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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.

We May Have Found the “Achilles Heel” of Cancer
Science & Energy

We May Have Found the “Achilles Heel” of Cancer

It is still a long ways off, but we just moved one step closer to a true cancer vaccine.

Scientists Use Nanotechnology to Create a Super-Fast ‘Biological Computer’
Nanotech

Scientists Use Nanotechnology to Create a Super-Fast ‘Biological Computer’

Biological computers can solve mathematical problems faster and more efficiently than conventional computers.

US Army Says They Will Have Laser Weapons by 2023
Robots and Machines

US Army Says They Will Have Laser Weapons by 2023

The US Army and Air Force are developing laser weapons, and they should be here in less than a decade.

A Giant Volcano Forever Changed Mars’ Landscape, Tilting the Planet
Mars

A Giant Volcano Forever Changed Mars’ Landscape, Tilting the Planet

Scientists recently discovered that a massive volcanic eruption lasting over 100 million years occurred on Mars.

Check Out This Device That Turns Plastic Trash Into Edible Mushrooms
Devices

Check Out This Device That Turns Plastic Trash Into Edible Mushrooms

Proof that creative and out-of-the-box ideas can still be feasible and backed by science—meet the Fungi Mutarium.

Virtual Neurons Have Been Created by the Blue Brain Project
Science & Energy

Virtual Neurons Have Been Created by the Blue Brain Project