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Science & Energy

Thanks to Time Dilation, Earth’s Core is 2.5 Years Younger Than its Surface

Time slows near massive objects, and that has a rather strange impact on our planet.

Tesla

WATCH – A Tesla Using the Autopilot Feature Just Crashed Into a Truck

Watch as a Tesla driver's Model S Autopilot feature fail and crash into a truck.

Off-World

Giant Solar Storms May Have Fueled the Evolution of Life on Earth

Life on Earth may have gotten its start with a little help from colossal solar eruptions.

Future Society

Rochester Cloak: New Breakthrough Moves Real-Life Invisibility Cloak Closer To Reality

Say "hello" to continuous and multidirectional cloaking in three dimensions.

Physics

New Evidence Could ‘Break’ the Standard View of Quantum Mechanics

There's another theory regarding the fundamental physics of our universe, and it may be correct.

Science & Energy

Massive Asteroid Hit Earth 3.5 Billion Years Ago, Dwarfing One That Killed The Dinosaurs

In fact, it was 2 times the size of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.

3D Printing

Dubai 3D Printed This “Office of the Future” in Less Than 3 Weeks

It took only 17 days to print, and it required just a skeleton crew of supervisors and electricians to add finishing touches.

Prosthetics and Devices

After 40 Years of Blindness, a Bionic Eye Gave This Man His Sight Back

It's a new way of seeing the world, literally.

Energy

There’s a New Way to Generate Power Using Seawater

And it's much more efficient than hydrogen fuel cells.

Google

Google’s Modular Smartphone Snaps Together Like Legos

By 2017, you will be able to build your own phone.

Robots and Machines

Meet the World’s Lightest Metal. It’s 99.99% Air.

It's also extremely durable, and inspired by our own bones.

3D Printing

Fred the Tortoise Gets New Shell, Thanks to 3D Printing

After having most of his shell burnt off, 3D printing gave Fred a second chance.

Hyperloop

Vibranium: Hyperloop Pods Will be Made From Super-Light “Smart Skin” That’s 10X Stronger Than Steel

It's 10 times stronger and 5 times lighter than steel (it's even 1.5 times lighter than aluminum).

Google

Can an Artificial Intelligence Create Art? Google’s Making an AI To Find Out

The art that inspires you tomorrow might be made by robots.

Artificial Intelligence

Meet Pepper the Robot: Pizza Hut’s Newest Crew Member

Want some pizza? Pepper the robot will be the one taking your order.

Off-World

India Successfully Launches Tiny Reusable Space Shuttle

India is now officially in the reusable rockets game.

Future Society

SkinTrack Lets You Use Your Arm as a Touchscreen Interface

Now, you can turn your flesh into a touchscreen.

Prosthetics and Devices

Hope for the Future: Gene Drives and The Age of CRISPR

For the first time in history, we can engineer our future on the most basic and fundamental level: DNA

Robots and Machines

Wikkelhouse is The Affordable Cardboard House That Lasts for 50+ Years

The future of housing could be in the hands of the most unlikely material—cardboard.

3D Printing

MIT Tech Make It Possible To 3D Print Ultra-fine Programmable Hair

Responsive jewelry, customized paint brushes, gearless motors...all thanks to tiny 3D printed hair.