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Stanford Scientists Are Making Wireless Electricity Transmission a Reality

Stanford researchers have discovered a practical method for wireless transmission of electricity, making Nikola Tesla's vision of a wireless power grid a possibility. If the method can be scaled, it will mean much lower costs and greater convenience for electric vehicles.

June 17, 2017
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This New “Super” Carbon Is Tough, Elastic, and Electrically Conductive

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By superheating and pressurizing an existing form of carbon, researchers have developed an incredible new form that is light, ultra-strong, elastic, and electrically conductive. In addition to having many potential applications, the carbon could lead to even more unique forms that have yet to be discovered.

June 12, 2017
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What Will Really Happen in the Age of Automation?

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A new video from Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell explores the history of innovation and job loss, and points out why the age of automation is different from anything we've seen before.

June 11, 2017
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A New Technology Could Provide 40% of the World’s Energy Needs, and It’s Carbon-Neutral

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Researchers have combined technologies that produce energy where salt and fresh water meet to invent a more efficient system to harness clean energy. This new technology may be able to supply 40 percent of the world's power demands.

May 31, 2017
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How Will We Keep Our Thoughts Private in the Age of Mind-Reading Tech?

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With BCIs having become commercially available after extensive use in the medical sector, recent research has found that they can be used to hack our brains for PINs or mine our minds for data.

May 20, 2017
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A Tiny Device Can Transform Air Pollution Into Usable Fuel

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In an effort to both reduce air pollution and create clean, renewable energy, scientists have designed two-roomed photoelectrochemical cell that turns polluted air into hydrogen fuel.

May 15, 2017
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