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The Woman Who Targets Cancer-Causing Mechanisms
Cancer

The Woman Who Targets Cancer-Causing Mechanisms

Cigall Kadoch is one of the 10 most brilliant people of 2016

Uber self driving car
Self Driving

Uber’s Self-Driving Car Fleet Will Hit The Road This Summer

Autonomous Uber vehicles are coming to Pittsburgh this month

Oxbotica’s Software For Self-Driving Cars Doesn’t Need GPS Signal
Vehicles

Oxbotica’s Software For Self-Driving Cars Doesn’t Need GPS Signal

Navigates underground and in tunnels using a 3D point cloud

What Comes After Solar Impulse?
Aviation

What Comes After Solar Impulse?

The plane just finish a solar-powered journey around the world. Where do the technology and vision go from here?

Baton Rouge Drone Company Films Louisiana Flooding
Technology

Baton Rouge Drone Company Films Louisiana Flooding

Saving livelihoods, maybe even lives

Ford To Put Fully Autonomous Cars On The Road By 2021
Technology

Ford To Put Fully Autonomous Cars On The Road By 2021

No steering wheel, no brake or gas pedal

Michael Phelps Cupping
Health

Why Does Pseudoscience Win At The Olympics?

Michael Phelps' "cupping" is just the latest quackery to hit the Games

Scientists Have Scanned Sting’s Brain
Science

Scientists Have Scanned Sting’s Brain

To study how his brain analyzes different songs. And because they could.

NASA’s Mission To Sample A Killer Asteroid Launches In September
NASA

NASA’s Mission To Sample A Killer Asteroid Launches In September

Get ready for OSIRIS-REx

This A.I. Program Can Identify Billions Of Stars
Space

This A.I. Program Can Identify Billions Of Stars

Deep convolutional neural networks make the impossible possible

Taser With Built-In Heart Monitor Could Save Lives Of Those In Police Custody
Weapons

Taser With Built-In Heart Monitor Could Save Lives Of Those In Police Custody

Nonlethal weapon 2

Researchers Attempt To Understand Why Land Development Is Bad News For Sea Otters
Health

Researchers Attempt To Understand Why Land Development Is Bad News For Sea Otters

Computational modelling suggests human land use leads to more infection at sea

GE Connected Volcano
Internet

This Is What It Takes To Connect A Volcano To The Internet

Installing sensors in Nicaragua's Masaya volcano

Scientist Thinks He’s Proven Hawking’s Theory That Black Holes Glow
Black Holes

Scientist Thinks He’s Proven Hawking’s Theory That Black Holes Glow

Hawking radiation observed in a homemade black hole analogue

The Olympic Village Of The Future
Technology

The Olympic Village Of The Future

Tokyo 2020 will be the best ever for society

Olympic swimming
Technology

High-Speed Motion Capture Tech Is Helping Olympians Swim Better Than Ever

Swimming with sensors to get the gold

New ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Trailer Showcases An Uneasy Alliance
Technology

New ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Trailer Showcases An Uneasy Alliance

Dying is easy, winning is harder.

Shyam Gollakota
Internet

The Man Who Powers Devices With Wi-Fi

Shyam Gollakota is one of the 10 most brilliant people of 2016

Paralyzed Patients Regain Partial Movement With Long-Term Brain Training
Health

Paralyzed Patients Regain Partial Movement With Long-Term Brain Training

Therapeutic device could be effective treatment for paralysis

Virtual Reality Training Turns Olympic Triathlon Course Into Motor Memory
Technology

Virtual Reality Training Turns Olympic Triathlon Course Into Motor Memory

It helps to know the road before you go