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China will need to build eight new nuclear reactors annually to reach the global average for nuclear energy generation by 2030, according to an official.
Nuclear Fusion

China Needs to Build Eight Nuclear Plants Annually to Meet Goals

A Chinese official has laid out the nation's nuclear energy needs.

By Kristin Houser

A futuristic "robotic" pill that punctures the inside of the intestinal wall on its way through the digestive system just passed its first human trial.
Health & Medicine

Robot Pill Pierces Intestine Walls to Deliver Drugs

No metal, no springs, no electrical parts.

By Victor Tangermann

A new scientific hypothesis posits that interstellar rocks like 'Oumuamua could have helped form planets throughout the galaxy.
Off-World

Interstellar Visitor Like ‘Oumuamua May Have Formed Earth’s Core

Orphaned space rocks could enter a solar system's orbit and form into a planet.

By Dan Robitzski

A new "acoustic metamaterial" that blocks sound by reflecting waves back to their source could make the future a far quieter place.
Science & Energy

Scientists Create Material That Blocks Sound, but Not Air or Light

It could quiet everything from drones to MRI machines.

By Kristin Houser

See the Most Breathtaking Views of the Martian Surface Yet
Off-World

See the Most Breathtaking Views of the Martian Surface Yet

Can you spot NASA's InSight Lander?

By Victor Tangermann

This Autonomous Robot Arm Feeds People Who Can’t Feed Themselves
Robotics

This Autonomous Robot Arm Feeds People Who Can’t Feed Themselves

It understands the difference between a bite of banana and a bite of carrot.

By Kristin Houser

DARPA is developing technology that could finally lead to secure voting machines. It plans to have experts from professors to hackers kick the tires.
Future Society

DARPA Is Building an Open Source Voting Machine

The goal is to make elections secure without reverting to paper ballots.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new experiment, people find losing to robots and AI particularly demoralizing, which could have implications for our automated workplaces.
Artificial Intelligence

New Research: People Who Get Defeated By AI Feel Horrible

"I felt very stressed competing with the robot."

By Dan Robitzski

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a plan to "climate-proof" Lower Manhattan by building the area out into the East River.
Climate Change

Mayor Announces $10 Billion Plan to Save NYC From Rising Seas

"It will, literally, alter the shape of the island of Manhattan."

By Kristin Houser

Facebook and Instagram users across the globe experienced outages for most of Wednesday starting around 1 pm EST and ending late Wednesday night. But why?
Future Society

Facebook Had a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

And the social media platform's trouble may only be getting worse.

By Victor Tangermann

Beware of Bots is a new marketing campaign that hacked printers to send out a warning about automation, urging people to switch careers.
Artificial Intelligence

This Guy is Hacking Printers to Warn About Job-Stealing AI

The "warning" also includes a coupon for his partner's courses.

By Dan Robitzski

Boeing Is Prepping to Launch Astronauts to Space Station
Boeing

Boeing Is Prepping to Launch Astronauts to Space Station

Boeing is hot on SpaceX's heels.

By Victor Tangermann

Every picture of the solar system shows Venus as our closest neighbor. Sure, it comes closer to Earth than any planet, but on average Mercury is closer.
Off-World

Mercury Is Every Planet in the Solar System’s Closest Neighbor

On average, at least.

By Dan Robitzski

Google has released a new app called Lookout that describes objects and reads text or currency for people with visual impairments.
Google

New Google App Describes Objects to Blind People

Lookout can tell you whether the bill you're holding is worth $10 or $20.

By Kristin Houser

IBM figured out how to use a quantum computer to make machine learning algorithms better than ever before. But no quantum computer is good enough yet.
Machine Learning

Why IBM Thinks Quantum Computers Will Boost Machine Learning

But for now classical computers are still better.

By Dan Robitzski

A University of Cambridge spin-out company claims it has found a way to produce graphene at commercial scale and will release a device soon.
Graphene

First Graphene-Based Device Is A “Few Months” Away, Says Startup

The wonder material might finally reach the mainstream.

By Kristin Houser

Experts Call for Temporary World Ban on Gene-Hacked Children
Gene Editing

Experts Call for Temporary World Ban on Gene-Hacked Children

"By 'global moratorium,' we do not mean a permanent ban."

By Victor Tangermann

More interactive Netflix programming is on the way following the success of Bandersnatch, a choose-your-own-adventure style episode of "Black Mirror."
Future Society

Get Ready For More Interactive Netflix Programming

The platform is "doubling down" on the Bandersnatch format.

By Kristin Houser

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine suggested NASA might use a commercial rocket to boost its Orion crew capsule around the Moon in 2020.
Moon

NASA Might Send Astronauts Around the Moon on Commercial Rocket

NASA's Space Launch System has hit significant delays and is way over budget.

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon has removed two popular books advocating "autism cures" known to be both ineffective and dangerous from its marketplace.
Health & Medicine

Amazon Removes Books About Dangerous “Autism Cures”

One of the books advocates a treatment that killed a 5-year-old boy.

By Kristin Houser