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Climate Change

France Wants to Cease Fossil Fuel Production by 2040

“We are determined in the face of climate change at a time when disasters are hitting us hard.”

Cancer

Researchers Create Surgical Device That Can Identify Cancer Cells in Seconds

The words "normal" or "cancer" appear on the mass spectrometer in under 10 seconds.

Nanotech

Australian Scientists Have Developed a New Tool for Imaging Life at the Nanoscale

"The sensing and imaging technology we are developing enables us to view life in completely new ways."

Self-Driving Vehicles

The House Just Passed a Bill to Help Put More Autonomous Cars on U.S. Roads

If it passes the Senate, companies like GM, Ford, and Google will be able to roll 100,000 self-driving cars out onto U.S. roads.

Advanced Transport

China Wants to Design the World’s Fastest “Flying Train”

The train would be 10x faster than the country's fastest bullet trains.

Off-World

A Spacecraft Thinner Than Human Hair Wraps Up and Destroys Space Debris

"You can essentially think of it as one giant piece of saran wrap covered with thrusters, and you can curl it however you want."

Physics

New Research Could Challenge Our Fundamental Laws of Physics

We know these laws apply on Earth, but do they apply everywhere?

Science & Energy

Researchers Have Officially Discovered a New Kind of Chemical Reaction

And it could reveal how life on Earth came to be.

Physics

The Idea of Creating a New Universe in the Lab Is No Joke

What would happen if cosmogenesis were truly possible?

Bacteria

Drug-Delivering Micromotors Treat Their First Bacterial Infection in the Stomach

It could be a simple, one-step, all-around treatment.

Space

Satellites Will Soon Predict Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions From Space

The eyes in the sky can see underground magma streams and hidden fault lines.

Universal Basic Income

Scotland Will Begin Funding Universal Basic Income Experiments

"This is a significant opportunity for Scotland to be a global leader in social policy innovation."

Hyperloop

SpaceX Just Opened Applications for Its 2018 Hyperloop Pod Contest

SpaceX remains open for ideas.

Cancer

Breakthrough Cancer Treatment Trials Put on Hold Following Death of a Patient

The decision comes a week after the FDA gave pharmaceutical company Novartis approval to use the treatment.

Advanced Transport

German Company Lilium is $90 Million Closer to Creating an All-Electric Flying Taxi

Public service could begin as early as 2025.

Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk: Competition for AI Superiority at National Level Will Be the “Most Likely Cause of WW3”

Musk clarified that he believes the war would be started not by a world leader, but by an AI's preemptive strike.

Science & Energy

The World’s Largest and Most Powerful X-Ray Laser Just Went Online

It can capture images of particles in a flash. Literally.

Energy

Denmark’s Biggest Company Sells Off the Country’s Last Oil Company for $7.45 Billion

Denmark is making a major commitment to renewables, but money from oil will still foot the bill.

Bitcoin

Here’s Why Cryptocurrencies Have Dropped in the Past Two Days

As the prices recover today, let's examine what caused the sudden crash.

Physics

Newly Discovered Black Hole May Be the First of Its Kind Ever Detected

And it may be nearly as old as the Milky Way itself.