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Off-World

Humanity’s Future in Space Depends on Asteroid Mining

Asteroid mining will likely be a reality by 2025. Here’s why that’s amazing.

Artificial Intelligence

Robots in Europe May Become “Electronic Persons”

If this becomes reality, employers will need to pay social security and taxes on their employees who are 'electronic persons'

Tesla

Tesla Offers To Buy SolarCity, And Now Its Shares Are Plunging

It seems that Wall Street kind of hates Elon Musk's Tesla-SolarCity plan.

Artificial Intelligence

Replacing Humans With AI? IBM’s Watson Edits An Entire Magazine On Its Own

An AI called Watson may soon be giving magazine editors a run for their money.

Quantum Computing

Graphene and Quantum Dots Come Together to Create “Hybrid” Tech

This is a game changer in photoelectronics.

Science & Energy

Approved: First Ever Human Trials Involving CRISPR Gene Editing

While this may not cure the disease, it will let us know if CRISPR is a viable path towards a cancer solution.

Gene Editing

The Age of Gene Editing: Everything You Need To Know About CRISPR/Cas9

Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Created a Robot that Randomly, and Intentionally, Hurts People. Here’s Why

This robot can decide whether or not it wants to hurt you.

NASA

NASA Just Unveiled Its All-Electric X-57 Plane

This is Maxwell, a little electric plane that is helping build a cleaner tomorrow.

Robots and Machines

An Engine That is Faster, Lighter, and More Powerful? Meet the Technology of Tomorrow

Off-World

Scientists Just Discovered A New Type of Meteorite

3D Printing

A Tiny House Was Built in 24 Hours, Thanks to A 3D Concrete Printer

It may be small, but this house came from a printer!

Artificial Intelligence

This Artificial Intelligence was 92% Accurate in Breast Cancer Detection Contest

The team trained the AI using deep learning methods.

Prosthetics and Devices

Meet Mosha, the Elephant who Received a Prosthetic Leg after a Landmine Explosion

Mosha has been through nine prosthetic limbs already, and the man who made them is searching for better materials.

Nanotech

Scientists Create ‘Nano-Reactor’ for the Production of Hydrogen Biofuel

Virtual Reality

Here’s the Chevrolet Bolt, GM’s Affordable Electric Car

Science & Energy

A New Breakthrough May Have Just Made Hydrogen Fuel Cells Far More Efficient

Wind

World Record: Nearly Half of Denmark’s Total Electricity Now Comes from Wind Energy

Energy

Captured CO2 Can be Directly Recycled into Methanol Fuel

Food

New FDA-Approved Device Sucks Food From Your Stomach Before You Can Digest It