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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said this week that it was a "life or death" moment for the electric car company when it ran into trouble manufacturing the Model 3.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk on Tesla’s Manufacturing Woes: “It Was Life or Death”

Musk said he doesn't care if Tesla folds — as long as the electric car succeeds.

Researchers found a treasure trove of forming planets
Off-World

Researchers Found a Treasure Trove of Planets Hiding in Dust

The young planets could teach us a lot about our solar system.

South American wasp venom could be used in new antibiotic
Health & Medicine

Repurposed Wasp Venom Could Lead to New Antibiotic Drugs

Wasps could aid us in fighting new strains of bacteria.

Waymo self-driving taxis services have begun rolling out to the public in Arizona
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo’s Self-Driving Taxi Service Signals Rough Roads Ahead for AVs

Fully autonomous cars are still slow out of the gate.

NASA's team at JPL just recorded the first sounds from the Martian surface ever to be heard back on Earth.
Mars

A World First: Listen to the Sounds of Mars

It's windy up there.

A new report on the future of medical technology by the Royal College of Surgeons argues that many surgical procedures will soon become obsolete.
Health & Medicine

Experts: Stem Cells and Robots Will Replace Many Invasive Surgeries

The HPV vaccine, for instance, may prevent thousands of cancer-removing operations.

British carmaker Aston Martin is creating a swappable electric drivetrain that could convert its classic cars into EVs.
Advanced Transport

Aston Martin is Relaunching Some of Its Vintage Cars As EVs

The British car maker's latest program is a dream come true.

China just successfully launched a rocket with a lunar rover on board that will hopefully get the first-ever close-up look at the dark side of the Moon.
Moon

China Launches First-Ever Lander Headed to Far Side of Moon

Destination: a massive crater.

NASA's Mars Insight Lander just flexed its arm to find the right spots to place its scientific instruments.
NASA

NASA’s InSight Lander Just Flexed Its Arm and Took a Selfie

And it's ready to get to work.

Sunflower Labs will soon roll out its adorably-named robot security system: the Sunflower motion detection system and autonomous "Bee" surveillance drones.
Drones

Rich People are Protecting Their Homes With Surveillance Drones

The buzz of an autonomous drone is the new barking dog.

When An Earthquake Strikes, Crawl Inside This Egg-Shaped Safety Pod
Science & Energy

When An Earthquake Strikes, Crawl Inside This Egg-Shaped Safety Pod

Just hop inside, and don't forget to close the door behind you.

Elon Musk just revelaed the Boring Company will not only reveal its first tunnel in December, it will have "road legal autonomous cars" ready as well.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Boring Company to Launch “Road Legal” Autonomous Cars

Now this is pod racing!

New research found a definition of "trust" that could be programmed into a robot's software. But it turns out we still trust machines more than they do us.
Robotics

Scientists Want to Teach Robots to Know When to Trust Humans

Game theory research attempts to build a framework for human-robot trust.

The UK's 100,000 Genomes Project has met its first goal. Next, it plans to sequence 1 million genomes in just five years.
Health & Medicine

UK Researchers Just Finished Sequencing 100,000 Human Genomes

And their next goal will smash that last one.

In a new essay, think tank president and consultant Marko Kovic breaks down four unresolved legal and political challenges for off-world civilizations.
Mars

Four Legal Challenges to Resolve Before Settling on Mars

No, Elon Musk's suggested direct democracy won't solve them.

To address its climate woes, the tiny European nation of Luxembourg has become the first in the world to make public transport free for everyone.
Science & Energy

Luxembourg Just Made Public Transportation Free for Everyone

The initiative could decrease traffic while helping the environment.

The Most Powerful Ion Drive Ever is About to Blast a Spacecraft to Mercury
Off-World

The Most Powerful Ion Drive Ever is About to Blast a Spacecraft to Mercury

But it will still take seven years to get there.

Using a virus to manufacture computer components could introduce a new type of memory that doesn't cause as many delays as current systems.
Computers

MIT Scientists Used a Biological Virus to Make Faster Computers

By putting the viruses to work, we can manufacture certain computer parts without melting them in the process.

Australia Wants to Force Tech Companies to Decrypt User Messages
Future Society

Australia Wants to Force Tech Companies to Decrypt User Messages

Its anti-encryption bill could erode internet users' privacy.

Facebook’s Oculus Just Patented a Retina-Resolution VR Display
Science & Energy

Facebook’s Oculus Just Patented a Retina-Resolution VR Display

A high definition display tracks your vision to imitate how eyes focus in real life.