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5 Views on What Basic Income Should Be and Why It Matters
Universal Basic Income

5 Views on What Basic Income Should Be and Why It Matters

This is a beginning, a spark to help us see what a basic income could be and should be.

Tesla Driver Killed in Crash in Autopilot Mode and Investigation Follows
Tesla

Tesla Driver Killed in Crash in Autopilot Mode and Investigation Follows

A fatal accident involving a Tesla S running on Autopilot is prompting an investigation from the NHTSA.

Double Wi-Fi Speeds For More Devices With New Wi-Fi Spec Update
Future Society

Double Wi-Fi Speeds For More Devices With New Wi-Fi Spec Update

Wi-Fi is getting better, faster, stronger.

A New 400K Distance Record Set in Quantum Cryptography
Quantum Physics

A New 400K Distance Record Set in Quantum Cryptography

Want to send a secret message? You need to enter the quantum world.

“Unnatural Selection:” Study Reports Human Activity Causing Speciation and Rapid Evolution
Evolution

“Unnatural Selection:” Study Reports Human Activity Causing Speciation and Rapid Evolution

Nature conservation remains just as urgent as ever.

Lightweight Exoskeleton Being Developed to Treat Parkinson’s Tremors
Prosthetics and Devices

Lightweight Exoskeleton Being Developed to Treat Parkinson’s Tremors

Treating tremors with technology may be the next innovation in Parkinson's care.

New Tech Installed on The ISS Set To Form Solar System-Wide ‘Internet’
International Space Station

New Tech Installed on The ISS Set To Form Solar System-Wide ‘Internet’

It's basically Internet. For the whole Solar System.

Marijuana Compound Removes Toxic Alzheimer’s Protein from the Brain
Science & Energy

Marijuana Compound Removes Toxic Alzheimer’s Protein from the Brain

The drug known to calm the nerves may actually be fixing them as well.

NASA Successfully Tests Most Powerful Rocket Booster Ever Made
NASA

NASA Successfully Tests Most Powerful Rocket Booster Ever Made

This beast generated 3.6 million pounds of thrust.

Astronomers Baffled by Wind Nebula Around Insanely Magnetic Star
Wind

Astronomers Baffled by Wind Nebula Around Insanely Magnetic Star

This is the first time a rare magnetar is found surrounded by a wind nebula.

Life in Space: Thinner Ice Shell May Mean Life on Enceladus?
Off-World

Life in Space: Thinner Ice Shell May Mean Life on Enceladus?

A new model suggesting a thinner shell of ice around the planet will allow for more accurate data gathering.

Gene Therapy for Fatal Childhood Illness Approved in Europe, And It Has A 100% Survival Rate
Science & Energy

Gene Therapy for Fatal Childhood Illness Approved in Europe, And It Has A 100% Survival Rate

The first gene therapy for children is coming to Europe.

Battle of the Machines: Robocup 2016 Starts Tomorrow!
Artificial Intelligence

Battle of the Machines: Robocup 2016 Starts Tomorrow!

Gear up for five days of robotic innovation.

Chemicals Found on Mars Point to Oxygen-Rich Past
Mars

Chemicals Found on Mars Point to Oxygen-Rich Past

Back in the day, Mars had more in common with Earth than previously thought.

Astronomers Discovered a Dark Moon Orbiting Dwarf Planet “Makemake”
Moon

Astronomers Discovered a Dark Moon Orbiting Dwarf Planet “Makemake”

The discovery could help us understand more about dwarf planets in our Solar System.

New Paper Claims EM Drive Works, Produces Light As Exhaust
Physics

New Paper Claims EM Drive Works, Produces Light As Exhaust

EM Drive is heralded as "the fuel free travel of the future." The only problem? It seems to break physics as we know it.

New Form Of Atomic Nuclei Just Confirmed, And it Suggests Time Travel is Impossible
Physics

New Form Of Atomic Nuclei Just Confirmed, And it Suggests Time Travel is Impossible

A new discovery in physics indicates that we can never go back in time.

Check Out Microsoft’s Vision of A Future Without Mice and Keyboards
Virtual Reality

Check Out Microsoft’s Vision of A Future Without Mice and Keyboards

In the future, we may be interacting with our technology in a very different way.

MIT Engineers Develop Tough New Hydrogel Inspired by Human Skin
Robots and Machines

MIT Engineers Develop Tough New Hydrogel Inspired by Human Skin

The new material can be used to create synthetic skin and deliver drugs.

Meet The Axolotl: The Mexican Walking Fish
From Quarks to Quasars

Meet The Axolotl: The Mexican Walking Fish