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Future Society

Congress Agrees on a $700 Billion Defense Deal, Rejects Space Corps

Here's what the new deal includes.

A Real-Life “Iron Man” Jet Pack Just Smashed World Speed Records
Advanced Transport

A Real-Life “Iron Man” Jet Pack Just Smashed World Speed Records

The future of personal transportation is taking flight.

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NASA

NASA Plans to Test Their Space Launch System in 2019

They hope to beat the estimated launch date by six months.

Ford Launches New Electric Vehicles in China
Electric Vehicles

Ford Launches New Electric Vehicles in China

This partnership aims to provide Chinese citizens with an affordable and electric option.

The Air Force Has Invested $26.3 Million in a High-Energy Laser for Fighter Jets
Energy

The Air Force Has Invested $26.3 Million in a High-Energy Laser for Fighter Jets

The weapon will have to be able to withstand the g-force of a flying jet.

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Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency “Farming” Could Make Blockchain More Eco-Friendly

The difference is in how transactions are verified.

Groundbreaking New Work “Rejuvenates” Old Cells
Biology

Groundbreaking New Work “Rejuvenates” Old Cells

"When I saw some of the cells in the culture dish rejuvenating I couldn't believe it."

South Korea Built a “City” to Test Self-Driving Cars
Self-Driving Vehicles

South Korea Built a “City” to Test Self-Driving Cars

The country wants level 3 autonomy within three years.

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Health & Medicine

The EPA Just Approved the Release of Mosquito-Killing Insects Grown in the Lab

They could reduce biting mosquito populations by 80 percent.

Replacing Cells in the Human Brain Could Bring an End to Parkinson’s Disease
Brain

Replacing Cells in the Human Brain Could Bring an End to Parkinson’s Disease

Cell replacement therapy may be the solution we've long dreamed of.

Scientists May Have Found the Chemical Compound That Started Life
Biology

Scientists May Have Found the Chemical Compound That Started Life

This compound could be the "missing link" scientists have been looking for.

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Self-Driving Vehicles

A Human Driver Caused a Collision During a Self-Driving Shuttle’s Debut

Police have cited the truck driver for illegal backing.

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Science & Energy

Genetically Modified Apple That Doesn’t Brown Hits US Stores This Month

The Arctic apple could help make genetically modified food more widely accepted.

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Bitcoin

The Bitcoin Hard Fork, Segwit2x, Has Been Suspended

The controversial plan has been called off ... for now.

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Blockchain

You Can Help Make the World’s Very First Tokenized Song

An Ethereum-based technology is changing how creative content is produced.

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Science & Energy

Doctors Reconstructed 80 Percent of a Boy’s Skin With Genetically Modified Cells

It may have been an extreme case, but the medical techniques may lead to more readily available treatments.

Uber and NASA Want to Bring You Flying Cars in the Next Two Years
Advanced Transport

Uber and NASA Want to Bring You Flying Cars in the Next Two Years

Uber plans to elevate Los Angeles and to work with NASA for a new air traffic system.

Experts May Have a Viable Alternative to Universal Basic Income
Universal Basic Income

Experts May Have a Viable Alternative to Universal Basic Income

A radical new idea could be the answer to automation.

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Tesla

The Island of Nantucket Will Be Powered by a 48 MWh Tesla Powerpack System

It's one of the largest energy storage systems Tesla's ever had to make.

MIT Professor Gives A Dire Warning to the U.S. About Funding Science
Future Society

MIT Professor Gives A Dire Warning to the U.S. About Funding Science

“We may wake up to find the next generation of technologies, and industries are being produced elsewhere.”