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Self-Driving Vehicles

Ford and Lyft Announce Partnership to Bring Self-Driving Cars to the Masses

However, self-driving cars won't be usable until Ford is confident in their performance.

Robots and Machines

New Gesture Control Tech Turns Anything Into a Remote

"You could even change the channel with your pet cat."

Self-Driving Vehicles

Senate Approves Legislation to Get Self-Driving Cars On U.S. Roads

“Self-driving vehicles will completely revolutionize the way we get around in the future, and it is vital that public policy keep pace."

Tesla

Tesla is Shipping Hundreds of Powerwall Batteries to Puerto Rico

97 percent of the U.S. territory remains without power in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Physics

Gravitational Waves Will Bring the Extreme Universe Into View

Gravitational waves from supernovae will travel directly from the star’s center to our detectors.

Off-World

SETI Scientist Bets Everyone a Cup of Coffee That We’ll Find Intelligent Life in 20 Years

Contact, however, may still be years (if not light years) away.

Advanced Transport

100,000 “Smart” License Plates May Be Hitting U.S. Roads Next Year

After more than a century, license plates are finally evolving.

Wind

30% of Europe’s Electricity Could Be Wind Powered by 2020

Investing in wind power could bring 716,000 jobs to the continent.

Bacteria

A New Drug Uses CRISPR to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

“Antibiotics are weapons of mass destruction: extremely powerful but imprecise.”

Cryptocurrency

Fidelity Investments Is Mining for Cryptocurrency

"We set up a small bitcoin and ethereum mining operation…that miraculously now is actually making a lot of money."

Electric Vehicles

China Pushes Electric Vehicles and Makes Producing Fossil Fuel Vehicles Tougher

At least 10% of Chinese-made cars must be electric by 2019, and at least 12% by 2020.

Climate Change

Reducing Our Dependency on Coal Will Make Us Healthier in the Long Run

Burning coal isn't only harmful to the environment; it's a health problem.

Solar Power

Over the Past Six Months the UK Generated More Energy From Solar Than Coal

A small blip, or signs of changing times?

Health & Medicine

The FDA Just Approved the First Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

This small sensor can replace fingersticks for 10 days at a time.

Climate Change

An Underwater “Continent” Could Reveal Secrets About Earth’s Distant Past

Zealandia is a treasure trove of ancient fossils and sediment cores.

Blockchain

South Korea Has Banned the Sale of All New Cryptocurrencies

Anyone caught continuing the practice will face "stern penalties."

Mars

Elon Musk is Officially Sending Humans to Mars in 2024

SpaceX’s BFR puts off-world colonization within our grasp.

Energy

A Record-Breaking 29% of the U.K.’s Electricity Is Now Generated by Renewables

Great Britain is on the path to a fossil fuel-free future.

Exobiology

To Find Aliens, We Must Think of Life as We Don’t Know It

"If we can imagine it, it's probably out there on a planet somewhere."

Off-World

Artificial Light Has Made Life Easier — Unless You’re an Astronomer

The biggest frustration for modern astronomers originates right here on Earth.