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Google Files Patent for a Display Screen You Can Tear Apart and Share
Google

Google Files Patent for a Display Screen You Can Tear Apart and Share

No more fighting over the remote. Everyone gets their own screen.

Soccer Moms Rejoice! Fiat & Google Partner on Self-Driving Minivans
Google

Soccer Moms Rejoice! Fiat & Google Partner on Self-Driving Minivans

The future has officially arrived. Google is making self-driving minivans.

Study Reveals Earth Has 1 Trillion Species, Only 0.001% Are Known
Science & Energy

Study Reveals Earth Has 1 Trillion Species, Only 0.001% Are Known

We've only identified 10 million species thus far, and it seems our planet houses more than a trillion.

You Can Play Fallout 4 in Virtual Reality Starting This Week
Virtual Reality

You Can Play Fallout 4 in Virtual Reality Starting This Week

IBM Is Giving the Public Access to Their Five-Qubit Quantum Computer for Free
Quantum Physics

IBM Is Giving the Public Access to Their Five-Qubit Quantum Computer for Free

IBM is making the quantum infrastructure available to the public.

Student Invents 3D Printed Bioreactor That Can Grow Hundreds of Mini-Brains
3D Printing

Student Invents 3D Printed Bioreactor That Can Grow Hundreds of Mini-Brains

A high school student 3D printed a better mini-brain bioreactor over a summer internship program..

Experience What Virtual Reality Has to Offer: Oculus Hits Stores This Week
Virtual Reality

Experience What Virtual Reality Has to Offer: Oculus Hits Stores This Week

The Rift is available in Best Buy stores this week, and they're offering more in-store demos.

Cogswell College Will Be Offering Courses in VR and AR
Virtual Reality

Cogswell College Will Be Offering Courses in VR and AR

Welcome to the world’s first school for virtual reality.

Brain-Dead People Could be ‘Brought Back to Life,’ Thanks to New Biotech Experiments
Brain

Brain-Dead People Could be ‘Brought Back to Life,’ Thanks to New Biotech Experiments

Scientists are experimenting to see if they can revive brain-dead patients.

Inexpensive Qubits Could be Engineered From Aluminum Nitride
Robots and Machines

Inexpensive Qubits Could be Engineered From Aluminum Nitride

The possibility of quantum computers is more feasible than ever.

Science Explained: Why Do Boomerangs Come Back?
Science & Energy

Science Explained: Why Do Boomerangs Come Back?

For the First Time, Scientists Have Found our “Happiness” Genes
Science & Energy

For the First Time, Scientists Have Found our “Happiness” Genes

They found three genes that are tied to happiness and two others that are linked to depression.

Sony’s Smart Contact Lenses Can Record What You See
Prosthetics and Devices

Sony’s Smart Contact Lenses Can Record What You See

These are tiny cameras that record and store whatever you see, and even play it back before your very eyes.

Here’s How to Teach Yourself Physics and Math
Physics

Here’s How to Teach Yourself Physics and Math

Get to know the amazing physics that governs our universe...and the math behind it.

Now You Can Slack In Virtual Reality (yay?)
Virtual Reality

Now You Can Slack In Virtual Reality (yay?)

So. This is a thing.

Goldman Sachs Launches Internet Bank With $1 Minimum Deposit
Future Society

Goldman Sachs Launches Internet Bank With $1 Minimum Deposit

There's a new internet-based banking service that only costs $1 to sign up.

Finally, Minecraft in Virtual Reality Is Here
Virtual Reality

Finally, Minecraft in Virtual Reality Is Here

The much awaited Minecraft virtual reality edition is now out on the Oculus Store!

A Solar System with Three Earths?  Astronomers Find a Trio of Potentially Habitable Worlds
Exobiology

A Solar System with Three Earths? Astronomers Find a Trio of Potentially Habitable Worlds

The three planets, similar in size to Earth and Venus, were found orbiting an “ultracool” red dwarf star nearly 40 light-years away.

Rare Galaxy Hiding in the Night Sky Captured by Hubble
Off-World

Rare Galaxy Hiding in the Night Sky Captured by Hubble

An ultra-rare galaxy was just captured by Hubble.

SpaceX Breaks Boeing-Lockheed Monopoly in Space Launches
Boeing

SpaceX Breaks Boeing-Lockheed Monopoly in Space Launches

A savings of some 120 million dollars. These are the fruits of a broken monopoly.