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Researchers have created a Wi-Fi weapon detection system that is both cheap and accurate at identifying bombs, explosives, and other weapons.
Future Society

To Detect Bombs Efficiently and Cheaply, Try Using Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi can do more than just connect you to the internet.

By Kristin Houser

A Colorado university just launched the world's first space resources degrees, which are designed to prepare students for off-world mining.
Off-World

Want To Snag A Job Mining Asteroids Someday? You Can Now Get Your Masters In It.

Apply to the school of (space) rock.

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk's Boring Company announces the Dugout Loop, an underground tunnel designed to ferry passengers to and from LA's Dodger Stadium.
Advanced Transport

The Boring Company Plans to Drill a Tunnel to Dodger Stadium

Passengers will pay just $1 to travel to and from the stadium.

By Kristin Houser

An investigative report by the Associated Press reveals that turning off location tracking doesn't actually stop Google from recording your location.
Future Society

Google May Still Be Tracking You, Even If You Opted Out

Ghosting Google may not be so simple.

By Kristin Houser

Creating a Space Force Could Trigger an Off-World Arms Race
Space Force

Creating a Space Force Could Trigger an Off-World Arms Race

We don't know how war in space will look. But establishing a Space Force ensures it'll happen.

By Victor Tangermann

Apparel startup Vollebak is selling a $695 graphene jacket that can conduct and retain heat, repel bacteria, and decrease humidity.
Graphene

You Can Now Buy The World’s First Graphene Jacket, And It’s Everything You Want It To Be

It could finally get graphene out of labs and into the world.

By Kristin Houser

The SEC Just Subpoenaed Elon Musk Over His Tesla Tweets
Elon Musk

The SEC Just Subpoenaed Elon Musk Over His Tesla Tweets

The 420 might get Musk in trouble.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers create an EV-charging robot that can autonomously charge vehicles, potentially solving the problem of charging autonomous cars.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Who’s Gonna Charge Autonomous EVs? Seems Like It Might Be This Robot.

The robot charges EVs, no human hands required.

By Kristin Houser

Sprint's 5G smartphone will be ready for the next-gen networks right out of the box, making it easy for consumers to take advantage of their faster speeds.
Robots and Machines

There’s a New 5G Smartphone Coming, and It Might Finally Make the Next-Gen Network Mainstream

The device will be the first to be able to connect to 5G networks right out of the box.

By Kristin Houser

Children are susceptible to robot peer pressure, raising concerns that future bots might be able to influence children in dangerous ways.
Robotics

Children Get Pretty Easily Peer Pressured By Robots

Children are inclined to follow a robot's lead.

By Kristin Houser

A researcher has developed an algorithm that produces a person's polygenic risk score, risk of developing various health conditions, based on their genome.
Health & Medicine

A $50 Genetic Test Can Tell How Likely You Are to Have a Heart Attack

One number would show your risk of developing five different diseases based on your DNA.

By Kristin Houser

Freezing And Storing Donated Organs Could Eliminate Some Transplant Waitlists
Medical

Freezing And Storing Donated Organs Could Eliminate Some Transplant Waitlists

Arigos says it could start freezing human organs by 2020.

By Dan Robitzski

Here’s What We Know About SpaceX’s Crewed Dragon Spacecraft
SpaceX

Here’s What We Know About SpaceX’s Crewed Dragon Spacecraft

A glimpse at the future of space travel.

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. Military Now Has the Money It Needs to Prepare for Climate Change
Climate Change

The U.S. Military Now Has the Money It Needs to Prepare for Climate Change

The National Defense Authorization Act included some money to help the military get ready for a warmer future.

By Kristin Houser

The First Trailer For A Hard-Hitting Blockchain Documentary Is Here [Sponsored]
Blockchain

The First Trailer For A Hard-Hitting Blockchain Documentary Is Here [Sponsored]

Blockchain came out of nowhere—and this documentary wants to know where it's going.

By Futurism

Pricey NYC Housing Now Has an Added Cost: Your Personal Data
Data Privacy

Pricey NYC Housing Now Has an Added Cost: Your Personal Data

Roomrs collects your data from an extensive ensemble of smart devices, but doesn't sell any of it.

By Dan Robitzski

Using a combination of AI and 360-degree imaging, researchers identify a type of coral reef seemingly impervious to global warming.
Climate Change

AI Analysis Uncovers Coral Reefs Resistant to Climate Change

These reefs are actually in better shape than they were 4 years ago.

By Kristin Houser

Pre-Teen Hackers Prove It: The U.S. Election System Simply Isn’t Secure Enough
Hacking

Pre-Teen Hackers Prove It: The U.S. Election System Simply Isn’t Secure Enough

Hacking U.S. elections is so easy, a child could do it.

By Kristin Houser

On Friday, a CA court ruled that Monsanto owed a groundskeeper $289 million because its weedkillers containing glyphosate gave the man terminal cancer.
Cancer

Monsanto’s Court Ruling Marks a Turning Point for Cancer-Causing WeedKiller

5,000 other lawsuits like this one are already in the works.

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk says he plans to make Tesla's security code for autonomous vehicles freely available, allowing other automakers to use it as they see fit.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Wants All Autonomous Cars to Be as Secure as Tesla’s

Tesla's CEO tweeted that he plans to share the company's security software.

By Kristin Houser