New Atlas

Marine

Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship to cross Atlantic without a crew

Ben Coxworth August 14, 2015

If you should encounter a crewless ship out on the Atlantic Ocean in a few years, don’t worry about it being the ghostly Flying Dutchman … it may be the Mayflower, however. No, not the square-rigger that brought Pilgrims to America, but the Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship (MARS).

MARS – coming soon to an Atlantic Ocean near you

Health & Wellbeing

Study indicates that nanoparticles cause brain damage in fish

Ben Coxworth September 19, 2011

A new study suggests that exposure to titanium oxide nanoparticles causes rainbow trout to develop holes in their brains.

Music

Music with the Mind: The Brain-Computer-Music-Interface

Kent Sutherland and Max Sutherland April 28, 2011

Imagine a Wii that lets you play a musical instrument with your brain without touching strings or a keyboard.

The BCMI lets you create music using nothing more than eye movement and brainwaves