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Future Society

Produce is growing upwards.

An Engineer Has Accidentally Discovered a Way to Make Transporting Oil Safer
Science & Energy

He stumbled upon a better way to “package” oil.

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Biology

Researchers are using the technique to study diseases like ALS in hopes of improving regenerative medicine.

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Artificial Intelligence

The bot successfully passed as human-like in tests.

Tap Water Could Be Swimming With Tiny Plastic Particles
Pollution

Eighty-three percent of samples from 14 countries, including the US, contained plastic.

IBM Just Committed $240 Million to the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

The tech giant is teaming up with MIT to improve AI.

Lyft’s Self-Driving AI Cars Are Officially Hitting San Francisco’s Streets
Artificial Intelligence

Get Ready. Lyft's AI drivers are here.

SpaceX Just Launched Its “Secret Mission” for the U.S. Air Force
SpaceX

The Falcon 9 just carried its most mysterious payload yet.

Uber’s Self-Driving Taxis Have Hit The Streets
Self-Driving Vehicles

Your next Uber ride might come without a human driver.

Scientists Are Working on a Plan to Re-Engineer the Planet to Reduce Hurricanes
Climate Change

We may have a way to fight back against hurricane Irma.

An In-Depth Look at Where Life Could Be Lurking on Non-Earth Worlds
Off-World

Research has emerged about life-supporting scenarios in stranger, more unforgiving places in space.

Hydrogen Power Storage Could be an Important Part of a Fossil Fuel Free Future
Energy

Current investments look to improve the efficiency of the technology.

SpaceX is On Track to Have its Boca Chica Launch Facility Up and Running by 2018
SpaceX

The site will house the company's fourth launch pad, adding the capacity for twelve more launches every year.

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Blockchain

This could be the beginning of internet-powered democracy.

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Tesla

t's not enough for super-long hauls, but it's a huge step forward.

Scientists Have Found a Way to Disable a Potentially Deadly Bioweapon
Health & Medicine

The CDC ranks it alongside anthrax and botulism, and now, we have a way to stop it.

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Parasites

This could accelerate the extinction of non-parasite species.

San Francisco Might Soon Tax Robots, but Who Does It Benefit?
Robotics

As automation continues to displace human labor, who will pay the price?

France Wants to Cease Fossil Fuel Production by 2040
Climate Change

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

Researchers Create Surgical Device That Can Identify Cancer Cells in Seconds
Cancer

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