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Para-aramid nanofiber sheets on Twaron® sheets after the projectile fragment simulation test. Credit: Grant Gonzalez / Harvard SEAS Since World War I, the vast majority of American combat victims have come not from gunshot wounds but from explosions. Today, most soldiers wear a heavy bulletproof vest to protect their torso, …

Facebook and Oculus have been trying to make VR headsets slimmer and more comfortable for a while, but their latest experiment comes close to the ideal: displays that are as easy to use as a pair of sunglasses. Facebook’s Reality Labs has developed a proof-of-concept device that uses flat film …

So you want to colonize Mars, huh? Well, Mars is very far away, and for a colony to function so far from earthly support, things must be thought very carefully. Including how many people it takes to make it work. A new study sets the minimum number of settlers at …

Dow Jones futures rose modestly on Monday night, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Coronavirus stock market recovery rebounded on Monday led by DJIA giants Boeing (BA) and Apple (AAPL) Tesla shares rose above 1,000 again when CEO Elon Musk hinted Tesla (TSLA) could break even in the …

Tesla went public ten years ago todya, valuing the shares at $ 17, more than its expected range of $ 14 to $ 16. The company raised around $ 226 million on its IPO, with that day’s stock increase of around 41% to close at $ 23.89. Today, the electric …