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Science & Energy

New Security Protocol Seeks to Ensure Messages are Truly Private

The new protocol forces potential attackers to reveal their presence to the message's recipient.

Mars

The UAE Is Building a “Mars Science City” to Prepare Humanity for Off-World Colonization

The space simulation will cover 1.9 million square feet of desert.

Nuclear Fusion

A Startup Claims to Have Found a Solution to Stabilize Nuclear Fusion

We might be a step closer to harnessing the power of the sun.

Drones

Matternet Is Expanding Drone Delivery to Hospitals in Switzerland

Their drones can carry four pounds of cargo for 12 miles.

Advanced Transport

California is Considering a Ban on the Sale of Non-Electric Cars

Enforcing a state-wide ban could take at least a decade.

Science & Energy

A Budget Airline and EV Startup Want to Bring Electric Airplanes to the Skies

"It is now more a matter of when, not if, a short-haul electric plane will fly."

Energy

Expert Asserts That All Cars in China Will be Electric by 2030

"We are very confident about all the timetables."

Science & Energy

New Research Shows how the Brain Processes our Experiences

This study explores how we organize memories, which could be used in memory-related healthcare.

Advanced Transport

BMW Is Releasing a Wireless Charging Pad in 2018

The pad is only for the 530e iPerformance, and it can charge the car in less than four hours.

Robots and Machines

Instead of a Password, This Security System Unlocks via Your Heartbeat

"No two people with identical hearts have ever been found."

Advanced Transport

Imagine Taking an Uber with a Robot Driver. We’re Not Far Off.

How "robocars" will forever change our roads, our economy, and our lives.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Challenged Mercedes’ Parent Company to Invest $10 Billion in Electric Cars

All it took was one tweet.

Tesla

The Air Force Wants to Test Tesla’s Fully Autonomous Capabilities

The Model X is the only vehicle to meet their requirements.

Science & Energy

Researchers Discover the Brain Uses One Mechanism to Assess All Five Senses

The findings could help treat disorders that hurt the brain's analysis of itself.

NASA

Origami-Inspired NASA Spacecraft Will Someday Unfurl In Space

A foldable design allows NASA to launch a large spacecraft in a small package.

Advanced Transport

Samsung’s New Electric Car Batteries Boost Range to 600 Kilometers

That's higher than the Tesla Model 3's estimated range of 498 kilometers.

Science & Energy

Dyson Is Spending $2.6 Billion to Build an Electric Car by 2020

The vacuum manufacturer wants to build your next car.

Blockchain

Get Ready for the First Smartphone Designed for the Blockchain Generation

The makers of a $14,000 Android are building an open-source, ultra-secure phone.

Artificial Intelligence

A New, Artificially Intelligent Hologram Was Just Born

The next evolution of virtual concierge services will gain a physical presence thanks to hologram technology.

Artificial Intelligence

Ray Kurzweil Says Machines Won’t Take Over Our Jobs

"For every job we eliminate, we're going to create more jobs."