Elon Musk’s Multibillion Dollar Mars Rocket, Explained
SpaceX is racing to build a multibillion-dollar rocket capable of traveling to the Moon and Mars called StarShip. Elon Musk’s company is currently testing the engines and ideas behind the spacecraft in Texas. Here’s everything we know about it so far.
CERN’s Ambitious Plan to Build the Largest Particle Smasher Ever
The LHC is the world’s largest particle collider, but has it hit its limit? An international community of physicists are calling for a new CERN “discovery machine” that can reach even higher collision energies and potentially unlock the biggest mysteries of our universe.
3D-Printed Home Can Be Constructed For Under $4,000
A home like this can be built in less than 24 hours at a cost of only $4,000. The secret? 3D printing. And they could help families living in poverty and unsafe conditions. New Story, a housing charity organization, and ICON, a construction tech company, have partnered together. Their goal is to end global homelessness.
Plastic: The Scourge of Cities Becomes a Resource
Plastic represents one of the biggest waste challenges for cities in the future. The Wall Street Journal examines the new technologies that could revolutionize our conception of waste. Photo illustration: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal
How to fuel the future | The Economist
America, under President Donald Trump, is securing its “energy independence” with oil and gas. But unlike fossil fuels, renewables will not increase global warming —and China is moving fast.
How could veganism change the world? | The Economist
Interest in vegan food and its associated health benefits has been booming across the rich world. A global retreat from meat could have a far-reaching environmental impact.
Absolute Cold | Space Time
Can we ever achieve absolute cold?
Is this the future of health? | The Economist
Artificial intelligence is already shaping the world, from driverless cars to dating. But according to Dr Eric Topol, a pioneer in digital medicine, perhaps its greatest impact will be on people’s health.
The hunt for oceans in space | The Economist
Scientists believe there are oceans buried under thick crusts of ice on the moons of Saturn and Jupiter. Sampling them would raise hope of life beyond Earth
Why is vanilla so expensive? | The Economist
In recent years, natural vanilla has sometimes been more expensive than silver by weight. Vanilla farmers in Madagascar are cashing in—but violence, theft and volatile markets are threatening their prospects.
The Edge of an Infinite Universe
Have you ever asked “what is beyond the edge of the universe?” And have you ever been told that an infinite universe that has no edge? You were told wrong. In a sense. We can define a boundary to an infinite universe, at least mathematically. And it turns out that boundary may be as real […]
We are going
We are going to the Moon, to stay, by 2024. And this is how. Special thanks to William Shatner for lending his voice to this project. Credit: NASA This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2…
The Coming Robot Swarms
We might soon be following the logic of animal swarms to help us solve problems like traffic and constructing buildings in dangerous places, like Mars! Hosted by: Hank Green
Is algae the food of the future?
In the middle of the New Mexican desert there’s a company called iWi that’s farming algae for people to eat. Could this miracle marine plant feed our growing population?