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An HIV patient in London remains free of the virus 18 months after he stopped taking antiretroviral drugs. This is the second case of long-term remission since Timothy Ray Brown, also known as “The Berlin Patient” (because his case originated in Berlin), who has effectively been cured of HIV for a decade. Successive treatments to try and replicate Brown’s success have failed, until now. The new patient, described in a Nature article published Tuesday, received a bone marrow transplant in 2016 as a treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system....

A scientist at the University of South Australia has developed an algorithm that can locate the most likely spot where a mineral or metal may be. The algorithm uses historical mining data to pinpoint where certain chemical elements are more likely to form.New techniques like this could cut down on the time, effort, and cost of prospecting, and up the odds that a mining company will strike it rich.Mineral exploration is expensive and time consuming, and the odds of striking it rich in the first drill are low....

Senator Rand Paul is drawing scrutiny for suggesting terraforming Mars is a substitute for climate action.Terraforming, which would involve seeding Mars with microbes and other elements of ecosystem, would take an extremely long time.Critics suggest that efforts to terraform are very far away, while environmental issues are immediate and require our attention.U.S. Senator Rand Paul has drawn attention with a suggested new agenda to terraform other planets, motivated by a dig at Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez....

It appears that the U.S.’s plutonium-238 shortage is coming an end. The radioisotope is crucial for fueling long-term deep space missions, but as of 2017, a shortage was on the horizon. But innovations from the Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) have automated its creation, allowing for more than double the plutonium-238 pellets made per week.What makes radioactive isotopes like plutonium-238 so important is that they have an unstable atomic nucleus that emits energy when made stable....

Media Platforms Design TeamThe road trip–driving cross-country for days on end, crammed into a vehicle with your family–is virtually a required rite of passage for most Americans. The lure of the open road is as ingrained in our psyche and culture as the hamburger, football or fishing. So it’s no surprise that proposals for new types of taxes on these seemingly free highways–traditionally paid for by gas taxes and tolls–are causing an uproar....

You know how sometimes you bust out your winter coat and find $20 inside it from last winter and it totally makes your day? The Army just did that, but instead of $20, it was 27 ballistic missiles from the early 1990s, according to reports by Huntsville Alabama’s WAAY TV. The nuclear-tipped MGM-52 Lance missiles were found safe and sound in the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. But “found” may make it sound like the Army went looking for them....

The year is 212 B.C.E. The legend goes that Greek mathematician Archimedes, in an attempt to fight off a Roman invasion fleet, used a giant parabolic mirrors to concentrate sunlight on enemy ships, hoping to set them on fire. It is perhaps the earliest recorded attempt to weaponize light—though like many of the attempts to come, it would not be successful. Archimedes died shortly after the Romans took the city.In the two millennia since, humans have been seeking new way to harness the power of light and use it against one another....

The U.S. Marine Corps has issued a lot of equipment that became legendary over the years. The Thompson submachine gun, the M16 rifle, and the Osprey tiltorotor have all become iconic parts of the Marine Corps. The next piece of equipment to become associated with the Corps could be…a quadcopter?In late January 2018, the Marine Corps started issuing quadcopter drones to its infantry squads. According to National Defense Magazine, the Corps purchased 800 of the drones in 2017, which DefenseOne says are being sent out to units at rate of about 200 a week....

Still wondering how the ancient Babylonians would match up against the Greeks? Now you can settle in the question in beautiful 4K. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition will come out on PC on Feb. 20, Microsoft says. View full post on YoutubeThe real-time strategy game was inspired by the turn-based Civilization games, in which players could attempt to control the destinies of ancient cultures. Age of Empires combined this historic tact with the popularity of real-time gameplay taken from fantasy titles like WarCraft....

Once a year, giants of the Russian arms industry gather outside Moscow to show off their latest technology and display their vision for the future of human warfare at the Russia’s Army Expo. This year’s event featured future vaporware like a giant combat walker robot and other concepts far off into the future, such as chameleon camouflage. But a more significant weapon made a much more quiet appearance: the MTs-116M suppressed sniper rifle....

Estonian researchers have published their first paper from studies at the MAX IV synchrotron.Sweden’s nationally funded MAX IV complex has boosted regional research and increased access to cutting-edge technology.Synchrotron radiation is used for applications like trying to make liquid hydrogen here on Earth.Scientists in Estonia and Finland have published the first research from their new facility within Sweden’s famous MAX IV x-ray laboratory. In their new paper, they share tests on ionic liquids—think electrolytes on steroids—that were made possible by MAX IV’s brightest-in-the-world synchrotron beams....

Do you remember that iconic scene in The Karate Kid in which Daniel La Russo learns how to assume the “crane” stance, which not only enables him to fight off any and all bullies but also helps him achieve life balance…or something?Media Platforms Design TeamWell, a bunch of engineers over at IHMC Robotics decided it would be a fun idea to teach ATLAS, a 6-foot, 330-pound humanoid robot (and PM Breakthrough Award winner) how to do the same thing....

Zap! AliasMany manufacturers of high-mpg and electric vehicles have adopted a 3-wheeled layout for cost and weight savings, and–in some cases–aerodynamic efficiency. In most states, however, these vehicles are classified as motorcycles. That motorcycle moniker has made them ineligible for DOE funds set aside to foster innovation among American automakers… until now!After months of debate, Congress has finally passed a bill that will pave the way for manufacturers of vehicles like the Aptera 2e to qualify for funding from the Department of Energy....

Media Platforms Design TeamSome of the heaviest hitters in NASA and the spaceflight industry will be in Washington tomorrow. The House Committee on Science and Technology on NASA’s efforts to hand off the transportation of astronauts to the International Space Station and other orbital destinations to private spaceflight companies. NASA is in a time of enormous transformation, and the stakes are high. The nation now unable to launch humans into space without Russian help, and those testifying before Congress Wednesday are the ones who have been debating America’s future in space behind closed doors....

I was running a string trimmer test the other day, going flat out through grass, weeds, briars when the trimmer dipped low and hit a puddle. That resulted in an explosion of flying weeds, grass and mud, all of which got me right in the face. That junk would also have also hit me in the eyes had I not been wearing safety glasses.Protect Those PeepersThe Best Safety Glasses to Protect Your PeepersThis Is Why You Wear Safety Glasses It was yet another reminder of the importance of safety glasses, something I’ve written about many times....

The pros know it’s often the simplest household item that can make an existing tool work better–or substitute in a pinch for a more expensive piece of equipment you might only use once in a lifetime. You will also learn that one tool can often fulfill a completely different purpose than that for which it was originally intended. Keep an open mind to the possibilities, but remember: safety first. Don’t use any tool in a reckless manner just for the sake of improvisation....

FIX OR DITCH:The Lifespan of FaucetModern kitchen and bath faucets are generally well engineered and can easily last a decade or more depending on what type you have and factors such as how hard your water is. Many people choose to replace faucets as a design decision when remodeling, but there are more practical reasons that may lead you to replace a faucet. These include:* When its finish is worn away and its handle discolored or cracked....

Media Platforms Design TeamFor the greater part of the past few years, the electronics industry has been less than restrained in its enthusiasm for 3D TV (okay, positively giddy is more like it). And who can blame them for wanting to get in on the action? After all, their friends over in the movie industry have been using 3D’s inflated ticket prices to pad their bottom line for a couple of years now....

Media Platforms Design Team(Photo Credit: Clive Mason/Getty Images)Here is what I do on weekends: I put on a crash helmet and climb into fast cars with strangers and teach them how to drive on a racetrack. I am a high-performance driving instructor, and I teach the techniques that Formula One drivers use to get around a twisty racecourse. Anyone over 18 with a sporty car (or even a nonsporty one; it’s your money) can sign up to learn what happens when you get your Audi up to 120 or actually jam on the brakes as hard as they were meant to be jammed on....

More than 90 percent of the microbes found in airplane sewage are resistant to at least one type of antibiotic.Infections that arise from antibiotic-resistant microbes can be extremely difficult to treat and even be deadly.Researchers say more care needs to be placed in containing and maintaining the sewage.Ready for takeoff? So are antibiotic-resistant microbes. Scientists tested airplane sewage from five different German airports and discovered it contained a significantly higher abundance and diversity of antibiotic-resistant microbes, compared to sewage tested at a nearby wastewater plant and even nearby hospitals, according to research published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology....