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‘Swarm Intelligence’ Predicts the Kentucky Derby’s First 4 Finishers, Wins $11000
Artificial Intelligence

‘Swarm Intelligence’ Predicts the Kentucky Derby’s First 4 Finishers, Wins $11000

A software platform that uses a human swarm has just beaten the 540-to-1 odds of the Kentucky Derby.

MegaBots Raises $2.4 Million to Create Robot Fighting League
Artificial Intelligence

MegaBots Raises $2.4 Million to Create Robot Fighting League

MegaBot is a 15-foot tall, 12,000lb robot capable of hurling 3lb projectiles at speeds over 130mph.

Total (Un)Recall—Scientists Are Erasing Painful Memories
Science & Energy

Total (Un)Recall—Scientists Are Erasing Painful Memories

Researchers experimenting with a special type of neuron may have found a means to suppress painful memories and maybe even enhance others.

Jackpot! NASA Just Released 56 Patented Technologies Into the Public Domain
NASA

Jackpot! NASA Just Released 56 Patented Technologies Into the Public Domain

Aerogel, life-support systems, better rockets...and it's all free.

Leading In Quantum Computing: Australia Opens New Lab in Sydney
Quantum Computing

Leading In Quantum Computing: Australia Opens New Lab in Sydney

"There is no bolder idea than quantum computing."

Today, The First Major Hyperloop Test is Finally Happening
Hyperloop

Today, The First Major Hyperloop Test is Finally Happening

Hyperloop, the high-speed transportation project proposed by Elon Musk, is getting closer to reality.

Malawi is Using HIV-Fighting Drones To Help Protect Infants
Drones

Malawi is Using HIV-Fighting Drones To Help Protect Infants

The war against HIV just got a little bit more robotic.

Scientists Created Sperm from Human Skin Cells
Science & Energy

Scientists Created Sperm from Human Skin Cells

It may not be long until we have to rethink the age old question, "where do babies come from?"

Researchers Create Electronics That Can Dissolve in Your Brain
Brain

Researchers Create Electronics That Can Dissolve in Your Brain

Dissolving, implantable electronic devices could take bio-augmentation to a whole new level.

Earthquake Swarm Shakes Mount St. Helens
Science & Energy

Earthquake Swarm Shakes Mount St. Helens

In the past eight weeks, scientist detected 130 minor quakes.

Kepler Findings: NASA Announces Discovery of More Than 1,200 New Alien Planets
NASA

Kepler Findings: NASA Announces Discovery of More Than 1,200 New Alien Planets

Our universe is truly an amazing, awe-inspiring, and enormous place.

This is HoloFlex: A Flexible Holographic Smartphone
3D Printing

This is HoloFlex: A Flexible Holographic Smartphone

Those 3D hologram conversations in movies may be a closer reality.

World’s First Skin-To-Eye Stem Cell Transplant Successfully Restores Vision
Prosthetics and Devices

World’s First Skin-To-Eye Stem Cell Transplant Successfully Restores Vision

The patient's skin cells were transformed into eye cells, thanks to stem cell technology.

NASA’s Kepler K2 Mission Could Discover Over 100 Alien Worlds Each Year
From Quarks to Quasars

NASA’s Kepler K2 Mission Could Discover Over 100 Alien Worlds Each Year

WATCH LIVE: NASA to Announce Major Kepler Discoveries
NASA

WATCH LIVE: NASA to Announce Major Kepler Discoveries

New confirmed exoplanets? Earth 2.0? NASA will unveil the latest in space.

The Next Industry Giant to Get Involved in Virtual Reality? McDonalds.
Virtual Reality

The Next Industry Giant to Get Involved in Virtual Reality? McDonalds.

I'd like a Big Mac with a side of virtual reality, please.

Public Services Now Payable in Bitcoin in Swiss Town
Bitcoin

Public Services Now Payable in Bitcoin in Swiss Town

The government has just announced that it will be accepting Bitcoin Payments.

Rumors of ‘Alien Megastructures’ Around Tabby’s Star May Be Nothing But Flawed Data
Off-World

Rumors of ‘Alien Megastructures’ Around Tabby’s Star May Be Nothing But Flawed Data

It seems it was all just discrepancies in data coming from different telescopes.

NASA Just Detected Oxygen in the Martian Atmosphere
NASA

NASA Just Detected Oxygen in the Martian Atmosphere

For the first time in 40 years, we see oxygen on the Red Planet.

Emphemeral Tattoo Uses Ink That Disappears After One Year
Space

Emphemeral Tattoo Uses Ink That Disappears After One Year

You won't have to worry about living with that tattoo forever—if you make sure you ask for Ephemeral ink.