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Quantum Physics

Physicists Just Discovered That Some Elements Don’t Follow the Normal Rules of Quantum Mechanics

"It's almost like being in an alternate universe because you're seeing chemistry you simply don't see in everyday elements."

Hyperloop

A New Hyperloop One Route Has Been Proposed for Missouri

Five million people in Missouri could benefit from this future transport system.

Science & Energy

Your Tears Can Produce Electricity, A New Study Shows

Tiny crystals in tears have the same properties as material in mobile phones and ocean sonar.

Physics

Researchers Develop a Long-Lasting Luminescence for Organic Materials

The novel method has the power to improve bio-imaging techniques.

Nanotech

Scientists Establish New Nonviral Method for CRISPR Using Gold Nanoparticles

The researchers were able to use CRISPR-Gold to induce HDR in human embryonic stem cells and muscle cells from a mouse in vitro.

Science & Energy

Nobel Prize Honors U.S. Scientists for Helping Us Understand Our Biological Clock

They found the specific genes that put us in sync with the day-night cycle.

Physics

Sorry, Elon. Physicists Say We Definitely Aren’t Living in a Computer Simulation.

There's just not enough electrons out there to model our universe in a computer program.

Science & Energy

New Device Lets You Charge Your Phone Just By Walking

Stroll your way to a fully charged device.

Advanced Transport

The World’s First Fully Unmanned Train Is Officially in Operation

It's the first time mining company Rio Tinto has used autonomous trains without drivers.

Science & Energy

New Gravitational Wave Research May Finally Reveal Mysterious “Dark Matter”

One breakthrough in physics may lead to another.

Hyperloop

Mexico Wants to Build a Hyperloop That Cuts a Six-Hour Trip Down to 45 Minutes

The Mexloop route would stretch across 330 miles.

Health & Medicine

Researchers May Have Discovered a Way to Reverse Blindness

Their novel gene therapy method makes retinal cells sensitive to light.

Science & Energy

The Nobel Prize Was Just Awarded for the Discovery Of “Ripples” in Spacetime

Their discovery confirmed a prediction made by Einstein a century ago.

Science & Energy

Wooden Skyscrapers Are Set to Transform Our Cities

Cross-laminated timber is making wooden buildings a safe and ecologically responsible form of construction.

Food

This Innovative Farm Grows Food Three Times Faster Than a Regular Garden

And it uses 90 percent less water.

Artificial Intelligence

Farmers Should Start Using Artificial Intelligence. Here’s Why.

AI and drones have been used to pick apples, spot diseases, and eliminate weeds.

Quantum Computing

The DOE Is Giving Berkeley Lab $3 Million Annually for Quantum Computing Research

A total of $12 million will be allocated over the next five years.

Quantum Physics

Scientists Have Conducted the First Ever Quantum Video Call

The Chinese Academy of Sciences plans to call Russia, Singapore, and Italy next.

Advanced Transport

Boeing is Sponsoring a $2 Million Competition to Bring Us Real Jet Packs

Living like the Jetsons may not be as far off as you think.

Blockchain

The CDC Wants to Use Blockchain as a Weapon Against Deadly Epidemics

"Public health and blockchain really do belong together."