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Researchers are gene-hacking plants to make them gigantic. The idea is that it could vastly increase food yields for farmers.
Science & Energy

Scientists Are Gene-Hacking Plants to Make Them Enormous

Huge edible plants could feed more people.

By Jon Christian

Bill Gates' nuclear energy company, TerraPower, was building a Traveling-Wave Reactor near Beijing when the Department of Energy stepped in.
Nuclear Fusion

China Tariffs Blocked Bill Gates’ Plan for Safe Nuclear Power

New Energy Department policies blocked nuclear power plans three years in the making.

By Dan Robitzski

A Tesla Owner Is Fighting Back Against Aggressive Truck Drivers
Tesla

A Tesla Owner Is Fighting Back Against Aggressive Truck Drivers

The culture war between Tesla and truck drivers, explained.

By Kristin Houser

HP’s New Jet Fusion 3D Printers Can Print Electronics Inside a Product
3D Printing

HP’s New Jet Fusion 3D Printers Can Print Electronics Inside a Product

Move over, every other 3D printer.

By Cecille De Jesus

Tesla CEO Elon Musk doubled down on criticism of Singapore Thursday, saying that the island city-state has been "unwelcome" to his car manufacturer.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Singapore Has Been “Unwelcome” to Tesla

Once again, Musk is willing to fight for his electric car company.

By Jon Christian

Neutrogena announced a new line of personalized, 3D-printed facemasks at CES 2019. The masks are customized to your face and can treat each region of skin.
Health & Medicine

Neutrogena is Printing Custom Face Masks That Fit You Perfectly

They have eye holes that actually line up and targeted treatments for each part of your face.

By Dan Robitzski

The creators of an app called SocialRecall say it can use facial recognition to scan people you meet — or even strangers — and tell you their names.
Future Society

This Facial Recognition App Remembers Names so You Don’t Have To

But experts are concerned about the privacy implications.

By Jon Christian

South Korean automaker Hyundai has unveiled Elevate, a walking car concept that it claims represents an entirely new category of vehicle.
Artificial Intelligence

Hyundai Debuts a Walking Car With Four Legs

Elevate will "take people where no vehicle has been before."

By Kristin Houser

Futuristic Hotel Suite Would Drive You Around While You Sleep
Sleep

Futuristic Hotel Suite Would Drive You Around While You Sleep

Why go to a hotel when a hotel can come to you?

By Victor Tangermann

Gates nuclear energy
Energy

Bill Gates: U.S. Leaders Must Embrace Nuclear Energy

The U.S. must "get into the game" of advanced nuclear energy.

By Kristin Houser

large hadron collider lhc standard model of physics
Science & Energy

Get to Know the Large Hadron Collider and Take a Glimpse at Its Future

The LHC shut down for two years of upgrades, then it's back to groundbreaking business.

By Jacob Banas

In a world's first, Chinese lunar probe Chang'e-4 just touched down on the far side of the moon -- the more mysterious, and lesser known side.
Moon

China Just Landed a Rover on the Far Side of the Moon

And it sent us a picture.

By Victor Tangermann

The first off-world baby could be born as soon as 2024.
Space

This Startup Wants to Send a Pregnant Woman to Space to Give Birth

The first off-world baby could be born as soon as 2024.

By Kristin Houser

Three out of every ten new cars sold in Norway last year were electric, which is the highest percentage in the world by a long shot.
Advanced Transport

Nearly a Third of Norway’s 2018 New Car Sales Were Electric

That's the highest percentage in the world.

By Dan Robitzski

With FCC permission and Facebook stepping aside, Google is now allowed to develop more powerful radar tech for gesture-detecting wearables.
FCC

FCC Clears Google To Pursue “Minority Report”-Like Gesture System

Now Google can continue to develop touch-free sensors.

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. government's proposed AI export restrictions could backfire on the nation in a number of ways, according to Silicon Valley insiders.
Artificial Intelligence

U.S. Plan to Restrict AI Exports Could Backfire

It could deter researchers from working in the U.S.

By Kristin Houser

A Wireless Neural Implant Might Jolt the Brain out of Seizures
Brain

A Wireless Neural Implant Might Jolt the Brain out of Seizures

A new "pacemaker for the brain" could change the way doctors treat neurological conditions.

By Dan Robitzski

In a live stream, NASA's New Horizon spacecraft team revealed new details about Ultima Thule — a space rock floating 6.6 kilometers away from Earth.
NASA

Here’s NASA’s Newly-Released Image of Ultima Thule

The space rock looks like a "snowman."

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have found a protostar with a warped disk, and at just tens of thousands years old, it's the youngest ever observed.
Off-World

Astronomers Find First-of-Its-Kind Protostar With a “Warped” Disk

It's a relative baby in terms of star years.

By Kristin Houser

An upcoming NASA mission will test Earth's planetary defense against a killer asteroid by smashing a probe into a distant space rock.
NASA

NASA Scientist: Asteroid Deflection Mission Not Like “Armageddon”

NASA is planning to smash a probe into an asteroid to test planetary defense.

By Jon Christian