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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.

Renewable Energy

Scotland Has a Plan to Become a World Leader in Renewable Energy

The nation could completely transform its energy sector by 2030.

Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Can’t Replicate AI Studies. That’s Bad News.

If we want to trust AI, we're going to have to replicate it.

Artificial Intelligence

Germany Pledges Not to Use “Killer Robots”

More nations say no to autonomous weapons.

Exobiology

How Will Humans React If We Discover Alien Life? This New Study Just Found Out (and Surprised Us)

Freaked-out people are largely limited to fiction, according to a new study.

Artificial Intelligence

The “Father of Artificial Intelligence” Says Singularity Is 30 Years Away

All evidence points to the fact that the singularity is coming (regardless of which futurist you believe).

Science & Energy

You Might Actually Want to Wear Something Made From This Smart Fabric

It's breathable, flexible, and could make smart clothes mainstream.

Bacteria

Fecal Transplants See Success in 90 Percent of Bacterial Gut Infections

This is a totally different type of transplant.

Food

Climate Change Could Be Making Our Food Less Nutritious

But almost nobody is paying attention.