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Help Build Quantum Computers by Playing Video Games
Physics

Help Build Quantum Computers by Playing Video Games

It works by "gamifying" quantum operations.

This Bizarre 3D Printer Spins out Shapes Like a Spider Spins a Web
3D Printing

This Bizarre 3D Printer Spins out Shapes Like a Spider Spins a Web

This tech can spin complex shapes freely in space without the use of supports.

Electron Microscope Observations Show Heat Moves at the Speed of Sound
Science & Energy

Electron Microscope Observations Show Heat Moves at the Speed of Sound

This observation could lead to alternative-energy technologies.

Here’s How Marijuana Drastically Shrinks An Aggressive Form Of Brain Cancer
Science & Energy

Here’s How Marijuana Drastically Shrinks An Aggressive Form Of Brain Cancer

Cannabinoids could help treat one of the most aggressive cancers in adults.

Researchers Just Discovered That Islet Cell Transplantation Restores Blood Sugar Control
Science & Energy

Researchers Just Discovered That Islet Cell Transplantation Restores Blood Sugar Control

Results from new clinical trials could lead to a more effective way to manage type 1 diabetes.

Human Beta Cells Successfully Eliminate Diabetes in Mice
Prosthetics and Devices

Human Beta Cells Successfully Eliminate Diabetes in Mice

We have removed all diabetic symptoms in mice.

MIT Artificial Intelligence Can Predict 85% of Cyber-Attacks
Artificial Intelligence

MIT Artificial Intelligence Can Predict 85% of Cyber-Attacks

A new artificial intelligence is helping human analysts pinpoint security threats.

This 15-Ton Computer Creates Clean Water, Electricity, and Internet Access
Computers

This 15-Ton Computer Creates Clean Water, Electricity, and Internet Access

A single machine can purify up to three million liters of water annually and has a lifespan of 15 years.

The State of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Revolution
Future Society

The State of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Revolution

This was supposed to be the future. Where's my hydrogen-powered car?

Now You Can Fly to Mars…on a School Bus
Mars

Now You Can Fly to Mars…on a School Bus

Lockheed Martin’s Mars Experience uses virtual reality to recreate a journey across Mars on a school bus.

We’re Going to Visit the Farthest Reaches of Our Solar System
Off-World

We’re Going to Visit the Farthest Reaches of Our Solar System

Thousands of objects exist in the Kuiper Belt, including possible planets. And we're on our way there.

Physicists Construct An Innovative Heat Engine With Just One Atom
Science & Energy

Physicists Construct An Innovative Heat Engine With Just One Atom

Heat engines are getting small. Like, just using a single atom small.

The Bottle-Sized Satellites Leading a Quiet Revolution in Space
Off-World

The Bottle-Sized Satellites Leading a Quiet Revolution in Space

There's a space revolution, and it's happening as we speak.

Spectacle Brings Augmented Reality to the Samsung Gear VR
Virtual Reality

Spectacle Brings Augmented Reality to the Samsung Gear VR

And it doesn’t bode well for virtual reality controllers

This Device Could Power One-Third Of The U.S. Using Ocean Waves
Devices

This Device Could Power One-Third Of The U.S. Using Ocean Waves

Triton can harvest wave energy from the oceans.

Astronomers Just Discovered a New Galaxy Orbiting the Milky Way
Off-World

Astronomers Just Discovered a New Galaxy Orbiting the Milky Way

It's the fourth largest satellite orbiting the Milky Way. And we only just found it.

Get to Know Jia Jia, China’s Super Realistic Humanoid Robot
Artificial Intelligence

Get to Know Jia Jia, China’s Super Realistic Humanoid Robot

This remarkably life-like robot is like something straight out of Blade Runner. See her in action.

We’re About to See What Happens If We Give the Poor Basic Income For Life
Universal Basic Income

We’re About to See What Happens If We Give the Poor Basic Income For Life

One organization is attacking poverty head on.

Microscope Uses Artificial Intelligence to Find Cancer Cells
Cancer

Microscope Uses Artificial Intelligence to Find Cancer Cells

A new microscope employs AI deep learning to detect cancer cells better and more efficiently without using biological markers that harm blood samples.

DARPA Moving Forward With Development of XS-1 Spaceplane
DARPA

DARPA Moving Forward With Development of XS-1 Spaceplane

DARPA is going to Phase 2 in its XS-1 program, pushing forward the possibility of reusable spaceplanes.