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This App Tracks Opioid Overdoses in Real-Time All Over the U.S.
Health & Medicine

This App Tracks Opioid Overdoses in Real-Time All Over the U.S.

This mapping app allows public health officials and first responders to predict waves of overdoses and prepare for them.

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Tesla

This Image May Be Our Very First Glimpse of Tesla’s New Semi

We only have to wait about three more weeks to confirm.

Stanford’s Ultra-Cheap Batteries Are Ushering in a New Age in Energy
Energy

Stanford’s Ultra-Cheap Batteries Are Ushering in a New Age in Energy

Sodium-based batteries could make the transition to clean energy easier.

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Brain

We Finally Have a Way to Detect Brain Damage From Concussions in Living Brains

Researchers have identified a possible biomarker for diagnosing CTE during life.

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Solar Power

The Energy of Tomorrow May Not Be Solar, but Seaweed

Soon, massive off-shore seaweed farms could power our homes and vehicles.

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Advanced Transport

Toyota Will Test Their AI-Powered Driverless Cars in 2020

The company wants to be at the forefront of advance transportation.

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Artificial Intelligence

A New AI is Writing Perverse Horror Fiction

The world just got a new author.

Collapsing Bubbles May Have Triggered Life on Earth, New Study Suggests
Science & Energy

Collapsing Bubbles May Have Triggered Life on Earth, New Study Suggests

New research is shedding light on a mystery that’s 4 billion years old.

Scientists Made a Two-Dimensional Material That’s Never Been Seen in Nature
Chemistry

Scientists Made a Two-Dimensional Material That’s Never Been Seen in Nature

This is going to revolutionize chemistry.

Look Out, Wall Street — the Robot Revolution Has Begun
Artificial Intelligence

Look Out, Wall Street — the Robot Revolution Has Begun

Up to 30 percent of banking jobs could disappear in five years.

Elon Musk: SpaceX’s “BFR” Rocket Will Do More Than Take Us to Mars
Mars

Elon Musk: SpaceX’s “BFR” Rocket Will Do More Than Take Us to Mars

“It’s about believing in the future, that it’ll be better than the past. And I can’t think of anything more exciting than going out there and being among the stars.”

Scientists Now Know HIV’s Complete Structure, Clearing Path To Cure
Biology

Scientists Now Know HIV’s Complete Structure, Clearing Path To Cure

"It was the most challenging project I have encountered in the past 20 years."

See BMW’s Gorgeous Vision for the Future of All-Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles

See BMW’s Gorgeous Vision for the Future of All-Electric Vehicles

“Electro-mobility has reached the heart of our brand.”

Google’s Internet-Beaming Balloons Will Soon Be Floating Over Puerto Rico
Future Society

Google’s Internet-Beaming Balloons Will Soon Be Floating Over Puerto Rico

The FCC has given Google permission to send its Project Loon balloons to Puerto Rico.

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Climate Change

White Forest Tower in Paris Will Fight Climate Change With 2,000 Plants

Italian firm Stefano Boeri Architetti uses plants for more than decoration.

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Future Society

Harry Potter Is Coming to Life in Augmented Reality

There's a new kind of Pokemon Go.

Researchers Find “Executioner Protein” That Causes Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct Without Hurting Healthy Cells
Cancer

Researchers Find “Executioner Protein” That Causes Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct Without Hurting Healthy Cells

Novel treatment for acute myeloid leukemia may have a broad range of applications.

What NASA’s First 3D Printed Rocket Parts Mean for the Space Launch System
Science & Energy

What NASA’s First 3D Printed Rocket Parts Mean for the Space Launch System

"In next-generation rocket engines, we aspire to create larger, more complex flight components through 3-D printing techniques."

Experts Urge U.S. Military to “Develop and Deploy Enhanced-EMP Nuclear Weapons”
Future Society

Experts Urge U.S. Military to “Develop and Deploy Enhanced-EMP Nuclear Weapons”

A single electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack could wipe out 75 percent of U.S. energy.

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Climate Change

New Data Shows Progress in Fight Against Climate Change

This is good news — but there's still much to be done to slow climate change.