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Robots and Machines

Laser-Delivered Internet Could be a Game Changer for Millions of Indian Citizens

Alphabet will deliver "fiber optic cable, but without the cable."

Competition Between Pathogens Could Help Tackle Drug Resistance
Pathogens

Competition Between Pathogens Could Help Tackle Drug Resistance

Pitting drug-resistant and drug-sensitive pathogens against one another in mice yielded surprising results.

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Artificial Intelligence

Tax Reform Could Spur U.S. Adoption of Automated Systems

Businesses might find that automated workforces are more cost effective if the proposed tax bill is passed.

MIT Engineers Develop Glowing Plants Using Nanoparticles
Nanotech

MIT Engineers Develop Glowing Plants Using Nanoparticles

"The vision is to make a plant that will function as a desk lamp that you don't have to plug in."

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Energy

China Has an Ambitious Five-Year Plan to Convert Homes to Clean Heating

It wants half of all northern homes to switch to renewables by 2019.

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Future Society

Corporate Power and Censorship: A World Without Net Neutrality

"Without net neutrality the internet will become a private square — with massive corporations deciding what people and ideas get in."

Flying Cars Could Hit the Skies as Soon as 2018
Advanced Transport

Flying Cars Could Hit the Skies as Soon as 2018

But you’ll need both a drivers and flying license before getting behind the wheel.

Mature Cells May Play an Important Role in the Onset of Cancer
Cancer

Mature Cells May Play an Important Role in the Onset of Cancer

The next step for researchers will be to identify drugs that could prevent a precancerous condition from arising.

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Health & Medicine

CDC Director: There Are No Banned Words at the CDC. Period.

These "suggestions" speak volumes about how our administration values science.

We May Have Just Uncovered the Earliest Direct Evidence of Life on Earth
Science & Energy

We May Have Just Uncovered the Earliest Direct Evidence of Life on Earth

New clues emerge from the oldest fossil ever found.

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Robots and Machines

China’s CCTV System Tracked Down a Reporter in Only Seven Minutes

With 170 million cameras, it's the largest monitoring system in the world.

The White House Gave the CDC a List of Forbidden Words — Including “Evidence-Based”
Health & Medicine

The White House Gave the CDC a List of Forbidden Words — Including “Evidence-Based”

What does this mean for the future of science?

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Climate Change

Donald Trump Is Dropping Climate Change From a List of Security Threats

His security strategy will focus on economic competition and border security.

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Bitcoin

A Web Company Is Offering to Pay Their Employees’ Salaries in Bitcoin

Thousands of workers can soon choose to get paid partly in crypto.

The Hidden Cost of Bitcoin? Our Environment.
Environment

The Hidden Cost of Bitcoin? Our Environment.

It may be making you money, but it's hurting our planet.

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Solar Power

The World’s First Fully Solar-Powered Train Just Left the Station

The train holds 100 seated passengers, with room for others to stand.

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Off-World

Our First Interstellar Visitor Is Covered in a Layer Of “Organic Sunscreen”

The asteroid's mantle may be protecting an icy core.

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Solar Power

Floating Solar Rigs Split Seawater to Make Hydrogen Fuel

The final product looks like an oil rig, but minus all the planet-warming emissions.

Meet One of the Stealthiest Drones Ever Built
Drones

Meet One of the Stealthiest Drones Ever Built

The MAGMA drone trades clunky, moving surfaces for an air-powered, sleek design.

The First CRISPR Clinical Trial Could Begin in 2018
Health & Medicine

The First CRISPR Clinical Trial Could Begin in 2018

“Just three years ago we were talking about CRISPR-based treatments as sci-fi fantasy, but here we are.”