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Off-World

This Self-Healing Tech Could Let Us Reach the Closest Alien Stars in Just 20 Years

This ship on a chip can recover from space radiation bombardment.

Fossil Fuels

A New Discovery Could Help Oil Companies Transport Gasoline 30 Times Faster

Debunking an established theory to upgrade fossil fuels.

Artificial Intelligence

Watch Arago’s HIRO Beat Out Human Gamers in Freeciv

Gamer AIs are all set to rule over civilization

Virtual Reality

Top VR Developers Unite to Form the Global Virtual Reality Association

Virtual reality uniting is groups in actual reality.

Virtual Reality

Augmented (Un)Reality? CEO of Magic Leap Calls Out “Grumpy” Tech Bloggers

Magic Leap has raised billions. Now, questions surface about the viability of its tech.

Science & Energy

An Ultra-Rare Crystal Is Found in a Meteorite, Revealing a Bizarre Form of Matter

It's a quasicrystal from outer space.

Universal Basic Income

A $10 Million Investment Is Set to Determine If Universal Basic Income Would Work in the U.S.

This group is determined to find out whether the U.S. would benefit from UBI.

Physics

This Material Could Reveal the Link Between Classical Physics and the Quantum Realm

This is just the beginning of reconciling the quantum and observable worlds.

From Quarks to Quasars

Bionic Eyes Are Coming, and They’ll Make Us Superhuman

Could we soon "see" heat?

Climate Change

Climate Change: New Research Verifies That Local Extinctions Are Already Occurring

More than 450 of the 976 species studied are experiencing extinction events.

Quantum Physics

Scientists Say They’ve Discovered a New Quantum Material

This quantum spin liquid will send your mind spinning too.

Solar Power

Stanford University Is Meeting Their Energy Needs With a Massive, 200-Acre Solar Park

More and more institutes are boosting solar technology.

Science & Energy

US Scientists Developing Brain Implants That Can Connect Human Brain to Digital World

Google

Google’s DeepMind to Scan a Million Eyes to Fight Blindness with NHS

The public eye is on the use of AI in medicine.

Climate Change

Here’s A Look At Records That Were Shattered by Climate Change in 2015

With El Niño aiding the year 2016, be on the lookout for the next record-breaking state of the climate.

From Quarks to Quasars

New Paper Claims Schrodinger’s Cat is Dead…And Simultaneously Alive and Well

Artificial Intelligence

Swarm Intelligence Accurately Predicted Trump as TIME’s Person of the Year

Harnessing the power of crowds brings remarkably accurate predictions.

Nanotech

New Nanocrystal Transforms Regular Glasses Into Night Vision Specs

No power source required.

Universal Basic Income

A Canadian Province Just Passed a Resolution for Universal Basic Income

The four political party leaders in PEI unanimously support a basic income.

Virtual Reality

Magic Leap is Searching for a Traveling Wizard – or Engineer

We're getting closer to seeing what the magic is all about.