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Fluoride-Based Battery Chemistry Could Leapfrog, Replace Lithium Ion
Fluoride-Based Battery Chemistry Could Leapfrog, Replace Lithium Ion

Researchers have found a way to improve on lithium-ion batteries by a substantial amount, thanks to new, fluoride-based chemistry.

After 41 Years, Voyager 2 Probe Has Left the Solar System
After 41 Years, Voyager 2 Probe Has Left the Solar System

You might be thinking this already happened, but that's because the first object out of the solar system was the other Voyager. They're both in interstellar space now, but they had very different journeys.

Australia Becomes First Western Nation to Ban Secure Encryption
Australia Becomes First Western Nation to Ban Secure Encryption

Australia now requires tech companies to build mandatory backdoors into their products, to be accessed at government demand, with no judicial review.

InSight Lander Records the Sound of Martian Wind
InSight Lander Records the Sound of Martian Wind

Several days ago, a gust of wind swept across Elysium Planitia on the surface of Mars. This has happened uncountable times over the eons, but never before was a robot on hand to record the sound of that wind.

Google Accelerates Google+ Shutdown After Discovery of New Security Hole
Google Accelerates Google+ Shutdown After Discovery of New Security Hole

This bug was similar to the one reported in October, but it had the potential to affect many more users; 52.5 million vs. just 500,000. So, Google is going to kill G+ faster.

50 Years Ago, ‘The Mother of All Demos’ Showed Us How Tech Would Transform the World
50 Years Ago, ‘The Mother of All Demos’ Showed Us How Tech Would Transform the World

In the space of 90 minutes, Doug Engelbart of the Stanford Research Institute showed off revolutionary concepts like the mouse, word processing, and hyperlinks.

Scientists Turn Wasp Venom Into Potentially Groundbreaking Antibiotic
Scientists Turn Wasp Venom Into Potentially Groundbreaking Antibiotic

There are plenty of chemicals that will kill bacteria, but many of them are toxic to humans as well. That's the case with many compounds in wasp venom, but a team from MIT has managed to tweak one of these molecules to be safe for people and toxic to bacteria.

Epic Launches New PC Games Store With Handful of Titles
Epic Launches New PC Games Store With Handful of Titles

Epic has launched its own gaming store, with a handful of games now, and free releases for PC gamers every two weeks.

Google Finally Ends Support for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Google Finally Ends Support for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

It's the end of an era. After seven years, Google is ending support for Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS).

New DXR Patch Substantially Improves Nvidia RTX Ray Tracing Performance in Battlefield V
New DXR Patch Substantially Improves Nvidia RTX Ray Tracing Performance in Battlefield V

The latest update for Battlefield V brings mammoth ray tracing performance improvements.

MIT’s ‘Sun in a Box’ Could Solve Our Energy Storage Woes
MIT’s ‘Sun in a Box’ Could Solve Our Energy Storage Woes

Battery technology has lagged for years, but a team from MIT and the Georgia Institute of Technology may have the answer. They call it a "sun in a box."

Probe Headed for Mercury Fires Most Powerful Ion Drive Ever Built
Probe Headed for Mercury Fires Most Powerful Ion Drive Ever Built

BepiColombo has fired its ion drives in preparation for Mercury orbital injection over the next seven years.