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“Smart Scalpel” Can Identify Tumors in Half a Second
Artificial Intelligence

“Smart Scalpel” Can Identify Tumors in Half a Second

The tool can distinguish early-stage brain tumors that look just like healthy tissue, and it does so almost instantly.

By Cecille De Jesus

Check Out This Metal Foam That Turns Bullets Into Dust on Impact
Robots and Machines

Check Out This Metal Foam That Turns Bullets Into Dust on Impact

This new material can pulverize bullets, literally.

By June Javelosa

Faraday Future’s Building a Megafactory in Tesla’s Backyard
Tesla

Faraday Future’s Building a Megafactory in Tesla’s Backyard

It is expected to add more than 4,500 jobs in the area.

By Jelor Gallego

Huawei Tech Turns Phones Into Virtual Reality Portals
Virtual Reality

Huawei Tech Turns Phones Into Virtual Reality Portals

Their VR headset looks a lot like the Samsung Gear VR

By Miguel Santos

Solar Impulse 2 Resumes Its Round-The-World Flight
Solar Power

Solar Impulse 2 Resumes Its Round-The-World Flight

Solar Impulse 2, the first all-solar plane, takes flight once again after being grounded in Hawaii.

By Jelor Gallego

Help Build Quantum Computers by Playing Video Games
Physics

Help Build Quantum Computers by Playing Video Games

It works by "gamifying" quantum operations.

By Miguel Santos

This Bizarre 3D Printer Spins out Shapes Like a Spider Spins a Web
3D Printing

This Bizarre 3D Printer Spins out Shapes Like a Spider Spins a Web

This tech can spin complex shapes freely in space without the use of supports.

By Sarah Marquart

Electron Microscope Observations Show Heat Moves at the Speed of Sound
Science & Energy

Electron Microscope Observations Show Heat Moves at the Speed of Sound

This observation could lead to alternative-energy technologies.

By Miguel Santos

Here’s How Marijuana Drastically Shrinks An Aggressive Form Of Brain Cancer
Science & Energy

Here’s How Marijuana Drastically Shrinks An Aggressive Form Of Brain Cancer

Cannabinoids could help treat one of the most aggressive cancers in adults.

By The Conversation

Researchers Just Discovered That Islet Cell Transplantation Restores Blood Sugar Control
Science & Energy

Researchers Just Discovered That Islet Cell Transplantation Restores Blood Sugar Control

Results from new clinical trials could lead to a more effective way to manage type 1 diabetes.

By June Javelosa

Human Beta Cells Successfully Eliminate Diabetes in Mice
Prosthetics and Devices

Human Beta Cells Successfully Eliminate Diabetes in Mice

We have removed all diabetic symptoms in mice.

By Jelor Gallego

MIT Artificial Intelligence Can Predict 85% of Cyber-Attacks
Artificial Intelligence

MIT Artificial Intelligence Can Predict 85% of Cyber-Attacks

A new artificial intelligence is helping human analysts pinpoint security threats.

By June Javelosa

This 15-Ton Computer Creates Clean Water, Electricity, and Internet Access
Computers

This 15-Ton Computer Creates Clean Water, Electricity, and Internet Access

A single machine can purify up to three million liters of water annually and has a lifespan of 15 years.

By June Javelosa

The State of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Revolution
Future Society

The State of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Revolution

This was supposed to be the future. Where's my hydrogen-powered car?

By Luke Kingma

Now You Can Fly to Mars…on a School Bus
Mars

Now You Can Fly to Mars…on a School Bus

Lockheed Martin’s Mars Experience uses virtual reality to recreate a journey across Mars on a school bus.

By Todd Jaquith

We’re Going to Visit the Farthest Reaches of Our Solar System
Off-World

We’re Going to Visit the Farthest Reaches of Our Solar System

Thousands of objects exist in the Kuiper Belt, including possible planets. And we're on our way there.

By Sarah Marquart

Physicists Construct An Innovative Heat Engine With Just One Atom
Science & Energy

Physicists Construct An Innovative Heat Engine With Just One Atom

Heat engines are getting small. Like, just using a single atom small.

By Colin Aboy

The Bottle-Sized Satellites Leading a Quiet Revolution in Space
Off-World

The Bottle-Sized Satellites Leading a Quiet Revolution in Space

There's a space revolution, and it's happening as we speak.

By World Economic Forum

Spectacle Brings Augmented Reality to the Samsung Gear VR
Virtual Reality

Spectacle Brings Augmented Reality to the Samsung Gear VR

And it doesn’t bode well for virtual reality controllers

By Miguel Santos

This Device Could Power One-Third Of The U.S. Using Ocean Waves
Devices

This Device Could Power One-Third Of The U.S. Using Ocean Waves

Triton can harvest wave energy from the oceans.

By Kathleen Riley