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Putting Light in a Box: Haroche and His Nobel Prize Winning Idea
From Quarks to Quasars

Putting Light in a Box: Haroche and His Nobel Prize Winning Idea

Photon manipulation may be the key to a variety of future tech.

New Study Says We Must Do More Than Cap Global Warming Temperatures
From Quarks to Quasars

New Study Says We Must Do More Than Cap Global Warming Temperatures

12 scientists say sucking greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere may be our only hope.

These Microbots Will Treat Diseases From Inside Your Body
From Quarks to Quasars

These Microbots Will Treat Diseases From Inside Your Body

Tiny robots will dramatically change our trips to the doctor's office.

The Hunt For Alien Life: Meet the Aquatic Worlds of Our Solar System
From Quarks to Quasars

The Hunt For Alien Life: Meet the Aquatic Worlds of Our Solar System

Earth is not the only place drenched in precious water.

India’s Top Economist Announces His Support For Universal Basic Income
From Quarks to Quasars

India’s Top Economist Announces His Support For Universal Basic Income

The government would supply between $150 and $225 a year per person.

Forever Young? There’s Officially An Anti-Aging Pill For Dogs
Prosthetics and Devices

Forever Young? There’s Officially An Anti-Aging Pill For Dogs

Evidence shows it works on dogs, mice, and maybe one day, even humans.

Scientists Created an Inorganic Double-Helix Structure for the First Time Ever
Science & Energy

Scientists Created an Inorganic Double-Helix Structure for the First Time Ever

This could be the key to making robust and flexible electronics.

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Chemistry

Nanomachines Score The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

They created small motors no bigger than a human hair, and even a nanoscale 'car.'

Robots Have Learned to Pool Their Experience to Acquire Basic Motor Skills
Artificial Intelligence

Robots Have Learned to Pool Their Experience to Acquire Basic Motor Skills

Could a robotic hive mind be the key to smarter bots?

Watch SpaceX’s Remarkable Vision of Humanity’s Colonization of Mars
Mars

Watch SpaceX’s Remarkable Vision of Humanity’s Colonization of Mars

Care for a sneak peek to our "future home?'

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Artificial Intelligence

Samsung Acquires Viv, an AI Assistant Created by the Minds Behind Siri

This new AI assistant can write its own code.

We Might Finally Have A Vaccine to Protect Us From the Common Cold
Science & Energy

We Might Finally Have A Vaccine to Protect Us From the Common Cold

So long, sneezes.

A New Kind of Hyperloop: Canadian Train Could Travel Over 1,200 Km/H
Hyperloop

A New Kind of Hyperloop: Canadian Train Could Travel Over 1,200 Km/H

The travel pods of the future may be coming to the Great White North.

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Blue Origin

Unexpected Result: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Dramatically Lands New Shepard Rocket

Commercial space travel just passed its "toughest test yet."

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Biology

Self-Cannibalization: Nobel Prize In Medicine Goes To “Self-Eating” Cells

It could revolutionize everything from Type 2 diabetes to Alzheimer’s.

Avoiding a Holocaust: A Visual Guide to U.S. Nuclear Disarmament
Nuclear Fusion

Avoiding a Holocaust: A Visual Guide to U.S. Nuclear Disarmament

Here's a look at our legacy.

A New Medical Advancement Could Stop a Heart Attack in Its Tracks
Science & Energy

A New Medical Advancement Could Stop a Heart Attack in Its Tracks

Others discounted this drug. But one cardiologist didn't.

Exponential Intelligence: Microsoft Is Building the First AI Supercomputer
Artificial Intelligence

Exponential Intelligence: Microsoft Is Building the First AI Supercomputer

Microsoft is bringing the power of AI to the cloud.

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Self-Driving Vehicles

MIT’s “Moral Machine” Lets You Decide Who Lives & Dies in Self-Driving Car Crashes

MIT hopes to discover the pattern behind our ethical decision making.

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Evolution

The Evolution of Automation: Meet the Restaurant Run by Robots

Will the rise of the robot chef lead to a new type of business model?