Australia’s most populous state just made it illegal to possess plans for 3D printed guns
The Australian state of New South Wales has made it illegal to possess plans for 3D printed guns, and violators could face up to 14 years in prison for running afoul of the law.
Scientists say the universe has a ‘resolution limit’ that governs how far telescopes can see
Some of the world's top astronomers have found evidence that suggests pictures of far away galaxies may never get clearer due to the universe's galactic "resolution limit"
The FDA just granted approval to a fast-growing genetically modified salmon species
After deliberating for over two full decades, the US Food and Drug Administration has given its seal of approval to the first genetically modified animal ever: the AquaAdvantage Salmon
The Air Force’s new thermite torch liquifies metal locks in seconds
Sorry bad guys, terrorists, and other enemies of the state: your metal barriers and locks are no match for American ingenuity. A collaborative effort between the U.S. Air Force and defense contractor Energetic Materials and Products has resulted in a new tool that can cut through metal in a matter of seconds.
SpaceX may have won a major national security contract from the US military
Elon Musk's SpaceX may have finally won a national security contract, although it likely happened because Lockheed Martin and Boeing had to bow out at the last minute.
Scientists have developed a new atom-based ID system that’s nearly impossible to cheat
PhD student Jonathan Roberts says the technology works by creating authentication schemes based on atomic-scale imperfections in nano-scale structures, which they call Quantum ID, or Q-ID for short. He says each nanostructure they’ve created has a unique identity and is nearly impossible to copy or clone.