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Smartphone Tech Can Help Stop Food Poisoning Before It Happens
Food

Smartphone Tech Can Help Stop Food Poisoning Before It Happens

Current testing procedures take days. This is almost instant.

New Soft Robotic Skin Automatically Heals Itself, Even If You Shoot It Full Of Holes
Robotics

New Soft Robotic Skin Automatically Heals Itself, Even If You Shoot It Full Of Holes

Droplets of metallic liquid can form new circuits on the fly.

There’s New Evidence for the Mysterious “Planet Nine”
Science & Energy

There’s New Evidence for the Mysterious “Planet Nine”

A distant, super-dense planet would explain some of our solar system’s weird quirks.

EVs Can’t Change the World Until We Change How We Sell Them
Electric Vehicles

EVs Can’t Change the World Until We Change How We Sell Them

Misinformed, dismissive dealers simply aren't interested in selling you an EV.

This All-Terrain Robot “Teaches” Itself to Walk in a Revolutionary Way
Robotics

This All-Terrain Robot “Teaches” Itself to Walk in a Revolutionary Way

DyRET shows just how far evolutionary robotics has come.

Tesla Is Adding Expensive Features to Model 3 After Denying Consumer Reports’ Bad Review
Tesla

Tesla Is Adding Expensive Features to Model 3 After Denying Consumer Reports’ Bad Review

Elon Musk said selling the "affordable" Model 3 as is would "...cause Tesla to lose money & die."

Gamers Built a “Digital Museum” That Unlocked New Secrets of the Brain
Science & Energy

Gamers Built a “Digital Museum” That Unlocked New Secrets of the Brain

Need something done fast? Make a game of it.

Quantum Dots Synthesized From Tea Leaves Could Be The Future Of Nanomedicine
RX and Medicine

Quantum Dots Synthesized From Tea Leaves Could Be The Future Of Nanomedicine

Previously, creating quantum dots was expensive and resulted in toxic pollution.

AI 101, Because We Can’t Escape the Inevitable (It’s Free Too)
Artificial Intelligence

AI 101, Because We Can’t Escape the Inevitable (It’s Free Too)

Unsure about AI? This class is for you.

Tesla Crash Shows Drivers Are Confused By “Autonomous” vs. “Autopilot”
Tesla

Tesla Crash Shows Drivers Are Confused By “Autonomous” vs. “Autopilot”

The terms car companies use to distinguish between different driver technologies are confusing, at best.

Robots Can Grow Humanoid Mini-Organs From Stem Cells Faster And Better Than People
Medical

Robots Can Grow Humanoid Mini-Organs From Stem Cells Faster And Better Than People

This could greatly speed up pharmaceutical research.

Our Bodies Aren’t Built to Have Babies on Mars – So Let’s Alter our DNA
Mars

Our Bodies Aren’t Built to Have Babies on Mars – So Let’s Alter our DNA

We need to become a little less human.

A Crypto-Trading, Floating Island Nation Promises Utopia, If It Happens
Future Society

A Crypto-Trading, Floating Island Nation Promises Utopia, If It Happens

A sort of high seas Wakanda, the first floating island is expected to launch in 2020.

As It Turns Out, Environmentally ‘Protected’ Lands Really Aren’t
Environment

As It Turns Out, Environmentally ‘Protected’ Lands Really Aren’t

Over a third of global protected lands are facing "intensive human activity."

Miss Elon Musk’s Boring Company Update? Here’s What You Need to Know
Elon Musk

Miss Elon Musk’s Boring Company Update? Here’s What You Need to Know

The company has big plans, and they start in LA.

Crypto Is “Taking us Back to the 1830s?” Here’s What That Fed Branch President Means.
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Is “Taking us Back to the 1830s?” Here’s What That Fed Branch President Means.

Crypto is no better than pre-Civil War banknotes, he claims.

Conspiracy Theory Alert: Google Might Have Faked That AI Demo Call
Google

Conspiracy Theory Alert: Google Might Have Faked That AI Demo Call

Get your tin foil hat ready.

The U.S. Department of Justice Clearly Knows How Creepy Cell Phone Surveillance ‘Stingrays’ Are
Future Society

The U.S. Department of Justice Clearly Knows How Creepy Cell Phone Surveillance ‘Stingrays’ Are

...They won't even acknowledge them.

Bitcoin Is Going To Use As Much Electricity As Austria By The Year’s End
Energy

Bitcoin Is Going To Use As Much Electricity As Austria By The Year’s End

Mining rigs are expected to account for one two-hundredth of the world's energy use.

Dubai’s High-Tech, iPad-Shaped Apartment Could be a Troubleshooting Nightmare
Future Society

Dubai’s High-Tech, iPad-Shaped Apartment Could be a Troubleshooting Nightmare

This requires a new level of tech support.