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Advanced Transport

Flying Hoverboard Inventor Fails to Fly Across English Channel

"I lost balance, I fell in the water."

Tesla

Tesla Has Already Lost $1 Billion This Year

The company announced a $408 million loss this quarter alone.

Quantum Physics

This “Quantum Microphone” Can Listen to a Single Sound Particle

“Sound, at the quantum level, crackles.”

Future Society

The Guy Who Invented the Retweet Is Filled With Regret

"We might have just handed a four-year-old a loaded weapon."

Advanced Transport

New “Automated Following” Tech Lets One Driver Control Two Trucks

A clever system: whatever the "lead" truck does, the "follow" truck copies.

Science & Energy

Scientists Accidentally Created a Liquid Magnet

They're still sorting out how it works.

Climate Change

Climate Change May Have Prepared This Superbug to Kill Humans

It evolved the ability to withstand higher temperatures — like those of the human body.

Health & Medicine

This Tiny Implant Could Prevent HIV for an Entire Year

The implant was well-tolerated and effective in a small trial.

Environment

Scientists: Harming the Environment Should Be a War Crime

The scientists want extra protections for wildlife living in warzones.

Cancer

Most People With This Rare Cancer Got a Specific Breast Implant

Now they're recalling the implants.

Virtual Reality

Bizarre New VR Makes People Feel Like They’re Spiders

VR makes it easy to trick the brain into thinking it has a non-human body.

Health & Medicine

Aspartame Still Hasn’t Been Proven Safe to Eat, Say Scientists

Step away from the diet soda.

Off-World

LightSail 2 Spacecraft Officially Unfurls Massive Solar Sail

The boxing ring-sized sail will use pressure exerted by the Sun's radiation as a way to move through space.

Data Privacy

John McAfee’s Manager Threatens to Release Secret Data “Payloads”

"This is not a publicity stunt," he tweeted.

Future Society

Dystopian Startup Wants to Hang Your Furniture From The Ceiling

Here's a horrible idea: make your tiny apartment seem bigger by suspending your bed on the ceiling.

Future Society

Millennial Farmers Make More Money on YouTube Than From Farming

Don't forget to like and subscribe to your local farmer.

Advanced Transport

Airbus Debuts Wild Plane Concept Inspired by Birds of Prey

They hope the cartoonish design will get kids excited about engineering.

Data Privacy

Google to Delete Private Data Captured by Street View Cars

Google just agreed to delete all the WiFi data its Street View cars collected

Physics

Mind-Bending “Quantum Darwinism” Theory Passes Experimental Tests

“All these studies see what is expected, at least approximately."

Moon

NASA Really, Really Needs a New Spacesuit for 2024 Moon Mission

The space agency has yet to sign any contract or set a deadline to design a new spacesuit.