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New Processor Chips Promise Faster Neural Network Learning
Artificial Intelligence

New Processor Chips Promise Faster Neural Network Learning

These chips could fetch data as fast as it is being processed, thus speeding up processing and learning times.

Tesla’s Model 3 Racks Up Over Two Hundred Thousand Pre-Orders in 36 Hours
Tesla

Tesla’s Model 3 Racks Up Over Two Hundred Thousand Pre-Orders in 36 Hours

$10 billion in sales in just days. Welcome to the era of the electric vehicle.

The Grand Challenge: Managing Bandwidth Through Machine Learning
Future Society

The Grand Challenge: Managing Bandwidth Through Machine Learning

DARPA's Grand Challenge looks to clean up the airwaves.

The World’s Smallest TV Antenna Gets Killer Reception
Science & Energy

The World’s Smallest TV Antenna Gets Killer Reception

This tiny antenna snags some strong signals.

Ever Wanted to Experience Death? Now You Can—in Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality

Ever Wanted to Experience Death? Now You Can—in Virtual Reality

This "death-simulator" lets you live through virtual cremation.

MealSquares: A New Era of Healthy Fast Food?
Food

MealSquares: A New Era of Healthy Fast Food?

'More protein per calorie than a Big Mac, less sugar than a banana.'

The Answer to Nuclear Waste Storage and Transportation Could Be Metal Foam
Future Materials

The Answer to Nuclear Waste Storage and Transportation Could Be Metal Foam

Composite metal foam, hollow metal spheres in a solid metal matrix, promises better thermal insulation than typical bulk steels.

Car-to-Car Communications Testing To Begin In California
Robots and Machines

Car-to-Car Communications Testing To Begin In California

If regulated, this tech could cut down on more than half a million road-related accidents per year.

Microsoft is Shipping Their HoloLens Development Kits Today
Virtual Reality

Microsoft is Shipping Their HoloLens Development Kits Today

The world's first fully untethered holographic computer ships today!

The Dutch Parliament is Looking at Banning Gas and Diesel Cars
Robots and Machines

The Dutch Parliament is Looking at Banning Gas and Diesel Cars

Three countries and eight American states have joined the crusade against gas and diesel vehicles.

Nipping Cancer in the Bud—New Supersensitive Biosensor Makes It Happen
Future Materials

Nipping Cancer in the Bud—New Supersensitive Biosensor Makes It Happen

This cancer detecting sensor is 1 million times more sensitive than previous versions.

Turns Out Water Bears Are Not “Genetic Thieves” After All
Evolution

Turns Out Water Bears Are Not “Genetic Thieves” After All

New study overturns last year’s finding that nearly one-sixth of the tardigrade genome comes from horizontal gene transfer.

Newly Sequenced Tardigrade Genome Reveals the Organism Is Far Stranger Than Anticipated
Science & Energy

Newly Sequenced Tardigrade Genome Reveals the Organism Is Far Stranger Than Anticipated

A Computer Program That Knows When You’ll Die? New Project Aims to Predict Longevity
Prosthetics and Devices

A Computer Program That Knows When You’ll Die? New Project Aims to Predict Longevity

The team believes the research will bring practical, financial, and medical benefits to the public.

Stem Cells Allow Scientists to Repair Injured Spinal Cords
Science & Energy

Stem Cells Allow Scientists to Repair Injured Spinal Cords

We have a new kind of spinal cord regeneration.

US Doctors Successfully Transplant HIV-Infected Organs For the First Time
Prosthetics and Devices

US Doctors Successfully Transplant HIV-Infected Organs For the First Time

It is a new beginning in more ways than one.

We Have a New Way To Create Super-Efficient Liquid Batteries
Energy

We Have a New Way To Create Super-Efficient Liquid Batteries

It keeps going and going and going.

New Hydrogen Discovery Brings Room-Temperature Superconductors Closer to Reality
Quantum Physics

New Hydrogen Discovery Brings Room-Temperature Superconductors Closer to Reality

Hydrogen's particle and wave-like properties just brought room temperature superconductors closer to reality.

A Drone Startup Just Conducted the First Legally-Sanctioned Urban Drone Delivery
Drones

A Drone Startup Just Conducted the First Legally-Sanctioned Urban Drone Delivery

The delivery man of tomorrow may very well be a drone.

This Nanofiber Sensor Sniffs Disease Markers in Your Breath
Nanotech

This Nanofiber Sensor Sniffs Disease Markers in Your Breath

Soon, your smartphone may be able to smell your breath and tell you if you have a disease.