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A team of scientists successfully tested a laser that can track down cancer cells and kill them — all by simply shining a light from outside the skin.
Cancer

New Laser Zaps and Destroys Cancer Cells in Real Time

This device can scan and kill circulating tumor cells before they have a chance to metastasize.

By Victor Tangermann

Uber exec Eric Meyhofer said that the company has "seen people bully [Uber's self-driving] cars," including aggressive behavior and shouted obscenities.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Road-Raging Humans are Bullying Uber’s Self-Driving Cars

"You’re on video, but still people do bully them and that’s a fascinating thing to see."

By Victor Tangermann

Congress is worried that deepfakes, computer-generated fake videos, could undermine and severely disrupt the 2020 presidential campaign.
Future Society

Congress Is Officially Freaking Out About Deepfakes

"We are outgunned."

By Victor Tangermann

Science posters don't always work as intended, and that's because they suck — but a student in Michigan has a plan to change that.
Science & Energy

Science Posters Suck. So Let’s Reinvent Them.

Many important breakthroughs begin in a ballroom full of posters.

By Kristin Houser

Jupiter's moon Europa, which many scientists suspect could support extraterrestrial life, has the same kind of salt in its oceans as Earth.
Moon

Jupiter’s Moon Europa Has Right Kind of Saltwater to Support Life

The moon's oceans likely contain sodium chloride, just like Earth's.

By Dan Robitzski

San Francisco hopes an AI-powered tool that redacts information from police reports will eliminate racial bias from the suspect-charging process.
Artificial Intelligence

San Francisco Is Using AI to Try to Make Courts Less Racist

"That will help make our system of justice more fair and just."

By Kristin Houser

A new NASA study reveals why the Milky Way's black hole is so tranquil: a powerful and unique magnetic field is holding it at bay.
Black Holes

Here’s What’s Keeping the Milky Way’s Giant Black Hole at Bay

Our galaxy's black hole has its own containment field.

By Dan Robitzski

Drones can now dodge objects thrown at them thanks to a combination of artificial intelligence and event cameras, an advanced type of sensor.
Drones

Watch This Drone Expertly Dodge Stuff Thrown at It

It avoids hurled balls, toys, and even another drone.

By Kristin Houser

Harvard geneticist George Church has assembled a database of genetic mutations that could give people superhuman-like capabilities or medical benefits.
Genetics

This Harvard Prof Is Listing Genes That Could Make You Superhuman

Gene-hack your way to huge muscles, radiation resistance — and much more.

By Dan Robitzski

A member of the quickly disbanded Google AI ethics board says lawmakers need to approach regulating the company like it's a "world power."
Google

Professor: Lawmakers Must Treat Google Like A “World Power”

"There is no one government that is in charge of all the countries where Google has impact."

By Kristin Houser

NASA just moved to the next phase of its Psyche mission. Now the spacecraft that will visit the distant asteroid is undergoing final design changes.
NASA

NASA Is Preparing to Explore an All-Metal Asteroid

Destination: the volcanic core of a long-shattered planet.

By Dan Robitzski

New research found grapes used in modern winemaking related closely 28 archaeological grape seeds dating to the Iron Age, Roman era and medieval period.
Science & Energy

Wine Grapes Haven’t Changed Much Genetically Since Ancient Rome

Winemaking hasn't changed in hundreds of years. That's dangerous.

By Jacob Banas

Uber Air has unveiled the first full-scale mock-up of one of the flying taxis it hopes to have ferrying passengers across the skies by 2023.
Advanced Transport

Uber Air Offers First Look Inside Its Flying Taxi

"It's absolutely purpose built to the mission."

By Kristin Houser

Engineers built a new tool that matches DNA samples to specific faces from a database that could be linked to the specific genes found in the sample.
Facial recognition

Terrifying AI Matches DNA to Facial Recognition Databases

It's a powerful new crimefighting tool, but a terrifying way to subvert privacy.

By Dan Robitzski

a new companion robot called Irony Man was programmed to be ironic and sarcastic to better match how humans talk, but it doesn't know when to stop.
Robotics

Scientists Built a Robot With a Sense of Irony. It’s Insufferable

Irony Man can tell ironic jokes but doesn't know when to stop.

By Dan Robitzski

On August 13, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will make history by delivering the first ever DJ set from space for promoters BigCityBeats.
Off-World

ISS Astronaut Will Deliver First DJ Set From Space

Good thing the beat can still drop in microgravity.

By Kristin Houser

Uber is officially starting to make Uber Eats food deliveries by drone as part of a limited trial in San Diego this summer according to Bloomberg.
Drones

Uber Eats Will Start Making Drone Deliveries This Summer

Could this actually work?

By Victor Tangermann

During a shareholder meeting, Elon Musk admitted that Tesla has a design for a submarine car — and it's straight out of James Bond movie.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Is Working on a James Bond-Style Submarine Car

"I thought that was like the coolest thing I have seen in a movie."

By Victor Tangermann

A new model reveals that black holes could take in a steady stream of antimatter particles that gradually chip away until the black hole dissipates.
Black Holes

New Research Reveals That Black Holes Can Die

Here's how to kill a black hole.

By Dan Robitzski

A male college student used Snapchat's gender-swap filter in the hope of catching someone looking for an underage hook-up online — and it worked.
Future Society

Gender-Swap Filter Fools Cop Who Tried to Prey on Underage Girl

"I was just looking to get someone. He just happened to be a cop."

By Kristin Houser