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Controversial New AI Can Tell Whether or Not You’re A Criminal
Artificial Intelligence

Controversial New AI Can Tell Whether or Not You’re A Criminal

Critics fear a cross between Judge Dredd and Minority Report.

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Robots and Machines

New Artificial Muscles From MIT Bring HBO’s Westworld Closer to Reality

These new "muscles" are cheaper and more durable than the competition.

Investigators Are Using Advanced Augmented Reality to Help Solve Crimes
Virtual Reality

Investigators Are Using Advanced Augmented Reality to Help Solve Crimes

In the future, using this AR system will be like having a team of experts in just one officer.

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Robots and Machines

Forget Airplane Mode. Smartphones May Soon Have ‘Driver Mode’

Apps, social media, and texting would all be blocked.

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Science & Energy

We Must Prepare for CRISPR Bioterror Threats

Preparation is the key to safety as gene editing tech evolves exponentially.

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Science & Energy

In Just Three Months, Immunotherapy Cured a New Genetic Mutation

This method could help with the side effects of skin cancer treatment.

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Evolution

This USB Stick Could Revolutionize HIV Monitoring

This new way to monitor HIV treatment could save lives.

Computers Made of Genetic Material Will Revolutionize Our World
Evolution

Computers Made of Genetic Material Will Revolutionize Our World

The future of electronics could come in a size even tinier than a virus.

How Lab-Grown Meat Could Be the Future of Food
From Quarks to Quasars

How Lab-Grown Meat Could Be the Future of Food

Bye-bye cows?

The Space Debris Problem: Dual Impact in Myanmar Shows What’s to Come
Off-World

The Space Debris Problem: Dual Impact in Myanmar Shows What’s to Come

Debris could crash into Earth without warning at any time.

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Hacking

Chinese Hackers Busted the Google Pixel in Under 60 Seconds

Who knew there were so many good hackers out there?

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NASA

NASA Says That Hypersonic Planes are “Inevitable”

Care for a 35-minute flight from London to New York?

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Prosthetics and Devices

Dawn of Cybernetics: Start-Up Seeks to Introduce Modular Exoskeletons

There could be applications for medical therapy, athletics, even astronaut training.

Experimental Brain Implant Lets A Paralyzed Woman Communicate
Brain

Experimental Brain Implant Lets A Paralyzed Woman Communicate

We have our first practical brain-computer interface device.

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Tesla

Tesla Once Again Wins “Most Loved” Car in America

Elon Musk's EV manufacturer is still on top.

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Off-World

New Law Lets Companies Own Parts of Asteroids

As long as companies get mission approval and follow international law.

Physicists Have Discovered a Second State of Liquid Water
Science & Energy

Physicists Have Discovered a Second State of Liquid Water

Water has just gotten a little weirder.

Microsoft Unites with Elon Musk on Breakthrough AI Project
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Unites with Elon Musk on Breakthrough AI Project

Microsoft pitches in on the democratization of artificial intelligence.

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Science & Energy

Implanting Embryonic Neurons Repairs Brain Damage in Mice

This could have a big impact on people with conditions like Alzheimer's.

A Decade of Advances in Cancer Prevention, Thanks to AI
Artificial Intelligence

A Decade of Advances in Cancer Prevention, Thanks to AI

The rapidly advancing field of medicine is about to get a major boost.