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YouTuber Elon McFly has uploaded a perfect rendition of what would happen if the iconic DeLorean in "Back to the Future" was replaced by a Tesla Cybertruck.
Advanced Transport

Watch a Cybertruck Replace the DeLorean in “Back to the Future”

This fan remake is incredible.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists just published the results of the United States first trial of CRISPR-edited cells in cancer patients — and they're very encouraging.
Cancer

Human Trial Suggests CRISPR Could Be a Viable Cancer Treatment

This could be great news for experimental cancer treatments.

By Kristin Houser

The government of China has ordered officials in Wuhan to round up and quarantine any sick residents in makeshift shelter camps.
Developments

China to Round up Infected in “Mass Quarantine Camps”

"During these wartime conditions, there must be no deserters, or they will be nailed to the pillar of historical shame forever."

By Dan Robitzski

Ford has created a jacket for bicyclists that allows them to communicate with drivers using emoji displayed in LEDs on the rider's back.
Advanced Transport

This Awesome Jacket Uses an LED Array to Display Huge Emoji

The idea is to give cyclists a way to communicate with cars.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers say they've determined a new cancer treatment that uses CRISPR to gene edit cells is safe and could be effective.
Cancer

First U.S. Study to Use CRISPR to Fight Cancer “Very Promising”

"It really just opens up a whole world of this type of manipulation of cells.”

By Victor Tangermann

In a new blog post, Tesla details several improvements in worker safety at its Fremont factory, including a dramatic decrease in the injury rate.
Tesla

Tesla: Fremont Factory Had One of Its “Safest Years Yet”

Tesla's workplace safety initiatives appear to be paying off.

By Kristin Houser

Axiom Space, the company that's developing a privately-owned "space hotel" module for the ISS, shared more details on when it plans to launch.
Off-World

Plans Are Moving Ahead to Open a Space Hotel Attached to the ISS

Talk about a room with a view.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is asking potential industry partners, including electric car companies, to send them ideas for lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) designs.
Advanced Transport

NASA Is Asking Electric Car Companies for Lunar Rover Ideas

We hope you're listening, Tesla.

By Victor Tangermann

A scientist and a fashion designer on working a "Martian death project" that would include a system to compost dead Mars colonists' corpses.
Mars

Scientist: Mars Colonists Will Need to Compost Dead Human Bodies

Resources will be scarce on Mars. It'll make sense for colonists to recycle dead bodies.

By Kristin Houser

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shared a dire warning that the planet is descending into conflcit and instability, but a better future is possible.
Future Society

UN Secretary-General: “A Wind of Madness Is Sweeping the Globe”

The leader of the United Nations warns that "future prospects look bleak."

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) to observe a binary star system called HD101584 after a particularly violent and close fly-by.
Science & Energy

This Epic Star Battle Looks Like Something From a “Thor” Movie

This is what happens when a red giant brutally eviscerates its twin.

By Victor Tangermann

The coronavirus rapidly spreading around the world almost certainly jumped to humans from animals. Zoonotic viruses like this can be more dangerous.
Viruses

The Coronavirus Started in Animals. That Makes it More Dangerous.

Viruses usually evolve to avoid killing their hosts. This one is a complete wildcard.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA astronaut Christine Koch has returned to Earth after spending a record-setting 328 days aboard the International Space Station.
NASA

NASA Astronaut Sets Space Record, Says She’ll Miss Microgravity

But she's looking forward to a lot now that she's back on Earth.

By Kristin Houser

Assuming the vacuum of space didn't prevent sound from traveling, what would the Sun sound like? Turns out, it might be rather annoying...
Science & Energy

If Sound Traveled Through Space, the Sun Would Be Extremely Annoying

By this scientist's calculations, the Sun would sound like "10,000 Earths covered in police sirens, all screaming.”

By Jacob Banas

Using a neural network, YouTuber Denis Shiryaev upscaled a short film from 1896 to 4K resolution at 60 frames per second.
Artificial Intelligence

Neural Network Transforms 124-Year-Old Film Into Crisp HD

A YouTuber upscaled the clip to 4K resolution at 60 frames per second.

By Kristin Houser

Tesla shares fell on Wednesday after an executive revealed that Model 3 production will be delayed for about a week and a half due to the outbreak.
Tesla

The Virus Outbreak Is Delaying Tesla Model 3 Shipments

Tesla shares fell more than 17 percent on Wednesday.

By Victor Tangermann

Drone startup Terra Drone says it will be testing a drone delivery system for Ben & Jerry's beloved ice cream cups in New York.
Drones

Ben & Jerry’s Is Testing a Drone Delivery System for Ice Cream

The only thing better than ice cream might be ice cream that flies directly to your house.

By Kristin Houser

The coronavirus outbreak is rocking the rideshare industry across the globe from China, with both drivers and passengers feeling the effects.
Viruses

Coronavirus Outbreak Has Rideshare Industry in Turmoil

From suspended accounts to racist drivers, here's how the virus could affect your ride.

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX has launched an online booking tool that lets companies reserve space on a Falcon 9 rocket. For $1 million, customers can send 200 kg into orbit.
SpaceX

You Can Now Book Space on a SpaceX Rocket for $1 Million Online

SpaceX just made it incredibly simple to book an orbital flight.

By Victor Tangermann

In the parts of China where medical face masks are mandatory, some find that the facial recognition systems they use to unlock their phones don't work.
Developments

Medical Face Masks Thwart China’s Omniscient Facial Recognition

"[I've] been wearing a mask every day recently and I just want to throw away this phone with face unlock."

By Dan Robitzski