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Science & Energy

Researchers Have Linked a Human Brain to the Internet for the First Time Ever

Welcome to the “Brainternet”.

Future Society

New Flexible, Organic Battery Could Revolutionize Medical Implants

This new flexible, organic battery can hold three times as much charge as its conventional counterpart.

Science & Energy

Supercomputing Is Allowing Us to Map Brain Function at the Deepest Levels

Supercomputers make seemingly impossible endeavors possible.

Virtual Reality

We are Just Six Months Away from Magic Leap One

Lucky users will have to drop between $1,500 - $2,000 for the privilege.

Chemistry

New Discovery Makes It Easier to Remove Radioactive Elements From Nuclear Waste

We’ve long needed a better solution for this complicated and costly task.

Science & Energy

Scientists Can Now Turn off Feelings of Thirst in Mice

They’ve located the neurons that tell us to reach for the water.

Agriculture

Geneticists Have Used CRISPR Gene Editing to Create Crops That Grow More Food

We're editing our way through global food shortage.

Science & Energy

Nanobots Made of DNA Can Now Carry and Sort Molecular Cargo

These bots have feet, an arm, and even a “brain” telling them what to do.

Solar Power

Solar Energy Just Cleared a Pricing Target Set for 2020

Utility-grade solar power fell to six cents per kilowatt-hour, according to the Dept. of Energy.

Pollution

Researchers Find a Fungus that Can Break Down Plastic in Weeks

Who knew fungus could be so helpful.

SpaceX

Elon Musk: With New SpaceX Tech, Rocket Costs Will Drop By A Factor of 100

Cheaper launches will increase our access to space.

Cancer

A Natural Molecule Has Been Shown to Stop Cancer Cells From Producing Energy

“This could provide another way to attack cancer.”

Health & Medicine

Bill Gates: The World Could See a Record Number of HIV Infections

Gates has called AIDS "the worst humanitarian disaster of my lifetime."

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Set an Official Launch Date For Tesla’s Electric Semi

The truck is reported to have a range of about 321-483 kilometers (200-300 miles) on a single charge.

Science & Energy

Shape Shifting Space Bacteria Could Help Us Treat Earthly Antibiotic Resistance

Bacteria treated with antibiotics in space change shape to survive, becoming both smaller and thicker.

Science & Energy

Scientists Just Discovered Organisms That Are Distinct From Any Life Forms Known to Science

The tree of life on earth has some new branches.

Artificial Intelligence

An AI Can Recreate Your Favorite Old-School Video Game Just by Watching Someone Play It

It doesn't just play video games. It makes them.

Future Society

Expert: “We Are Spiraling Towards A Dystopian Future Where a Few Tech Companies Control Our Lives”

Companies like Google and Amazon show no signs of slowing down.

Climate Change

3% of Scientific Papers Deny Climate Change — and Evidence Shows They Are Flawed

"There is no cohesive, consistent alternative theory to human-caused global warming.”

Artificial Intelligence

What Do We Really Know About the Promise — and Potential Perils — of AI?

“AI will be the pivotal technology in achieving [human] progress. We have a moral imperative to realize this promise while controlling the peril.”