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From Quarks to Quasars

Know Your Scientist: Bill Nye, “The Science Guy”

Why We May Owe Our Existence to Cosmic Expansion
Off-World

Why We May Owe Our Existence to Cosmic Expansion

The fact that gamma-ray bursts haven’t killed us yet may allow us to put a lower bound on the cosmological constant.

Bionic Fingertip Allows Amputees To Feel Again
Prosthetics and Devices

Bionic Fingertip Allows Amputees To Feel Again

Thanks to brain-machine interfaces, this device allows amputees to accurately feel texture 96% of the time.

Hypatia: Journey Through the World’s First Virtual Reality City
Virtual Reality

Hypatia: Journey Through the World’s First Virtual Reality City

All the art, culture, education, and interaction you want - in a stunning virtual reality world.

The Guy Who First Hacked the iPhone and Built a Self-Driving Car Just Got Funding
Self-Driving Vehicles

The Guy Who First Hacked the iPhone and Built a Self-Driving Car Just Got Funding

The kit to make a self-driving car could be on the market this year.

Chinese Scientists Say They Have the Ability To Clone Humans
Prosthetics and Devices

Chinese Scientists Say They Have the Ability To Clone Humans

But the rest of the world might not be ready yet.

Another Win! Google’s Artificial Intelligence Beats the World Champion of Go For the Second Time
Google

Another Win! Google’s Artificial Intelligence Beats the World Champion of Go For the Second Time

Can an artificial intelligence beat our best? It seems that we have our answer.

CRISPR: How DNA Editing Is Going to Transform Our World
DNA

CRISPR: How DNA Editing Is Going to Transform Our World

We’ve Successfully Grown Crops in ‘Martian’ Soil
Off-World

We’ve Successfully Grown Crops in ‘Martian’ Soil

It happened in "The Martian"-- but can crops be grown on martian soil in the lab?

New Research Shows Bacteria Populations Are Able To Develop A “Collective Memory”
Science & Energy

New Research Shows Bacteria Populations Are Able To Develop A “Collective Memory”

Scientists found that individual bacteria have short memories, and in comparison, bacteria populations have a staggeringly long memory.

The World’s Newest Atom Smashers Just Took Its First Spin
Physics

The World’s Newest Atom Smashers Just Took Its First Spin

Scientists may soon be able to get answers about the fundamental nature of our universe, thanks to the newest atom smasher machine.

This Vertical Village Looks Like A Jungle Towering 36 Stories Into The Sky
Future Society

This Vertical Village Looks Like A Jungle Towering 36 Stories Into The Sky

The 'city of the future,' may be a vertical tower of plants.

Scientists Just Made a Mind-Controlled Wheelchair
Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Just Made a Mind-Controlled Wheelchair

Watch monkeys control robotic wheelchairs using only their brainpower.

Research Shows That Our Brains Are Ready for Teleportation
Science & Energy

Research Shows That Our Brains Are Ready for Teleportation

We can't teleport our bodies, but our brains are ready.

Quantum Computing: Scientists “Flip” Electrons With Microwaves
Quantum Physics

Quantum Computing: Scientists “Flip” Electrons With Microwaves

As each day passes, it seems that we inch ever closer to viable quantum computers.

A New Era in Stretchable Electronics
Science & Energy

A New Era in Stretchable Electronics

Take a moment to watch a stretchy robot test its octopus-inspired skin.

New “Sneezometer” Could Change How Asthma is Diagnosed and Treated
Medical

New “Sneezometer” Could Change How Asthma is Diagnosed and Treated

The World Health Organization links air pollution to seven million premature deaths every year. Could the new “sneezometer” change this statistic?

We Just Discovered a New Type of Stem Cell
Science & Energy

We Just Discovered a New Type of Stem Cell

We have a new kind of stem cell, one that could lead to significant advances in regenerative medicine.

Meet BMW’s Shape-Shifting “Car of the Future”
Robots and Machines

Meet BMW’s Shape-Shifting “Car of the Future”

The future of cars, as seen through the eyes of luxury automaker BMW, is impressive - to say the least.

This is the Fastest Hydrogen-Powered Car Ever Designed, And it’s Simply Astounding
Robots and Machines

This is the Fastest Hydrogen-Powered Car Ever Designed, And it’s Simply Astounding

This is the first high-performance hydrogen-car capable of going from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.4 seconds.