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13 May 2026 Vol 19
Here’s how technology transformed babymaking

Here’s how technology transformed babymaking

Vitrification has also made IVF safer in other ways, including by affording patients a bit of time between fertility treatments.…
Venom and Hot Peppers Offer a Key to Killing Resistant Bacteria

Venom and Hot Peppers Offer a Key to Killing Resistant Bacteria

Researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have identified new ways to combat tuberculosis and reduce bacterial resistance,…
Meet Rassvet, Russia’s Answer to Starlink

Meet Rassvet, Russia’s Answer to Starlink

In late March, Russian company Bureau 1440 brought into low orbit the first 16 broadband internet satellites of the new…
Fascinating Look Back at Sony’s HDVS, the High-Definition Trailblazer That Arrived Decades Before Its Time

Fascinating Look Back at Sony’s HDVS, the High-Definition Trailblazer That Arrived Decades Before Its Time

Sony engineers dropped jaws at a TV conference in Algeria in April 1981. They brought out a completely functional setup…
Saab’s HEAT 758 Round Revives the Carl-Gustaf’s Reputation as a Reliable Tool Against Armored Vehicles

Saab’s HEAT 758 Round Revives the Carl-Gustaf’s Reputation as a Reliable Tool Against Armored Vehicles

Armored vehicles now roll out with thick layers of explosive reactive armor that detonate on contact and blunt older anti-tank…
Rumored AirPods Ultra Watch the World with Infrared Cameras So Siri Can Answer

Rumored AirPods Ultra Watch the World with Infrared Cameras So Siri Can Answer

Rumors now place these new AirPods Ultra deep into advanced testing at Apple. Internal teams wear working prototypes every day…
The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Higher education has long been a target of ransomware gangs and data extortion attacks. But never before, perhaps, has a…
Why you can never get your doctor to call you back

Why you can never get your doctor to call you back

A lot of the conversation around AI in healthcare focuses on diagnostics and drug discovery or on doctor-patient visits. But…
AI images are getting harder to spot, but physics still gives them away if you know where to look

AI images are getting harder to spot, but physics still gives them away if you know where to look

A study published in the journal Science explains that while modern image generators are rapidly improving, the models behind them…
Maker Revives the True Voice of Steam Locomotives with 3D-Printed Train Whistles

Maker Revives the True Voice of Steam Locomotives with 3D-Printed Train Whistles

AeroKoi set out to answer a simple question. Could a desktop 3D printer produce train whistles that captured the exact…