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Future Society

This Lightweight Origami Shield Can Withstand Gunshots from a 9mm

This ballistic barrier is also exceptionally compact and easily folds up.

Science & Energy

Genetically Modified “Surrogate” Hens Could Save an Entire Species

Lab-created chickens might be the future of birds.

NASA

NASA Is Sending a Lander to Discover Whether Life Exists on Europa

Where there is water, there might be life.

Self-Driving Vehicles

GM and Lyft Could Have a Self-Driving Fleet Ready By Next Year

This could be the biggest test of fully autonomous cars ever to be undertaken.

Robotics

Bill Gates Says Job Stealing Robots Need to Pay Taxes

Less jobs for humans, means less humans paying taxes—we need to make up for it somehow.

Health & Medicine

We May Have Found a Way to Detect Autism Before Symptoms Show

Researchers could predict the arrival of symptoms in 8 out of 10 of the high-risk children tested.

Science & Energy

We May Finally Get a Picture of a Black Hole

We know they are out there, but it’d be nice to see one for ourselves.

3D Printing

Doctors 3D Printed a Replacement for This Woman’s Damaged Spine

A 32-year-old Indian woman can walk again thanks to 3D printing.

Science & Energy

Life (or Death) Beyond Earth: A Day on a Neutron Star

Virtual Reality

Now You Can Feel Wind and Temperature While in Virtual Reality

The virtual world is getting better at mimicking the real one.

Gene Editing

Gene Editing is Leading to a New Age in Human Health and Longevity

The cutting-edge tech is letting us customize cures and so much more.

Physics

Could We Be Outgrowing the Scientific Method?

Evidence used to mean everything in science, but is it really necessary?

Climate Change

Renewables Accounted for 90% of Europe’s New Power Last Year

Wind overtook coal as the continent’s second biggest form of energy.

Devices

Charging Your Devices Could Soon Be as Simple as Connecting to WiFi

Disney researchers have cracked the code to wireless charging.

From Quarks to Quasars

World’s Largest Asteroid Impact Crater Unearthed in Australia

Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Flying Cars Are Definitely Not the Future of Transport

The Tesla CEO thinks the solution to traffic is under the ground, not flying above it.

Universal Basic Income

Expert: We Can Have Universal Basic Income and Jobs

What if you could have your money and work for it, too?

Virtual Reality

CEO of Biggest VR Company Asserts That the Tech May Be A “Complete Failure”

But that doesn’t mean he afraid to push ahead.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk: All New Cars Will Be Self-Driving in 10 Years

Elon musk expects his vehicles to disrupt the automotive industry.

Energy

We Are Closer Than Ever to Unlimited Clean Energy

Even a small fusion reactor could power more than 150,000 homes.