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#alcohol #food technology #health
Science & Energy

A “Hangover Free” Alcohol Alternative is Under Development

Could taking away the risk of a hangover lead to other bad choices?

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Space

New Photos From Space Show How Fracking Is Reshaping the Earth’s Surface

New photos show how we, literally, reshape our world.

Scientists To Uncover How Cosmic Dust Impacts Life on Earth
Off-World

Scientists To Uncover How Cosmic Dust Impacts Life on Earth

This breakthrough research could completely revolutionize our understanding of how worlds form.

The Genetic Roots of Disease: Landmark Map Reveals the Genetic Wiring of Cellular Life
Science & Energy

The Genetic Roots of Disease: Landmark Map Reveals the Genetic Wiring of Cellular Life

It can help us target and destroy diseased cells more accurately.

#driverless cars #autonomous cars #google
Google

Google’s Self-Driving Car Sustains Major Damage in Worst Crash To Date

A driver running a red light slams into Google's Lexus RX 450 SUV

Plumes on Europa Might Confirm Suspicions of Water Beneath Its Icy Crust
Off-World

Plumes on Europa Might Confirm Suspicions of Water Beneath Its Icy Crust

Rainy days are ahead on Jupiter's most intriguing moon.

A Planet is Born: ALMA Sees the Formation of an Enormous Ice World
Off-World

A Planet is Born: ALMA Sees the Formation of an Enormous Ice World

It's even bigger than Neptune.

#moores law microchips #transistors #intel
Physics

Saving Moore’s Law: Physics Could Let Us Make Chips Faster Without Making Them Smaller

Can chaos theory be used to create better microchips?

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DNA

Baby With DNA From Three People Born Using First-Of-Its-Kind Fertilization Method

Controversial method saved the baby's life, but was it worth the risks?

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Computers

A New Wave of Quantum Computers: D-Wave to Ship a 2,000-Qubit Quantum Computer by 2017

Advancing the most advanced computer today.

Chemistry

Breakthrough Chemistry: We Can Now Create A New Form of Light

A long-standing rule of chemistry was broken, and with it, a new form of light created.

Stanford Study: Earth on Its Way to Warmest Temperatures in More Than 120,000 Years
Climate Change

Stanford Study: Earth on Its Way to Warmest Temperatures in More Than 120,000 Years

And it gets even warmer.

Cleaner Air: Atmospheric Acidity Has Returned to Pre-Industrial Levels
Climate Change

Cleaner Air: Atmospheric Acidity Has Returned to Pre-Industrial Levels

Acid levels in the air are nearly as low as they were before the 1930s.

Twisting Light: New Measurements Could Revolutionize How We Use Light
Evolution

Twisting Light: New Measurements Could Revolutionize How We Use Light

Taking a (much) closer look at the properties of light.

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Science & Energy

The World’s First “Artificial Pancreas” Will Be Hitting the Market in 2017

Expected to hit the market by Spring 2017.

If We Go To Mars, We Might End Up Killing Life That’s Already There
Mars

If We Go To Mars, We Might End Up Killing Life That’s Already There

Humans on Mars could mean no more Martians.

We Just Passed Another Global Warming Threshold, And There’s No End in Sight
Global Warming

We Just Passed Another Global Warming Threshold, And There’s No End in Sight

We need to do something about this.

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3D Printing

Doctors Can Now 3D-Print Bones On Demand, Thanks to a New “Hyperelastic” Material

3D printing is improving medical technology one organ at a time.

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Energy

Lossless Energy Transfer: Scientists Just Had Another Superconductor Breakthrough

Hasta la vista leg burning laptop furnaces!

New Quantum-Powered AI Exoskeleton Lets One Person Do the Work of Four
Artificial Intelligence

New Quantum-Powered AI Exoskeleton Lets One Person Do the Work of Four

One step closer to the coming age of autonomy?