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In the Event of Nuclear War, Here’s a List of Absurd Things You Should Never Do
Nuclear Fusion

In the Event of Nuclear War, Here’s a List of Absurd Things You Should Never Do

We're here to keep your retinas unburned and insides not irradiated.

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Science & Energy

World’s Most Powerful Resistive Magnet Will Assist Research in Many Fields

The $3.5M instrument will be used for research into superconductors, graphene, and quantum materials, among other projects.

After 150 Years, the Weight of a Kilogram May Be Changing
Science & Energy

After 150 Years, the Weight of a Kilogram May Be Changing

The kilogram would no longer be based on a physical weight.

The Secrets of Neutrinos, One of the Strangest Particles in the Known Universe
Physics

The Secrets of Neutrinos, One of the Strangest Particles in the Known Universe

How neutrinos with “fuzzy” quantum mass solve the solar neutrino problem.

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Bitcoin

Expert Predicts Bitcoin Will be Worth up to $20,000 in the Next Three Years

The entire cryptocurrency market could be valued at $2 trillion in just 10 years.

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Artificial Intelligence

These Researchers Are Using AI and Bitcoin to Save Lives

A new tool could help us save 4.5 million people who are being exploited.

Here Is the Future of Interstellar Spacecraft
Off-World

Here Is the Future of Interstellar Spacecraft

Since Project Daedalus in 1973, humans have been designing craft to fly between the stars.

NASA Chief: Space Exploration Has a Direct Impact on Our Lives on Earth
Science & Energy

NASA Chief: Space Exploration Has a Direct Impact on Our Lives on Earth

When it comes to having clean water to drink, we need a space program.

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Germany Drafts World’s First Ethical Guidelines for Self-Driving Cars

This is a bold thrust into the nascent world of AI ethics.

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Environment

China Announced the Successful Launch of 8,000 Water Clean-Up Initiatives in First Half of 2017

The country will invest $100 billion in this far-reaching effort.

Climate Change

The President Just Disbanded a Federal Advisory Committee on Climate Change, Here’s How Scientists are Responding

“Shutting down two-way communication between people and scientists is a recipe for disaster.”

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RX and Medicine

The Field of Psychedelic Medicine Is in the Midst of a Resurgence

A new generation of research shows hallucinogens could treat addiction, depression, and PTSD.

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Falcon

The 40th Flight of the Falcon 9 Was a Success

That makes nine Falcon 9 landings this year.

Black Holes Outside Our Galaxy Work Differently From Ours
Science & Energy

Black Holes Outside Our Galaxy Work Differently From Ours

Extra-galactic black holes may either spin slowly, or tumble quickly in an unusual orbit.

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Science & Energy

NASA Wants to Use 3D-Printed Parts for Future Rocket Engines

"3D printing could completely change what ceramic parts look like and where they are applied in rocket engines."

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Future Society

Bill Gates and Richard Branson Invest in Lab-Grown Meat Startup

Is this the future of food?

Researchers Devise Method for Recycling Astronaut Urine to Make 3D Printing Plastics in Space
Off-World

Researchers Devise Method for Recycling Astronaut Urine to Make 3D Printing Plastics in Space

It won’t solve all our space problems but researchers think “it’s certainly an interesting part of the equation.”

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Self-Driving Vehicles

“Platoons” of Self-Driving Semi Trucks Will Be Hitting U.K. Roads

They're expected to improve fuel economy by 4 to 10 percent.

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Prosthetics and Devices

Viktoria Modesta Is a Bionic Woman, and She Is Taking the Music Industry by Storm

Her augmentation hasn’t stopped her from rocking the music and fashion industries.

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Future Society

For the First Time Ever, Quantum Communication is Demonstrated in Real-World City Conditions

This is a major breakthrough towards a full, practical quantum network.