Read the latest articles from Futurism (Page 662)

Researchers at Cornell University are developing a special roadway that's capable of charging vehicles' batteries as they drive over its surface.
Advanced Transport

Cornell Scientist Unveils Roadway That Charges Electric Cars While Driving

"Highways would have a charging lane, sort of like a high occupancy lane."

The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack is causing gas shortages throughout the American Southeast as drivers wait in long lines to stock up.
Energy

Americans Are Hoarding Gas as Gas Stations Run Out of Fuel

The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack is causing shortages throughout the American Southeast.

The Republic of Nauru announced that it's now vaccinated about 108 percent of its adult population against the coronavirus.
Viruses

Small Country Claims to Have Vaccinated 108 Percent of Population

That's gotta be a record, right?

The US Army is developing a system that would allow it to upgrade and enhance its tanks just by plugging in a new cartridge.
Robots and Machines

US Army Experimenting With “Cartridges” That Upgrade Tank Capabilities

The military wants tank upgrades to work like swapping N64 games.

A Goldman Sachs senior manager has quit the investment bank after cashing in and making millions from Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency championed by Elon Musk.
Future Society

Wall Street Exec Quits After Reportedly Making Dogecoin Fortune

He has since disappeared.

Bill Nelson is now officially the Biden-era Administrator of NASA. Here's some of what we know about his past career in space and the Senate.
NASA

Eight Facts About the New Head of NASA, Bill Nelson

Here's what you need to know.

Russia is preparing to test launch its powerful new RS-28 Sarmat hypersonic nuke, which has been given the appropriate nickname "Satan II."
Military

Russia Announces Plans to Test Nuclear Weapon Called “Satan II”

After years of development, Russia is ready to launch powerful new nukes.

Texas police issued a warrant for the arrest of the YouTuber who filmed himself trespassing in the SpaceX Starship facility.
SpaceX

Arrest Warrant Issued for Man Who Broke Into SpaceX Facility

Maybe not a worthwhile stunt for the adventurous YouTuber.

During an announcement, a SpaceX engineer told viewers to "stay tuned for additional [Starship] test flights in the days ahead," as spotted by Teslarati.
Starship

SpaceX’s Starship May Fly Again “In the Days Ahead”

It's almost go time again.

A new book on Jeff Bezos' career reveals that he's deeply jealous of Elon Musk and SpaceX's success compared to Blue Origin's.
SpaceX

Jeff Bezos Is Reportedly Very Jealous of Elon Musk’s SpaceX

He even tried to poach SpaceX's Gwynne Shotwell.

The Biden administration just greenlit the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States, and experts expect more to follow soon.
Wind

White House Approves United States’ First Massive Offshore Wind Farm

Vineyard Wind, off the coast of Massachusetts, got the green light.

A new gene therapy for SCID, also known as "bubble baby" disease, uses HIV to deliver healthy genes that replace mutated ones.
Gene Editing

Scientists Turned HIV Into a Life-Saving Gene Therapy

A new experimental therapy uses HIV to treat "bubble boy disease."

Federal investigators have released a preliminary report into a deadly crash involving a Tesla Model S that killed two men near Houston, Texas, last month.
Tesla

Investigators Release New Details About Deadly Tesla Crash

Many questions remain.

Russia has begun vacuum testing its "Science" module intended to build out the Russian segment of the International Space Station.
International Space Station

Russia Says It’s Quitting the ISS, But It’s Also Testing a New ISS Module

The module has been decades in the making.

NASA may have accidentally brought extremely hardy microbial life to Mars, spreading life throughout and contaminating the solar system.
Mars

Cornell Scientist: NASA May Have Accidentally Spread Life to Mars

NASA could have accidentally brought an invasive species to a new planet.

In a poll posted to Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked his millions of followers if his car company should start accepting the cryptocurrency Dogecoin.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Hints Tesla Might Soon Accept Dogecoin

His followers are on board.

Retired auditor living in rural Spain used the severed tip of his index finger to successfully unlock his Samsung Galaxy A20 smartphone.
Robots and Machines

Man Unlocks Smartphone Using Severed Finger

That wasn't supposed to happen.

Triggering a completely wireless neural implant made rats become social with one another, but only until the signal turned off.
Science & Energy

A Brain Implant Made Mice Immediately Become Friends

Sign me up!

Authorities in Ukraine have sized over 1,500 bottles of a spirit made out of apples grown near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as USA Today reports.
Science & Energy

Authorities Seize “Atomik” Booze Made Near Chernobyl Disaster

"We are working hard to get it released, but we can't sell you anything yet."

Doctors in India are battling a surprise wave of "black fungus" infections in coronavirus survivor's eyes, lungs, and brains.
Developments

Doctors Alarmed by Outbreak of “Black Fungus” That Infects Patients’ Brains

Life-saving COVID-19 treatments might be linked to deadly fungal growth.