Name: A monkey that controls a robot with its thoughts. No, really.
Uploaded: 2015-08-06T18:02:37-05:00
Duration: 14 min 56 s

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A monkey that controls a robot with its thoughts. No, really.

Engineered stem cell therapy presents a promising therapeutic strategy for a highly malignant brain tumor, says US scientist.

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Stem cells stock photo.

Dr. Shah explained how he and his team made significant advances in translational cell therapy, successfully developing cellular treatments for cancer.

Engineered cells touted to treat the most aggressive cancers in the world

An interview with Chip Morningstar who built a metaverse in the 1980s.

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Morningstar built a metaverse when Mark Zuckerberg was two years old. He does not see any difference in his version and the one Meta is building now.

What do we lose if the metaverse fails?

Nixie tubes.

Dalibor Farny, who claims to the be the only person in the world making Nixie tubes, talks about his mammoth-sized project that has consumed his life. Farny's work includes making calibrated displays for NASA and Nixie tube clocks for exhibitions.

Breathing new life into obsolete tech: Dalibor Farny makes Nixie tubes from scratch

He was the first expert on the scene after two farmers found pieces of fallen space machinery.

Dr. Brad Tucker standing next to the Crew-1 debris.

The Crew-1 debris next to a pickup.

Dr. Brad Tucker was the first expert on the scene after two farmers found pieces of space debris, now known to have come from SpaceX's Crew-1 mission.

Australian astrophysicist says ‘we are lucky’ SpaceX’s Crew-1 debris landed in a rural area

Scientists say we should prioritize a human mission to Venus before Mars

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Mars isn't going anywhere. Scientists now argue a crewed Venus flyby would provide crucial data ahead of a Mars landing mission.

The study demonstrated that empathy and cooperation synchronizes minds.

Two synchronized minds.

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have demonstrated that brains synchronize while playing online games even when the participants are not physically present in the same room.

Brainwaves synchronize during online games when players aren't in the same room

Nobody knows what the exact species of shark is - yet.

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A deep sea angler with humanish smile

A bizarre shark with a human-like smile has been found off the Australian coast and the exact species is yet to be known.

A shark was found off the Australian coast and its human-like smile is unbelieveably strange

Including decaffeinated and instant ones.

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Drinking 2 to 3 cups of coffee per day could have a surprising effect on longevity

A new study suggests that consuming two to three cups of coffee can lower the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and dying early.

The process typically removes 0.85 tonnes of carbon dioxide for every tonne of biomass -- but will it go to scale?

Could competing demands for the agricultural waste be an issue?

Charm transforms plant waste into a sticky mix of biochar and bio-oil.

Charm Industrial removes carbon from the atmosphere by leveraging photosynthesis that captures CO2 in plant biomass. Still, how dependable, scalable, and economical will the technique be?

Photos: The technology turning agricultural waste into 'sticky' bio-oil for permanent carbon storage

Turns out synchrotron X-ray diffraction gets the job done.

Graphical abstract from the research.

Close-up photo of a 3D printer

Researchers uncover how to 3D-print one of the strongest stainless steels.

A monkey that controls a robot with its thoughts. No, really.

This invention may be able to supercharge solar energy

These 2 breakthroughs may make fresh water available to all

This video explores the long-standing mystery of a potential ninth planet

How you could develop US military tech — The Blueprint

This video illustrates how a gas pump always stops before overfilling the tank

A YouTuber constructs a bike with wooden wheels and tests its range

YouTuber disassembles car to make it lighter and faster

This new sand battery may just change the energy game

Mechanics ride a car using a giant hamster wheel

This is how the world’s most powerful laser can simulate a planet’s core