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Self-Driving Vehicles

Introducing Robo-Sumo: A Spectator Sport with Fighting Autonomous Robots

Who knew robots trying to push each other out of a ring could be so entertaining?

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Brain

The Origins of Human Intelligence: How We Became the ‘Thinking Species’

Let's do even more thinking about thinking...

Unprecedented Rise in “Superbugs” Prompts U.N. General Assembly Meeting
Science & Energy

Unprecedented Rise in “Superbugs” Prompts U.N. General Assembly Meeting

This marks only the fourth time the UNGA has tackled a health issue.

OMEGA Laser Could Produce Nuclear Fusion at 5 Times Current Levels
Nuclear Fusion

OMEGA Laser Could Produce Nuclear Fusion at 5 Times Current Levels

"It's like a miniature star of about a 10th of a millimeter."

Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking: Ban Military Robots Capable of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking: Ban Military Robots Capable of Artificial Intelligence

Get Ready. A Three-Wheeled Electric Car Will be Available In The U.S. By 2017
Robots and Machines

Get Ready. A Three-Wheeled Electric Car Will be Available In The U.S. By 2017

Move over Tesla.

Tricorder Tech: Oxford Scientists Made A Pocket-Sized, Portable DNA Sequencer
DNA

Tricorder Tech: Oxford Scientists Made A Pocket-Sized, Portable DNA Sequencer

This technology may revolutionize the world of genomics.

How Star Trek Shaped the Future of Technology: With Neil deGrasse Tyson & George Takei (video)
Space

How Star Trek Shaped the Future of Technology: With Neil deGrasse Tyson & George Takei (video)

NASA Has Discovered A Massive Ice Volcano on Ceres
NASA

NASA Has Discovered A Massive Ice Volcano on Ceres

Forget liquid hot magma, when this volcano erupts, it will be spewing out ice.

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Future Society

The Fridge of the Future? There’s a New Kind of “Smart Appliance”

Your fridge is now officially a Windows 10 tablet.

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Artificial Intelligence

Becoming Human: Intel is Bringing the Power of Sight to Machines

Intel is serious about giving its RealSense technology the (needed?) extra edge.

A Step from Extinction: World’s Largest Ape Listed as Critically Endangered
Science & Energy

A Step from Extinction: World’s Largest Ape Listed as Critically Endangered

77% of its population was wiped out in a single generation.

In Case You Missed It: The FDA Banned Chemicals in Antibacterial Soaps
Science & Energy

In Case You Missed It: The FDA Banned Chemicals in Antibacterial Soaps

Antibacterial soap is polluting our water and creating superbugs.

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SpaceX

SpaceX Explosion: Spacecom Demands $50 Million for Its Lost Satellite

This is the second failed SpaceX mission in 14 months.

Artificial Intelligence and Cyborgs: What Will Humanity Look Like a Century From Now?
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence and Cyborgs: What Will Humanity Look Like a Century From Now?

In 100 years, there's a good chance that humanity may not be very human.

Quark Tees: Science Meets Art
From Quarks to Quasars

Quark Tees: Science Meets Art

Here Comes the Sun: Solar Power Is Offically Reshaping Our Energy Production
Solar Power

Here Comes the Sun: Solar Power Is Offically Reshaping Our Energy Production

See how a little sunshine is being mixed into the power grid

There’s a New Xerox Machine in Town, And It Can 3D Print on Any Object
3D Printing

There’s a New Xerox Machine in Town, And It Can 3D Print on Any Object

This printer can print on plastic, metals, ceramics and even glass.

For First Time Ever, Carbon Nanotube Transistors Have Outperformed Silicon
Science & Energy

For First Time Ever, Carbon Nanotube Transistors Have Outperformed Silicon

It has begun.

One Year Later: Firefighter Describes Life After World’s Most Extensive Transplant
Science & Energy

One Year Later: Firefighter Describes Life After World’s Most Extensive Transplant

A year after the most complicated face transplant was performed, here's how Patrick Hardison is doing.