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What’s The Moon’s “Real” Name?
From Quarks to Quasars

Think you know the answer?

Why The Need For Stablecoins Has Never Been More Important Than Now
Future Society

With market uncertainty so high, the need to create the winning currency is immense. But is technology able to match our needs?

A team of researchers from Brown University took control of a University of Washington robot to prove that hacking robots is far too easy.
Robotics

A bot that utters, "Hello from the hackers" might just be a nightmare come to life.

A pilot program using facial recognition tech at airports catches a man from the Republic of Congo presenting a passport that didn't belong to him.
Future Society

This is a big win for the tech, but it could be a big blow to travelers' privacy.

A Wisconsin vending machine company is developing a GPS implant for people suffering from Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Prosthetics and Devices

Is this really the best way to keep wanderers safe?

Venezuela's president announced his government will tie the country's currency to the Petro. Will the move stabilize the country's economy?
Cryptocurrency

The doomed petro shouldn't stop other countries from trying a national cryptocurrency, but it probably will.

Researchers used AI to create a planetary navigation system that would allow humans to find their way around foreign planets and moons.
NASA

Navigating the surface of Mars could be as easy as taking a photo.

Included in Y Combinator's 2018 batch of companies is the Good Food Institute (GFI), a non-profit focused on accelerating the adoption of clean meat.
Future Society

A new accelerator is sinking its teeth into lab-grown and plant-based meat.

China Is Serious About Cracking Down on Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency

The government seems to think ICOs are causing financial instability.

MIT researchers have created an underwater communication system that would allow submarines to transmit data directly to planes.
Science & Energy

With this tech, submarines wouldn't have to come to the surface to talk to planes.

Researchers from the University of Utah have found a way to effectively capture videos and images using a lens-free camera.
Robots and Machines

We could use them in everything from autonomous cars to AR glasses.

An Enzyme Found in Our Guts Could Increase Our Blood Supply
Health & Medicine

It converts A and B blood types into the universally-accepted Type O.

The Santa Clara County Fire Department claims Verizon's throttling of its data impeded its ability to provide essential emergency services.
Data Privacy

One fire department's data was slowed to 1/200th of its previous speed.

AI-Generated Art Will Go On Sale Alongside Human-Made Works This Fall
Artificial Intelligence

Christie's is betting you'll pay as much for a painting made by AI as you would for a human-made masterpiece.

Scientists have undertaken a project to unlock Bioinspired Light-Escalated Chemistry (BioLEC), a new type of science that could help replace fossil fuels.
Fossil Fuels

In four years, we might be able to make jet fuel out of sugar.

The World’s Largest Aircraft Will Carry These Four Launch Vehicles
Advanced Transport

And it could be ready for takeoff as soon as this year.

To Build Trust In Artificial Intelligence, IBM Wants Developers To Prove Their Algorithms Are Fair
Artificial Intelligence

You know how you can trust your car's brakes to work? Researchers want you to trust AI like that.

Artificial Retinas Made Of This Ultra-Thin Super Material Could Help Millions See Again
Health & Medicine

Graphene could help the visually impaired see again.

The FBI is currently investigating a cyberattack on the campaign of David Min, a Democratic running for the House of Representatives.
Future Society

It's too expensive to put security measures in place to prevent them, or investigate after they happen.

Construction has begun on the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), a telescope that will be the most powerful in the world once completed in 2024.
Science & Energy

Construction just started and isn't expected to be finished until 2024.