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Curiosity Mars Rover Unexpectedly Shut Down Over the Weekend
Mars

Curiosity Mars Rover Unexpectedly Shut Down Over the Weekend

Engineers are on it.

Scientists Are Mutating Rat Genes To Turn Them Into ‘Super Sniffers’
Science & Energy

Scientists Are Mutating Rat Genes To Turn Them Into ‘Super Sniffers’

Mutated rodents can have the ability to sniff out drugs and explosives.

New Smart Glasses Will Allow You To Control Computers With Just Your Eyes
Computers

New Smart Glasses Will Allow You To Control Computers With Just Your Eyes

Say hello to a hands-free world, with technology moving as fast as you think.

Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm Is World’s Most Advanced Bionic Arm
Prosthetics and Devices

Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm Is World’s Most Advanced Bionic Arm

The force is strong with this one.

Military Using Augmented and Virtual Reality to Train Medics
Virtual Reality

Military Using Augmented and Virtual Reality to Train Medics

The program will train medical personnel on how to respond to emergencies from the back of a helicopter.

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Tesla

New Tesla-Like Charging System Can Juice up an Electric Bus in Just 10 Minutes

If you're a developer, you can even play around with the company's patent-free system.

Hubble Just Got a Look at the Crab Nebula’s ‘Beating Heart’
Off-World

Hubble Just Got a Look at the Crab Nebula’s ‘Beating Heart’

The inner region sends out clock-like pulses of radiation and waves of charged particles embedded in magnetic fields.

Astronomers Discover a New Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System
Off-World

Astronomers Discover a New Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System

The tiny planet is the 18th largest object located in the Kuiper Belt.

MIT’s Riffle Anonymity Network is Said to Best Tor in Securing Privacy
Privacy

MIT’s Riffle Anonymity Network is Said to Best Tor in Securing Privacy

Transacting anonymously has never been this secure.

Uber Is Now Offering Helicopter Rides in Brazil
Future Society

Uber Is Now Offering Helicopter Rides in Brazil

Dodge traffic by taking the UberCopter.

A New 512GB SSD Solution Fit into a Card Smaller Than a US Postage Stamp
Robots and Machines

A New 512GB SSD Solution Fit into a Card Smaller Than a US Postage Stamp

This is going to change the specs on laptops and tablets.

New Tesla Crash Blamed on Autopilot System…Again
Tesla

New Tesla Crash Blamed on Autopilot System…Again

This is the third crash is two weeks.

First Hybrid Motor With Minimal Amounts of Heavy Rare Earth Metals Revealed
Robots and Machines

First Hybrid Motor With Minimal Amounts of Heavy Rare Earth Metals Revealed

Honda is one step closer to their promise of producing hybrid motors completely free of rare heavy metals.

Researchers Design Programmable RNA Vaccines
Science & Energy

Researchers Design Programmable RNA Vaccines

Hopefully, one day, it will work in humans too.

The Historical $100 Prize Has Been Awarded for a Solution That Would Take 10 Billion Years to Read
Computing

The Historical $100 Prize Has Been Awarded for a Solution That Would Take 10 Billion Years to Read

It's a good thing supercomputers exist.

World’s First 3D Printing Restaurant to Open in London
3D Printing

World’s First 3D Printing Restaurant to Open in London

Futuristic foodies only have three days to eat 3D printed dinners.

Australia Has a New High Speed Rail Plan and It Would Cost Taxpayers Nothing
Robots and Machines

Australia Has a New High Speed Rail Plan and It Would Cost Taxpayers Nothing

The funding for the project will come from turning existing farm lands into new developments.

Researchers Are Using Minecraft to Test Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Are Using Minecraft to Test Artificial Intelligence

The program is available for all novice and expert coders.

NASA Invests $43 Million in Electric Planes
NASA

NASA Invests $43 Million in Electric Planes

The agency came up with a 10-year plan to design and build the next generation of eco-friendly aircraft.

Researchers Discover the Limits of Cloaking Technology
Science & Energy

Researchers Discover the Limits of Cloaking Technology

The bottom line: We can't hide a tank.