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A New Computing Technology Mimics Aspects of Human Thought
Quantum Physics

A New Computing Technology Mimics Aspects of Human Thought

"To create computers that not only learn new information but that also learn what to forget.”

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Now Comes From Satellites in Space. Welcome to the Future.

Stream bitcoin to anyone, anywhere, via satellite.

Study Shows That Minimum Wage Hikes Put More Jobs at Risk of Automation
Future Society

Study Shows That Minimum Wage Hikes Put More Jobs at Risk of Automation

A $1 increase results in a 0.43 percent decline in automatable jobs.

Meet the Astrophysicist Who’s Using Kickstarter to Save Science
Future Society

Meet the Astrophysicist Who’s Using Kickstarter to Save Science

Brian Koberlein believes that a new kind of story needs to be told.

Engineers Are Building the World’s Largest Single-Tower Solar Thermal Plant
Solar Power

Engineers Are Building the World’s Largest Single-Tower Solar Thermal Plant

It will be able to power nearly 100,000 homes.

The Most Important Question Underlying Artificial General Intelligence Research – Is Math Real?
Artificial Intelligence

The Most Important Question Underlying Artificial General Intelligence Research – Is Math Real?

What are the numbers and math behind AI sentience?

We Just Figured out How to Activate Stem Cells to Treat Baldness
Health & Medicine

We Just Figured out How to Activate Stem Cells to Treat Baldness

Researchers got dormant hair follicles to start growing hair again.

The Implications of Cosmic Silence
Off-World

The Implications of Cosmic Silence

Could cosmic silence imply that we as a species lag way behind other potential life forms?

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Bitcoin

Goldman Sachs Analyst Predicts Bitcoin Price Could Hit $4,800

As Bitcoin soars once again amidst fifth wave, expert predicts new record highs.

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Drones

A Drone Unintentionally Landed on Britain’s Largest Warship and No One Noticed

This photographer’s mistake reveals troubling security concerns.

As New Electric Vehicles Come to Market, Older Models Get Discounted Up to $20,000
Electric Vehicles

As New Electric Vehicles Come to Market, Older Models Get Discounted Up to $20,000

Add in federal and state incentives, and electric vehicles are becoming much more affordable.

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Health & Medicine

New Study Reveals Stem Cells from Young Hearts May Help Reverse the Aging Process

This could potentially cause older hearts to act and perform like younger ones.

Alternative Cancer Treatments Come With Increased Chances of Death
Cancer

Alternative Cancer Treatments Come With Increased Chances of Death

Patients using alternative methods were more than twice as likely to die within five years.

Will AI Blur the Lines Between Physical and Virtual Reality?
Virtual Reality

Will AI Blur the Lines Between Physical and Virtual Reality?

In a virtually integrated world, how will we know what’s real?

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Science & Energy

Catch the Eclipse While You Can — They Won’t Happen in the Future

Eclipses didn’t always look like they do now, and in the far future, they may not happen at all.

Researchers Made a Graphene Sieve That Can Make Seawater Safe to Drink
Graphene

Researchers Made a Graphene Sieve That Can Make Seawater Safe to Drink

844 million people don’t have access to clean water. This method, when perfected outside the lab, could help.

An Exclusive Look Inside The Secretive Building Where NASA Makes Rockets
NASA

An Exclusive Look Inside The Secretive Building Where NASA Makes Rockets

The NASA building is so vast, it has its own weather.

These NASA Approved Glasses Are the Safest Way to Watch Next Week’s Solar Eclipse
NASA

These NASA Approved Glasses Are the Safest Way to Watch Next Week’s Solar Eclipse

If you don't protect your eyes from the eclipse, it might be the last one you see.

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Health & Medicine

New Stamp-Sized Tissue Patch Could Be Used to Regenerate Damaged Organs

Using a small needle, the patch can be easily injected into the body.

Brain-Scanning Tech May Threaten Our Right to Cognitive Liberty
Brain

Brain-Scanning Tech May Threaten Our Right to Cognitive Liberty

Your thoughts are your own, are they not?