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A New “Star Trek-Like Tractor Beam” Moves Objects With Light
Robots and Machines

This isn't exactly our sci-fi fantasies come to life, but it's pretty remarkable nonetheless.

bitcoin's security
Bitcoin

Can Bitcoin keep up with quantum computing?

No, There Has Not Been a Successful Human Head Transplant — and There May Never Be
Health & Medicine

"It's despicable and dangerous for real science."

bitcoin's price
Bitcoin

More good news for investors.

alzheimer's dementia neurodegenerative diseases brain training
Health & Medicine

The researchers say they found a form of brain training that can help preserve memory and brain function.

nuclear power fukushima japan mini-manbo robots
Science & Energy

"Now that we have seen it, we can make plans to retrieve it."

digital id
Blockchain

Tomorrow's ID systems could be blockchain-based.

For the First Time, a Robot Passed a Medical Licensing Exam
Medical

While technically already a doctor, this AI won't be taking over human jobs just yet.

The UK Expects to Have Driverless Cars on the Streets by 2021
Advanced Transport

By 2035, the driverless car industry in the UK is expected to be worth £28 billion — roughly $37 billion.

Scientists Engineer Nonimmune Cells That Kill Cancer Upon Contact
Cancer

These modified cells work like "warheads."

A Virtual Reality Film Experience Just Received the First Oscar for VR
Virtual Reality

This Oscar-winning exhibition "breaks the dictatorship of the frame."

A Powerful Tech Organization Is Working to Protect Us From AI
Artificial Intelligence

IEEE is working to set the tone for AI.

Is Dark Matter Decay Causing Antimatter to Smash into Planet Earth?
Physics

This dark matter theory doesn't sit well with everyone.

Elon Musk Reveals New Details About Tesla Roadster
Elon Musk

"There will be a special option package that takes it to the next level."

biofuel transportation department of energy
Energy

We could grow enough to cover ten percent of our transportation fuel demand.

Working Nights Could Be Destroying Your Health
Biology

“The graveyard shift, it turns out, is aptly named.”

A New Breakthrough Could Make Organic Electronics Far More Efficient
Science & Energy

The new process improves the conductivity of organic semiconductors by a power of a million.

Artist's depiction of a Moon colony.
Moon

Your children may never see a moonrise...because they will live on the Moon.

Physics equations
Physics

"It would be revolutionary for our fundamental understanding of the universe."

In First-Ever Demonstration, Researchers Show Ultrafast Light Pulses Can Trigger Neurons to Fire
Physics

This could lead to "opto-ceutical" methods for treating mental health disorders.