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Australian Waters Are "Cooking" Coral to Death, Causing Worst Ever Die-Off
Massive Losses It's a threat people can see from a mile away but still, the news is quite shocking. Andrew Baird, a researcher at James Cook University has reported that warm seas around Australia's...
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A Whole New Universe: OpenAI Just Opened a School for AI
OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research center based in San Fransisco, has released an open source software platform that virtually tests and trains AI. The platform, called Universe, is a digital...
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A $10 Million Investment Is Set to Determine If Universal Basic Income Would...
Throwing Money at the Problem of No Money The concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) has been popping up left and right all around the world lately. Discussions and tests are and will be carried out...
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A New Discovery Could Help Oil Companies Transport Gasoline 30 Times Faster
Faster Flows "It seems some chemistry textbooks may need revisions," declares Yang Zhang, an assistant professor of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering (NPRE) and Beckman Institute at...
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This is the Sad Fate of China's Futuristic Road Straddling Bus
The Mothballed Bus The Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) was unveiled several months ago in Hebei province's Qinhuangdao City in China. The electric-powered, 4.8 meter (~16 ft) tall elevated bus straddled the...
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Expert in Advanced Propulsion Says NASA's EM Drive Results Are Likely Not Valid
A Skeptic Weighs In A recent paper in the Journal of Propulsion and Power from NASA outlines the possibility of a working EM Drive, a propulsion system that uses microwaves bouncing around inside a...
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Automation Is the Greatest Threat to the American Worker, Not Outsourcing
Unintended Consequences During his campaign, president-elect Donald Trump made a promise to keep jobs in Indiana. Now, he's making good on that promise by brokering a deal with Carrier that ensures...
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The Search for Life: New Tech Opens a Universe of Alien Worlds
Noise-Canceling Optical Chip While light helps us see things better here on Earth, it can actually pose a challenge for practitioners of astronomy whose views of celestial bodies can be obstructed by...
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An Artificially Intelligent Plane Is Going to Be Flying Over the U.K.
People-Free Piloting As companies like Tesla continue to show how autonomous cars can safely take over our roads, U.K. defense contractor BAE Systems is on track to do the same for the skies. The...
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An 'Emotion Engine:' Honda's New Concept Car Can Feel
Driving With An Emotional Car It's a concept that either sounds strange or fascinating depending on who you ask: a car that can feel human emotions. It's a claim that Honda has made about their concept...
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Skype Co-Founder Invests 10 Million in a Flying Car That Can Travel More Than...
Pumping Money Into Flying Cars Flying cars might not have the most beautiful exteriors, nor are they the safest form of transportation, but for Atomico, a European venture firm, that doesn't matter....
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The Dawn of AI: Congress Is Discussing What We'll Do in a World Run by Robots
Automation in Public Discourse Senator Ted Cruz opened up last Wednesday's hearing by the US Senate Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness with a description of the changing landscape of...
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New Vaccine Combo May be the Key to Stopping HIV
A Combined Effort There is no shortage of HIV treatments or vaccinations that are being developed right now; however, to date, all of them fall short. This stems from the elusive nature of the virus...
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AI Expert: "Artificial Intelligence Does Not Justify Basic Income"
An Opposing View Numerous researchers have predicted how a lot of jobs could be taken over by automation in the near future, potentially leading to massive unemployment. The numbers and timeline vary —...
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Laser Mounted Combat Vehicles Are Set to Roll-Out in 2017
The development of lasers for combat purposes goes as far back as at least the Regan era, as the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) from that time period had many innovate ideas about how we could...
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Eternal Storage: Scientists Have Found a Way to Store Data Within Diamonds
Diamonds Are Forever Though it might be the first place you think to look, jewelry is not the only place where diamonds can be found. They are used in industrial drills and in medical equipment, and...
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China is Set to Start Work on The World's Fastest Maglev Train
Going Faster And Faster Magnetic levitation (Maglev) trains are the cutting edge in public transport technology. With the use of magnets to propel the train forward, maglev trains do not suffer from...
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UN Report: Robots Will Replace Two-Thirds of All Workers in the Developing World
Labor-Cost Advantage? From recent reports, it may seem like automation only affects those in developed countries; however, a report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development recently noted the...
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Beyond Darwin: Scientists May Be Redefining Evolution
Adding to Darwin's Ideas For years, scientists have subscribed to the ideas brought about by Darwin's theory of evolution. In his book, On the Origin of Species, he outlines the main mechanism of...
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After 150 Years, the Weight of a Kilogram May Be Changing
Little Weight, Little Change From being used in science experiments to weighing everyday objects, the kilogram has been a useful unit of measurement that has remained unchanged for more than a century...
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