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Solar Power

NASA Press Release Says Our Solar System Has a 9th Planet

It seems we have a new member of our solar system, and it may be ten times more massive than Earth.

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Chemistry

Scientists Are Creating Materials From DNA

Gene editing can be used for much more than treating diseases.

Bitcoin Price Goes Over $5,800, Setting a New All-Time High Record in Less Than 24 Hours
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Goes Over $5,800, Setting a New All-Time High Record in Less Than 24 Hours

Experts expect Bitcoin to go as high as $6,000 by the end of the year, and over $10,000 by the first half of 2018.

Elon Musk’s Rocket Could Get You Anywhere on Earth in 60 Min. Here’s What It Would Feel Like.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Rocket Could Get You Anywhere on Earth in 60 Min. Here’s What It Would Feel Like.

"This would not be for the faint of heart."

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Blockchain

The U.S. State Department is Embracing Blockchain to “Advance Diplomacy”

"Blockchain has the potential to become a transformative technology of our lifetime."

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Robotics

The International Robot Duel Is Set for October 17

After a two-year wait, it's time to see who made the better bot.

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Health & Medicine

The First Gene Therapy That Fixes Hereditary Blindness May Finally Get FDA Approval

It would be the first treatment in the U.S. that fixes an inherited genetic trait.

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NASA

The Union of Concerned Scientists Just Denounced the Man Trump Selected to Run NASA

"President Trump nominated a climate-denier with no formal science or engineering training."

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Factory Video to Showcase Full Automation

This is the second video Musk released showing Tesla's Model 3 production line.

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Science & Energy

A Maine-Sized Hole Has Opened up in Antarctica’s Ice Blanket

In 2016, it reappeared after a 40-year absence. This year, it's gotten bigger.

Next Week, Scientists Will Finally Disclose Key Details About Gravitational Waves
Science & Energy

Next Week, Scientists Will Finally Disclose Key Details About Gravitational Waves

Get ready for a new kind of physics.

Scientists Have Created Programmable Synthetic Skin
Science & Energy

Scientists Have Created Programmable Synthetic Skin

Welcome to a world with camouflaging skin.

Get Ready. Richard Branson is Investing in a Hyperloop.
Investing

Get Ready. Richard Branson is Investing in a Hyperloop.

Meet Virgin Hyperloop One.

Paris Officially Says It’s Phasing Out All Non-Electric Cars
Science & Energy

Paris Officially Says It’s Phasing Out All Non-Electric Cars

2030 will be the end of all petrol and diesel-fueled cars.

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Health & Medicine

A New Company Allows You to Monetize Your Genetic Data

Genetic data had a market value of approximately $5.9 billion in 2010.

China is Creating a Future With Worldwide Electric Vehicle Adoption
Electric Vehicles

China is Creating a Future With Worldwide Electric Vehicle Adoption

Already the "world's biggest supporter of electric cars," China's influence is pushing the rest of the world toward electric vehicles.

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Nuclear Fusion

Russia’s Next-Gen Combat Suit is Getting Tech That’s Resistant to Nuclear Blasts

It also has a life support system and powered exoskeleton.

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous Cars Will be on California Roads in 2018 — Without Human Drivers

Level 5 autonomy is coming to save lives; will the federal government help or hinder it?

Quantum Computing Will Change Everything, and Sooner Than You Expect
Quantum Computing

Quantum Computing Will Change Everything, and Sooner Than You Expect

Calling this a “paradigm shift” is an understatement.

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Science & Energy

The World’s First Zero Emissions Zone Could be Coming in 2035

The move would cut levels of harmful nitrogen dioxide (NO2) to near-background levels in the city of Oxford.