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Elon Musk: By 2018, Our Cars Will Have Complete Autonomy
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: By 2018, Our Cars Will Have Complete Autonomy

They won't be teaching "10 and 2" at driving school anymore.

New Kind of Protein Causes Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct
Science & Energy

New Kind of Protein Causes Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct

ProAgio, a non-toxic protein, is being developed to inhibit the abnormal expression of a protein that is linked to cancer cells.

Understanding Quantum Mechanics: What is Electromagnetism?
From Quarks to Quasars

Understanding Quantum Mechanics: What is Electromagnetism?

Zenbo: The Robot That Can Dance, Answer the Door, and Read You a Story
Artificial Intelligence

Zenbo: The Robot That Can Dance, Answer the Door, and Read You a Story

This little guy will be your new best friend, for $599.

A Solar Powered “Forever Drone” May Be Replacing Our Satellites
Solar Power

A Solar Powered “Forever Drone” May Be Replacing Our Satellites

Airbus is hoping to replace satellites with...solar powered drones.

Astronomers Detect  Hydrogen Signal More Than Five Billion Light-Years Away
Off-World

Astronomers Detect Hydrogen Signal More Than Five Billion Light-Years Away

There's a new observational distance record.

Scientists Created Smart Contacts That Can Monitor and Treat Diabetes
Medical

Scientists Created Smart Contacts That Can Monitor and Treat Diabetes

Patients can now use voice commands with smart contacts to release medicine.

We Tried A Plant Based Meal-in-A-Bottle. Here’s What It’s Like
Prosthetics and Devices

We Tried A Plant Based Meal-in-A-Bottle. Here’s What It’s Like

Meet the liquid meal that comes in a plastic bottle.

Harvard Scientists Announce Plans To Create Synthetic Human Genomes
Prosthetics and Devices

Harvard Scientists Announce Plans To Create Synthetic Human Genomes

They want to make humans resistant to cancer and disease.

Spartan Bioscience Develops New All-in One DNA Testing Kit
Science & Energy

Spartan Bioscience Develops New All-in One DNA Testing Kit

Testing for DNA has never been this easy—or this fast.

Rubik’s Cube-Inspired Touchscreen Display Morphs On Demand
Robots and Machines

Rubik’s Cube-Inspired Touchscreen Display Morphs On Demand

As if smartphones couldn't do *that* much already...

Judgment Day: Google is Making A ‘Kill-Switch’ for AI
Google

Judgment Day: Google is Making A ‘Kill-Switch’ for AI

How do we stop a self-directed artificial intelligence that wants to harm humanity? Could we?

New Tech Can Track Women’s Health & Detect Disease Using ‘Smart Tampons’
Robots and Machines

New Tech Can Track Women’s Health & Detect Disease Using ‘Smart Tampons’

Wearable tech just got more intimate than ever. A new startup is trying to track health and detect STDs with 'smart tampons.'

New Brain Implant Lets You Control Machines Using Your Thoughts
Brain

New Brain Implant Lets You Control Machines Using Your Thoughts

Aussie scientists are taking 'telepathy' to a whole new level.

The Length Of a Second is Being Redefined
Science & Energy

The Length Of a Second is Being Redefined

Because losing a nanosecond a month is just too much to bear.

Jeff Bezos Wants To Move Our Factories to Space To Protect Earth
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos Wants To Move Our Factories to Space To Protect Earth

Scientists Make The Next Generation of Ultra-Strong Material Using the Mantis Shrimp
Science & Energy

Scientists Make The Next Generation of Ultra-Strong Material Using the Mantis Shrimp

A White Mars: The Red Planet Is Just Emerging From Its Last Ice Age
Mars

A White Mars: The Red Planet Is Just Emerging From Its Last Ice Age

Apparently, the Red Planet wasn't always a red planet.

Physicists Have Found a Way to “Slow” Light by Twisting It
Physics

Physicists Have Found a Way to “Slow” Light by Twisting It

But don't freak out. We haven't broken the laws of physics just yet.

Scientists Are Closer To The First ‘Universal Cancer Vaccine” With Successful Human Trials
Science & Energy

Scientists Are Closer To The First ‘Universal Cancer Vaccine” With Successful Human Trials

It's not a cure, but it's a step closer.