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Scientists design holograms you can see, hear and feel

It really feels like a genuine object.

New Li-ion battery design can charge electric cars to 80% in less than 10 minutes

This could finally bring EVs into the mainstream.

AI is beating almost all of mankind at Starcraft

Let's teach AI to beat us at strategy war games -- that sounds like a neat idea.

American millennials are embracing plant-based 'meat'

Rising concern about climate change has spurred a flurry of Silicon Valley biotech startups focused on plant-based alternative meats.

Google's Wing makes the first drone-borne delivery in the US

A milestone in e-commerce... and the imminent age of robot overlords.

Drone mini fleet could plant 400,000 trees a day

Drones could someday replenish the world's lost coastal forests.

Gene-editing experiment makes mice immune to the common cold. Could humans be next?

In the future, a drug that mimics this genetic effect could finally cure the common cold.

Astronauts mix cement in space station, pave way for buildings on other worlds

Researchers have shown that cement can work in space. Next-up: concrete.

Blind CEO develops smart cane that can use Google Maps to navigate surroundings

A remarkable technology that enables the blind to use navigation apps with ease.

Researchers build advanced microprocessor out of carbon nanotubes

The age of silicon in computing is coming to a close -- and carbon nanotubes are preparing to take its place.

Physicists count sound particles with a quantum microphone

Using sound, rather than light, could lead to more efficient and more compact quantum computers.

Scientists develop prosthetic hand that enables users to feel touch

An emotional bridge between man and machine.

Wearable artificial voice box could help mute people speak

The device attaches itself to the throat like a temporary tattoo and can convert skin movements into sounds.

Meet Jibo, the family robot or the HAL 9000 you always wished for

Designed by the world’s foremost social robotics expert, MIT’s Cynthia Breazeal, Jibo looks like a cross between HAL 9000 and Eve from Wall-E. The robot seeks to become the first in a line of truly intelligent robot helpers that not only assist the family with chores, but become part of it as well. Is this cute, […]

Invisibility: another sci-fi dream come true?

Photo by Firentzesca Recently, attempts to make “cloaking technology” possible have reached a great level, with major break throws. Among mentionable achievements, more notable are the work of Oleg Gadomsky, a Russian professor that managed to redirect light around objects and that of the people from the University of Maryland, who reported the successful cloaking […]

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