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International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Receives 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
Future Society

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Receives 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

Many hope this act will lead those in power to discuss nuclear disarmament.

By Brad Jones

A Unanimous Vote Just Approved Legislation to Allow Self-Driving Cars in the U.S.
Self-Driving Vehicles

A Unanimous Vote Just Approved Legislation to Allow Self-Driving Cars in the U.S.

The vote allows 80,000 cars to be sold in three years.

By Dom Galeon

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Health & Medicine

CRISPR Is on the Cusp of Eradicating a Host of Diseases

Liver disease, hepatitis B, sickle cell disease, cardiovascular disease, muscular dystrophy, and Huntington's disease are all in CRISPR's sights.

By Karla Lant

Elon Musk and Puerto Rico’s Governor Discuss Potential for Tesla to Rebuild the Island’s Electrical System
Elon Musk

Elon Musk and Puerto Rico’s Governor Discuss Potential for Tesla to Rebuild the Island’s Electrical System

Musk leaves the decision up to the Puerto Rican people.

By Patrick Caughill

Google Just Revealed How They’ll Build Quantum Computers
Quantum Computing

Google Just Revealed How They’ll Build Quantum Computers

They say their quantum machines will outperform classical computers in just a few months.

By Karla Lant

Elon Musk: “The Singularity for This Level of the Simulation Is Coming Soon”
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: “The Singularity for This Level of the Simulation Is Coming Soon”

In this case, he's talking about a universe other than our own.

By Patrick Caughill

Harvard’s Futuristic “Intelligent Bandages” Can Repair Your Body
Health & Medicine

Harvard’s Futuristic “Intelligent Bandages” Can Repair Your Body

The drugs are deployed via a smartphone.

By Patrick Caughill

IT Experts Foresee 60 Percent of Businesses Affected by Automation Within Five Years
Robots and Machines

IT Experts Foresee 60 Percent of Businesses Affected by Automation Within Five Years

And 70 percent think the switch to automation is necessary to evolve business.

By Kyree Leary

We Just Took a Significant Step Towards Eradicating Polio Forever
Health & Medicine

We Just Took a Significant Step Towards Eradicating Polio Forever

This microscopic technique could change how we think about vaccines.

By Chelsea Gohd

A New Quantum Atomic Clock May Finally Reveal the Nature of Dark Matter
Physics

A New Quantum Atomic Clock May Finally Reveal the Nature of Dark Matter

It's 1000 times the density of previous one-dimensional clocks.

By Brad Jones

National Transport Commission Says People in Autonomous Cars Should be Exempt From DUI Laws
Self-Driving Vehicles

National Transport Commission Says People in Autonomous Cars Should be Exempt From DUI Laws

In Australia, you can drink and let your car drive.

By Dom Galeon

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Future Society

Blockchain Is Helping Thousands of Migrants Get Paid for Their Labor

Using the CrossPay app, 16,800 residents of the Tuas View Dormitory can purchase goods and services without cash.

By Brad Jones

The FDA Has Labeled Ecstasy A “Breakthrough Therapy” for PTSD
Health & Medicine

The FDA Has Labeled Ecstasy A “Breakthrough Therapy” for PTSD

Two-thirds of participants in past trials saw positive results.

By Kyree Leary

DeLorean Aerospace Is Working on a Flying Car With a Range of 120 Miles
Advanced Transport

DeLorean Aerospace Is Working on a Flying Car With a Range of 120 Miles

“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”

By Patrick Caughill

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Google

Google’s New AI Can Mimic Human Speech Almost Perfectly

It requires just 50 milliseconds to create speech.

By Brad Jones

A New Material is Able to Create Hydrogen Fuel From Seawater
Science & Energy

A New Material is Able to Create Hydrogen Fuel From Seawater

"We've opened a new window to splitting real water, not just purified water in a lab."

By Chelsea Gohd

By 2022, You Could Be Flying Aboard Zunum Aero’s Hybrid-Electric Airliner
Science & Energy

By 2022, You Could Be Flying Aboard Zunum Aero’s Hybrid-Electric Airliner

The craft is expected to carry 12 passengers up to 700 miles.

By Brad Jones

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Science & Energy

Dentists Find Tooth Root Pulp Can Become an Alternative Source of Stem Cells

And they found an effective way to extract them.

By Dom Galeon

Scientists Just Found Water on Mars Where They Thought None Could Exist
Mars

Scientists Just Found Water on Mars Where They Thought None Could Exist

Newly-discovered ice could fuel and hydrate future manned missions.

By Dom Galeon

Roll-Up Solar Panels Could Fundamentally Alter How We Power the World
Solar Power

Roll-Up Solar Panels Could Fundamentally Alter How We Power the World

Instantly deployable power with the potential to hasten relief in disaster-stricken areas.

By Dom Galeon