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Elon Musk Just Unveiled Tesla’s Brand New Roadster
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Unveiled Tesla’s Brand New Roadster

Surprise, surprise.

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Health & Medicine

This Fluid-Filled Bag Lets Lambs Develop Outside the Womb. Humans Are Next.

It's official. Artificial wombs will soon be a reality.

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Elon Musk

Richard Branson Launches New Company to Compete with Elon Musk

Vox Space will go after the same US government contracts as SpaceX.

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Bacteria

A Bacteria Is Making Sunscreen Safe for You and the Environment

There is a dark side to one of your travel essentials - it's bad for the environment.

Everything You Need to Know About Coinbase’s Index Fund
Blockchain

Everything You Need to Know About Coinbase’s Index Fund

Including what an index fund is.

Cape Town Has More Time to Solve Its Water Crisis. How Will It Use It?
Climate Change

Cape Town Has More Time to Solve Its Water Crisis. How Will It Use It?

Day Zero has been delayed until 2019, but the threat hasn't subsided completely.

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Future Society

Four Takeaways From Amazon Alexa’s Bone-Chilling, Unprompted Laughter

Spooky AI behavior teaches us a few things about our own interaction with them.

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Science & Energy

By Tweaking a Single Gene, Scientists Trick Plants Into Being More Water-Efficient

"Making crop plants more water-use efficient is arguably the greatest challenge for current and future plant scientists."

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Off-World

The European Space Agency’s New Ion Thruster “Breathes” Air

It could help us keep craft in space longer than we thought possible.

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Off-World

Makers of the World’s Largest Airplane Have Extraterrestrial Ambitions

Air travel isn't enough for the Stratolaunch. It may eventually be paired with a brand new space shuttle.

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Health & Medicine

Four Reasons Why the Opioid Epidemic Is Getting Worse, Not Better

Stronger drugs and a lack of legislation contribute to the perfect storm.

Nanoparticles Could Save Lives By Stopping Internal Bleeding
Nanotech

Nanoparticles Could Save Lives By Stopping Internal Bleeding

At least 1 in 13 people with internal bleeding die from it. This could save them.

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Tesla

Tesla’s Autonomous Semi Truck Has Its First Official Mission

The road tests appear to have begun.

Nobody Likes Airport Security, Here’s How AI and Video Can Fix That
Future Society

Nobody Likes Airport Security, Here’s How AI and Video Can Fix That

The days of long, winding airport security lines could be over.

Polestar Wants to Challenge Tesla to Make the Supreme Electric Luxury Vehicle
Tesla

Polestar Wants to Challenge Tesla to Make the Supreme Electric Luxury Vehicle

Volvo's entry into the EV race rivals Tesla in look, feel, and features.

Graphene Could Be the Superconductor Scientists Always Dreamed Of
Graphene

Graphene Could Be the Superconductor Scientists Always Dreamed Of

By twisting a sandwich of graphene to the "magic angle," a superconductor was born.

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Health & Medicine

How Would An “Exercise Pill” Actually Work?

Couch potato? There might be a pill for that.

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Advanced Transport

People Are Reportedly Attacking Driverless Cars in California

Rage against the (autonomous) machine.

Google Is Helping the Air Force Analyze Drone Footage With AI
Google

Google Is Helping the Air Force Analyze Drone Footage With AI

The company is contributing its TensorFlow APIs to Project Maven.

Finding Dates via DNA Is Scientifically Questionable — and Overall a Bad Idea
Future Society

Finding Dates via DNA Is Scientifically Questionable — and Overall a Bad Idea

For those looking for that special someone, a new dating app replaces swiping with swabbing.