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Experimental Spinal Implant Improves Mobility and Grip 300% in Quadriplegics
Prosthetics and Devices

Experimental Spinal Implant Improves Mobility and Grip 300% in Quadriplegics

The goal is to get patients back to the 20 to 30 newtons of force range in their hands.

The U.S. Could Generate 25% of Its Energy Needs From Solar Rooftops
Solar Power

The U.S. Could Generate 25% of Its Energy Needs From Solar Rooftops

Environmentally safe and economically smart.

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Climate Change

This Newly Identified Aerosol Could Be Used to Cool Our Planet

With this aerosol, we may be able to cool the planet, repair our ozone, and geoengineer a better world.

How a New U.S. Space Station Would Let Humanity Colonize the Solar System
Off-World

How a New U.S. Space Station Would Let Humanity Colonize the Solar System

Want to conquer the solar system? You need to start close to home.

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Climate Change

World’s Tech Elite Form $1 Billion Clean Energy Fund to Fight Climate Change

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and more team up.

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Climate Change

Warming World: Methane Emissions See Highest Spike in the Last Two Decades

The discussion opens up an opportunity for early mitigation.

Time for Action: There Are 5.25 Trillion Pieces of Plastic Polluting Our Oceans
Pollution

Time for Action: There Are 5.25 Trillion Pieces of Plastic Polluting Our Oceans

And the numbers are expected to double within the next ten years without intervention.

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

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Fossil Fuels

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

Debunking an established theory to upgrade fossil fuels.

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Artificial Intelligence

Watch Arago’s HIRO Beat Out Human Gamers in Freeciv

Gamer AIs are all set to rule over civilization

Top VR Developers Unite to Form the Global Virtual Reality Association
Virtual Reality

Top VR Developers Unite to Form the Global Virtual Reality Association

Virtual reality uniting is groups in actual reality.

This Battery Breakthrough Will Allow For Long Range and Fast Charging Electric Cars
Science & Energy

This Battery Breakthrough Will Allow For Long Range and Fast Charging Electric Cars

The next generation of batteries could recharge everything from cars to phones in just seconds.

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

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

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

It's a quasicrystal from outer space.

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

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

Bionic Eyes Are Coming, and They’ll Make Us Superhuman
From Quarks to Quasars

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

Could we soon "see" heat?

We’re Deciding Who Owns the Right to CRISPR Gene Editing
Gene Editing

We’re Deciding Who Owns the Right to CRISPR Gene Editing

Now the only thing left to do is wait for a decision.

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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.

Scientists Say They’ve Discovered a New Quantum Material
Quantum Physics

Scientists Say They’ve Discovered a New Quantum Material

This quantum spin liquid will send your mind spinning too.