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Musk tweeted that he was "thinking about adding giant stainless steel dragon wings to Starship" that could allow it to keep cool during re-entry.
Starship

Elon Musk Suggests Adding “Dragon Wings” to Starship

Was it a "Game of Thrones" joke? We're not entirely sure.

By Victor Tangermann

China is building new highways with dedicated self-driving car lanes to help usher in widespread autonomous technology. The first will be done next year.
Self-Driving Vehicles

China’s Rolling Out Dedicated Highway Lanes for Self-Driving Cars

Can’t get self-driving cars on the road without building infrastructure.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists at Tel Aviv University have created 3D printed "cardiac patches" and a small heart that includes vessels, collagen, and biological molecules.
3D Printing

Researchers Create First Ever 3D-Printed Heart Using Human Tissue

They say it could one day render organ donation obsolete.

By Victor Tangermann

A language professor created the black hole's name, Pōwehi, by combining two words from an 18th-century Hawaiian chant called the Kumulipo.
Science & Energy

The M87 Black Hole Now Has an Epic Name

You have to admit it's pretty metal.

By Kristin Houser

PepsiCo says it's struck a deal with a Russian startup called StartRocket to display an enormous energy drink advertisement in the night sky.
ESA

Pepsi Plans to Project a Giant Ad in the Night Sky Using Cubesats

Pepsi says it'll use an artificial constellation, hung in the night sky next to the stars, to promote an energy drink.

By Jon Christian

Andrew Yang envisioned as a hologram
Future Society

Presidential Hopeful Andrew Yang Plans to Campaign Via Hologram

Holographic politicians... a vision of 2020.

By Jacob Banas

Facebook-owned virtual reality company Oculus just shipped tens of thousands of Touch controllers bearing hidden messages.
Privacy

Hidden Messages Suggest That Facebook Sees User Privacy as a Joke

"Big Brother is watching."

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX will provide launch services for NASA's DART mission, which is designed to test a plan for preventing an asteroid from hitting Earth.
NASA

NASA Asks SpaceX to Help It Save Earth From Incoming Asteroids

Elon Musk's space company will provide launch services for DART.

By Kristin Houser

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Prosthetics and Devices

A Guy Got a QR Code Tattoo and Then Someone Broke the Link

Tattoos, unlike social media, are written in ink.

By Dan Robitzski

One of the scientists behind an experiment that gave monkeys human DNA, thereby making them smarter, has defended the controversial study to CNN.
Science & Energy

Chinese Scientist Defends Splicing Human Brain Gene Into Monkeys

"We will continue our exploration."

By Kristin Houser

A self-driving car company's operations lead shared what it's like to be the safety driver keeping an eye on an autonomous vehicle.
Self-Driving Vehicles

A Self-Driving Car’s Human Operator Says He Takes Over When Passengers Get Impatient

"I would keep a hand on the steering wheel and hover a foot over the pedals, mimicking manual driving."

By Dan Robitzski

An employee shares his experience working with Walmart robots, which are supposed to make his job easier but instead add to his workload.
Artificial Intelligence

This Grouchy Employee Hates Walmart’s New Floor-Scrubbing Robots

This worker alleges that the bots need constant babysitting — and have a "dangerous" design flaw.

By Kristin Houser

A group of scientists associated with Elon Musk say they've invented a new way to wire a brain implant into the brains of rats.
Brain

Scientists Invent “Sewing Machine” to Implant Brain Electrodes

The team is tied to Elon Musk, who recently teased an upcoming Neuralink update.

By Jon Christian

In a virtual recreation of the infamous Milgram Shock Experiment, participants were just as reluctant to continue, even though no one was hurt.
Science & Energy

People Are Horrified When They Have to Torture a Virtual Person

Even in a VR simulation, the Milgram Shock Experiment continues to traumatize.

By Dan Robitzski

A new study shows that fecal transplants of healthy gut flora can help reduce the more severe symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Health & Medicine

Fecal Transplants Reduce Symptoms of Autism Long Term

New research cements the link between the gut and the brain.

By Dan Robitzski

A team from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has shared an image that puts the first black hole photo into stunning context.
Science & Energy

The First Black Hole Photo Is Even More Amazing When You Zoom Out

See the particle jets spewing more than 1,000 light years from the center of M87.

By Kristin Houser

A father and son team was just charged with fraud and concealing a crime for their six-year black market operation where they sold human body parts.
Medical

Family Caught Selling Diseased Body Parts to Medical Centers

People thought they were donating their bodies to science.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX successfully landed all three of its Falcon Heavy boosters during the rocket's second launch ever, marking a new milestone in reusable rocketry.
Falcon

SpaceX Milestone: Company Lands Three Falcon Heavy Boosters

Elon Musk's company nailed the landing on its second try.

By Kristin Houser

A video of mice in microgravity reveals that the animals quickly adapted to their off-world conditions, running, eating, and cleaning themselves.
Off-World

Space Station Mice Learned to Propel Themselves in Zero Gravity

Get ready for space vermin!

By Kristin Houser

The Beresheet lunar lander crashed into the surface of the moon after experiencing engine failure during its final descent.
Moon

Israel’s Lunar Lander Just Crashed Into the Moon

"We have a failure of the spacecraft... we have not landed successfully."

By Dan Robitzski