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Facebook Is Training Its Artificial Intelligence to Understand Language
Artificial Intelligence

Facebook Is Training Its Artificial Intelligence to Understand Language

Facebook is training its AI to understand language by teaching it to read children's books.

Scientists Find Mysterious, Repeating Radio Bursts Emanating From Space
Off-World

Scientists Find Mysterious, Repeating Radio Bursts Emanating From Space

New discovery debunks existing theories that fast radio bursts are caused by cosmic cataclysmic events—could there be something deliberate and conscious behind these regular radio signals?

Blue Origin is Making Space Tourism a Reality. Here’s How
Blue Origin

Blue Origin is Making Space Tourism a Reality. Here’s How

New Shepard, Blue Origin's suborbital spacecraft, will undergo crewed testing by next year.

This New Biosensor Can Diagnose Cancer and Other Diseases on the Spot
Science & Energy

This New Biosensor Can Diagnose Cancer and Other Diseases on the Spot

And it can provide results in as little as 15 minutes!

This Flexible Film Could Be the Key To Making Invisibility Cloaks
Robots and Machines

This Flexible Film Could Be the Key To Making Invisibility Cloaks

This new material could be used to coat (and thus, cloak) objects.

More Than 30 Billion Light-Years Away, Hubble Captures the Most Distant Galaxy Ever Found
Off-World

More Than 30 Billion Light-Years Away, Hubble Captures the Most Distant Galaxy Ever Found

You are seeing this galaxy as it existed 13.4 billion years in the past.

Stem Cell Breakthrough Restores Sight in Rabbits, Humans are Next
Prosthetics and Devices

Stem Cell Breakthrough Restores Sight in Rabbits, Humans are Next

Japanese researchers cultured and grew sheathes of rabbit cornea that restored sight in blind rabbits.

Neil de Grasse Tyson on Whether Life Could Exist as Pure Energy (video)
Exobiology

Neil de Grasse Tyson on Whether Life Could Exist as Pure Energy (video)

Science Explained: The Physics of Cold Fusion
Physics

Science Explained: The Physics of Cold Fusion

Scientists Make an Algorithm That Designs Quantum Experiments
Physics

Scientists Make an Algorithm That Designs Quantum Experiments

This computer algorithm is getting smarter every day.

This Electric Supercar is Astounding—And Also 1 Million Dollars
Robots and Machines

This Electric Supercar is Astounding—And Also 1 Million Dollars

Croatian electric car inventor is poised to change the world with his electric supercar.

Meet Connie—The Hilton’s Newest Hotel Concierge
Artificial Intelligence

Meet Connie—The Hilton’s Newest Hotel Concierge

Connie, powered by IBM's Watson, understands and responds naturally to the needs and interests of the Hilton's guests.

NASA Is Developing A Decelerator That Would Replace Parachutes In Space Vessels
NASA

NASA Is Developing A Decelerator That Would Replace Parachutes In Space Vessels

The 3-meter diameter, donut-shaped, inflatable decelerator can be compressed into a vastly smaller space.

Artificial Intelligence Victory: DeepMind AI Seals Historic ‘Go’ Win
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Victory: DeepMind AI Seals Historic ‘Go’ Win

Google's artificial intelligence program just secured a win against humanity's best.

This Electric Corvette Just Set a New Land Speed Record
Robots and Machines

This Electric Corvette Just Set a New Land Speed Record

The vehicle even beat the record on the very first day of testing.

We Just Moved One Step Closer to Holographic Long-Distance Conversations
Virtual Reality

We Just Moved One Step Closer to Holographic Long-Distance Conversations

A new telepresence system uses projected, augmented reality for efficient communication.

Bitnation Launches the First Virtual Constitution
Bitcoin

Bitnation Launches the First Virtual Constitution

If Bitcoin decentralized money creation and money growth, Bitnation is trying to do the same for organizations and nations.

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Robots and Machines

Acoustic Thievery: Researchers Find a Way to “Hack” 3-D Printers Using Sound

3-D printers are unsafe from simple gadgets such as smartphones. They can record its "printing" sounds to steal information.

The First ‘World Drone Prix’ is Being Held in Dubai
Drones

The First ‘World Drone Prix’ is Being Held in Dubai

With a $1 million pot, the first World Drone Prix might just rocket drone racing into the mainstream consciousness.

These Glasses Project Images Directly Onto Your Retina
Virtual Reality

These Glasses Project Images Directly Onto Your Retina

They work by "drawing" images onto the retina, and will help those with vision impairments to enjoy those activities most take for granted.