Daniel Oberhaus
News Editor
daniel.oberhaus@vice.comI report on (astro/nuclear/quantum) physics, artificial intelligence, space exploration, the future of energy, DIY tech/open source development, and the psychedelic renaissance.
Astronomers Discover Incredibly Rare ‘Fossil Cloud’ Created Minutes After the Big Bang
The fossil cloud is only the third of its kind ever seen by astronomers, but could pave the way for their systematic discovery in the future.
Scientists Made Plasma That Is 50 Times Colder Than Deep Space
Scientists have created a laser-cooled neutral plasma for the first time that will be used to simulate some of the hottest and most exotic matter in the universe.
This Teen Translated a Bible Verse Into DNA and Injected It Into Himself
Will bioengineering become the hot new teen trend?
There’s a Growing Population of Wild Monkeys With a Deadly Herpes Virus in Florida
The risk that humans may contract the deadly herpes virus is low, but the number of monkeys with the virus is set to explode, increasing risk of contact.
An Amoeba-Based Computer Calculated Approximate Solutions to a Very Hard Math Problem
These single-celled organisms have a strange computing capacity that allows them to generate approximate solutions to a computationally complex problem known as the “traveling salesman problem.”
The US Just Legalized Hemp, Which Is a Key Source of CBD
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 is a breath of fresh air for hemp farmers and may pave the way for the rescheduling of CBD.
This Guy Made a ‘Game Boy Supercomputer’ That Can Handle 1 Billion Frames Per Second
Teaching AI how to transfer knowledge from one game to another is a tricky task, but some clever hardware hacking offered a solution.
Watch Sound Waves Levitate Small Objects In Different Directions
A new type of acoustic levitation called "holographic acoustic tweezers" is mesmerizing to watch.
The US Military Is Genetically Modifying Microbes to Detect Enemy Ships
The effort is part of a $45 million program across all the branches of the armed forces to figure out military applications for genetic engineering.
This AI Can Insert Your Selfie Into Famous Paintings
Digitally adding objects to photos is trivial, but AI researchers have struggled to replicate the same techniques with paintings.
This Tree Produces Psychedelic Art By Using Sensors to Monitor Its Own Health
Thijs Biersteker wanted a better way to communicate climate change to ordinary people, so he decided to let the trees do the talking.
What I Learned By Quitting Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft
Triple check your recovery codes, don’t link Facebook to different apps, and other lessons from a month without Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and Google.