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Robotics

Dystopian Robot Tailor Makes Terrible Shirts

Imagine a future where you never have to try on clothes again.

Climate Change

Some of the Ozone Layer Is Still Thinning, Thanks to a Surprise Chemical

The worst thinning is above middle latitudes, where most people on Earth live.

Artificial Intelligence

An Algorithm Knows When Your Kid Is Using Your Phone

It could help make phones inherently child-proof.

Graphene

Scientists Use Graphene to Create Edible Electronics

The technique works on potatoes, toast, and even coconuts.

Cancer

New Nanobots Kill Cancerous Tumors by Cutting off Their Blood Supply

And they do so without affecting healthy cells.

Pollution

It’s Great That Supermarkets Are Cutting Plastic Waste. But That’s Not Going to Solve the Problem.

It's just a drop in the ocean. A really, really polluted ocean.

Science & Energy

Soon You’ll be Able to Dance, Clap, and Tap to Charge Your Devices

And you thought gesticulating wildly had no constructive use.

Pollution

Chemicals Like Perfume Produce as Much Air Pollution as Cars

We've improved vehicle emissions, but cars aren't the only source of air pollution.

Science & Energy

Researchers Create Device You Can Charge Just by Moving Your Fingers

“The human body is an abundant source of energy. Why not harness it to produce our own power?"

Self-Driving Vehicles

Hyundai’s Hydrogen-Powered, Self-Driving SUV Runs on Level 4 Autonomy

The SUV has an estimated range of 800 km (500 miles).

Health & Medicine

Researchers Have Developed a Potential Blood Test for Autism

The team also developed a urine test and hope both will help improve early detection of autism spectrum disorders.

Nanotech

An Ultrathin, Super-Stretchy Nanomesh Skin Display is the Future of Wearables

The display can stretch up to 45 percent of its original length.

Off-World

Want to Follow Elon Musk’s Roadster Through Space? There’s a Website for That.

At time of writing, it was 3,609,979 km (2,243,136 miles) from Earth.

Universal Basic Income

Study Finds People Given Basic Income Are Likely to Keep Working

In fact, part-time work actually increased by 17 percent.

RX and Medicine

Startup Proposes Using Stem Cells From Placentas for Regenerative Medicine

“Our ultimate mission is to make 100 years old the new 60."

Artificial Intelligence

Chinese Farmers Are Using AI to Track and Monitor Pigs

It's like Animal Farm meets 1984.

Physics

Physicists Have Made the Second-Ever Observation of Interacting Photons

The discovery seemingly defies the laws of physics.

Science & Energy

911 Wasn’t Set Up With Cell Phones In Mind. Google Could Change that.

Improving emergency response by just one minute could save as many as 10,000 lives every year.

Pollution

China Will Plant 32,400 Square Miles of Trees to Combat Air Pollution

China has tasked nearly 60,000 soldiers to handle the job.

Climate Change

Climate Change is Causing Bats to Migrate Earlier in the Year

Some bats are even choosing to stay put during the warmer winters.