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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.

Off-World

Newly Discovered Planets May Host Infrared Based Life

These three newly discovered worlds are the best targets for the search for alien life.

Science & Energy

Cambridge Makes World’s Smallest Engine, And It’s Tiny Enough to Enter Cells

It’s a tiny, light-powered piston engine that could be used to power nanomachines that attack viruses in our blood.

Artificial Intelligence

With SpiroCall, You Can Test Your Lung Function By Making a Phone Call

Call a 1-800 number with any phone, and this new tool will measure your lung health.

Self-Driving Vehicles

NVIDIA’s Autonomous Cars Learn By Watching You Drive

NVIDIA has designed an autonomous driving system that uses machine learning to acquire its driverless skill-set from watching what human drivers do.

3D Printing

Disney’s 3D Printer Produces Models Almost Instantaneously Using Light

The laser version of 3D printers is here.

Falcon

Surprise!—Turns Out SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Can Haul a Lot More Stuff Into Orbit

After a series of tests, SpaceX realized that the Falcon 9 can carry nearly double the weight the company thought it could.

Science & Energy

New Record Set for Keeping Lab-Grown Human Embryos Alive

The research would make substantial contributions to in-vitro fertilization and regenerative medicine.

Google

Google Files Patent for a Display Screen You Can Tear Apart and Share

No more fighting over the remote. Everyone gets their own screen.

Google

Soccer Moms Rejoice! Fiat & Google Partner on Self-Driving Minivans

The future has officially arrived. Google is making self-driving minivans.