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Facebook’s Solar-Powered Planes Will Beam Data at Record-Setting Rates
Data Privacy

Facebook’s Solar-Powered Planes Will Beam Data at Record-Setting Rates

Internet for the whole world, courtesy of Facebook.

What Would It Be Like to Spend A Day in a Black Hole?
Black Holes

What Would It Be Like to Spend A Day in a Black Hole?

This Captivating Video Will Transport You From Your Living Room to Africa
Virtual Reality

This Captivating Video Will Transport You From Your Living Room to Africa

Understand the world outside of your own little bubble.

This Eerie, Spider-Legged Robot Can Walk and Never Fall Over
Robotics

This Eerie, Spider-Legged Robot Can Walk and Never Fall Over

This lightweight humanoid bot can hop, turn, and even walk on water.

#thermoelectric paint #electricity
Science & Energy

With This Revolutionary Paint, Your Walls Can Turn Heat Into Electricity

A layer of this high-tech paint could lower your energy bill.

We Figured out How To “Fingerprint” the Brain, and It Could Prevent Disease
Science & Energy

We Figured out How To “Fingerprint” the Brain, and It Could Prevent Disease

New brain mapping technique could predict what diseases you might get later in life.

Some Alzheimer’s Patients Seem to be “Resistant” to Memory Loss
Science & Energy

Some Alzheimer’s Patients Seem to be “Resistant” to Memory Loss

Brains with all of the signs of the disease, yet none of the symptoms.

The Future of Investing? AI-Run Hedge Funds
Investing

The Future of Investing? AI-Run Hedge Funds

This AI could predict market trends better than a whole team of experts.

Zuckerberg: By 2100 We Will Have Cured Most All Diseases
Meta

Zuckerberg: By 2100 We Will Have Cured Most All Diseases

The Facebook CEO has tapped the world's greatest minds to achieve this.

The Arctic Is a Staggering 36 Degrees Hotter Than What It Should Be
Climate Change

The Arctic Is a Staggering 36 Degrees Hotter Than What It Should Be

This situation leads to less sea-ice forming this time of the year.

SALT: The Gun That Doesn’t Shoot Bullets
Robots and Machines

SALT: The Gun That Doesn’t Shoot Bullets

This gun can disable any intruder without injuring them.

Nvidia Just Made the Most Energy-Efficient Supercomputer of All-Time
From Quarks to Quasars

Nvidia Just Made the Most Energy-Efficient Supercomputer of All-Time

Supercomputers are becoming more common in the private sector.

This Updated Floating UFO House Could Sail in 2018
From Quarks to Quasars

This Updated Floating UFO House Could Sail in 2018

Meet the new and improved UFO houseboat.

A Self-Piloting Human Transport Drone Flew Untethered for the First Time
From Quarks to Quasars

A Self-Piloting Human Transport Drone Flew Untethered for the First Time

But it wasn't all smooth sailing.

Tour the World Anytime with Google Earth VR
Virtual Reality

Tour the World Anytime with Google Earth VR

You can even float around space without the hassle of a spacesuit.

An End to Blindness: “Holy Grail” of Gene Editing Partially Restores Vision
Gene Editing

An End to Blindness: “Holy Grail” of Gene Editing Partially Restores Vision

This could signal upcoming cures for formally incurable diseases.

Moon

Margaret Hamilton: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Took Us to the Moon

Meet the woman who made Apollo 11 and our trip to the Moon possible.

No More Coal: All Coal Power Plants in France Will Be Shut Down by 2023
Climate Change

No More Coal: All Coal Power Plants in France Will Be Shut Down by 2023

France is serious about cracking down on carbon emissions.

Batteries May Soon Store Five Times More Energy, Thanks to the Human Gut
Energy

Batteries May Soon Store Five Times More Energy, Thanks to the Human Gut

Looking inside ourselves for inspiration.

Worms Without Eyes Can Sense Light 100 Times Better Than Humans
Science & Energy

Worms Without Eyes Can Sense Light 100 Times Better Than Humans

We could have better sunscreens thanks to these microscopic worms.