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+16 +1Amazon and Apple will be our doctors in the future, says tech guru Peter Diamandis
“Do I think Apple and Google and Amazon can do a better job? A thousandfold.”
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+12 +1What facial recognition steals from us
A video explainer on the technology that’s changing the meaning of the human face.
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+23 +1First US steel plants powered by wind, solar energy are coming for industry with big carbon footprint
A Nucor steel plant in Missouri will be the first in the U.S. powered by wind energy, while an old steel facility in Colorado is transitioning to solar from Xcel Energy. These renewable-energy sources for recycled steel will make a dent in steel's carbon footprint. The industry contributes as much as 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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+21 +1Vision technology views life through the eyes of animals
New vision technology could soon allow humans to take a step into the animal kingdom.
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+24 +1The next generation of wall chargers is getting smaller and better
Anker’s PowerPort Atom PD 1 and RavPower’s 45W GaN charger are an early preview of the charging tech of the future
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+31 +1Human genetic enhancement might soon be possible – but where do we draw the line?
Ideas from economics might help us decide the most ethical way of using gene editing technology for human enhancement in the future.
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+31 +1Could this extra squishy new material mean safer bike helmets?
Scientists say a microlattice design can absorb 27% more energy than the foam helmets on the market now.
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+28 +1How to make phone batteries that last longer
A breakthrough in battery technology would be an engineering triumph and spur to other technologies.
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+15 +1Would you eat a turkey if it were grown in a lab?
By 2030, we may be gobbling turkey meat grown in bioreactors.
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+20 +1Scientists 3-D Print Skin That Develops Working Blood Vessels
A promising new technique could lead to lasting skin grafts after burns or other injuries
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+24 +1Why the electric-car revolution may take a lot longer than expected
An MIT analysis finds that steady declines in battery costs will stall in the next few years.
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+24 +1Boeing Starliner to cost $90 Million per seat
NASA's Inspector General (IG) predicts that the US will have to spend $90 million per seat for flights on the CST-100 Starliner, a spacecraft currently being constructed by Boeing
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+13 +1Toshiba says its device tests for 13 cancer types with 99% accuracy from a single drop of blood | The Japan Times
Testing on the equipment and testing procedure will begin next year.
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+16 +1Ariane 6’s core engine completes qualification tests
Ariane 6, Europe's next-generation launch vehicle, has passed another key development milestone. Its Vulcain 2.1 liquid-fuelled engine has now completed its qualification testing, which means combined tests can now begin.
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+3 +1We could feed one million people living in colonies on Mars
With bugs, algae and other resource-efficient foods we could feed one million people on Mars within a century of arriving there. Scientists even invented a martian diet.
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+17 +1This building produces twice the energy it consumes, and it’s the future
It’s the latest “Powerhouse,” a name the architects at Snøhetta invented to describe super-efficient buildings that generate power for the community around them.
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+31 +1We Need More Bans on New Technologies
The more powerful a technology is, the more care it requires to safely operate.
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+22 +1Jet fuel from thin air: Aviation's hope or hype?
A pilot project at Rotterdam airport plans to capture CO2 from the air and turn it into jet fuel.
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+37 +1Prepare for the Deepfake Era of Web Video
“We’re going to get more and more of this content and it’s probably going to get of better quality,” says Sam Gregory of the human-rights nonprofit Witness.
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+15 +1Aliens will likely be discovered within 30 years, Nobel Prize-winning astronomer says
He was awarded 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for 'groundbreaking discoveries'