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Science & Energy

Scientists Used Genetic Modification to Create Low-Fat Pigs

Are humans next?

A Tiny Firm Beat Tesla to a $300M Puerto Rico Power Contract
Tesla

A Tiny Firm Beat Tesla to a $300M Puerto Rico Power Contract

The small, two-person firm landed the biggest contract.

Twelve International Mayors are Pledging to Only Buy Electric Buses by 2025
Advanced Transport

Twelve International Mayors are Pledging to Only Buy Electric Buses by 2025

We will see a significant drop in air pollution.

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Off-World

Astronomers Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Search for Gravitational Lenses

The AI's neural network is similar to that of Google's AlphaGo.

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Treatments

A New Stem Cell Treatment Had “Striking” Anti-Aging Results

The method is safe and amazingly effective.

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Tesla

Tesla-Inspired Chinese Automaker Launches First All-Electric SUV

It looks like Tesla's Model X, but doesn't travel as far.

A “City of the Future” Reveals the Hoversurf Flying Bike
Advanced Transport

A “City of the Future” Reveals the Hoversurf Flying Bike

It's completely electric, and can travel at a top speed of 69 km/h (43 mph).

The Next Most Powerful Supercomputer in the U.S. Is Almost Complete
Computers

The Next Most Powerful Supercomputer in the U.S. Is Almost Complete

The Summit supercomputer will solve some of science's most complex problems.

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Electric Vehicles

By 2040, You Won’t Be Able to Buy a Non-Electric Vehicle in These Nations

Fossil fuel-powered cars are on the way out.

Tesla is Officially Restoring Power to Hospitals in Puerto Rico
Tesla

Tesla is Officially Restoring Power to Hospitals in Puerto Rico

Renewable energy and battery storage is providing normalcy to the island.

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Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk Eviscerates People Who Discuss “A.I. Gods”

Some people "should absolutely *not* be allowed to develop digital superintelligence..."

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Pollution

China’s Government Is Shutting Down Factories to Fight Air Pollution

More than 80,000 factories have been penalized over the past year.

Transparent Solar Panels Are “The Wave of the Future”
Solar Power

Transparent Solar Panels Are “The Wave of the Future”

Combined with traditional solar panels, they could meet nearly 80 percent of the country's energy demand.

Scientists Discovered a “Kill Switch” That Destroys Any Cancer Cell
Cancer

Scientists Discovered a “Kill Switch” That Destroys Any Cancer Cell

An ancient fail-safe mechanism could provide a novel new avenue for cancer treatment.

Here’s Why Uploading Your Brain to a Computer May Make You Inhuman
Brain

Here’s Why Uploading Your Brain to a Computer May Make You Inhuman

One day, bioenhancement will be a fundamental part of our society.

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Tesla

Tesla Has Opened the Largest Supercharger Station in the World

Tesla is one step closer to building 10,000 superchargers.

Scientists Have a Plan to Stop Climate Change — Dim the Sun
Climate Change

Scientists Have a Plan to Stop Climate Change — Dim the Sun

We may be able to halt climate change by hacking the environment.

Soon, We May Have a Host of Habitable Alien Worlds
Exobiology

Soon, We May Have a Host of Habitable Alien Worlds

Finding Earth 2.0 may not be as difficult as we thought.

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Future Society

Singapore Will Stop Adding New Cars to Its Roads in 2018

The city hopes to use its limited space more efficiently.

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Solar Power

Puerto Rico in Talks to Install Tesla Power Grids Powered by Solar Energy and Storage Batteries

"There is a fair chance that we can pull this off."