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We Took a Ride on NYC’s First Self-Driving Shuttle
Self-Driving Vehicles

We Took a Ride on NYC’s First Self-Driving Shuttle

New York City just got its first autonomous vehicles. Futurism was on the scene.

By Dan Robitzski

Hotel giant Marriott announced in April that it's planning to construct a 26-story skyscraper in New York City in just 90 days.
Robots and Machines

This Company Says It’ll Build an Entire Skyscraper in 90 Days

Like LEGOs. Really big LEGOs.

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers just found the remains of a dead star, one of the oldest in the universe, buried inside of another still-living red giant.
Science & Energy

Scientists Just Found a Dead Star Lodged Inside Another Star

Yo dawg, I heard you like stars.

By Dan Robitzski

Canada is accepting proposals for ways to remove space junk, the dangerous bits of old satellites and rockets currently orbiting the Earth.
Off-World

Canada Wants Your Help Cleaning up Space Junk

The nation is currently accepting proposals for removal systems.

By Kristin Houser

AlterEgo lets people silently communicate with a digital assistant that gives them information, translates foreign language, or interacts with smart tech.
Robots and Machines

This Gadget Puts a Digital Assistant Inside Your Head

AlterEgo is getting more sophisticated.

By Dan Robitzski

Russia's Ministry of Defense just released the first footage of its Sukhoi-S70 Okhotnik-B (Hunter-B) unmanned combat air vehicle taking flight on August 3.
Drones

Russia’s Top Secret Heavy Strike Stealth Drone Takes Flight

A silent killer.

By Victor Tangermann

Subway has announced a partnership with Beyond Meat to test out a new sandwich called the Beyond Meatball Marinara Sub in participating restaurants.
Future Society

Subway to Start Selling Meatless Meatball Marinara Subs

Another one bites the meat alternatives.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's Ms. Tree boat was able to catch a Falcon 9's nose cone, thereby preventing the fairing from splashing down into the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX

Watch SpaceX Catch a Rocket’s Nose Cone With a Giant Net

Got your nose!

By Kristin Houser

The US Army is Building a Supercomputer Inside a Storage Container
Computers

The US Army is Building a Supercomputer Inside a Storage Container

It could give soldiers a tactical edge in combat, especially in remote locations.

By Victor Tangermann

The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 has officially raised its orbit by just shy of two miles using its solar sail.
Space

“Solar Sail” Spacecraft Climbs Two Miles of Orbit Using Sun Power

Solar sails could one day allow us to travel beyond the solar system.

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers built a robot tail called Arque that could help people balance, lift heavy loads, or at least make VR games more immersive.
Prosthetics and Devices

Amazing Robot Tail Helps You Balance

Paging Dr. Octopus.

By Dan Robitzski

The CDC has ordered a military germ lab to "cease and desist" all research involving high-level disease-causing materials after a failed safetly inspection.
Military

CDC Shuts Down Military Germ Lab Due to Safety Concerns

Handle with care!

By Kristin Houser

Uber and Lyft funded a traffic study that showed that ride-hailing apps are responsible for a big chunk of traffic in major cities.
Advanced Transport

Ride-Hailing Apps Make Traffic Worse — And Now They’re Admitting It

It's hard for Uber and Lyft to discredit a study that they funded.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists from the University of Leeds have created 2D gold — and they think it could improve everything from electronics to water purification systems.
Science & Energy

Researchers Create First-Ever “2D Gold,” Just Two Atoms Thick

"This work amounts to a landmark achievement."

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers Just Spotted One of the Biggest Black Holes Ever
Science & Energy

Astronomers Just Spotted One of the Biggest Black Holes Ever

It's so big, it could fit the entire solar system inside of it many times over.

By Victor Tangermann

Sony researchers have created an AI drummer that can listen to a song and produce a "musically plausible" kick drum beat for it.
Artificial Intelligence

Sony’s New AI Drummer Could Write Beats for Your Band

Just don't expect them to be anything too wild.

By Kristin Houser

If global temperatures reach two degrees Celsius about pre-industrial levels, 30,000 additional people will die in Chinese cities every year.
Climate Change

A Half-Degree Temperature Rise Will Kill 30,000 in China Per Year

Climate change comes with a very real death toll.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have created chimeric mice with human brain cells in the hope that the animals could revolutionize Alzheimer's research.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Create Mice Containing Active Human Brain Cells

These rodents could be just what we need to finally cure Alzheimer's.

By Kristin Houser

Japan is putting nearly $1 billion into moonshot projects like cyborg tech, human hibernation, and recycling its industrial waste.
Future Society

Japan Pledges $900 Million to Cyborg, Human Hibernation Research

Human augmentation is high on the country's to-do list.

By Dan Robitzski

A flying car created by Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. and startup Cartivator just hovered 10 feet off the ground for a full minute.
Advanced Transport

Watch This Flying Car Nail Its Flight Demonstration

There's a reason the car is in a massive cage.

By Kristin Houser