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Future Society

A Startup Wants to Launch Over 700 Satellites to Bring Internet to Rural Areas

The U.N. has deemed internet access a basic human right.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Has Been Invited to Completely Revamp This U.S. City’s Transportation

Is Elon up for the challenge?

Science & Energy

India Has Shut Down 37 of the World’s Biggest Coal Company’s Mines

India is going full steam ahead towards solar power.

Quantum Physics

Scientists Create a Specially-Made Fridge to Keep Quantum Computers From Melting

With great power, comes great refrigeration.

Energy

6 Million People in China Received All of Their Energy From Renewables for a Whole Week

China continues to demonstrate its commitment to clean energy.

Future Society

China Has Officially Started Construction on the World’s First “Forest City”

This city will run on renewables and absorb nearly 10,000 tons of CO2 and 57 tons of pollutants yearly.

Science & Energy

New Material Could Lead to Devices That You Only Need to Charge Once Every Three Months

It will allow processors to work with 100 times less energy.

Drones

New Drone Plans an Ambitious Mission to Plant 100,000 Trees a Day

This Australian engineer plans to do his part against climate change.

NASA

Did NASA Just Discover Alien Life? Spoiler Alert: No.

Once again, major media outlets picked up on fake news.

Robots and Machines

First Ever Cable-Free Elevator Can Move Horizontally and Vertically

It's the first of it's kind in the world.

From Quarks to Quasars

Did NASA Just Accidentally Discover Warp Drive/EM Drive? (Spoiler Alert: No.)

Exaggerated, misleading information has no place in science reporting.

Health & Medicine

Bill Gates: We Are Closer Than Ever Before to Totally Eradicating Polio

If we stop now, we could see 200,000 new cases of polio every year within a decade.

Virtual Reality

A New VR Headset That Mimics the Human Eye Has Been Unveiled

Its resolution is more than 70X beyond any other announced head-mounted display (including Magic Leap).

Science & Energy

Researchers Have Discovered a Way to Potentially Erase Unwanted Memories

We may soon have a way to eliminate trauma survivors’ “triggers.”

Health & Medicine

Researchers Think This Electric Headband Could Help Treat Depression

While still experimental, this could be a great option in a society that stigmatizes mental illness.

Treatments

Researchers Provide the First Evidence That a New Kind of Paralysis Treatment Is Effective

The new treatment is completely non-invasive.

SpaceX

SpaceX’s Reusable Rockets Could Save the Company a Lot of Money

CEO Elon Musk also said that SpaceX launches are already $300 million cheaper than conventional one-way-trip rockets.

Tesla

These Leaked Tesla Model 3 Photos Offer You Views of This Decade’s Most Anticipated EV

We finally have views of both the exterior *and* interior.

Artificial Intelligence

An Advanced AI Has Been Deployed to Fight Against Hackers

CERN is taking e-intruders very seriously.

SpaceX

SpaceX Just Transformed Space Flight, Launching Two Rockets in 48 Hours

Reusable rockets are game changers.