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Space

Emphemeral Tattoo Uses Ink That Disappears After One Year

You won't have to worry about living with that tattoo forever—if you make sure you ask for Ephemeral ink.

Artificial Intelligence

Meet Viv, the Artificial Intelligence That Will Change the Way You Live

Our most “human” relationships may be with our phones.

Off-World

Luxembourg Set to Launch Water-Powered Asteroid Mining Tech

Luxembourg is setting itself up to be Europe's space mining capital.

Drones

Long-Eared Bats Are Helping Us Make Drones

Those over-sized ears actually help bats in flight, and they may also help drones.

Science & Energy

Newly Discovered Subglacial Lake Could Host Unknown, Isolated Life

The lake, buried beneath kilometers of ice, may contain life isolated from the rest of the world for millions of years.

Google

Google Gains Access to Millions of Private Medical Records for New App

The company now has access to HIV test results, among other personal medical information.

DARPA

Light-Based Computing Company Optalysys Gets DARPA Funding

Optalysys, a company that aims to develop computer systems based on light, was just given a $350k grant from DARPA

Google

Google Wants to Inject Cyborg Lenses into Our Eyeballs

Eyeball hackers might be a real issue in the future.

Artificial Intelligence

A New Surgical Robot Just Outdid Human Surgeons

Pro: Your surgery will go better. Con: It will be a lot longer.

Science & Energy

A Shocking Start to Life? Impact Craters May Have Triggered Life’s Origin

Life may have originated in giant impact craters, and spread thence throughout the world.

Science & Energy

Scientists Harness The Power Of Gut Bacteria To Promote Health

The pills will contain individual-specific bacteria to cure diseases.

Cryptocurrency

Gemini Just Became The World’s First Licensed Ether Exchange

Ether trading is now officially accepted under Gemini Trust Company in New York.

Off-World

Watch GoPro Take an Out-of-this-World Ride on a Rocket

The little camera traveled more than 3,800mph on a 20-foot tall rocket.

Tesla

Tesla’s New Deadline: 500,000 Cars by 2018, Two Years Sooner Than Planned

Elon Musk is ready to "hold people's feet to the fire" to become the best manufacturer on Earth.

Off-World

Pluto Serves up Another Surprise—An Enormous Earth-Like Tail

The tiny dwarf planet is full of surprises, this time behaving like a weird hybrid comet-planet.

Virtual Reality

Paypal Introduces Payment Via Augmented Reality

Here’s a look at the future of online purchasing.

SpaceX

SpaceX Launches Geosynchronous Satellite And Lands on Ocean Barge…Again

After last month’s success, the company just stuck another landing at sea, but this time from a much higher altitude and higher speed.

Solar Power

Solar Impulse 2 Makes It To Phoenix On Its Quest For Fuel-Free Flight

The solar-powered aircraft finally landed in Phoenix, a step closer to finishing its round-the-world solar flight journey.

Science & Energy

To Improve Rainfall, UAE to Build its Own Mountain

This will not only alter the climate in the UAE. The project will impact global wind patterns and temperatures.

Science & Energy

Earthquake Expert Says San Andreas Fault Primed for the “Big One”—Invest in Early Warning Tech

This is a wake-up call, a reminder of the staggering power of our planet and our need to be prepared.