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Exobiology

A Solar System with Three Earths? Astronomers Find a Trio of Potentially Habitable Worlds

The three planets, similar in size to Earth and Venus, were found orbiting an “ultracool” red dwarf star nearly 40 light-years away.

Off-World

Rare Galaxy Hiding in the Night Sky Captured by Hubble

An ultra-rare galaxy was just captured by Hubble.

Boeing

SpaceX Breaks Boeing-Lockheed Monopoly in Space Launches

A savings of some 120 million dollars. These are the fruits of a broken monopoly.

Energy

New Molecular Mechanical Computer Design is 100 Billion Times More Energy Efficient

Scientists are playing with amazingly small technology, down to the molecular size.

From Quarks to Quasars

The Oort Cloud: How Big Is Our Solar System?

Science & Energy

Scientists Are Using Artificial Placenta to Help Keep Premature Babies Alive

Research shows that survival rates increase when babies are placed in artificial placenta.

Prosthetics and Devices

Lab-on-a-Chip: Researchers Track Individual Cells By Assigning Them A Digital Code

Cheap diagnostic testing will be accessible, even far away from hospitals.

Future Society

College Students Built a Car That Gets 2,585 Miles Per Gallon

A prototype created by students proves it could be possible to go from NY to Vegas without stopping for gas.

Science & Energy

Eggs Literally Spark With Light Upon Contact With Sperm, and We Caught It on Camera

See the spark of life (yes, it's a real thing).

Medical

Ingestible Sensor Can Monitor Vital Signs From Inside Your Gut

Reserchers from MIT have developed an ingestible sensor that can monitor heart and respiratory rates...from inside your body.

Robotics

A Humanoid Robot Just Recovered Treasures From A 17th Century Shipwreck

Scientists recovered treasure from King Louis XIV's wrecked ship...using a humanoid robot.

NASA

Meet Valkyrie—NASA’s Humanoid Robot for Future Space Missions

It could one day replace human astronauts on missions.

Future Society

Touchjet Turns Any Surface Into a Supersized Touchscreen

Now, any surface can become a ginormous touchscreen tablet.

Future Society

See A Flawless, Gyro-Stabilized Video of Saab’s Remarkable New Jet Fighter

Saab's new promotional video of its jet fighter is nothing short of pure awesomeness.

Google

Google and Ford Just Formed A Lobby Group for Driverless Cars

Major car makers and tech companies have formed a coalition to tackle regulations on self-driving cars.

Wind

Britain’s New Offshore Wind Farm Is Set to Be the World’s Largest

The world's largest offshore wind farm is to be built in the UK, delivering power to nearly half a million homes by 2018.

Future Society

Singapore May Become The City Of The Future…And An Orwellian Nightmare

Sensors are going to be placed around Singapore that will monitor everything in the city…absolutely everything.

Science & Energy

Microsoft’s Testing DNA Storage: 1,000,000,000 TB in 1 Gram

We could soon be storing all our data in within tiny vials of synthetic DNA

Drones

University of Florida Holds First Drone Race Using Mind Control

We are getting closer and closer to truly harnessing the power of the mind.

Future Society

A Levitating Sled Just Set a New World Speed Record

The maglev rocket-propelled sled traveled near the speed of sound.