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Ready, Set, Go: Audi’s Cars Can Let You Know When a Stoplight Will Turn Green
Advanced Transport

Ready, Set, Go: Audi’s Cars Can Let You Know When a Stoplight Will Turn Green

Smarter cars make for happier drivers.

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Advanced Transport

This is the Sad Fate of China’s Futuristic Road Straddling Bus

The "straddling bus" now exists in a sorry state.

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Uber’s New Autonomous Fleets Could Change How People With Disabilities Travel

Hopefully, an autonomous Uber will be an Uber for all.

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Brain

Getting to the Heart of It: Novel Discovery Could Help Reverse Brain Damage

A protein could be used as a marker for both brain and heart disease.

Meet Salto: The Most Vertically Agile Robot To Date
Robotics

Meet Salto: The Most Vertically Agile Robot To Date

It can even double jump like a character in a video game.

The Next Head of the FDA May be a Man Who is Fighting a War Against Aging
Future Society

The Next Head of the FDA May be a Man Who is Fighting a War Against Aging

It looks like a step in the right direction for science under Trump.

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Science & Energy

Astronomers May Have Witnessed the Birth of Planets 400 Lightyears Away

We are watching planets being born. Welcome to the future!

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Future Society

New Study Concludes That We Need a “Strict Ban on Human Cloning for Any Purposes”

"It's amazing that the process works at all."

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Michigan’s New Laws Put Self-Driving Cars on Road Without Human Drivers

Lawmakers give the green light to more freedom for automated vehicles.

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Devices

Remarkable New Material Charges Devices Using Finger Swipes

Swipe your way to a fully charged smartphone.

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Graphene

Silly Putty and Graphene Combine to Make an Ultra-Sensitive Heart Monitor

It can detect pulses, breaths, and spider steps.

A New Discovery Is Challenging Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
Science & Energy

A New Discovery Is Challenging Einstein’s Theory of Relativity

This data confirms and challenges Einstein at the same time.

New Material Could Solve One of Our Biggest Nuclear Problems
Science & Energy

New Material Could Solve One of Our Biggest Nuclear Problems

This coating gets tougher the more it's exposed to radiation.

“I Don’t Think We Can Stop It:” The Future of Automation and Job Loss
Future Society

“I Don’t Think We Can Stop It:” The Future of Automation and Job Loss

Author of "Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future" weighs in on Amazon Go.

New Surgery Can Give the Legally Blind 20/20 Vision
Health & Medicine

New Surgery Can Give the Legally Blind 20/20 Vision

Millions of people suffer brain injuries each year, now we can give some back their sight.

The Age of the Human: These Fish Evolved to Survive Toxic Waters
Evolution

The Age of the Human: These Fish Evolved to Survive Toxic Waters

This is evolution in action, spurred by humanity’s impact on the environment.

A New Wave of Autonomous Cars Are Going to Be Taking Over Californian Streets
Self-Driving Vehicles

A New Wave of Autonomous Cars Are Going to Be Taking Over Californian Streets

NVIDIA is testing it's deep-learning AI.

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Science & Energy

New Synthetic Diamond Is Harder Than Nearly All Found in Nature

This super-tough diamond won’t be used for jewelry.

Universal Basic Income Doesn’t Just Improve Your Finances, It Improves Your Health
Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income Doesn’t Just Improve Your Finances, It Improves Your Health

Fewer money worries leads to fewer health conditions.

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Robotics

Researchers Made a Robotic Hand That Mimics Human Touch

A major step forward in the field of soft robotics.