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Caltech’s 2500 Orbiting Solar Panels Could Provide Earth With Limitless Energy
Solar Power

Caltech’s 2500 Orbiting Solar Panels Could Provide Earth With Limitless Energy

Tiny solar tiles stretching more than 3.5 square miles will beam limitless solar energy to the Earth.

By Todd Jaquith

An Infant, Rogue Planet Has Been Found Lurking in Our Solar Neighborhood
Off-World

An Infant, Rogue Planet Has Been Found Lurking in Our Solar Neighborhood

It’s only 10 million years old—practically a newborn compared to our middle-aged Sun.

By Todd Jaquith

This ‘Mushroom Death Suit’ Consumes Your Body After You Die
Future Society

This ‘Mushroom Death Suit’ Consumes Your Body After You Die

The Infinity Burial Suit (or 'mushroom death suit') digests your body after you die, turning you into clean compost.

By Jolene Creighton

Tesla Just Unveiled the Newest Model S, And It Can Withstand Biological Warfare
Tesla

Tesla Just Unveiled the Newest Model S, And It Can Withstand Biological Warfare

The Model S has a "Bioweapon Defense Mode."

By Sarah Marquart

Facebook Just Unveiled an Open-Source 360-Degree Camera
Meta

Facebook Just Unveiled an Open-Source 360-Degree Camera

If you have the time, money, and talent, you can build the DIY version of a 360-degree camera at home.

By Sarah Marquart

This Robotic Spray Can Turns Anyone Into a Graffiti Artist
Artificial Intelligence

This Robotic Spray Can Turns Anyone Into a Graffiti Artist

This 'smart spray paint' tracks the can's position to help individuals make art.

By Kathleen Riley

By 2020, We May Have a Fully Inflatable Space Station
Off-World

By 2020, We May Have a Fully Inflatable Space Station

The world's first inflatable room is now in space.

By Miguel Santos

Catch This Virtual Reality Live-Stream of a Surgery on April 14th
Virtual Reality

Catch This Virtual Reality Live-Stream of a Surgery on April 14th

Go where you've never gone before.

By Miguel Santos

European Committee Approves World’s First Gene Therapy For Children
Prosthetics and Devices

European Committee Approves World’s First Gene Therapy For Children

A new breakthrough gene therapy could be made available to children suffering from a rare genetic disorder.

By Kathleen Riley

“Flyboard Air” is a Hoverboard That Can Reportedly Soar to 10,000 Feet
Robots and Machines

“Flyboard Air” is a Hoverboard That Can Reportedly Soar to 10,000 Feet

The Flyboard Air is an unbelievable hoverboard. Literally.

By Kathleen Riley

Panasonic Claims Their New Weather Model is the World’s Most Accurate
Science & Energy

Panasonic Claims Their New Weather Model is the World’s Most Accurate

Consumer tech brand, Panasonic, claims to have beaten the accuracy of American and European weather models.

By June Javelosa

The Kepler Spacecraft Has Been Brought Back From the Dead
Exobiology

The Kepler Spacecraft Has Been Brought Back From the Dead

And the search for alien worlds continues.

By Science Alert

We’re Building A Tower Taller Than the Burj Khalifa
Future Society

We’re Building A Tower Taller Than the Burj Khalifa

The skylines of tomorrow will be both foreign and remarkable.

By June Javelosa

Diamond Could be the Solution to Maintaining Quantum Performance
Quantum Physics

Diamond Could be the Solution to Maintaining Quantum Performance

Diamond quantum memory allows researchers to change the color of ultrafast single photons.

By Jelor Gallego

Gene Editing Made Easier, Thanks to Carbon Nanotubes
Gene Editing

Gene Editing Made Easier, Thanks to Carbon Nanotubes

The limitations of current gene editing tech may be overcome.

By Jelor Gallego

Next Gen Artificial Intelligence Named Viv Set to Be Unveiled at Disrupt NY
Artificial Intelligence

Next Gen Artificial Intelligence Named Viv Set to Be Unveiled at Disrupt NY

Move over Siri. Everyone, meet Viv.

By June Javelosa

Microsoft Just Struck a Major Blockchain Deal With World’s Leading Banks
Blockchain

Microsoft Just Struck a Major Blockchain Deal With World’s Leading Banks

Microsoft has partnered with R3, a consortium of 43 financial institutions, to develop blockchain technology for use in banks.

By Jelor Gallego

Colossal Black Hole Found Skulking In a Tiny Galaxy Cluster
Black Holes

Colossal Black Hole Found Skulking In a Tiny Galaxy Cluster

At 17 billion solar masses, it may be the second-largest black hole ever found—but it lives in a surprisingly quiet neighborhood.

By Todd Jaquith

HIV Can Mutate to Evade Attempts To Modify It With CRISPR Gene Editing
Science & Energy

HIV Can Mutate to Evade Attempts To Modify It With CRISPR Gene Editing

Scientists just found that the virus can quickly develop mutations that resist DNA-cutting enzymes.

By Sarah Marquart

Infertile Mice Give Birth—Thanks to 3D Printed Ovaries
Science & Energy

Infertile Mice Give Birth—Thanks to 3D Printed Ovaries

We have entered the era of the 3D printed prosthetic ovary.

By June Javelosa