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A food service company in the Midwestern region of the United States is now serving a gene-edited food in its restaurants.
Food

But you probably won’t know if you’ve eaten it.

By Kristin Houser

Facing stricter restrictions on their gene-editing research from the FDA, some scientists are packing up their labs and leaving the U.S.
Biology

Some argue animals should be vetted based on food safety, not breeding techniques.

By Dan Robitzski

China will need to build eight new nuclear reactors annually to reach the global average for nuclear energy generation by 2030, according to an official.
Nuclear Fusion

A Chinese official has laid out the nation's nuclear energy needs.

By Kristin Houser

A futuristic "robotic" pill that punctures the inside of the intestinal wall on its way through the digestive system just passed its first human trial.
Health & Medicine

No metal, no springs, no electrical parts.

By Victor Tangermann

A new scientific hypothesis posits that interstellar rocks like 'Oumuamua could have helped form planets throughout the galaxy.
Off-World

Orphaned space rocks could enter a solar system's orbit and form into a planet.

By Dan Robitzski

A new "acoustic metamaterial" that blocks sound by reflecting waves back to their source could make the future a far quieter place.
Science & Energy

It could quiet everything from drones to MRI machines.

By Kristin Houser

See the Most Breathtaking Views of the Martian Surface Yet
Off-World

Can you spot NASA's InSight Lander?

By Victor Tangermann

This Autonomous Robot Arm Feeds People Who Can’t Feed Themselves
Robotics

It understands the difference between a bite of banana and a bite of carrot.

By Kristin Houser

DARPA is developing technology that could finally lead to secure voting machines. It plans to have experts from professors to hackers kick the tires.
Future Society

The goal is to make elections secure without reverting to paper ballots.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new experiment, people find losing to robots and AI particularly demoralizing, which could have implications for our automated workplaces.
Artificial Intelligence

"I felt very stressed competing with the robot."

By Dan Robitzski

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a plan to "climate-proof" Lower Manhattan by building the area out into the East River.
Climate Change

"It will, literally, alter the shape of the island of Manhattan."

By Kristin Houser

Facebook and Instagram users across the globe experienced outages for most of Wednesday starting around 1 pm EST and ending late Wednesday night. But why?
Future Society

And the social media platform's trouble may only be getting worse.

By Victor Tangermann

Beware of Bots is a new marketing campaign that hacked printers to send out a warning about automation, urging people to switch careers.
Artificial Intelligence

The "warning" also includes a coupon for his partner's courses.

By Dan Robitzski

Boeing Is Prepping to Launch Astronauts to Space Station
Boeing

Boeing is hot on SpaceX's heels.

By Victor Tangermann

Every picture of the solar system shows Venus as our closest neighbor. Sure, it comes closer to Earth than any planet, but on average Mercury is closer.
Off-World

On average, at least.

By Dan Robitzski

Google has released a new app called Lookout that describes objects and reads text or currency for people with visual impairments.
Google

Lookout can tell you whether the bill you're holding is worth $10 or $20.

By Kristin Houser

IBM figured out how to use a quantum computer to make machine learning algorithms better than ever before. But no quantum computer is good enough yet.
Machine Learning

But for now classical computers are still better.

By Dan Robitzski

A University of Cambridge spin-out company claims it has found a way to produce graphene at commercial scale and will release a device soon.
Graphene

The wonder material might finally reach the mainstream.

By Kristin Houser

Experts Call for Temporary World Ban on Gene-Hacked Children
Gene Editing

"By 'global moratorium,' we do not mean a permanent ban."

By Victor Tangermann

More interactive Netflix programming is on the way following the success of Bandersnatch, a choose-your-own-adventure style episode of "Black Mirror."
Future Society

The platform is "doubling down" on the Bandersnatch format.

By Kristin Houser