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New Company Promises Cheaper WiFi That’s 100x Faster
Future Society

New Company Promises Cheaper WiFi That’s 100x Faster

When they say fast, they mean it. The WiFi will be nearly 100 times faster than the average home connection

Alien Oceanography: Cassini Reveals a Primordial Ocean of Organics on Titan
Off-World

Alien Oceanography: Cassini Reveals a Primordial Ocean of Organics on Titan

Titan is a rich sludge of organics.

Otto is Turning Trucks into Self-Driving Giants
Self-Driving Vehicles

Otto is Turning Trucks into Self-Driving Giants

If you see a truck without a driver, it's not necessarily a Transformer.

To Infinity And Beyond: Disney Launched A Free Virtual Reality App
Virtual Reality

To Infinity And Beyond: Disney Launched A Free Virtual Reality App

The media giant has become bigger than ever and is now exploring a new side of entertainment: Virtual reality.

This Lithium-Air Battery Has 5 Times the Energy Density of Conventional Lithium-Ion Batteries
Energy

This Lithium-Air Battery Has 5 Times the Energy Density of Conventional Lithium-Ion Batteries

A Host of Soon-to-be-Expired Patents are Set to Revolutionize 3D Printing
3D Printing

A Host of Soon-to-be-Expired Patents are Set to Revolutionize 3D Printing

A slew of expiring 3D printing patents will bring printer costs down and quality up.

Stanford Engineers Create an at Home Urine Test to Detect Disease
Science & Energy

Stanford Engineers Create an at Home Urine Test to Detect Disease

While dipsticks have been around for awhile, they still aren't really known for giving the best results for a urine test.

This Company’s CEO is a Computer Program, and It Just Made $131 Million
Finance

This Company’s CEO is a Computer Program, and It Just Made $131 Million

No office, no employees, just a computer program...and more than a hundred million dollars.

Jet Capsule: A Floating UFO Designed For Oceanic Off-Grid Living
Robots and Machines

Jet Capsule: A Floating UFO Designed For Oceanic Off-Grid Living

It's not a flying object, it's a floating object, and it's intended for living on a floating house.

Today’s Stars May Evolve Differently Than Stars in the Early Universe
Off-World

Today’s Stars May Evolve Differently Than Stars in the Early Universe

This discovery could help scientists understand how galaxies evolve.

Now You Can Get Your Kentucky Fried Chicken With a Side of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Now You Can Get Your Kentucky Fried Chicken With a Side of Artificial Intelligence

Charge your cell phone wirelessly while you tell a robot your order. It's a dream come true.

An Entire Country Ran On Renewable Energy for 4 Straight Days
Renewable Energy

An Entire Country Ran On Renewable Energy for 4 Straight Days

Portugal ran for more than half a week without having to resort to fossil fuels.

Meet the SeaDrone: The Affordable Underwater Robot
Drones

Meet the SeaDrone: The Affordable Underwater Robot

Researchers are taking airborne drone technologies into the deep.

Life Where It’s Least Expected—New Study States Red Giants Can Unlock Life on Frozen Worlds
Exobiology

Life Where It’s Least Expected—New Study States Red Giants Can Unlock Life on Frozen Worlds

Red giants—the penultimate phase of stellar senescence—may harbor habitable zones that could be stable for billions of years, and create conditions suitable for life in the outer reaches of their planetary systems.

Scientists Launched an Enormous Atlas of the Mathematical Universe
Science & Energy

Scientists Launched an Enormous Atlas of the Mathematical Universe

We're making a "genealogy" of the mathematical cosmos and have more than 20 million objects catalogued.

Physicists Just Discovered a New Form of Light
Science & Energy

Physicists Just Discovered a New Form of Light

Think the world already knows everything there is to know about light? Think again.

NASA Captures Magnetic Field Explosions Over Earth
NASA

NASA Captures Magnetic Field Explosions Over Earth

For the first time ever, NASA has captured a (previously invisible) maelstrom.

Scientists Find First Ever Microbe Without Mitochondria
Science & Energy

Scientists Find First Ever Microbe Without Mitochondria

We thought that no eukaryotic cell could exist without mitochondria. We were wrong.

Single-Sided Deafness May Soon Have A Cure
Science & Energy

Single-Sided Deafness May Soon Have A Cure

Looking at brain plasticity may have given us a way to fix single-sided deafness.

Samsung Files Patent For Smartwatch That Projects an Interface on Your Arm
Future Society

Samsung Files Patent For Smartwatch That Projects an Interface on Your Arm

This will have you projecting an interface onto your body.