NASA inspired tech designed for outer space triples crop yields on Earth
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As Earth’s population grows by another 2 billion in the next few decades scientists are coming up with new ways to feed them and produce food in previously unimaginable ways. Over the next few decades it’s estimated that the Earth’s population will grow by...
AI can now beat polygraph tests to tell when you’re lying
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Being able to tell when someone is lying is important, but as with any technology authorities will have to know where to draw the line between just cause and violating a person’s rights to privacy. Scientists have long known this, our pupils widen ever...
NASA’s new ion thruster smashes all the records
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Chemical rockets are big, bulky and expensive, and once they run out of fuel they’re useless, Ion thrusters operate without fuel and could help propel humanity beyond our solar system. A thruster that’s being developed for a future NASA mission to Mars broke several records during...
