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“Lab-on-a-Chip” Wearable Technology Could Help Detect Disease
Health & Medicine

“Lab-on-a-Chip” Wearable Technology Could Help Detect Disease

The tech can analyze sweat or blood in order to detect multiple biomarkers linked to several diseases.

Science Explained: How Can the Diameter of the Universe Exceed its Age?
Physics

Science Explained: How Can the Diameter of the Universe Exceed its Age?

This is why our universe’s size isn’t limited by the speed of light.

A Major Component of Tesla’s New Affordable Electric Vehicle Just Went Into Production
Electric Vehicles

A Major Component of Tesla’s New Affordable Electric Vehicle Just Went Into Production

Elon Musk claims the Model 3's batteries have the "best energy density in the world."

Elon Musk Just Claimed That The LA Mayor is Open to His Controversial Boring Company
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Claimed That The LA Mayor is Open to His Controversial Boring Company

Real revolutions begin with promising conversations.

Google Announces New API That Can Detect and Identify Objects Using Images
Google

Google Announces New API That Can Detect and Identify Objects Using Images

This API could lead to advancement in facial recognition, landmark detection, as well as the most obvious — object identification.

NASA Just Discovered 10 Earth-Like Alien Planets
NASA

NASA Just Discovered 10 Earth-Like Alien Planets

We're step closer to finding another Earth.

The First Targets of the James Webb Telescope Have Been Announced
James Webb Space Telescope

The First Targets of the James Webb Telescope Have Been Announced

Even just these first targets promise to drastically expand our knowledge of the Universe.

Tesla Wins Contract With Transgrid to Bring More Sustainable Power to Australia
Tesla

Tesla Wins Contract With Transgrid to Bring More Sustainable Power to Australia

Musk is pressing on with his promise to help Australia power itself with renewables.

SpaceX Announces Plans For a “Weekend Doubleheader” With Two Falcon 9 Launches
Falcon

SpaceX Announces Plans For a “Weekend Doubleheader” With Two Falcon 9 Launches

This will be a first for Elon Musk's private space company.

Human Limitations Could Prevent Us From Advancing in Science. AI Could Help.
Artificial Intelligence

Human Limitations Could Prevent Us From Advancing in Science. AI Could Help.

We could achieve more if we start seeing AI as an asset rather than a threat.

What Are Some Of The Biggest Dangers Astronauts Face?
Science & Energy

What Are Some Of The Biggest Dangers Astronauts Face?

Amazing Engineering: One Man, 100,000 Toothpicks, And 40 Years
Robots and Machines

Amazing Engineering: One Man, 100,000 Toothpicks, And 40 Years

The Entertainment Industry Could Address One of Our Biggest Concerns About Automation
Future Society

The Entertainment Industry Could Address One of Our Biggest Concerns About Automation

What will people do when they no longer have to work?

Physicists Demonstrate Record Breaking Long-Distance Quantum Entanglement in Space
Physics

Physicists Demonstrate Record Breaking Long-Distance Quantum Entanglement in Space

The "spooky" phenomenon can change how information is stored and transferred.

Last Month Was the Second Hottest May in Recorded History
Climate Change

Last Month Was the Second Hottest May in Recorded History

This trend is just going to continue if we don't do something soon.

By 2020, There Will Be 4 Devices for Every Human on Earth
Devices

By 2020, There Will Be 4 Devices for Every Human on Earth

This is how the Internet of Things (IoT) is permanently changing our world.

As Cost Plunges, Solar Power is Ready to Surpass Coal
Solar Power

As Cost Plunges, Solar Power is Ready to Surpass Coal

The cost of solar energy is expected to drop 66 percent by 2040.

jeff bezos amazon blue origin crowdsourcing
Jeff Bezos

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Needs Your Ideas For a New Philanthropic Endeavor

Time to tweet, guys.

Researchers Say There’s No Alternative Theory to the Big Bang — Yet
Science & Energy

Researchers Say There’s No Alternative Theory to the Big Bang — Yet

Despite the irregularities attached to it, the Big Bang theory isn’t something that can be easily dismissed.

A Century-Old Tech Is Making a Comeback Thanks to Renewables
Energy

A Century-Old Tech Is Making a Comeback Thanks to Renewables

Long-distance direct current lines are connecting rural renewable energy sources to urban areas.