Researchers announce a brain-to-brain interface that enables a human brain to guide a cyborg rat through a complex maze using thought control.
Month: March 2019
USMC Wants Truck-Mounted Plasma Weapon To Temporarily Blind, Deafen, And Even Yell At People – The Drive
The *service* is hoping the same less-than-lethal weapons will be able to do double duty as communication systems and short-range sensors, too.
Al-Qaeda Still Using CIA-Provided Missiles in Syria | Homeland Security – PJ Media
Video posted online Monday shows the al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), using U.S.-supplied TOW missiles in its ongoing campaign …
ARA develops Silent Sabre directed energy weapon – IHS Jane’s 360
Applied Research Associates Inc (ARA) has developed a 1.5 kw directed energy weapon called Silent Sabre that attaches to a rifle and performs similar to an …
How the US Is Preparing to Match Chinese and Russian Technology Development – Defense One
The Pentagon adds some numbers and details to the laundry list of priorities.
Earth’s Atmosphere Is Bigger Than We Thought – It Actually Goes Past The Moon – ScienceAlert
We humans like to put labels and boundaries on things. For example, the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space is the Kármán line, the point at 100 …
It’s 2019 and Scientists Have Created Mind-Controlled Rat Cyborgs – VICE
A team in China figured out a way to take control of a rat and “steer” it through a maze with their thoughts.
The Army’s First Laser Weapons Will Kill Aircraft and Drones – Popular Mechanics
The *service* is trying to introduce lasers weapons where it makes sense to deploy them–for now.
California fire conspiracies a hit on YouTube – BBC News
Conspiracy videos suggesting that the California wildfires were lit by government laser beams have clocked up millions of views on YouTube. News site …
Thought-reading AI helps a person with quadriplegia play Guitar Hero – Popular Science
A recently updated interface can teach itself to read Ian Burkhart’s thoughts, and move his paralyzed hand accordingly.