Articles by J.E. Reich
This 10-Year-Old Just Won The First-Ever National 'Minecraft' Tournament
Julien Wiltshire from Palisades, Calif., has been dubbed the champ for the first-ever Super League 'Minecraft' Tournament - and he hasn't even graduated from elementary school.
CERN Posted The First Website 25 Years Ago Today
With help from Tom Berners-Lee, a then-CERN scientist who is now known as the father of the World Wide Web, the organization published the first website ever 25 years ago today.
Drone Developer DJI Launches Its First Flagship Store
DJI has launched its first official flagship store in Shenzhen, China. After the U. S. Federal Aviation Administration expanded its parameters for what the drone industry can and cannot do for its commercial sector, it looks like companies and manufacturers that design and produce commercial or recreational unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are looking forward to being able to directly service their customers with their own retailers — and no more so than DJI, which has recently opened its first storefront in Shenzhen, China.
SpaceX Delays The Falcon 9 Rocket Launch
SpaceX announced that the Dec. 19 launch date for the Falcon 9 rocket has been delayed for a later date due to inclement weather conditions.
Humans Are One Step Closer To Regrowing Their Own Teeth
Using rodents, scientists at Tokyo Medical and Dental University and the Riken Center for Developmental Biology have found a way for humans to possibly regenerate their teeth long after they grow out of believing in the Tooth Fairy.
Charlie Rose Gets The Inside Scoop On Apple's Future Headquarters
In an exclusive interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook, CBS' Charlie Rose got a personal tour of the upcoming, futuristic new Apple HQ designed by Jony Ives, based in Cupertino, Calif.
Facebook Kills Flash In Favor Of HTML5
The Flash player will be discontinued for use on Facebook's social network for their videos, and the company will now implement HTML5 in its stead, Facebook announced on Dec. 18.
NASA Releases Remastered Images Of The Earth Rising Over The Moon
In a bit of a magnificent role reversal, NASA has just released images of the Earth rising over the moon, taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter back in 2009.
This Robot Makes Cut-Out Snowflakes Just In Time For The Holiday Season
Much like you did in grade school, a robot designed by RE2 Robotics takes a folded sheet of paper, and with the help of scissors and a few precisely-placed cuts, shapes an ordinary page into a unique flake.
US Department of Veteran Affairs Will Pay For Robotic Legs For Disabled Vets
The U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs has recently passed an action that will have the VA pick up the bill for disabled vets who require the use of a robotic brace-like contraption that helps paralyzed users walk again.
NASA's New Virtual Leash Can Stop Drones From Getting In Trouble
NASA has created the ultimate drone contingency plan: a virtual leash called Safeguard that keeps drones from getting lost or flying into a no-fly zone.
You Can Now Stream John Williams' 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Score
Spoilers ahead for John Williams' score for 'The Force Awakens.' [Note: This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Discretion is advised.
To Celebrate 'The Force Awakens,' EA Announces Double Score Weekend In 'Star Wars Battlefront'
In honor of 'The Force Awakens', EA announced that they will be holding an official Double Score Weekend for the first few days of the film's release.
BOOM! Studios' New Power Rangers Comic Series Kicks Off In January With Issue #0
After almost 23 years since it first debuted on American shores, the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers are finally making a comeback in comic book form.
Astronomers Captured An Image Of A Star They Predicted Would Explode
For the first time ever, scientists have captured the image of an exploding star — one they correctly predicted would do so ahead of time and took five billion years to reach our galactic line of vision.
Take A Look At The New Posters For The 'Ghostbusters' Reboot
Slated for a July 2016 release, the first teaser posters for the Paul Feig's 'Ghostbusters' reboot have finally been revealed, as well as the names and descriptions of the main characters.
A Computer Algorithm Correctly Predicted Which Songs Were The Biggest Hits Of 2015
Looks like the music industry isn't called a hit factory for nothing. It appears a computer algorithm could correctly predict which tunes were the top 10 blow-out pop hits in the year when fed a song for testing.
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Already Shattered The All-Time Ticketing Record During Pre-Sales Alone
Less than 24 hours before midnight showings of The Force Awakens, the latest installment of George Lucas' Star Wars franchise has broken the record all-time ticket record sales for any movie during its theatrical run -- and it did this entirely during its pre-sale period.
This Haunting Music Video Is Made Entirely With Microsoft Kinect
A German animation studio used an Xbox One Kinect to create a music video for the electronic music duo Sissi Rada.
Scientists Identify Where The Brain Processes Music
Neuroscientists at MIT have located the neural ensemble in the brain that allows humans to select and identify music and separate it from other sounds, like human speech.
Apple Shuffles Around Executives, Names Former SVP Jeff Williams Its COO
Jeff Williams has been announced as Apple's new chief operating officer, with Johny Srouji appointed to Apple’s executive team as senior vice president for Hardware Technologies.
A 3D Version Of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' Will Hit Theaters Again In 2016
Indeed, 'he'll be back.' As actor-turned-former-Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger has said time and time again, "he'll be back" — in theaters, that is.
Scientists Determine How Cancer Spreads In the Bloodstream
Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have possibly discovered what allows tumor spread and growth, and their observations might pave the way for blocking the process altogether.
Quantum Dots Used To Print The Tiniest Image Ever Printed
Thanks to color-rich quantum dot technology, scientists in Switzerland have created the smallest inkjet image ever printed.
Physicists Have Discovered Evidence Of A Gluino Particle, The Cousin Of The Higgs Boson
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN have found evidence of a new particle called the gluino, which might be integral to the nature of our universe.
Amazon UK Wants Its Customers To Ditch Their Potentially Dangerous Hoverboards
Amazon UK has e-blasted customers who purchased hoverboards through the online retailer and requested them to return their hoverboards immediately over safety concerns and reported incidents of the two-wheelers spontaneously bursting into flames.
Google Intends To Create An Alphabet Self-Driving Car Spin-Off Business
Google has let slip that it intends to create an Alphabet spin-off business that uses its driverless car technology - and it may end up being a big competitor for car services like Uber and Lyft.
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Will Screen At The International Space Station
Fortunately the space crew aboard the International Space Station won't have to wait until they return home to watch the latest installment in the 'Star Wars' franchise.
A Study Says There's A Link Between Gaming And Smoking Cigarettes
A report published by the anti-tobacco nonprofit Truth Initiative indicates that the glamorized portrayal of tobacco use in gaming might be influencing young players to pick up the habit.
Turn Your Smartphone Into A Lightsaber With Google Chrome
Google Chrome has released an experiment that lets users battle Stormtroopers by turning their average smartphone into a bonafide lightsaber.
