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MIT Researchers Have Discovered a Way to Increase Nuclear Fusion’s Energy Output
Nuclear Fusion

MIT Researchers Have Discovered a Way to Increase Nuclear Fusion’s Energy Output

We’re one step closer to a future powered by fusion.

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Just Tested Its First Car Elevator

It was designed to take cars (and people) down to the underground tunnel system.

These Tech Innovations Use Your Senses to Give You a Better Night’s Sleep
Sleep

These Tech Innovations Use Your Senses to Give You a Better Night’s Sleep

Changing your environment improves your sleep far better than Nyquil.

SpaceX Has Officially “Put Red Dragon on the Back Burner,” Delaying Mars Expedition
Mars

SpaceX Has Officially “Put Red Dragon on the Back Burner,” Delaying Mars Expedition

The agency says they’re ready to move forward when Musk is.

A New Roadmap to Renewable Dependence Could Eliminate 99% of CO2 Emissions by 2050
Energy

A New Roadmap to Renewable Dependence Could Eliminate 99% of CO2 Emissions by 2050

The plan could create 24 million long-term jobs and save up to 7 million lives annually.

Elon Musk Just Shared the First Photo of SpaceX’s Space Suits
SpaceX

Elon Musk Just Shared the First Photo of SpaceX’s Space Suits

Fashion forward and functional.

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Graphene

An Electric Revolution: New Study Shows Fluid-Like Motion of Electrons in Graphene

This could revolutionize all nano-electric circuits in computers, phones and more.

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Solar Power

China Just Exceeded its 2020 Target for Solar Installations

The country added 24.02 gigawatts in the last two months alone.

Estonia Could Be the First Country in the World to Introduce Its Own Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency

Estonia Could Be the First Country in the World to Introduce Its Own Cryptocurrency

The Baltic state is considering an Initial Coin Offering of a token known as estcoin.

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Meta

Facebook Might Be Working on a Virtual Assistant for the Oculus Rift

A virtual assistant would be better at navigating Facebook than current VR controllers.

The Fight Against Climate Change Could Get Unexpected Help from Seaweed
Climate Change

The Fight Against Climate Change Could Get Unexpected Help from Seaweed

Giving nine percent of the ocean to seaweed farming could remove 53 billion tonnes of CO2 per year.

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Mars

New Research Shows Mars Experiences Violent Snowstorms

Future colonists may even have hope of a white Christmas.

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Future Society

Microsoft’s Speech Recognition is Now as Good as a Human Transcriber

The system just achieved a 5.1% error rate, on par with human transcribers.

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Solar Power

WATCH: What Happened to Solar Power in the US During the Eclipse

By the time totality reached South Carolina, Idaho and Utah had solar back up and running.

Mark Cuban Just Backed a “People-Driven” $20 Million Token Fund
Cryptocurrency

Mark Cuban Just Backed a “People-Driven” $20 Million Token Fund

“Like Amazon and Google came out of the internet bubble there will be winners and losers in cryptocurrencies."

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Cash Price Rises While Bitcoin and Ethereum Drop

Bitcoin Cash rose an impressive 15.6 percent, after falling from $1,000 since the weekend.

Meet the Woman Who Did the Calculations for the First Moon Landing
Science & Energy

Meet the Woman Who Did the Calculations for the First Moon Landing

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Tesla

An Investor Wants Tesla and Uber to Merge, With Musk as CEO

Will Tesla and Uber bring their skills together to provide autonomous taxis?

Are You Smart Enough To Get These Nerdy Jokes?
Science & Energy

Are You Smart Enough To Get These Nerdy Jokes?

What Would We Need (Other Than Dinosaurs) to Create a Real Jurassic Park?
Science & Energy

What Would We Need (Other Than Dinosaurs) to Create a Real Jurassic Park?