Google research makes for an effortless robotic dog trot – TechCrunch
As capable as robots are, the original animals after which they tend to be designed are always much, much better. That’s partly because it’s difficult to learn how to walk...
Disease experts weigh in on crowded White House coronavirus briefings
On April Fools' Day in the White House, inside the infamously cramped James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, reporters sat spaced three seats apart at the day's coronavirus press briefing....
Researchers are using these mathematical models to predict the spread of coronavirus
Disease has afflicted humans ever since there have been humans. Malaria and tuberculosis are thought to have ravaged Ancient Egypt more than 5,000 years ago. From AD 541 to 542...
NASA details how it plans to establish a sustained human presence on the Moon – TechCrunch
NASA’s Artemis program aims to bring humans back to the Moon, with the goal of staying there for good in the interest of pursuing additional science and exploration missions, including...
Scientists use AI to predict which coronavirus patients need ventilators
Computer scientists from the University of Copenhagen are using AI to calculate which coronavirus patients need ventilators and intensive care. The system will help doctors identify the symptoms that seriously...
SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype fails under pressure testing – TechCrunch
The process of designing, testing and building an entirely new spacecraft is definitely a difficult one, and bound to encounter some issues. SpaceX’s efforts to build Starship, its massive new...
Flagship Pioneering raises $1.1 billion to spend on sustainability and health-focused biotech – TechCrunch
Flagship Pioneering, the Boston-based biotech incubator and holding company, said it has raised $1.1 billion for its Flagship Labs unit. Flagship, which raised $1 billion back in 2019 for growth-stage...
The space in between: The stratosphere – TechCrunch
Tess Hatch hopes to travel to space, in the meantime she is a venture investor at Bessemer Venture Partners, investing in frontier tech. More posts by this contributor The evolving...
Henry Ford Health System to conduct first large U.S. study of hydroxychloroquine’s ability to prevent COVID-19 – TechCrunch
Despite false assertions by the President to the contrary, any potential treatments to counter or prevent COVID-19 are still only at the stage of early investigations, which include one-off treatment...
Former astronaut more worried about dying in hospital than on a rocket
Dr. Bill Fisher blasted off Earth in 1985 aboard a NASA space shuttle, speeding 18,000 mph through the atmosphere. But Dr. Fisher, now a 74-year-old emergency room physician, tweeted Wednesday:...