fastest Camera Can Picture The Movement Of Light Itself
By: IFL Science Scientists at the Lund University in Sweden have created what they say is the fastest camera ever, able to capture an astonishing 5 trillion frames a second – fast enough to capture light itself. Publishing their findings in Light: Science and Applications, the method involved exposing an object to be filmed to brief…
This Robot Completes A 2-Hour Brain Surgery Procedure In Just 2.5 Minutes
By: Patrick Caughill/Futurism Researchers believe their surgery-assisting robot is capable of performing complex brain surgeries. The machine can reduce the time of surgeries by cutting down the time it takes to cut into the skull from two hours to two and a half minutes. DOC BOT Brain surgery is precision business, and one slip can…
This 25-Pound Blanket Is Scientifically Proven To Help Relieve Stress and Anxiety
By: Jolene Creighton/Futurism Clinical studies show that proprioceptive input (deep pressure stimulation) relaxes the nervous system by increasing serotonin and melatonin levels. The Gravity Weighted Blanket uses this form of input to activate pressure points across the body, reducing stress and assisting with sleep and relaxation. The Science of Sleep and Stress Today, we are healing and augmenting…