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Blockchain

A Digital ID Could Make Managing Your Identity Much Easier

Tomorrow's ID systems could be blockchain-based.

For the First Time, a Robot Passed a Medical Licensing Exam
Medical

For the First Time, a Robot Passed a Medical Licensing Exam

While technically already a doctor, this AI won't be taking over human jobs just yet.

The UK Expects to Have Driverless Cars on the Streets by 2021
Advanced Transport

The UK Expects to Have Driverless Cars on the Streets by 2021

By 2035, the driverless car industry in the UK is expected to be worth £28 billion — roughly $37 billion.

Scientists Engineer Nonimmune Cells That Kill Cancer Upon Contact
Cancer

Scientists Engineer Nonimmune Cells That Kill Cancer Upon Contact

These modified cells work like "warheads."

A Virtual Reality Film Experience Just Received the First Oscar for VR
Virtual Reality

A Virtual Reality Film Experience Just Received the First Oscar for VR

This Oscar-winning exhibition "breaks the dictatorship of the frame."

A Powerful Tech Organization Is Working to Protect Us From AI
Artificial Intelligence

A Powerful Tech Organization Is Working to Protect Us From AI

IEEE is working to set the tone for AI.

Is Dark Matter Decay Causing Antimatter to Smash into Planet Earth?
Physics

Is Dark Matter Decay Causing Antimatter to Smash into Planet Earth?

This dark matter theory doesn't sit well with everyone.

Elon Musk Reveals New Details About Tesla Roadster
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Reveals New Details About Tesla Roadster

"There will be a special option package that takes it to the next level."

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Energy

Two New Department of Energy Projects Want to Fuel Cars With Seaweed

We could grow enough to cover ten percent of our transportation fuel demand.

Working Nights Could Be Destroying Your Health
Biology

Working Nights Could Be Destroying Your Health

“The graveyard shift, it turns out, is aptly named.”

A New Breakthrough Could Make Organic Electronics Far More Efficient
Science & Energy

A New Breakthrough Could Make Organic Electronics Far More Efficient

The new process improves the conductivity of organic semiconductors by a power of a million.

Artist's depiction of a Moon colony.
Moon

New Discovery Raises Hope for Human Colonization of the Moon

Your children may never see a moonrise...because they will live on the Moon.

Physics equations
Physics

Measurements From CERN Suggest the Possibility of a New Physics

"It would be revolutionary for our fundamental understanding of the universe."

In First-Ever Demonstration, Researchers Show Ultrafast Light Pulses Can Trigger Neurons to Fire
Physics

In First-Ever Demonstration, Researchers Show Ultrafast Light Pulses Can Trigger Neurons to Fire

This could lead to "opto-ceutical" methods for treating mental health disorders.

The United Nations is Considering a Possible Ban on “Killer Robots”
Artificial Intelligence

The United Nations is Considering a Possible Ban on “Killer Robots”

“These will be weapons of mass destruction.”

A rocket heads to Mars.
Mars

All the Reasons Why Humans Shouldn’t Colonize Mars, According to Experts

Not everyone agrees with Elon Musk. There may be better plans.

Mark Watney sits on Mars in The Martian.
Mars

Author Of “The Martian” Says Colonizing Mars Is a Bad Idea

"Establishing a colony on Mars is incredibly technically challenging and expensive."

A future society could eliminate the privacy this woman has as she looks over the city.
Privacy

Welcome to 2030. I Own Nothing, Have No Privacy, and Life Has Never Been Better

It's where we could be heading — for better and for worse.

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Renewable Energy

California May Reach Its Renewable Energy Goal 10 Years Early

The state's largest electricity providers are surpassing expectations.

storing thermal energy
Energy

MIT Researchers Develop a System That Can Store Thermal Energy for Hours

Previous devices would release it within a few minutes.