Is the quantum computing in ‘Devs’ really possible?
We take a peek at the physics behind Alex Garland’s new sci-fi offering Devs. Will quantum computers be able to tell us the future? Alex Garland’s newest foray into sci-fi, the Hulu show Devs, is one of the most innovate programs to be screened on prime-time Television for a...
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Malaria cure possible with new microbe
Scientists in Kenya have discovered a microbe they say can prevent mosquitoes from spreading malaria. Malaria is currently one of the leading causes of mortality in the world. More than 400,000 people are killed by the disease each year, and most of these victims are...
MIT are ‘hacking’ into people’s dreams
The highly experimental Dream Lab at MIT is working on a ‘dream manipulation’ device. And the best part? The build instructions are available online. We spend a third of our life asleep and dreaming. Ancient civilisations used to believe that dreams were messages from the Gods, whilst the Greeks...
Sea sensors to change the world in 2020?
Researchers are looking to deploy 50,000 ocean sensors to track ships, storms, wildlife, and weather in 2020. With Musk’s 60 Starlink satellites already filling the sky, oceanographers are now looking to build an interconnected network of sea sensors spanning an area larger than Texas. As we sit here today it’s feasible...
Is the Coronavirus decreasing global air pollution?
It’s hard to find a silver lining to a global pandemic, but this just might be one. If you weren’t concerned by the spread of COVID-19 earlier this month, you sure are now. Having escalated from an epidemic to a pandemic seemingly overnight, the coronavirus now has government officials scrambling worldwide to...
What is dark matter?
A quick overview of one of the universes' greatest mysteries. News flash: you, everything around you, and everything that you can see or touch - all observable ‘matter’ - makes up only 5% of the universe. Yup, that’s right, 5%. The other 95%? That’s made up of...
Newly discovered ‘Super-Earth’ planet could inhabit life
A nearby exoplanet called K2-18b has been analysed by astrophysicists and could be host to life, despite being far bigger than Earth. The idea of other life forms being somewhere out there in the vast, slightly terrifying abyss of space has been discussed for centuries, but we’ve still yet to find anything concrete that proves we aren’t alone in the universe. There’s reason enough to be a little more hopeful...
Does Netflix have a pseudoscience problem?
Gwyneth Paltrow’s The Goop Lab is just the tip of the iceberg. A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research and experiments may be performed. Shockingly, Gwyneth Paltrow and her posse spend zero time in laboratories for the duration of their new Netflix show The Goop Lab as there’s no actual science taking place. And, if we’re honest, there’s nothing particularly ‘controlled’ about a bunch of privileged white women...
SpaceX makes history with 50th rocket landing
After launching another load of supplies to the ISS, SpaceX proved once again that the sky is no limit when they successfully landed their 50th rocket booster. SpaceX continues to dominate innovation when it comes to space flight, successfully landing its 50th ever rocket this weekend. Two years ago, SpaceX won a $1.6 billion USD contract with NASA to send supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), providing CEO and founder...
NASA opens applications up for new astronauts
For the first time in four years, NASA is accepting new applications to be an astronaut, but the qualifications needed are particularly demanding. Fancy a flight to the moon? Do you spend your time daydreaming about being the next person to make a giant leap for mankind? Do you also have a medical doctorate and 1,000 flight hours logged as a pilot? Then do I have the niche application...
