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Tesla

People Are Using Old Laptop Batteries to Build Their Own Versions of Tesla’s Powerwall

Approximately 95 percent of consumer batteries sold in the US are not recycled and are ultimately thrown away."

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Mars

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander to Investigate Inside the Red Planet

The mission will give insight into how rocky planets form, and potentially help future colonists live on Mars.

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Health & Medicine

New Heroin Vaccine Helps Users Quit by Blocking its Effects

"Vaccines will be another tool in treating addiction."

Apple’s New Augmented Reality Framework Lets You Sculpt Realistic Digital Creations
Virtual Reality

Apple’s New Augmented Reality Framework Lets You Sculpt Realistic Digital Creations

You'll even be able to use your Apple Pencil for increased control.

“Digital Plants” Are the First Blockchain-Based Artificial Life Form
Blockchain

“Digital Plants” Are the First Blockchain-Based Artificial Life Form

This project could show how Bitcoin may transform automated services, by making them truly independent from humans.

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Artificial Intelligence

Australia is Deploying AI Drones to Help Prevent Shark Attacks

The AI software's creators claims a 90 percent accuracy rate, compared to humans' 20-30 percent.

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Science & Energy

Kenya Becomes Latest Country to Ban Plastic Bags

The country’s supermarkets alone distribute as many as 100 million plastic bags annually.

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Cybersecurity

A National Cybersecurity Council Just Lost 8 of Its 28 Members

They cite President Trump’s unresponsiveness as one of their reasons.

Five Ways Graphene Could Transform Our World
Graphene

Five Ways Graphene Could Transform Our World

This "wonder material" is only one atom thick.

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Physics

Researchers Just Did the Seemingly Impossible: Generate Terahertz Waves From Water

Until now, we didn’t think water could do this.

Elon Musk Proves a Car Can Fit Inside the Boring Tunnel
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Proves a Car Can Fit Inside the Boring Tunnel

Over the weekend he snapped a photo of a Model S in the tunnel system.

Elon Musk: It Might Be Possible to Go “Supersonic” in the Test Hyperloop Tube
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: It Might Be Possible to Go “Supersonic” in the Test Hyperloop Tube

The winners of the 2nd Hyperloop Pod competition accomplished a speed of 324 kilometers per hour.

A Newly Proposed Space Mission Could Unlock the Mysteries of the Universe
Off-World

A Newly Proposed Space Mission Could Unlock the Mysteries of the Universe

"This survey will have broad applications in astronomy, providing rich spectra of galaxies, quasars, stars, clusters and our Galaxy."

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Future Society

The World’s Largest Retailer Is Partnering with Google in an Effort to Beat Amazon

The company joins Target, Costco, and Whole Foods on Google Express.

Registered Reports Might Be the Revolution That Saves the Integrity of Clinical Trials
Health & Medicine

Registered Reports Might Be the Revolution That Saves the Integrity of Clinical Trials

Stakes are high in clinical research, so scientists have decided academic journals should be blind to results of trials.

60 Years Since They Were First Observed, There’s Much Left to Learn About Neutrinos
Physics

60 Years Since They Were First Observed, There’s Much Left to Learn About Neutrinos

The enduring weirdness of neutrinos (and their flavors).

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Renewable Energy

Australia Produces Enough Renewable Energy to Power 70% of Homes

Clean energy is on the rise in the land Down Under.

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Health & Medicine

Researchers Have Found a Molecule That Can Fight the Effects of Aging

It's not immortality, but extended good health.

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Bacteria

New Study Shows How Your Gut Bacteria Could Influence Anxiety

What's in the gut can affect the brain.

Scientists Sequence a Whole Genome to Identify a Plant Species Within Hours
Science & Energy

Scientists Sequence a Whole Genome to Identify a Plant Species Within Hours

New opportunities are now available with portable, real-time DNA sequencing.