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IBM Will Have A 200-Petaflop Supercomputer Ready by 2018
Computers

IBM Will Have A 200-Petaflop Supercomputer Ready by 2018

This computer will be nearly twice as fast as the current record holder.

NASA Finds Neptune-Sized Planet Very Close to Home
NASA

NASA Finds Neptune-Sized Planet Very Close to Home

The "baby" planet is prompting astronomers to rethink previous assumptions.

Fighting Cancer With Genetic Modification: CRISPR Approved For First Human Trial
Cancer

Fighting Cancer With Genetic Modification: CRISPR Approved For First Human Trial

A Glimpse of Our Future in Space
Off-World

A Glimpse of Our Future in Space

The final frontier has never been closer.

Experts Assert That This is the End of The Age of Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuels

Experts Assert That This is the End of The Age of Fossil Fuels

Scientists Have Invented a Mind-Reading Machine That Visualises Your Thoughts
Science & Energy

Scientists Have Invented a Mind-Reading Machine That Visualises Your Thoughts

"We can take someone’s memory... and pull it out from their brain."

Meet SpotMini, The Robot Best Friend You Never Knew You Wanted
Artificial Intelligence

Meet SpotMini, The Robot Best Friend You Never Knew You Wanted

Basically, it's a dog that has to be charged every now and then.

Rosetta Mission Update: Philae Has Woken Up!
From Quarks to Quasars

Rosetta Mission Update: Philae Has Woken Up!

New Research Provides Evidence That Pluto Has Liquid Oceans
Off-World

New Research Provides Evidence That Pluto Has Liquid Oceans

Pluto, the icy world at the edge of our solar system, may have a subsurface ocean.

First Science-Backed Anti-Aging Drug to Be Tested in Humans Next Month
Prosthetics and Devices

First Science-Backed Anti-Aging Drug to Be Tested in Humans Next Month

Human trials have been approved for a drug that has anti-ageing effects.

Humanity’s Future in Space Depends on Asteroid Mining
Off-World

Humanity’s Future in Space Depends on Asteroid Mining

Asteroid mining will likely be a reality by 2025. Here’s why that’s amazing.

Robots in Europe May Become “Electronic Persons”
Artificial Intelligence

Robots in Europe May Become “Electronic Persons”

If this becomes reality, employers will need to pay social security and taxes on their employees who are 'electronic persons'

Physicists Create Algorithm That Maybe Be Able To Predict Terror Attacks
Artificial Intelligence

Physicists Create Algorithm That Maybe Be Able To Predict Terror Attacks

Fighting Through the Fear-Mongering: What Is Genetic Engineering?
Science & Energy

Fighting Through the Fear-Mongering: What Is Genetic Engineering?

Tesla Offers To Buy SolarCity, And Now Its Shares Are Plunging
Tesla

Tesla Offers To Buy SolarCity, And Now Its Shares Are Plunging

It seems that Wall Street kind of hates Elon Musk's Tesla-SolarCity plan.

Replacing Humans With AI? IBM’s Watson Edits An Entire Magazine On Its Own
Artificial Intelligence

Replacing Humans With AI? IBM’s Watson Edits An Entire Magazine On Its Own

An AI called Watson may soon be giving magazine editors a run for their money.

Stanford Lab Hits Not One But Two Targets: Clean Hydrogen Fuel and Energy Farms
Energy

Stanford Lab Hits Not One But Two Targets: Clean Hydrogen Fuel and Energy Farms

Graphene and Quantum Dots Come Together to Create “Hybrid” Tech
Quantum Computing

Graphene and Quantum Dots Come Together to Create “Hybrid” Tech

This is a game changer in photoelectronics.

Approved: First Ever Human Trials Involving CRISPR Gene Editing
Science & Energy

Approved: First Ever Human Trials Involving CRISPR Gene Editing

While this may not cure the disease, it will let us know if CRISPR is a viable path towards a cancer solution.

The Age of Gene Editing: Everything You Need To Know About CRISPR/Cas9
Gene Editing

The Age of Gene Editing: Everything You Need To Know About CRISPR/Cas9