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Genetics

Stanford’s Final Exams Pose Question About the Ethics of Genetic Engineering

As the cost of editing genes falls, we must examine the ethical questions surrounding the technology.

Researchers Brought Back a Pox Virus Using Mail-Order DNA and it Only Cost $100,000
Science & Energy

Researchers Brought Back a Pox Virus Using Mail-Order DNA and it Only Cost $100,000

“The genie is out of the lamp.”

This Ring Remembers Your Credit Cards and Passwords So You Don’t Have To
Robots and Machines

This Ring Remembers Your Credit Cards and Passwords So You Don’t Have To

Say goodbye to purses and wallets.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Now Produce Better Art Than Humans. Here’s How.

The AI is able to create wholly original works of art.

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Tesla

The First Production Tesla Model 3 Will Be Made Today. Here’s a Look Inside the Factory.

The Fremont factory is busy.

NASA is Moving Forward With Its Plan to Deflect an Asteroid From Earth
NASA

NASA is Moving Forward With Its Plan to Deflect an Asteroid From Earth

This will defend us against future asteroid impact.

This Interactive Job Chart Shows What Your College Degree Actually Gets You
From Quarks to Quasars

This Interactive Job Chart Shows What Your College Degree Actually Gets You

Think you know what kind of job you’ll have after graduation? Think again.

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Virtual Reality

You Could Own the World’s First Glasses-Free Holographic Phone by Early 2018

$1,595 is a small price to pay to feel like R2-D2.

Tesla Just Landed a Deal to Build the World’s Most Powerful Battery
Tesla

Tesla Just Landed a Deal to Build the World’s Most Powerful Battery

It'll provide enough power for more than 30,000 homes.

This Swedish Startup Could Automate the Trucking Industry
Advanced Transport

This Swedish Startup Could Automate the Trucking Industry

The future of self-driving long haul trucks is here.

This Study Could Help Extend the Human Lifespan
Prosthetics and Devices

This Study Could Help Extend the Human Lifespan

Our gut bacteria could have more to do with lifespan than we previously knew.

A NASA Funded Project Wants to Use Plasma Rockets to Get to Mars
Mars

A NASA Funded Project Wants to Use Plasma Rockets to Get to Mars

A plasma engine could hypothetically get us to the Red Planet in 38 days, by traveling at a speed of 115,200 mph.

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Science & Energy

German Researchers Just Created the World’s Sharpest Laser

It travels at speeds of 18 million kilometers a minute.

Physicists May Have Discovered One of the Missing Pieces of Quantum Theory
Quantum Physics

Physicists May Have Discovered One of the Missing Pieces of Quantum Theory

They believe the future influences the past.

CERN’s New Particle Discovery May Help Us Better Understand What Governs the Universe
Physics

CERN’s New Particle Discovery May Help Us Better Understand What Governs the Universe

The doubly charged, doubly charmed xi particle may hold answers about the physics of the primordial universe.

Beyond Darwin: Scientists May Be Redefining Evolution
Evolution

Beyond Darwin: Scientists May Be Redefining Evolution

Challenging long-held ideas of evolution.

Powerful New Cloning Technique Can Clone Thousands of Genes at Once
Science & Energy

Powerful New Cloning Technique Can Clone Thousands of Genes at Once

“Our goal is to make it cheap and easy for any researcher in any field to clone and express the entire set of proteins from any organism."

This Music Video is A True Symphony of Science
Robots and Machines

This Music Video is A True Symphony of Science

The Science of Sleep: the Early Bird vs the Night Owl
Sleep

The Science of Sleep: the Early Bird vs the Night Owl

What People in 1930 Thought We’d Look Like
Future Society

What People in 1930 Thought We’d Look Like