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Tech

Scientists Are Creating ‘Synthetic Dimensions’ to Probe Limits of 4D Reality

01.28.22

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Lasers Made of ‘Spacetime Wave Packets’ Are Breaking the Normal Rules of Light

08.11.20

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Scientists Created the Brightest Fluorescent Material Ever Known

08.06.20

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Scientists Want to Punch Holes in Clouds With Ultra-Hot Lasers from Space

10.17.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

New Nanofibers Detect Motion of Individual Bacteria, Muscle cells

05.15.17

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Physicists Mold Giant Photons Into Custom Shapes

12.04.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Self-Assembling Nanoparticles Offer Super-Efficient, Portable Water Desalination

04.25.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

NASA Engineers Unveil the First Light-Based Modem for Spacecraft

01.31.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

The Quest To Make Molecules Out of Light

09.12.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Scientists Have Created a Self-Contained Laser in a Cell

07.27.15

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Plasma-Based Midair Displays Are a Beautiful Techno-Future

06.27.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

The First Graphene Light Bulb Is Also the ‘World’s Thinnest’ Light Bulb

06.21.15

By Michael Byrne

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Life

This Iceland Volcano Is Erupting for the 7th Time This Year

The eruption started at exactly 11:14 PM local time Wednesday night, creating a fissure just under two miles long.

11.21.24

By Luis Prada
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Life

The Untold Story of Arto Saari Is Now a VICE Film

The Finnish-born icon is the star of the latest episode of skate series Let It Kill You.

11.21.24

By Hydall Codeen
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Gaming

‘Star Wars: Outlaws’ Removes Forced Stealth, Instantly Becomes Better for It

Thanks to a recent patch, ‘Star Wars: Outlaws’ has done away with the majority of it’s forced stealth, making it better in the process.

11.21.24

By Shaun Cichacki
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Shopping

Away’s Black Friday Sale Is Here to Help You (And Me) Flee to Canada

What a great time to pick up a new set of killer luggage and hop on a transatlantic flight. No reason. Totally unrelated to anything going on in the world.

11.21.24

By Jaina Rodriguez Grey
Screenshot: MOJANG

Gaming

‘Minecraft’ Breaks Into the Real World With Huge Theme Park Deal

It looks like ‘Minecraft’ is going to be breaking out into the real world, as Merlin Entertainment pairs up with Mojang for IRL attractions.

11.21.24

By Shaun Cichacki