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WATCH – A Tesla Using the Autopilot Feature Just Crashed Into a Truck
Tesla

WATCH – A Tesla Using the Autopilot Feature Just Crashed Into a Truck

Watch as a Tesla driver's Model S Autopilot feature fail and crash into a truck.

Giant Solar Storms May Have Fueled the Evolution of Life on Earth
Off-World

Giant Solar Storms May Have Fueled the Evolution of Life on Earth

Life on Earth may have gotten its start with a little help from colossal solar eruptions.

Rochester Cloak: New Breakthrough Moves Real-Life Invisibility Cloak Closer To Reality
Future Society

Rochester Cloak: New Breakthrough Moves Real-Life Invisibility Cloak Closer To Reality

Say "hello" to continuous and multidirectional cloaking in three dimensions.

New Evidence Could ‘Break’ the Standard View of Quantum Mechanics
Physics

New Evidence Could ‘Break’ the Standard View of Quantum Mechanics

There's another theory regarding the fundamental physics of our universe, and it may be correct.

Breakthrough Bionic Spinal Cord Lets You Move Robotic Limbs With Your Thoughts
Prosthetics and Devices

Breakthrough Bionic Spinal Cord Lets You Move Robotic Limbs With Your Thoughts

Massive Asteroid Hit Earth 3.5 Billion Years Ago, Dwarfing One That Killed The Dinosaurs
Science & Energy

Massive Asteroid Hit Earth 3.5 Billion Years Ago, Dwarfing One That Killed The Dinosaurs

In fact, it was 2 times the size of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.

Dubai 3D Printed This “Office of the Future” in Less Than 3 Weeks
3D Printing

Dubai 3D Printed This “Office of the Future” in Less Than 3 Weeks

It took only 17 days to print, and it required just a skeleton crew of supervisors and electricians to add finishing touches.

After 40 Years of Blindness, a Bionic Eye Gave This Man His Sight Back
Prosthetics and Devices

After 40 Years of Blindness, a Bionic Eye Gave This Man His Sight Back

It's a new way of seeing the world, literally.

There’s a New Way to Generate Power Using Seawater
Energy

There’s a New Way to Generate Power Using Seawater

And it's much more efficient than hydrogen fuel cells.

Google’s Modular Smartphone Snaps Together Like Legos
Google

Google’s Modular Smartphone Snaps Together Like Legos

By 2017, you will be able to build your own phone.

Meet the World’s Lightest Metal. It’s 99.99% Air.
Robots and Machines

Meet the World’s Lightest Metal. It’s 99.99% Air.

It's also extremely durable, and inspired by our own bones.

Fred the Tortoise Gets New Shell, Thanks to 3D Printing
3D Printing

Fred the Tortoise Gets New Shell, Thanks to 3D Printing

After having most of his shell burnt off, 3D printing gave Fred a second chance.

Vibranium: Hyperloop Pods Will be Made From Super-Light “Smart Skin” That’s 10X Stronger Than Steel
Hyperloop

Vibranium: Hyperloop Pods Will be Made From Super-Light “Smart Skin” That’s 10X Stronger Than Steel

It's 10 times stronger and 5 times lighter than steel (it's even 1.5 times lighter than aluminum).

Can an Artificial Intelligence Create Art? Google’s Making an AI To Find Out
Google

Can an Artificial Intelligence Create Art? Google’s Making an AI To Find Out

The art that inspires you tomorrow might be made by robots.

Meet Pepper the Robot: Pizza Hut’s Newest Crew Member
Artificial Intelligence

Meet Pepper the Robot: Pizza Hut’s Newest Crew Member

Want some pizza? Pepper the robot will be the one taking your order.

India Successfully Launches Tiny Reusable Space Shuttle
Off-World

India Successfully Launches Tiny Reusable Space Shuttle

India is now officially in the reusable rockets game.

SkinTrack Lets You Use Your Arm as a Touchscreen Interface
Future Society

SkinTrack Lets You Use Your Arm as a Touchscreen Interface

Now, you can turn your flesh into a touchscreen.

Prosthetics and Devices

Hope for the Future: Gene Drives and The Age of CRISPR

For the first time in history, we can engineer our future on the most basic and fundamental level: DNA

Bid Accepted! eBay Launches The First Virtual Reality Department Store
Virtual Reality

Bid Accepted! eBay Launches The First Virtual Reality Department Store

eBay and Myers say it's all powered by you...and a virtual reality headset called "Shopticals."

Wikkelhouse is The Affordable Cardboard House That Lasts for 50+ Years
Robots and Machines

Wikkelhouse is The Affordable Cardboard House That Lasts for 50+ Years

The future of housing could be in the hands of the most unlikely material—cardboard.