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Lyft’s Self-Driving AI Cars Are Officially Hitting San Francisco’s Streets
Artificial Intelligence

Lyft’s Self-Driving AI Cars Are Officially Hitting San Francisco’s Streets

Get Ready. Lyft's AI drivers are here.

SpaceX Just Launched Its “Secret Mission” for the U.S. Air Force
SpaceX

SpaceX Just Launched Its “Secret Mission” for the U.S. Air Force

The Falcon 9 just carried its most mysterious payload yet.

Uber’s Self-Driving Taxis Have Hit The Streets
Self-Driving Vehicles

Uber’s Self-Driving Taxis Have Hit The Streets

Your next Uber ride might come without a human driver.

Scientists Are Working on a Plan to Re-Engineer the Planet to Reduce Hurricanes
Climate Change

Scientists Are Working on a Plan to Re-Engineer the Planet to Reduce Hurricanes

We may have a way to fight back against hurricane Irma.

An In-Depth Look at Where Life Could Be Lurking on Non-Earth Worlds
Off-World

An In-Depth Look at Where Life Could Be Lurking on Non-Earth Worlds

Research has emerged about life-supporting scenarios in stranger, more unforgiving places in space.

Hydrogen Power Storage Could be an Important Part of a Fossil Fuel Free Future
Energy

Hydrogen Power Storage Could be an Important Part of a Fossil Fuel Free Future

Current investments look to improve the efficiency of the technology.

SpaceX is On Track to Have its Boca Chica Launch Facility Up and Running by 2018
SpaceX

SpaceX is On Track to Have its Boca Chica Launch Facility Up and Running by 2018

The site will house the company's fourth launch pad, adding the capacity for twelve more launches every year.

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Blockchain

A New Blockchain App Is Poised to Radically Change How People Vote

This could be the beginning of internet-powered democracy.

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Tesla

Tesla’s Upcoming Electric Semi Trucks Will Reportedly Have a Range of 200-300 Miles

t's not enough for super-long hauls, but it's a huge step forward.

Scientists Have Found a Way to Disable a Potentially Deadly Bioweapon
Health & Medicine

Scientists Have Found a Way to Disable a Potentially Deadly Bioweapon

The CDC ranks it alongside anthrax and botulism, and now, we have a way to stop it.

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Parasites

Climate Change Could Wipe Out One-Third of Parasite Species by 2070

This could accelerate the extinction of non-parasite species.

San Francisco Might Soon Tax Robots, but Who Does It Benefit?
Robotics

San Francisco Might Soon Tax Robots, but Who Does It Benefit?

As automation continues to displace human labor, who will pay the price?

France Wants to Cease Fossil Fuel Production by 2040
Climate Change

France Wants to Cease Fossil Fuel Production by 2040

“We are determined in the face of climate change at a time when disasters are hitting us hard.”

Researchers Create Surgical Device That Can Identify Cancer Cells in Seconds
Cancer

Researchers Create Surgical Device That Can Identify Cancer Cells in Seconds

The words "normal" or "cancer" appear on the mass spectrometer in under 10 seconds.

Australian Scientists Have Developed a New Tool for Imaging Life at the Nanoscale
Nanotech

Australian Scientists Have Developed a New Tool for Imaging Life at the Nanoscale

"The sensing and imaging technology we are developing enables us to view life in completely new ways."

The House Just Passed a Bill to Help Put More Autonomous Cars on U.S. Roads
Self-Driving Vehicles

The House Just Passed a Bill to Help Put More Autonomous Cars on U.S. Roads

If it passes the Senate, companies like GM, Ford, and Google will be able to roll 100,000 self-driving cars out onto U.S. roads.

China Wants to Design the World’s Fastest “Flying Train”
Advanced Transport

China Wants to Design the World’s Fastest “Flying Train”

The train would be 10x faster than the country's fastest bullet trains.

India Is Officially the Next Stop for Hyperloop Transportation Technologies
Hyperloop

India Is Officially the Next Stop for Hyperloop Transportation Technologies

The proposed route will cut an hour-long trip down to just six minutes.

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Off-World

A Spacecraft Thinner Than Human Hair Wraps Up and Destroys Space Debris

"You can essentially think of it as one giant piece of saran wrap covered with thrusters, and you can curl it however you want."

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Physics

New Research Could Challenge Our Fundamental Laws of Physics

We know these laws apply on Earth, but do they apply everywhere?