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Graphene

Silk Spun by Graphene-Fed Spiders Is One of the Strongest Materials on Earth

One of the strongest materials in nature just got a synthetic boost.

Cancer

The U.S. FDA Just Approved a Treatment That Reprograms Cells to Fight Cancer

“We’re entering a new frontier in medical innovation.”

Artificial Intelligence

A New Alexa-Like System Is Helping Robots Understand Context Clues

“Robots should have different kinds of memory, just like people."

Science & Energy

In a Surprise Discovery, Researchers Used a Laser Beam to Create a Stream of Liquid

This discovery could advance microchip technology.

Blockchain

Finance Exec: Government-Backed Cryptos Would Speed up Blockchain Adoption

She says they would encourage blockchain’s use in everyday life.

Mars

NASA: “We’re Going to Try and Make Oxygen From the Atmosphere on Mars”

We have to get there and then we have to survive there. But shouldn't we know how to survive, first?

Off-World

Russia and China to Sign a Multi-Year Space Exploration Deal

"Building international partnership is, perhaps, the main strategic task."

Hyperloop

The Hyperloop Pod Competition Is Cultivating Advances That Go Beyond the Hyperloop Project

SpaceX's competition inspired new ideas galore, and the consequential innovation could transform public transport.

Health & Medicine

New Data Suggests That HIV/AIDS is No Longer the Leading Cause of Death in Africa

Africa has successfully made headway in the fight against this deadly disease.

Off-World

Scientists Just Found the First Evidence That the Trappist-1 System Might Contain Water

And where there’s water, there is usually life.

Elon Musk

Watch Elon Musk’s Hyperloop “Pusher Pod” Set a New Speed Record

It could eventually hit half the speed of sound.

Google

Google Is Adding the Power of Augmented Reality to Your Smartphone

With ARCore, Google aims to make AR part of your smartphone — and everyone else's, too

Artificial Intelligence

Experts Warn That AI-Enhanced Cyberattacks Are An Imminent Threat

It's inevitable that artificial intelligence is soon going to become a huge influence in our lives.

Energy

Researchers Can Now Make Hydrogen Fuel Using Liquid Metal

This could help end our reliance on fossil fuels to power vehicles.

Health & Medicine

Researchers Can Now Bioengineer Lungs with the Original Blood Vessels Intact

Only 20% of donor lungs are usable. This could radically increase that number.

Brain

Magnetic Brain Stimulation Could Help Cocaine Users Beat Their Addictions

We may be able to “zap” addiction at its source.

Tesla

Engine Giant Cummins Launched Its Electric Semi Ahead of Tesla

But Tesla's electric semis are slated to drive farther.

Science & Energy

Researchers Have a Theory on How the Lights Went On After the Big Bang

Black holes may have ended the early dark ages immediately following the big bang.

Energy

More Renewable Power is Entering Our Grids, Making Clean Driving Even Cleaner

We are making significant strides toward ending fossil fuels once and for all.

Future Society

Millennials Believe That Technology Is Creating Jobs, Not Taking Them Away

The majority of people aged 18-35 don’t see increased technology as a threat to employment.