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NASA required SpaceX to undergo review to make sure workers weren't getting high after Elon Musk smoked weed. But, inexcplicably, NASA paid for it.
Science & Energy

NASA Paid $5 Million to Make Sure SpaceX Workers Don’t Smoke Weed

"We need to show the American public that when we put an astronaut on a rocket, they’ll be safe."

By Dan Robitzski

A new study found the methods used to detect contamination in former meth labs to be terribly lacking, leading to health problems for new residents.
Studies

Homes Once Used as Meth Labs Can Make New Owners Sick Years Later

Researchers found traces of meth on new inhabitants' beds, toys, and toothbrushes.

By Kristin Houser

A video from the Tesla crash test lab highlights the safety work that goes into making the company's Model 3 one of the safest cars on the road.
Tesla

Watch Tesla Slam a Model 3 Into a Wall at High Speed

This is how you design one of the safest cars in the world.

By Kristin Houser

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Treatments

Boosting NAD+ Levels May Be the Key to Effective Anti-Aging Treatments, Study Finds

Basis has been shown to boost NAD+ levels by an average of 40 percent.

By Futurism Creative

A team of researchers just secured funding to create a working prototype of an artificial womb, which could end one of the leading causes of infant deaths.
Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Want to Grow Babies in Giant, Liquid-Filled Balloons

"Natural reproduction is not the only way."

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. military is developing non-invasive technology that would allow soldiers to control drones with just their brain.
Brain

The Pentagon Wants to Control Drones With Soldiers’ Brain Waves

And six teams of researchers are working on the tech to make it happen.

By Kristin Houser

This Website Will Turn Your Face Into a Renaissance Portrait
Artificial Intelligence

This Website Will Turn Your Face Into a Renaissance Portrait

And no, it won't invade your privacy.

By Victor Tangermann

A small survey shows that most Chinese workers would prefer to be managed by an impartial AI algorithm than a human, in a positive twist on job automation.
Future Society

88 Percent of Chinese Workers Would Prefer a Robot Boss

Middle managers: consider yourselves warned.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is well aware of a potentially fatal flaw in the company's plan to use a Moon base as a refueling station.
Moon

Here’s What Worries Elon Musk About a SpaceX Moon Base

But he already has an idea for how to get around the problem.

By Kristin Houser

An app literally called "How Gay Are You" uses incredibly questionable science to predict whether people are homosexual based on their DNA test results.
DNA

This Startup Says It Can Analyze Your DNA to Detect if You’re Gay

Experts told us the app is an ethical disaster that's based on flawed, totally inaccurate science.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has designed two new spacesuits to support its 2024 mission to the Moon, and the suits are better than their predecessors in almost every way.
Moon

NASA Unveils Spacesuits for Next Moon Mission

NASA just put on a futuristic fashion show.

By Kristin Houser

Microsoft's Xbox Live now has a filter system for offensive text-based messages. Next, it wants to filter out offensive voice chats.
Future Society

Microsoft Wants to Censor Xbox Live Voice Chat in Real Time

Could a nimble AI beep out offensive phrases in real time?

By Kristin Houser

Scientists are getting closer to cracking the physics of warp drive, according to aerospace engineering professor Jason Cassibry.
Science & Energy

Professor: Progress Toward Warp Drive Has Been “Enormous”

Scientists are getting closer to cracking the system's physics.

By Kristin Houser

Contrary to previous reports, hackers are stealing from more ATMs in more countries around the world than ever with jackpotting attacks.
Robots and Machines

This Malware Makes ATMs Spit Out All Their Money

"Jackpot" attacks, which force ATMs to give up all their cash, are spreading worldwide.

By Dan Robitzski

Russia is working on a lunar rover with a wheeled base supporting the body of its humanoid robot Fedor, which has already visited the ISS.
Off-World

Russia’s Working on a Lunar Rover With a Humanoid Torso

Russia trained a humanoid robot to shoot a handgun. Now it wants to send it to the Moon.

By Kristin Houser

Old Tesla cars are running into problems: their flash memory is wearing out as a result of excessive data logging and resource-intensive updates.
Tesla

The Flash Memory Is Wearing out in Old Teslas

When the flash memory fails, Teslas get bricked.

By Dan Robitzski

A robodog does a push-up every time the Virginia Tech football team scores a touchdown, putting a high-tech twist on an old college tradition.
Robot Dogs

Robodog Replaces Cheerleaders in College’s Touchdown Celebration

"It’s a friendly creature for society, and it is going to assist people, not replace anyone."

By Kristin Houser

Smart Summon is a technologically impressive feature, and it works most of the time, but it also appears to have caused several fender benders already.
Tesla

Smart Summon Keeps Causing Teslas to Crash

Smart Summon is causing fender benders — and worse.

By Jon Christian

Japan's biggest airline believes robot avatars are the future of travel, allowing people to visit far-off destinations without leaving their homes.
Robotics

Airline Unveils Robot Avatars It Hopes Will Replace Flying

The future of travel is... no travel at all?

By Kristin Houser

An international group of scientists is compiling a biological "atlas" of all the individual cells that make up the human body.
Developments

A New Project Is Helping Map Every Cell in the Human Body

They're building an "atlas" of the human body.

By Jacob Banas