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Black Holes

Behemoth Black Hole is 660 Million Times as Massive as Our Sun

The true weight of a monster black hole was just uncovered.

Quantum Physics

NIST Study: Quantum Computers Will Make Current Cryptography Obsolete

It's the digital equivalent of the evolutionary chase between predator venom and prey tolerance.

Renewable Energy

Germany Ran on 95% Renewable Energy Last Sunday

Germany was able to source 95% of its energy needs from natural resources.

Mars

Mars’ Water May be Boiling, and It’s Changing the Face of the Planet

And it even a trickle can move a mountain.

Off-World

Astronomers Find Enormous, Strange Structures in Neighboring Galaxies

They look like peanut shells.

Science & Energy

Diabetic Stem Cells Were Just Transformed into Insulin-Producing Cells

The outpatient procedure should be ready for humans in three to five years.

Future Society

It Can Feel Your Pain. Garmin’s New Watch Knows Your “Suffer Score”

This new wearable tech can give you props for all that sweat you put out.

Self-Driving Vehicles

BMW’s First Self-Driving Car to Come Out in 2021

BMW integrates advanced technology with environmental responsibility.

Science & Energy

Scientists Find A “Weak Spot” In HIV That May Pave the Way to a Vaccine

This is a milestone in our quest to eradicate HIV.

Google

Google Has a New AI That Understands English. And Its Name is ‘Parsey McParseface’

With over 94% accuracy, it doesn't matter what they call it!

Exobiology

Scientists: Extraterrestrials May Exist, But We Won’t Find Human-Like Intelligence

Will we ever find a species that thinks like humans?

Virtual Reality

Starbreeze and Acer Join Forces To Make a Better Virtual Reality Headset

And it has a 210-degree field of view, which is wider than the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Uber’s First Self-Driving Car Just Hit the Streets

People of Pittsburgh say "hello" to self-driving cars.

Big Bang

Discovery of the Most Metal-Poor Galaxy Offers New Clues About the Big Bang

This is the most metal-deficient galaxy ever found.

Google

Google’s Voice-Activated Home Assistant is a Virtual Butler That’s Always Listening

Google’s weapon against Amazon’s Echo is going live.

Solar Power

Shutdown of World’s Largest Solar Plant After Mirror Fire

The fire is an additional problem for the Ivanpah plant, which is already under threat of being shut down for its deficiencies in output performance.

Robotics

MIT Researchers Give The Robot Bee a Major Upgrade

The new improvement allows robot bees to conserve its limited energy supply, and extend its operational life.

Off-World

Astronomers Capture Image Of Universe 13 Billion Years Ago, “Where No Human Has Seen Before”

Long, long ago there was a galaxy far, far away. And we just saw it.

Science & Energy

New Biosensor Could Detect Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and Cancer

Welcome to the new era of rapid medical diagnosis.

Quantum Physics

Terahertz Firing Quantum Lasers May Soon Be Protecting Us From Bombs and Explosives

We're cutting detection time from minutes to microseconds...with a laser the size of a computer chip.