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NASA

NASA Says That Hypersonic Planes are “Inevitable”

Care for a 35-minute flight from London to New York?

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Prosthetics and Devices

Dawn of Cybernetics: Start-Up Seeks to Introduce Modular Exoskeletons

There could be applications for medical therapy, athletics, even astronaut training.

Experimental Brain Implant Lets A Paralyzed Woman Communicate
Brain

Experimental Brain Implant Lets A Paralyzed Woman Communicate

We have our first practical brain-computer interface device.

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Tesla

Tesla Once Again Wins “Most Loved” Car in America

Elon Musk's EV manufacturer is still on top.

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Off-World

New Law Lets Companies Own Parts of Asteroids

As long as companies get mission approval and follow international law.

Physicists Have Discovered a Second State of Liquid Water
Science & Energy

Physicists Have Discovered a Second State of Liquid Water

Water has just gotten a little weirder.

Microsoft Unites with Elon Musk on Breakthrough AI Project
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Unites with Elon Musk on Breakthrough AI Project

Microsoft pitches in on the democratization of artificial intelligence.

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Science & Energy

Implanting Embryonic Neurons Repairs Brain Damage in Mice

This could have a big impact on people with conditions like Alzheimer's.

A Decade of Advances in Cancer Prevention, Thanks to AI
Artificial Intelligence

A Decade of Advances in Cancer Prevention, Thanks to AI

The rapidly advancing field of medicine is about to get a major boost.

Researchers Transmit “Super-Current” at Record Distance
Science & Energy

Researchers Transmit “Super-Current” at Record Distance

Small particles, giant leap towards superconductive quantum devices.

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Global Warming

Global Warming Is Already Transforming Our Planet, and It’s Literally Changing Our Genes

Climate change is affecting far more than global temperatures.

“Young Blood” Transfusions Improve Mental and Physical Performance in Old Mice
Science & Energy

“Young Blood” Transfusions Improve Mental and Physical Performance in Old Mice

A dose of young blood could be just what the doctor order.

Newly Discovered Antibody Can Neutralize 98 Percent of HIV Strains
Science & Energy

Newly Discovered Antibody Can Neutralize 98 Percent of HIV Strains

Experts could be one step closer to finding a cure for HIV.

Get Ready. Fleets of Autonomous Cars Could Soon Be Coming to a State Near You
Self-Driving Vehicles

Get Ready. Fleets of Autonomous Cars Could Soon Be Coming to a State Near You

Could we completely give up the wheel?

Is Universal Basic Income a Viable Solution? Another Country is Giving it a Shot
Universal Basic Income

Is Universal Basic Income a Viable Solution? Another Country is Giving it a Shot

Ontario will test a pilot basic income project.

Mysterious Signals: Scientists Detected the Brightest Burst of Fast Radio Waves to Date
Off-World

Mysterious Signals: Scientists Detected the Brightest Burst of Fast Radio Waves to Date

And it could reveal the large-scale structure of the universe.

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Renewable Energy

Synthetic Photosynthesis? New Tech Recycles Carbon Dioxide Faster Than Plants

This engineered pathway could stabilize the Earth's problematic CO2 levels.

SpaceX Successfully Tests its Mars Ship Out at Sea
Mars

SpaceX Successfully Tests its Mars Ship Out at Sea

SpaceX has overcome "the hardest" part of building its Mars rocket.

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Off-World

New Evidence for an Ocean on Pluto

Pluto’s heart may be hiding a beautiful secret.

New Method Could Make Quantum Computers a Reality Sooner Than We Thought
Quantum Physics

New Method Could Make Quantum Computers a Reality Sooner Than We Thought

Physicists now have a little more control over those seemingly lawless photons.