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Neurons Use a Type Of “Adrenaline Rush” to Communicate With the Immune System
Health & Medicine

Neurons Use a Type Of “Adrenaline Rush” to Communicate With the Immune System

“It’s one of the fastest and most powerful immune reactions we have ever seen.”

By Brad Jones

Planet 9 Probably Isn’t an Exoplanet, After All
Exoplanets

Planet 9 Probably Isn’t an Exoplanet, After All

There may be another planet beyond Neptune, but we probably didn't steal it from another sun.

By Brad Bergan

A Tunisian Energy Company Wants to Pipe Electricity from the Sahara to Europe
Energy

A Tunisian Energy Company Wants to Pipe Electricity from the Sahara to Europe

"We can produce twice as much electricity."

By Brad Jones

Graphene – Material of the Future?
From Quarks to Quasars

Graphene – Material of the Future?

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Transformers: Supply Chain 3.0 and How Automation Will Transform the Rules of the Global Supply Chain
From Quarks to Quasars

Transformers: Supply Chain 3.0 and How Automation Will Transform the Rules of the Global Supply Chain

By Futurism

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Future Materials

New Process That Converts Human Generated Waste Into Fuel In Space

By Futurism

New Technique Allows Low-Cost Creation of 3-D Nanostructures
Nanotech

New Technique Allows Low-Cost Creation of 3-D Nanostructures

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Space Station Laser Link Blasts Broadband from Orbit
Off-World

Space Station Laser Link Blasts Broadband from Orbit

By Futurism

Another Silicon Valley Exec Joins the Ranks of Universal Basic Income Supporters
Universal Basic Income

Another Silicon Valley Exec Joins the Ranks of Universal Basic Income Supporters

Many believe that this could be a crucial tool in ending poverty.

By Patrick Caughill

Los Angeles is Painting its Streets to Combat Climate Change
Climate Change

Los Angeles is Painting its Streets to Combat Climate Change

The special paint will help cool off the city.

By Kyree Leary

12,000 Tons of Food Waste Saved This Forest — and Could Help Us Save the Planet
Food

12,000 Tons of Food Waste Saved This Forest — and Could Help Us Save the Planet

Orange is the new green.

By Karla Lant

Cyber Spies Were Able to Hack the Power Grid Controls of U.S. Energy Companies
Hacking

Cyber Spies Were Able to Hack the Power Grid Controls of U.S. Energy Companies

And they gained access using malicious emails.

By Brad Jones

Robots Won’t Steal Our Jobs If We Put Workers at Center of AI Revolution
Artificial Intelligence

Robots Won’t Steal Our Jobs If We Put Workers at Center of AI Revolution

New technologies will eliminate some jobs, but it will also create new ones.

By Thomas Kochan and Lee Dyer

Researchers Have Created a New Camera Capable of Seeing Through the Human Body
Health & Medicine

Researchers Have Created a New Camera Capable of Seeing Through the Human Body

It’s even better than x-ray vision.

By Kyree Leary

Due to Human Impact, the Earth is Now Considered a “Hybrid Planet”
Biology

Due to Human Impact, the Earth is Now Considered a “Hybrid Planet”

"The discovery of seven new exoplanets orbiting the relatively-close star TRAPPIST-1 forces us to rethink life on Earth."

By Brad Jones

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Future Society

Your Produce Might Soon Grow in a Warehouse Down the Block

Produce is growing upwards.

By Dom Galeon

An Engineer Has Accidentally Discovered a Way to Make Transporting Oil Safer
Science & Energy

An Engineer Has Accidentally Discovered a Way to Make Transporting Oil Safer

He stumbled upon a better way to “package” oil.

By Karla Lant

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Biology

Researchers Turn Skin Cells into Motor Neurons Without Using Stem Cells

Researchers are using the technique to study diseases like ALS in hopes of improving regenerative medicine.

By Dom Galeon

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Artificial Intelligence

Facebook Has Developed AI That Can React Naturally to Human Expression

The bot successfully passed as human-like in tests.

By Claudia Geib

Tap Water Could Be Swimming With Tiny Plastic Particles
Pollution

Tap Water Could Be Swimming With Tiny Plastic Particles

Eighty-three percent of samples from 14 countries, including the US, contained plastic.

By Karla Lant