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Health & Medicine

Electrical Stimulation Helped A Man With Paralyzed Legs Walk Again

He took 331 steps, traversing more than the length of a football field.

Future Society

Social Media Games Your Psychology. Ethical Design Could Change That.

“Very few things are more important now to the future of humanity than design ethics.”

Science & Energy

One Way to Sate South Africa’s Thirst: Bring in an Iceberg

It's a cartoonish scheme, but Cape Town may soon be desperate for water.

Quantum Computing

The World’s First Practical Quantum Computer May Be Just Five Years Away

A practical quantum computer would leave your desktop in the dust.

Bacteria

Pet Store Puppies Are Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Another good reason not to let random dogs lick your mouth.

Off-World

A Pair of Japanese Robots (Hopefully) Just Landed on an Asteroid

The bots will take photos and temperature readings while bouncing around the asteroid.

Future Society

Facebook Makes Dating Service “Facebook Official”

Facebook: where your dad can "like" your status while you browse potential flings.

Mars

Traveling To Mars Will Blast Astronauts With Deadly Cosmic Radiation, New Data Shows

A round-trip to Mars delivers the equivalent of 600 chest x-rays.

Prosthetics and Devices

“Synthetic Skin” Could Give Prosthesis Users a Superhuman Sense of Touch

This skin could feel a breeze so gentle the average person wouldn't even notice it.

Artificial Intelligence

New AI Could Stop Your Bank From Freezing Your Card When You Buy Something Weird

It could be the difference between getting stranded in the airport of a foreign city, and being on your merry way.

Google

Here’s Why Google Built an AI-Powered Lion Statue That Spits out Poems

Google's instructions: "please feed the lions."

Health & Medicine

Why Scientists Grew a Tiny Human Esophagus in a Lab

There's now another body part we can grow in the lab.

Off-World

UK Researchers Just Deployed a Massive Net to Catch Space Debris

It could help us catch orbiting junk so it doesn't damage spacecraft or satellites.

Brain

People Are Zapping Their Brains to Boost Creativity. Experts Have Concerns.

Gadgets deliver a literal spark of creativity, proponents say.

Nuclear Fusion

This Super Powerful Magnetic Field Puts Us One Step Closer to Nuclear Fusion

Researchers just shattered the record for strongest controllable magnetic field.

Robotics

This “Robotic Skin” Can Turn Pretty Much Anything Into a Robot

And it could eventually make its way into space.

Blockchain

All Our Stuff Is Gonna Be Traded on the Blockchain, Finance Companies Say

It takes a lot of paperwork to trade commodities like grains and metal. Maybe a blockchain could help.

Brain

Clearing Faulty Cells Out Of The Brain May Stave Off Cognitive Decline

The fewer inert cells in a mouse’s brain, the better memory the mouse retained.

Military

Military Pilots Can Control Three Jets at Once via a Neural Implant

It's like controlling a drone, but your brain is the joystick.

Science & Energy

This System Converts Our Trash Into Fuel and Reduces Greenhouse Gases

Synova found a surprisingly simple solution to a rapidly complex problem.