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7.5 Quake Rattles Taiwan

An earthquake hit Taiwan early on Wednesday with a current death toll of nine, 800 injuries, and expectations that the numbers will rise. The tremor, reported to be the strongest in 25 years, toppled at least 26 buildings across the…

The USS Enterprise Does It Again

The Star Trek Universe has inspired many modern technologies, from transparent aluminum (aluminum oxynitride or ALON) to communicators (smartphones) to AI (Majel Barret is the best) and more. If you want a rundown, ask a Trekkie and brace…

Autonomous AI-Driven Drones

AI and smart algorithms could allow drones to pilot themselves using visual landmarks to navigate. That's the aim of researchers at the University of Missouri, who received a $3.3 million grant from the US Army Engineer Research and…