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From Quarks to Quasars

Genetics of Autism: Scientists Find New Link

The discovery could shed light on the genetic origins of autism.

This Sock Grants Sensation to Prosthetic Feet
From Quarks to Quasars

This Sock Grants Sensation to Prosthetic Feet

It uses a pressure-sensitive grid attached to vibrating motors.

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Off-World

Planet Nine Could Answer a 150-Year-Old Question About Our Solar System

We've yet to see it, but it’s certainly making its presence felt.

Avoiding  Ex Machina: How We Can Ensure Our AI Are Safe
Artificial Intelligence

Avoiding Ex Machina: How We Can Ensure Our AI Are Safe

The process is daunting, but not as daunting as the consequences of getting this wrong.

The Farming of the Future: Agriculture Drones Take to the Skies
Agriculture

The Farming of the Future: Agriculture Drones Take to the Skies

Things are looking up for U.S. farming.

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Artificial Intelligence

Hawking: Creating AI Could Be the Biggest Event in the History of Our Civilization

And it's not up to AI to decide.

Scientists Create a 5-atom Quantum Computer That Could Make Today’s Encryption Obsolete
Quantum Physics

Scientists Create a 5-atom Quantum Computer That Could Make Today’s Encryption Obsolete

And it answers a computing challenge posed over 20 years ago

Real-Life RoboCop: Dubai’s Police Force is Getting Android Reinforcements Next Year
Artificial Intelligence

Real-Life RoboCop: Dubai’s Police Force is Getting Android Reinforcements Next Year

"Come quietly or there will be... trouble."

Elon Musk: Every Tesla Car Will Be Fully Autonomous by 2017
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Every Tesla Car Will Be Fully Autonomous by 2017

Major upgrades are underway for the latest fleet of Tesla vehicles.

Watch Tesla’s Fully Autonomous Car Drive Itself Around Town
Tesla

Watch Tesla’s Fully Autonomous Car Drive Itself Around Town

It even knows not to park in disabled parking spots!

The World’s Smallest Drone is Voice Controlled, And it Can Fit in Your Pocket
Drones

The World’s Smallest Drone is Voice Controlled, And it Can Fit in Your Pocket

Don't swat it! It's a drone, not a fly.

Largest-Ever Destroyer Just Joined US Navy, and It Could Fire Railguns
From Quarks to Quasars

Largest-Ever Destroyer Just Joined US Navy, and It Could Fire Railguns

It has enough energy to power a small town and operate at the same time.

An Amoeba Engulfed a Bacterium to Become Photosynthetic
Evolution

An Amoeba Engulfed a Bacterium to Become Photosynthetic

We don't need Jurassic Park to remind us that life will find a way.

The Quest for a Cure: Immunotherapy Could Change the Tide in the War on Cancer
Cancer

The Quest for a Cure: Immunotherapy Could Change the Tide in the War on Cancer

Immunotherapy is offering new hope for better cancer treatment.

For the First Time Ever, Physicists Bridged Quantum Computers on a Single Chip
Quantum Physics

For the First Time Ever, Physicists Bridged Quantum Computers on a Single Chip

Thousands of quantum devices can now be implanted onto one substrate.

Landing on Mars: Schiaparelli, Dust Storms, and Our Quest to Colonize Space
Mars

Landing on Mars: Schiaparelli, Dust Storms, and Our Quest to Colonize Space

All we are is dust in the (Martian) wind.

Turns Out, the Moon Gets a New Surface Every 81,000 Years
Moon

Turns Out, the Moon Gets a New Surface Every 81,000 Years

This will impact how we build our lunar bases.

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Virtual Reality

You Can “Feel” Virtual Objects Using Microsoft’s New Tech

Don't just see the virtual world — feel it.

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Blockchain

Two of the Middle East’s Biggest Banks Have Partnered on a Blockchain Project

Successful transactions have been run through the system.

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Future Society

In 2018, a Massive Undersea Fiber-Optic Cable Will Connect LA to Hong Kong

It will be one of the longest U.S. to Asia undersea cables.