Until June, Kickstarter vetted every single project posted on its website. It still takes down the occasional scam that sneaks past its moderators and algorithms. Read more »
Around 200,000 volunteered computers donated 17,000 years worth of computing time in an 8 month span, aiding in the identification of 24 pulsars in the Milky Way. Read more »
It’s not quite the same as the “Star Trek” style of moving something from point A to point B, but quantum teleportation could have big applications for communication, computing and security. Read more »