2025-06-29

Student Solves a Long-Standing Problem About the Limits of Addition

A new proof illuminates the hidden patterns that emerge when addition becomes impossible. [...]

2025-06-29

A neural brain implant provides near instantaneous speech

Focusing on sound production instead of word choice makes for a flexible system. [...]

2025-06-29

Ars reflects on Apollo 13 turning 30

Ron Howard's 1995 love letter to NASA's Apollo program takes a few historical liberties but it still inspires awe. [...]

2025-06-28

Robotic sucker can adapt to surroundings like an actual octopus

Gripping and releasing irregular surfaces is harder than it might seem. [...]

2025-06-28

The World Is Producing More Food than Ever—but Not for Long

Even America’s richest farmlands can’t outrun climate collapse. That’s everyone’s problem. [...]

2025-06-27

Space Elevators Could Totally Work—If Earth Days Were Much Shorter

What would it take to run a cable from the ISS to Earth? Depends how fast you want the Earth to rotate. [...]

2025-06-27

Peter Thiel is utterly wrong about Alzheimer's

The New York Times ran a lengthy interview this morning between columnist Ross Douthat and venture capitalist and PayPal founder Peter Thiel. There's a reason it was published in the opinion sect [...]

2025-06-27

The Next Acetaminophen Tablet You Take Could Be Made From PET

This research could represent the first documented case of paracetamol production from plastic waste using E. coli bacteria. [...]

2025-06-27

Rocket Report: SpaceX’s dustup on the border; Northrop has a nozzle problem

NASA has finally test-fired the first of its new $100 million SLS rocket engines. [...]