This week we learned about German bacteriologists who picked a powerful new antibiotic made by a microbe that lives in people’s noses, a leaf-like solar cell that turns CO2 into usable fuel and an arctic heatwave that released anthrax spores from decades-old frozen reindeer. There’s more Proceed with caution.
Nearby Star Holds Three “Potentially Habitable” Planets
Code Of Silence? Computers Prove That Staying Silent Makes You Look Smarter
This week’s haul of news from the frontiers of science and innovation includes a piece about a nimble AI that shot down a seasoned Air Force pilot during a dog fight simulation, an article about a federal approval for the first human trial involving the DNA-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 and a story about Israeli researchers who hacked a PC disconnected from the internet via its cooling fan.
Scientists Build A Mind-Reading Machine