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Science & Energy

Virtual Neurons Have Been Created by the Blue Brain Project

Future Society

Google’s Superhuman Computer Can Tell Where Nearly Any Photo Was Taken

And the new image recognition software uses so little space it fits in your smartphone.

Off-World

What Would Happen if the Sun Went Supernova?

This would be the end of life as we know it.

DARPA

DARPA Just Unveiled Its VTOL X-Plane Concept, and It Has 20+ Propellers

Meet the very futuristic (and very strange looking) VTOL X-plane.

Energy

US Claims It has “The Holy Grail of Energy,” Announces New Battery Storage

This new generation of batteries could potentially change the country's electric grid in as short as five years.

Physics

The Science of Sound: Breaking Glass Panes with Car Speakers

How can you break glass with sound? Is there a special way to do it, or can anyone?

Off-World

This Satellite Will Soon be “The Brightest Star in the Night Sky”

More than 1.5 million rubles have been raised to fund the Russian “Mayak” satellite project. Will there be a new brightest star in the night"We are sending a spacecraft into orbit that will be the brightest star in the sky, visible from any point on our planet." sky?

Future Society

Cashless, Cardless, and Now (thanks to Google) a Phoneless Way to Pay

Google's Hands Free pilot program will allow shoppers to complete transactions with a word.

Artificial Intelligence

Eying the Future: Doctors to Use Robotic System for Eye Surgery

Oxford University is going to conduct high-risk eye surgeries using robots.

Off-World

Total Solar Eclipse Heading Our Way Next Week, Here’s How to Watch

Here's everything you need to know to see the total solar eclipse March 8-9.

Future Materials

Amazing 3D Printer Can Use 21 Different Metals Simultaneously

Quantum Physics

Researchers Found a Way to Shrink a Supercomputer to the Size of a Laptop

Soon, our computers may use molecular motors in place of electronic transistors.

Physics

A ‘New Physics’? Scientists May Have Glimpsed a World Beyond the Standard Model

Physicists previously detected anomalous readings in the decay of a B meson, which may mean the existence of physics beyond the current theory.

Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Think They’ve Discovered Why Skin Cells Age

This discovery could lead to a greater understanding of how organs in the body age, and it has major cosmetic implications.

Future Society

Hypersonic Missiles May Be a Reality in the Next Decade

Hypersonic missiles and drones may be coming to a world near you.

Graphene

Physicists Discover Graphene Slides Across Gold With Almost Perfect, Frictionless Movement

Graphene can move across materials while causing almost no energy loss between mechanical parts.

Future Society

The Future of Gaming? Check Out the Remarkable Graphics of Unreal Engine 4

The next generation of high-end gaming may be your phone.

Physics

Scientists Entangle Three Photons, Opening a New Door to Quantum Encryption

Does the idea of a quantum internet intrigue you? These scientists may have taken the first major step toward creating one.

Biology

Regenerative Biology: Harvard Scientists Create Mini-Organs Capable of Producing Insulin

Scientists have grown “mini-organs” in vitro that can restore insulin production.

Future Society

The Store With No Employees: Sweden Opens The First Unstaffed Store

For late night cravings or odd hour emergencies, you can head to the shop that is ran by, well, no one.