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Robots and Machines

“Cyborg-Like” Earthworm Controls Microchip With Its Muscles

Behold the first microchip valve entirely powered by living cells.

Moon

Bad News, Astronauts: NASA Probably Won’t Reach Moon by 2024

The next moonwalking astronauts may be from China.

Science & Energy

SpaceX Scores NASA Contract to Launch Black Hole Spacecraft

NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer could give us unprecedented views of black holes and neutron stars.

Drones

This Bizarre Drone Splits Into Five Mini-Drones Mid-Air

Watch it burst apart during its descent.

Future Society

IBM Patented a Goofy-Looking Watch That Folds Into a Tablet

Finally, my "Spy Kids" cosplay is complete.

Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Create an AI From a Sheet of Glass

And it doesn’t need electricity to work.

Devices

Review Units of Samsung’s Folding Phone Are Breaking Almost Immediately

Things are not looking good for the $1980 smartphone.

Climate Change

Economist Calls for World Carbon Bank to Fight Climate Change

It could incentivize nations to transition to greener energy sources.

Energy

New “Chameleon Theory” Could Explain Dark Energy, How Galaxies Formed

Chameleon Theory provides a possible alternative to General Relativity.

Artificial Intelligence

The FBI Is Scanning DMV Photos of Law-Abiding Americans

"It’s really a surveillance-first, ask-permission-later system."

Starship

Fire Breaks Out at SpaceX Starship Facility in Florida

Someone streamed the fire live on Twitch.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk: It’ll Take “Massive Effort” to Create Safe Autopilot

And fully autonomous cars are going to cost way, way more.

Robotics

This Robot Arm Can Help Wheelchair Users Drink Coffee, Open Doors

The $35,000 device makes everyday tasks more accessible.

Prosthetics and Devices

Five Couples Agree to CRISPR Their Babies to Avoid Deafness

But are the benefits of hearing worth the risks of gene editing?

Solar Power

A New Website Tracks the Just-Launched Solar Sail Spaceship

It updates every time LightSail 2 sends a transmission.

Future Society

Alphabet-Owned Company Unveils Plans for Smart City

What was meant to be a 12-acre plot redevelopment just turned into something far more ambitious.

Future Society

Feds Bust Dark Web Drug Dealers After They Buy Postage Online

They really should've just taken a trip to the post office.

Mars

Buzz Aldrin: Stephen Hawking Said We Shouldn’t Colonize Mars Yet

The late astrophysicist told Aldrin we need to "colonize the Moon first."

Biology

We May Never Know When That Third CRISPR Baby Is Born

The third gene-hacked birth was expected to happen right around now.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Poised to Ruin Internet Using “Massive Tsunami” of Fake News

The cat-and-mouse game is stacked against us.