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This is HoloFlex: A Flexible Holographic Smartphone
3D Printing

This is HoloFlex: A Flexible Holographic Smartphone

Those 3D hologram conversations in movies may be a closer reality.

World’s First Skin-To-Eye Stem Cell Transplant Successfully Restores Vision
Prosthetics and Devices

World’s First Skin-To-Eye Stem Cell Transplant Successfully Restores Vision

The patient's skin cells were transformed into eye cells, thanks to stem cell technology.

NASA’s Kepler K2 Mission Could Discover Over 100 Alien Worlds Each Year
From Quarks to Quasars

NASA’s Kepler K2 Mission Could Discover Over 100 Alien Worlds Each Year

WATCH LIVE: NASA to Announce Major Kepler Discoveries
NASA

WATCH LIVE: NASA to Announce Major Kepler Discoveries

New confirmed exoplanets? Earth 2.0? NASA will unveil the latest in space.

The Next Industry Giant to Get Involved in Virtual Reality? McDonalds.
Virtual Reality

The Next Industry Giant to Get Involved in Virtual Reality? McDonalds.

I'd like a Big Mac with a side of virtual reality, please.

Public Services Now Payable in Bitcoin in Swiss Town
Bitcoin

Public Services Now Payable in Bitcoin in Swiss Town

The government has just announced that it will be accepting Bitcoin Payments.

Rumors of ‘Alien Megastructures’ Around Tabby’s Star May Be Nothing But Flawed Data
Off-World

Rumors of ‘Alien Megastructures’ Around Tabby’s Star May Be Nothing But Flawed Data

It seems it was all just discrepancies in data coming from different telescopes.

NASA Just Detected Oxygen in the Martian Atmosphere
NASA

NASA Just Detected Oxygen in the Martian Atmosphere

For the first time in 40 years, we see oxygen on the Red Planet.

Emphemeral Tattoo Uses Ink That Disappears After One Year
Space

Emphemeral Tattoo Uses Ink That Disappears After One Year

You won't have to worry about living with that tattoo forever—if you make sure you ask for Ephemeral ink.

Meet Viv, the Artificial Intelligence That Will Change the Way You Live
Artificial Intelligence

Meet Viv, the Artificial Intelligence That Will Change the Way You Live

Our most “human” relationships may be with our phones.

Luxembourg Set to Launch Water-Powered Asteroid Mining Tech
Off-World

Luxembourg Set to Launch Water-Powered Asteroid Mining Tech

Luxembourg is setting itself up to be Europe's space mining capital.

World First: Scientists Discover How to Send Medication Straight to the Placenta
Science & Energy

World First: Scientists Discover How to Send Medication Straight to the Placenta

This could one day allow us to avoid premature births.

Long-Eared Bats Are Helping Us Make Drones
Drones

Long-Eared Bats Are Helping Us Make Drones

Those over-sized ears actually help bats in flight, and they may also help drones.

Newly Discovered Subglacial Lake Could Host Unknown, Isolated Life
Science & Energy

Newly Discovered Subglacial Lake Could Host Unknown, Isolated Life

The lake, buried beneath kilometers of ice, may contain life isolated from the rest of the world for millions of years.

Google Gains Access to Millions of Private Medical Records for New App
Google

Google Gains Access to Millions of Private Medical Records for New App

The company now has access to HIV test results, among other personal medical information.

Light-Based Computing Company Optalysys Gets DARPA Funding
DARPA

Light-Based Computing Company Optalysys Gets DARPA Funding

Optalysys, a company that aims to develop computer systems based on light, was just given a $350k grant from DARPA

Google Wants to Inject Cyborg Lenses into Our Eyeballs
Google

Google Wants to Inject Cyborg Lenses into Our Eyeballs

Eyeball hackers might be a real issue in the future.

A New Surgical Robot Just Outdid Human Surgeons
Artificial Intelligence

A New Surgical Robot Just Outdid Human Surgeons

Pro: Your surgery will go better. Con: It will be a lot longer.

A Shocking Start to Life?  Impact Craters May Have Triggered Life’s Origin
Science & Energy

A Shocking Start to Life? Impact Craters May Have Triggered Life’s Origin

Life may have originated in giant impact craters, and spread thence throughout the world.

Scientists Harness The Power Of Gut Bacteria To Promote Health
Science & Energy

Scientists Harness The Power Of Gut Bacteria To Promote Health

The pills will contain individual-specific bacteria to cure diseases.