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Officials have approved a plan for the development of the Greater Bay Area, a region in China they hope will become the next Silicon Valley.
Future Society

Beijing Greenlights Plan to Create Chinese Silicon Valley

China has a new plan for a sprawling economic powerhouse.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from the University of Basel have found a way to transform cancer cells into fat using two FDA-approved drugs.
Cancer

New Therapy Forces Breast Cancer Cells to Turn Into Harmless Fat

Researchers used one of cancer's natural processes against it.

By Kristin Houser

3D Printed Implants and Stem Cells Helped Paralyzed Rats Walk Again
3D Printing

3D Printed Implants and Stem Cells Helped Paralyzed Rats Walk Again

Implanted spinal "scaffolds" allowed stem cells to repair spinal cord injuries.

By Dan Robitzski

China announced Monday that the country's space program plans to launch three more lunar missions, with the eventual goal of an international Moon base.
Moon

China Announces Plans for Moon Base

China's space program is revving up.

By Jon Christian

Vast New Particle Accelerator Would Dwarf Large Hadron Collider
Physics

Vast New Particle Accelerator Would Dwarf Large Hadron Collider

Die, particles!

By Jon Christian

The people most opposed to GM foods, foods modified in the lab to exhibit wanted characteristics, overestimate their knowledge of the subject the most.
Science & Energy

Strongest Opponents of GM Foods Know the Least About Them

But they think they know the most.

By Kristin Houser

A regional grocery chain is deploying a fleet of 500 robot assistants name Marty, yet another sign that robots are the future of retail.
Artificial Intelligence

Grocery Chain Adds 500 Googly-Eyed Robot Assistants to Its Staff

Marty is ready to spot spills in 172 stores.

By Kristin Houser

Tesla is offering up a mid-range Model 3 for anybody capable of hacking into it at a security event in Vancouver, Canada.
Tesla

Tesla Is Giving Away a Model 3 if You Can Successfully Hack One

Hackers have three days at a security conference in Vancouver.

By Victor Tangermann

Wiliot has raised an additional $30 million after demonstrating its battery-free Bluetooth chip, which pulls power from ambient radio signals.
Internet Of Things

World’s First Battery-Free Bluetooth Chip Pulls Power from the Air

It could make everything you own “smart.”

By Kristin Houser

Facebook has already divvied up the first $37 million that it will send to organizations that help fund local news coverage around the world.
Investing

Facebook is Investing $300 Million in Local Journalism Projects

"People want more local news, and local newsrooms are looking for more support."

By Dan Robitzski

Scientist repurposed CRISPR to develop better antibiotics
Science & Energy

Researchers Repurposed CRISPR to Help Develop Better Antibiotics

Here's how a gene-editing tool is helping us to stay healthy.

By Jacob Banas

China’s Lander Just Sprouted First-Ever Plants on the Moon
Moon

China’s Lander Just Sprouted First-Ever Plants on the Moon

It's the first time humans have ever successfully grown anything on the lunar surface.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla’s Powerpacks Could Modernize Greece’s Electric Grid
Tesla

Tesla’s Powerpacks Could Modernize Greece’s Electric Grid

Greek authorities have met with Tesla with discuss a collaboration.

By Victor Tangermann

New research sheds light on how supermassive black holes, like the one at the center of the Milky Way, get so massive. It takes more than just eating stars.
Black Holes

Astronomers Figured out How Supermassive Black Holes Get so Big

Those big boys are gulping down a lot of cosmic gas

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers believe the brain reconstructs memories in the reverse order that it creates them, moving from the big picture onto the finer visual details.
Brain

The Human Brain Reconstructs Memories in Reverse Order

Instead of starting with the details, it retrieves the big picture first.

By Kristin Houser

Henn na Hotel in Japan is reportedly decommissioning half of the robots it used to have running the show. Too many were buggy or just plain annoying.
Robotics

Japan’s Robot Hotel Just Laid Off Half Its Robots

Automation? In this economy?

By Dan Robitzski

We simply can't decrease fossil fuel usage quickly enough to avoid climate catastrophe without leaning heavily on nuclear energy, according to two experts.
Energy

Experts: The Only Way to Save the Planet Is Nuclear Energy

Other renewables simply can't scale up fast enough.

By Kristin Houser

In China, Tesla has begun to add specially designed locks to parking spots to prevent Supercharger ICEing, the parking on non-EVs in Tesla charging spots.
Tesla

Tesla Found a Clever Way to Prevent Supercharger ICEing

The company is locking ICE drivers out of parking spots.

By Kristin Houser

A report from the Chinese media claims that the NYPD is using facial recognition software developed by Chinese companies.
Facial recognition

China Claims US Police Are Using Its Facial Recognition Software

It's reportedly less biased than the tech developed Stateside.

By Kristin Houser

General Motors (GM) luxury division Cadillac just gave us a first look at its response to the Model X at a car event in Detroit.
Advanced Transport

Cadillac Just Teased the First Images of Its Electric SUV

And it could give Tesla's Model X a run for its money.

By Victor Tangermann