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Robotics

Researchers Gave Robots the Ability to Think Ahead

The technology allows robots to "learn a range of visual object manipulation skills entirely on their own."

Bitcoin

Experts: Each Bitcoin Could be Worth $60,000 by December 2018

Experts see a clear trend for the world's most popular cryptocurrency.

Artificial Intelligence

Study Shows Touching a Humanoid Robot Elicits Arousal In Humans

We might be more emotionally attached to robots than we think.

Bitcoin

Venezuela Set to Launch Its Own Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency

The government hopes the “petro” will help offset the country’s dire financial situation.

Ethics

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Issues Guide on AI Ethics

Ethically Aligned Design aims to address some of the societal considerations related to the development of autonomous systems.

Renewable Energy

ITER Nuclear Reactor May Be The “Holy Grail” of Limitless Renewable Energy

It could become a source of clean energy by 2025.

Renewable Energy

Macro Grids May Be the Future of Renewable Energy

"We're basically getting that big battery we want for free."

Robotics

Schools of Robots Are Mapping the Unknown Features of the Deep Sea

We still have no idea what's in the majority of Earth's oceans.

Blockchain

Estonia’s Plans to Build a Digital Nation Using Blockchain Are Taking Shape

A digital nation is just a cryptocurrency away.

Future Society

Do Companies Have the Legal and Ethical Rights to Slow Your Devices?

Who owns what you buy?

Future Society

With Hundreds of New Low-Orbit Satellites, OneWeb Promises to Bridge the Digital Divide

By 2021, the company wants to provide 2.5 gigabits per second to every rural home.

Global Warming

It Doesn’t Matter How Cold it is Today. Global Warming is Killing People.

The U.S. President has confused weather with climate.

Brain

Letting Patients “Hear” Their Brainwaves Can Reduce PTSD Symptoms

The treatment helped alleviate insomnia, depressive mood, and anxiety.

Pollution

New Airplane Design Uses Less Fuel, Reducing Noise and Air Pollution

We need to rethink how we design our airplanes.

Wind

Artificial Island Hub Will Collect Wind Energy and Divert it to Shore

This futuristic idea is a breath of fresh air for wind energy.

Environment

US to Reverse Offshore Drilling Regulations, Leaving the Environment Vulnerable

"Rolling back drilling safety standards while expanding offshore leasing is a recipe for disaster.”

Computers

If We Want Brain-Computer Interfaces, We Must First Decode the Brain

Using cryptography, neuroscientists are translating brain activity.

Falcon

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy is Vertical on the Launchpad for the First Time

We're inching ever so close to the maiden launch.

Science & Energy

One Chinese City Is Setting the Standard for Electric Public Transportation

All 16,359 of Shenzhen’s public buses are now electric.

Bitcoin

Ripple Ends a Meteoric Year With a Brief Supremacy Over Ethereum

Ripple is making serious waves, hitting a market cap of $73.6 billion.