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Ten years ago, a little-known bacterial defense mechanism skyrocketed to fame as a powerful genome editor. In the decade since, CRISPR-Cas9 has spun off...

The Next Step for AI in Biology Is to Predict How Proteins Behave in the Body

January 18, 2023

DARPA Wants to Develop a Drug to Make People Resistant to Extreme Cold

January 17, 2023

Cellular Reprogramming Extends Lifespan in Mice, Longevity Startup Says

January 16, 2023

In Bioethics, the Public Deserves More Than a Seat at the Table

January 15, 2023

Human Enhancement Needs Ethical Oversight on a Global Scale, New Study Says

Shelly Fan - November 29, 2022

Stem Cells Are Poised to Change Health and Medicine Forever

Peter H. Diamandis, MD - January 17, 2017

In Bioethics, the Public Deserves More Than a Seat at the Table

Parmin Sedigh - January 15, 2023

Security Checks Reaching Towards Your Brain

Aaron Saenz - May 14, 2009

Computing

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Google Scrambles to Catch Up in the Wake of OpenAI’s ChatGPT

Jason Dorrier - January 22, 2023

Google is one of the biggest companies on Earth. Google's search engine is the front door to the internet. And according to recent reports,...

Crash and Merge: Can Crypto’s Calamitous Year Save It From Itself?

December 26, 2022

Physicists Simulate a Simplified Wormhole on Google’s Quantum Computer

December 2, 2022

This AI Supercomputer Has 13.5 Million Cores—and Was Built in Just Three Days

November 22, 2022

Scientists Build the First Crucial Components of a Molecular Computer

November 7, 2022

NVIDIA’s Tiny New AI Transforms Photos Into Full 3D Scenes in Mere Seconds

Jason Dorrier - March 27, 2022

Crash and Merge: Can Crypto’s Calamitous Year Save It From Itself?

Edd Gent - December 26, 2022

Quantum Chip Takes Microseconds to Do a Task a Supercomputer Would Spend 9,000 Years On

Shelly Fan - June 7, 2022

Physicists Simulate a Simplified Wormhole on Google’s Quantum Computer

Edd Gent - December 2, 2022

Space

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AstroForge’s Space Mining Tech Will Get Its First Real-World Test This Year

Edd Gent - January 27, 2023

Asteroid mining has long caught the imagination of space entrepreneurs, but conventional wisdom has always been that it's little more than a pipe dream....

Astronomers Reveal the Most Detailed Radio Image Yet of the Milky Way’s Galactic Plane

January 19, 2023

Space-Based Solar Power Hardware Was Just Launched Into Orbit for Testing

January 6, 2023

Are Black Holes Time Machines? Yes, but There’s a Catch

January 4, 2023

Astronomers Just Confirmed the Most Ancient Galaxies Ever Observed

December 11, 2022

Radioactive Traces in Tree Rings Reveal Earth’s History of Unexplained ‘Radiation Storms’

Benjamin Pope - November 13, 2022

Are Black Holes Time Machines? Yes, but There’s a Catch

Sam Baron - January 4, 2023

Space-Based Solar Power Hardware Was Just Launched Into Orbit for Testing

Edd Gent - January 6, 2023

Astronomers Just Confirmed the Most Ancient Galaxies Ever Observed

Jason Dorrier - December 11, 2022

Energy

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Electric Vehicle Batteries Could Meet Grid-Scale Storage Needs by 2030

Edd Gent - January 23, 2023

Boosting the role of renewables in our electricity supply will require a massive increase in grid-scale energy storage. But new research suggests that electric...

Form Energy’s New Factory Will Churn Out Iron-Air Batteries for Grid-Scale Storage

January 11, 2023

Space-Based Solar Power Hardware Was Just Launched Into Orbit for Testing

January 6, 2023

A $3.5 Billion EV Battery Plant Will Convert Millions of Old Batteries Into New Parts

December 22, 2022

Ukraine Conflict Has the World on a Renewable Energy Run, IEA Report Says

December 19, 2022

Form Energy’s New Factory Will Churn Out Iron-Air Batteries for Grid-Scale Storage

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - January 11, 2023

This Solar Car Will Soon Hit Production—and It Costs Less Than $26K

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - July 14, 2022

A $3.5 Billion EV Battery Plant Will Convert Millions of Old Batteries Into New Parts

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - December 22, 2022

If Energy Becomes Free in the Future, How Will That Affect Our Lives?

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - March 11, 2018

Future

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Technology Over the Long Run: Zoom Out to See How Dramatically the World Can Change Within a Lifetime

Max Roser - January 29, 2023

Technology can change the world in ways that are unimaginable, until they happen. Switching on an electric light would have been unimaginable for our...

Deepfakes: Faces Created by AI Now Look More Real Than Genuine Photos

January 26, 2023

From Autocycles to Flying Cars, the Wild Mobility Solutions on Display at CES 2023

January 5, 2023

The Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: The World Has Changed Fast—What Might Be Next?

December 29, 2022

Longtermism: Why the Million-Year Philosophy Can’t Be Ignored

December 23, 2022

The Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: The World Has Changed Fast—What Might Be Next?

Max Roser - December 29, 2022

These Sleek Houses Are 3D Printed From Recycled Plastic. Prices Start at $26,900

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - November 4, 2022

Google AI Researchers Are Dreaming Up a New Species of Search Engine

Jason Dorrier - May 16, 2021

Magnetizable Concrete in Roads Could Charge Electric Cars While You Drive

Edd Gent - August 9, 2021

Tech

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Watch This Shape-Shifting Robot Melt to Escape a Cage, Then Reform

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - February 1, 2023

Flight. Invisibility. Mind-reading. Super-strength. These powers have mostly been limited to the realms of science fiction and fantasy, though we’re starting to see robots...