The Technical Tutor

07/01/2019

Nothing says welcome to the future like having your wound fixed by a tiny lightsaber. It might sound wild at first, but that's basically what a new plasma technology advance is now promising.

10/27/2017

Imagine a world where point mutations no longer exist...

Scientists from Harvard University have just unveiled a new gene editor that uses the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 technology to target and change a single letter in a string of DNA bases — no cutting necessary.

07/27/2017

These are the voyages?

An aluminium cargo container, built more than 15 years ago to move large equipment to space, will be transformed into a prototype of a space habitat where astronauts would live during long missions.

06/18/2017

On August 21st, 2017, a total solar eclipse will be visible from most of the US. Use this online tool to find out optimal viewing times!

This page is part of the NASA Eclipse Website. It uses Google Maps to create an interactive map of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 21 .

06/04/2017

I wonder what robot minimum wage is?

According to a survey of artificial intelligence experts, AI will probably be good enough to take on pretty much most of our jobs within half a century.

05/25/2017

This week's PSA: how to survive until the weekend.

Vehicles offer little protection from nuclear fallout, but there's one important exception to the no-car rule.

04/22/2017

Happy Earth Day! Or is it...

The first continent-wide survey of its type has spotted a worrying trend on the glaciers of Antarctica: meltwater streams that are far more widespread than previously thought, suggesting the frozen continent is even more vulnerable to future...

03/04/2017

Interesting....

Researchers have found yet another reason to think the symptoms of Parkinson's disease could be a consequence of the type of bacteria living in our gut.

02/25/2017

Really great aerial footage of unmanned rocket landing. Almost surreal!