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IN BRIEF Erik Verlinde's emergent gravity theory makes sense of the behavior of gravity without the need for the existence of a dark matter particle. Researchers from the Leiden Observatory have studied more than 33,000 galaxies to see if Verlinde’s theory checks out. EMERGENT GRAVITY In 2010, renowned string theory expert Erik Verlinde from the University of Amsterdam and the Delta Institute for Theoretical Physics proposed that  gravity is not a fundamental force  of nature, but rather an “emergent phenomenon.” And now, one hundred years after Einstein published  the final version  of his general theory of relativity, Verlinde  published his paper  expounding on his stance on gravity—with a big claim that challenges the very foundation of physics as we know it. Verlinde’s emergent gravity theory makes one very important implication: dark matter does not exist. His research makes sense of the behavior of gravity  without  the n...

For $250,000, You Can Have a Flying Suit Like Iron Man’s  GRAVITY IN BRIEF Gravity is a British technology start-up founded by Richard Browning in March 2017 dedicated to improving aviation across the world. Their first suit, the Daedalus, is expected to travel at speeds of 100 mph and costs around $250,000 to produce. A NEW WAY TO FLY The media is bursting at its seams with what seems to be the superhero revolution. Comic book publishers like Marvel and DC have spilled over onto the big screen, and now it may look as though they’re spilling over into  our technology in the real world . While we have been making efforts at a  superhero heads up display  or an  iron man workout suit , we are also inching our way up to a functional flight suit. Gravity  is a British technology start-up started by Richard Browning on March 31, 2017. The company has developed a human propulsion system to re-imagine manned flight. With miniaturiz...