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Stephen Hawking: Humanity Only Has 1,000 Years Left on Earth

Because of systemic issues like habitat destruction, antibiotic resistance, increasing weapons ammunitions, and overpopulation, humanity's time on Earth may be rather limited. According to Hawking, our only hope may be…

November 17, 2016
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Sustainability

Physicists Have Discovered a Second State of Liquid Water

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Physicists have discovered that liquid water has a whole new set of properties when it hits temperatures of 40-60°C (104-140°F), essentially entering a second liquid state. With water covering most…

November 15, 2016
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Here’s What Artificial Intelligence Will Look Like in 2030

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A leading expert on the development of artificial intelligence spoke about where she thinks the future of AI is heading. The shift toward more autonomy will have a major impact…

November 15, 2016
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Technology

This New Tech Is Letting Blind People Read Without Braille

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In a trial of 19 blind people, participants were able to read between 63 and 81 words per minute using HandSight, a finger-mounted camera system that reads texts aloud. While…

November 15, 2016
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Technology

Las Vegas Lights Are Being Powered By Footsteps

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Startup EnGoPlanet is testing a hybrid system of solar panels and kinetic energy pads that will power street lights in Las Vegas. Eventually, this could have a big impact on…

November 15, 2016
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Renewable Energy

For the First Time in History, We Are Seeing Alien Worlds

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A new instrument known as CHARIS was able to isolate light reflecting from an exoplanet — a fairly difficult feat, given that these planets are dimmer than the stars they…