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Off-World

Vacations in Space? Bigelow Aerospace and ULA Announce First Commercial Space Station

Inflatable space modules are making their way to the cosmos.

Robots and Machines

Japan’s “Invisible Train” Will Hit the Tracks in 2018

Japan is making a bullet train with an exterior that blends almost perfectly with the surrounding environment.

Off-World

100 Years Ago An Alien Planet Was Discovered…And We Never Noticed

You never know what you might find in your own basement.

Virtual Reality

Samsung Milk: Watch a Library of Virtual Reality Videos Without a Headset

The Milk VR app lets you try virtual reality without a headset.

Space

Stephen Hawking Teams With Billionaire to Build An Interstellar Spaceship

This tech could reach the Alpha Centauri system in just 20 years.

Robots and Machines

Forget Credit Cards—Japan Wants to Use Fingerprint Payments

In the Land of the Rising Sun, you may never have to carry a wallet again.

Robots and Machines

Meet The Desk-Sized Turbine That Can Power A Small Town

A desk-sized turbine can power 10,000 homes using carbon dioxide.

Drones

RotorX Atom is Making Drone Racing Accessible to Everyone

RotorX’s new micro quadcopter makes drone racing easier and cheaper.

Artificial Intelligence

Facebook’s Artificial Intelligence Can Translate Words into Images, and Vice Versa

It can take text descriptions and generate accurate images with them.

Artificial Intelligence

Watch The UFO-Like, 18 Rotor Volocopter Take its First Manned Flight

The VC200 is not only easy to operate, it also doesn’t require fuel.

Science & Energy

Eyelash Mites: The Creatures that Eat, Mate, and Die on Your Face

Solar Power

Caltech’s 2500 Orbiting Solar Panels Could Provide Earth With Limitless Energy

Tiny solar tiles stretching more than 3.5 square miles will beam limitless solar energy to the Earth.

Off-World

An Infant, Rogue Planet Has Been Found Lurking in Our Solar Neighborhood

It’s only 10 million years old—practically a newborn compared to our middle-aged Sun.

Tesla

Tesla Just Unveiled the Newest Model S, And It Can Withstand Biological Warfare

The Model S has a "Bioweapon Defense Mode."

Artificial Intelligence

This Robotic Spray Can Turns Anyone Into a Graffiti Artist

This 'smart spray paint' tracks the can's position to help individuals make art.

Off-World

By 2020, We May Have a Fully Inflatable Space Station

The world's first inflatable room is now in space.

Robots and Machines

“Flyboard Air” is a Hoverboard That Can Reportedly Soar to 10,000 Feet

The Flyboard Air is an unbelievable hoverboard. Literally.

Future Society

We’re Building A Tower Taller Than the Burj Khalifa

The skylines of tomorrow will be both foreign and remarkable.

Artificial Intelligence

Next Gen Artificial Intelligence Named Viv Set to Be Unveiled at Disrupt NY

Move over Siri. Everyone, meet Viv.

Blockchain

Microsoft Just Struck a Major Blockchain Deal With World’s Leading Banks

Microsoft has partnered with R3, a consortium of 43 financial institutions, to develop blockchain technology for use in banks.