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According to Elon Musk's tweet, Tesla will provide 100 percent supercharger coverage to Europe by the end of 2019. Then it will move to Africa.
Elon Musk

After that, Tesla will its sights on Africa.

Startup Organic Basics claims its silver-coated underwear remain odor-free after weeks of wear, but several testers disagree.
Science & Energy

A silver coating reportedly kills odor-causing bacteria.

Tesla tax credits are going away.
Elon Musk

Musk tweeted that Tesla would cover the lost tax credits for delayed Tesla orders.

bioplastic
Pollution

We might finally be able to create bioplastics without fresh water.

According to Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, crewed missions to Mars and hyped-up chatter of settling the planet are all a waste of time and money.
Mars

"What's the imperative? I don't think the public is that interested."

Stainless steel starship
Starship

SpaceX thinks stainless steel could help humans reach Mars.

A Russian cosmonaut who helped investigate damage to the ISS says the hole was apparently drilled from the inside. Here's what it means.
Off-World

But he's not convinced it was drilled in space.

The idea is part of an ironic trend: banks want to leverage a technology that was invented to take power away from financial institutions.
Blockchain

BofA can now build a distributed "ATM as a service" platform.

CI Tau is a small star. But new research shows that its planets are absolute units, dwarfing the largest planets in our own system by an enormous margin.
Off-World

One of them is 10 times the size of Jupiter, but whips around its star every nine days.

A researcher stands at an ultrafast electron camera that recorded motion in electrons.
Energy

Blink. You've already missed it anyway.

SpaceX launch - SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off carrying a GPS 3 satellite
SpaceX

The launch marks SpaceX's 21st successful mission this year.

Sea levels are rising faster in some areas than others, flooding coastal towns.
Climate Change

Some cities may stay dry while others struggle to keep from going under.

Walmart plans to create an Intelligent Retail Lab (IRL) in its Levittown location to explore how AI could improve the shopping experience.
Future Society

The future of retail just got a little creepier.

A researcher's new astonishing software called "Photo Wake-Up" allows 3D character animations to simply "walk out" of a static image frame.
3D Printing

Watch characters simply "walk out" of their picture frame.

After whizzing past Pluto in July 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is fast approaching Ultima Thule — an odd space rock 6.6 billion kilometers away.
New Horizons

The visit could reveal key insights about the origins of the solar system.

A group of researchers at Yale University successfully taught a robotic system about ownership relations and the social norms that surround those relations.
Artificial Intelligence

"No Baxter, that's mine!"

Congress just introduced a bill calling for sanctions against Iran's efforts to develop its own digital currency.
Cryptocurrency

According to the U.S., entering the crypto space would let Iran dodge sanctions.

A lung-like design created by researchers at Stanford University has the potential to increase the efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells.
Energy

The lung-inspired shape makes the device more efficient.

Researchers from Caltech demonstrate a new DNA origami technique by playing the world's smallest game of tic-tac-toe on a DNA board.
Science & Energy

They used the game to demonstrate a new DNA origami technique.

Local law enforcement and transport agencies will have to come up with a solution to ward off unwanted drones at airfields.
Drones

Will eagles and lasers be able to save us from the next airport meltdown?