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Tesla

Ford Takes Aim at Tesla With “Team Edison”

"The idea is to think big, move fast, and make quicker decisions."

Blockchain Is Radically Transforming Society’s Oldest Institutions
Blockchain

Blockchain Is Radically Transforming Society’s Oldest Institutions

Get ready to participate in a brand new kind of economy.

Tokens Will Become the Foundation of a New Digital Economy
Blockchain

Tokens Will Become the Foundation of a New Digital Economy

Get ready for a tokenized world.

A New Snapchat Project Transports Massive Sculptures Worldwide
Future Society

A New Snapchat Project Transports Massive Sculptures Worldwide

Here's how to see it.

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Science & Energy

Puerto Rico Is Considering Bringing Power Back Through Renewable Microgrids

A microgrid system could potentially weather future storms better than current infrastructure.

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Quantum Physics

Physicists Just Discovered That Some Elements Don’t Follow the Normal Rules of Quantum Mechanics

"It's almost like being in an alternate universe because you're seeing chemistry you simply don't see in everyday elements."

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Hyperloop

A New Hyperloop One Route Has Been Proposed for Missouri

Five million people in Missouri could benefit from this future transport system.

Your Tears Can Produce Electricity, A New Study Shows
Science & Energy

Your Tears Can Produce Electricity, A New Study Shows

Tiny crystals in tears have the same properties as material in mobile phones and ocean sonar.

Researchers Develop a Long-Lasting Luminescence for Organic Materials
Physics

Researchers Develop a Long-Lasting Luminescence for Organic Materials

The novel method has the power to improve bio-imaging techniques.

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Nanotech

Scientists Establish New Nonviral Method for CRISPR Using Gold Nanoparticles

The researchers were able to use CRISPR-Gold to induce HDR in human embryonic stem cells and muscle cells from a mouse in vitro.

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Science & Energy

Nobel Prize Honors U.S. Scientists for Helping Us Understand Our Biological Clock

They found the specific genes that put us in sync with the day-night cycle.

Sorry, Elon. Physicists Say We Definitely Aren’t Living in a Computer Simulation.
Physics

Sorry, Elon. Physicists Say We Definitely Aren’t Living in a Computer Simulation.

There's just not enough electrons out there to model our universe in a computer program.

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Science & Energy

New Device Lets You Charge Your Phone Just By Walking

Stroll your way to a fully charged device.

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Advanced Transport

The World’s First Fully Unmanned Train Is Officially in Operation

It's the first time mining company Rio Tinto has used autonomous trains without drivers.

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Science & Energy

New Gravitational Wave Research May Finally Reveal Mysterious “Dark Matter”

One breakthrough in physics may lead to another.

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Hyperloop

Mexico Wants to Build a Hyperloop That Cuts a Six-Hour Trip Down to 45 Minutes

The Mexloop route would stretch across 330 miles.

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Health & Medicine

Researchers May Have Discovered a Way to Reverse Blindness

Their novel gene therapy method makes retinal cells sensitive to light.

The Nobel Prize Was Just Awarded for the Discovery Of “Ripples” in Spacetime
Science & Energy

The Nobel Prize Was Just Awarded for the Discovery Of “Ripples” in Spacetime

Their discovery confirmed a prediction made by Einstein a century ago.

Wooden Skyscrapers Are Set to Transform Our Cities
Science & Energy

Wooden Skyscrapers Are Set to Transform Our Cities

Cross-laminated timber is making wooden buildings a safe and ecologically responsible form of construction.

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Food

This Innovative Farm Grows Food Three Times Faster Than a Regular Garden

And it uses 90 percent less water.