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NASA says its Mars helicopter is ready for a historic first flight

Enlarge / NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is seen here in a close-up taken by Mastcam-Z, a pair of zoomable cameras aboard the Perseverance rover. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA has resolved the issues with its Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars and is ready to fly. The space agency announced on Saturday that it will attempt […]

Amazon makes it easier to bring different types of silicon to Alexa devices

Enlarge (credit: Getty ) Alexa gets around. The voice assistant has been in all types of devices, not just Amazon’s Echo products. You can talk to Alexa in coffeemakers , take it on the road with you, spend the holidays together, and even make it feed your pet . But inside many of those products—at […]

Scientists induced hallucinations in mice to learn more about human psychosis

Enlarge / A computer game that induces mice to experience hallucination-like events could be a key to understanding the neurobiological roots of psychosis, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. (credit: J. Kuhl) People suffering from psychotic episodes often experience both visual and aural hallucinations, due in part to […]