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Nanobots Made of DNA Can Now Carry and Sort Molecular Cargo
Science & Energy

Nanobots Made of DNA Can Now Carry and Sort Molecular Cargo

These bots have feet, an arm, and even a “brain” telling them what to do.

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Solar Power

Solar Energy Just Cleared a Pricing Target Set for 2020

Utility-grade solar power fell to six cents per kilowatt-hour, according to the Dept. of Energy.

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Pollution

Researchers Find a Fungus that Can Break Down Plastic in Weeks

Who knew fungus could be so helpful.

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SpaceX

Elon Musk: With New SpaceX Tech, Rocket Costs Will Drop By A Factor of 100

Cheaper launches will increase our access to space.

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Cancer

A Natural Molecule Has Been Shown to Stop Cancer Cells From Producing Energy

“This could provide another way to attack cancer.”

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Health & Medicine

Bill Gates: The World Could See a Record Number of HIV Infections

Gates has called AIDS "the worst humanitarian disaster of my lifetime."

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Health & Medicine

Surviving A Natural Disaster Could Have Long-Term Effects On Health

How does living through trauma affect your physical and mental health?

Elon Musk Just Set an Official Launch Date For Tesla’s Electric Semi
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Set an Official Launch Date For Tesla’s Electric Semi

The truck is reported to have a range of about 321-483 kilometers (200-300 miles) on a single charge.

Shape Shifting Space Bacteria Could Help Us Treat Earthly Antibiotic Resistance
Science & Energy

Shape Shifting Space Bacteria Could Help Us Treat Earthly Antibiotic Resistance

Bacteria treated with antibiotics in space change shape to survive, becoming both smaller and thicker.

Scientists Just Discovered Organisms That Are Distinct From Any Life Forms Known to Science
Science & Energy

Scientists Just Discovered Organisms That Are Distinct From Any Life Forms Known to Science

The tree of life on earth has some new branches.

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Artificial Intelligence

An AI Can Recreate Your Favorite Old-School Video Game Just by Watching Someone Play It

It doesn't just play video games. It makes them.

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Future Society

Expert: “We Are Spiraling Towards A Dystopian Future Where a Few Tech Companies Control Our Lives”

Companies like Google and Amazon show no signs of slowing down.

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Climate Change

3% of Scientific Papers Deny Climate Change — and Evidence Shows They Are Flawed

"There is no cohesive, consistent alternative theory to human-caused global warming.”

Two New Tire Concepts Use Tech to Make Your Next Car Safer
Advanced Transport

Two New Tire Concepts Use Tech to Make Your Next Car Safer

The sensors can automatically report a tire puncture faster than any current tech.

23andMe is Raising $200 Million to Make Drugs From Your DNA
DNA

23andMe is Raising $200 Million to Make Drugs From Your DNA

It seems that the genetic testing company is officially going down another path.

What Do We Really Know About the Promise — and Potential Perils — of AI?
Artificial Intelligence

What Do We Really Know About the Promise — and Potential Perils — of AI?

“AI will be the pivotal technology in achieving [human] progress. We have a moral imperative to realize this promise while controlling the peril.”

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Quantum Physics

Scientists Just Successfully Stored Quantum Information 10,000 Times Longer Than Ever Before

The quantum internet is officially within reach.

There’s a $100 Million Plan to Make a Synthetic Spinal Cord to End Paralysis
Prosthetics and Devices

There’s a $100 Million Plan to Make a Synthetic Spinal Cord to End Paralysis

MIT researchers are in pursuit of a world without disability.

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3D Printing

A New Bio-Ink Could Be Used to 3D Print Artificial Organs

This could save countless lives.

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Bitcoin

JPMorgan CEO Says That Bitcoin Is a “Fraud”

"It's just not a real thing. Eventually, it will be closed."