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New Lie-Detecting Robot Security Agent Could Help Secure Borders
Artificial Intelligence

New Lie-Detecting Robot Security Agent Could Help Secure Borders

This AI border agent uses tech to tell when you're lying.

Researchers Create New, Self-Healing Artificial Muscles
Science & Energy

Researchers Create New, Self-Healing Artificial Muscles

And it's inspired by X-Men's Wolverine.

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Virtual Reality

Any Surface Can Now Become an Interactive Work of Art

No more boring walls.

Expert Asserts ‘Kids Born Today Will Never Get to Drive a Car’
Advanced Transport

Expert Asserts ‘Kids Born Today Will Never Get to Drive a Car’

Level 5 autonomy could change everything.

Mining Companies Turning to Automation to Boost Efficiency
Future Society

Mining Companies Turning to Automation to Boost Efficiency

They vow to pursue automation "as aggressively as possible."

The White House Now Has a Plan for Handling an Asteroid Disaster
Science & Energy

The White House Now Has a Plan for Handling an Asteroid Disaster

NASA and the US Government work together to prepare for a possible asteroid impact.

Worlds Without End: The Many Kinds of Parallel Universes
Physics

Worlds Without End: The Many Kinds of Parallel Universes

All about parallel universes, and how to reach one.

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Robots and Machines

More Than Human: Scientist is Building Animal-Like Machines to Save Lives

Biomimetics could pave the way for robo-rescuers in the next decade.

ESA’s Plan for a “Moon Village” is Slowly Starting to Come Together
Moon

ESA’s Plan for a “Moon Village” is Slowly Starting to Come Together

And it might happen sooner than a Mars colony.

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Science & Energy

CES 2017: Gorilla Glass is Moving From Phones to Automobiles

The same glass protecting your smartphone can now help protect you.

Blame Displacement of Jobs on Automation, Not Offshoring and Immigration
Future Society

Blame Displacement of Jobs on Automation, Not Offshoring and Immigration

It’s time to talk about how technology will really affect employment and the economy.

Researchers Uncover Critical New Clues About Cancer
Science & Energy

Researchers Uncover Critical New Clues About Cancer

This could help develop more personalized and accurate treatment.

Cancer Deaths Have Dropped 25% in 20 Years
Cancer

Cancer Deaths Have Dropped 25% in 20 Years

It's a slow but steady fight against this deadly disease.

Future Health: 2017’s Most Exciting Medical Advances
Medical

Future Health: 2017’s Most Exciting Medical Advances

What does the next year have in store for the human body?

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Science & Energy

New Treatment Could Help Your Teeth Repair Themselves

Say goodbye to dental fillings and the Tooth Fairy.

Meet the Person Whose Life Is Being Changed by Universal Basic Income
Universal Basic Income

Meet the Person Whose Life Is Being Changed by Universal Basic Income

Juha Jarvinen shows that UBI can be a motivator in creating a better life.

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Tesla

Top That! Tesla Sedan Beats Faraday Future’s 0-60 Record By A Millisecond

The battle for the fastest accelerating vehicle continues.

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Future Society

Company Raises the Price of a Drug That Fights Infant Epilepsy by 85,000%

Medicine should be about patients, not patents.

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Health & Medicine

This Device Hugs the Heart to Make It Pump Blood

With any luck, heart failure will soon be a thing of the past.

Meet the Near-Supersonic “Hyper-Tube Train”
Advanced Transport

Meet the Near-Supersonic “Hyper-Tube Train”

A 5-hour ride would be cut down to 30 minutes.