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Uber will buy 24,000 autonymous Volvo cars in 2019-2021. Nearly every driving job will vanish, faster than most think.

During Tesla's semi truck unveiling they presented some pretty impressive economic numbers. I must admit that I was a bit overwhelmed and could not get the numbers to add up. Once understood the number DO make sense. Here's why.

This month NASA will start testing a tiny 1 kilowatt uranium fission reactor Stirling engines for use in possible future missions to Mars.

Technocrat surgeons will need a supply of healthy, living bodies for those whose head and brain are intact but bodies are unusable. China has few ethical or legal restrictions on anything to do with science and technology. ? TN Editor

China plans a fleet of nuclear carrier rockets and reusable hybrid-power carriers by the mid-2040s.

Spacex expects they will receive additional funding from the U.S. government for the BFR and Raptor engine. Spacex would still build the BFR even without government money.

Josiah Zayner is CEO of the biohacking-promoting startup The Odin.

The Lubin UCSB laser propulsion system efforts have been funded by Breakthrough Starshot for $100 million.

A powerful 70 gigawatt laser propulsion system that could accelerate an 100 kilogram object over 122 seconds to 2% of light speed (6000 kilometers per second) would also be able to fire kinetic projectiles at nuclear weapon power.

Elon Musk has always dreamed big, and tonight he showed off his biggest reverie yet: the fully electric Tesla Semi. Powered by a massive battery and capable of hauling 80,000 pounds, it can ramble 500 miles between charges. It'll even drive itself

The world's first human head transplant has been carried out on a corpse in China in an 18-hour operation that showed it was possible to successfully reconnect the spine, nerves and blood vessels.

Of the various companies that are developing flying cars, US-based Terrafugia is perhaps the one that we hear about the most … and it may soon become even more well-heard-of. That's because it's just been purchased in its entirety by China's Zhejia

The world's first "space nation" has taken flight. On November 12, Asgardia cemented its presence in outer space by launching the Asgardia-1 satellite. The "nanosat" -- it is roughly the size of a loaf of bread -- undertook a two-day journey from N

strike US within 14 minutes...Researchers want new facility to be up and running by 2020 as race to develop hypersonic technology intensifies

Aside from the 2018 production models that debuted at EICMA 2017, the Italian motorcycle show traditionally garnishes its centerpieces with a variety of exhibits ranging from prophetic concepts like KTM's 790 Adventure and Moto Guzzi's V85, to flambo

From Politicians' Will Appear in the Pacific Ocean by 2020...The world's first floating nation is set to appear in the Pacific Ocean off the island of Tahiti in 2020.

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Planetary Resources is planning to mine the asteroids in the 2020s. Planetary Resources delivered the Arkyd-6 spacecraft, their second technology demonstrator. The spacecraft has officially begun its journey to the launch pad. In the weeks leading up

Andy Weir wrote the Martian. His new book is about a lunar colony of 2000 people late in the 21st century. He looked at the science and economics of a lunar colony.

A "memory prosthesis" brain implant has enhanced human memory for the first time.

Could debut after the production Microbus-inspired EV.

Meet SpotMini, now in more kid-friendly yellow

It is an idea at once audacious and simplistic, a seeming impossibility that is now technologically within reach: cities floating in international waters -- independent, self-sustaining nation states at sea.

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Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor that will make nuclear as cheap as natural gas passes first certification hurdle

Uber says that by 2020 they will be testing a few flying cars in Los Angeles and a real commercial flying car service will follow a few years later.

Epidermolysis bullosais is rare, but the charity DEBRA, which campaigns for EB patients, estimates half a million people are affected around the world.

150 kw Laser should begin testing on an AC-130 in 2018 and a megawatt laser drone possible in the 2020s

Quantum Supremacy is when quantum computers become faster than classical computers. Once Quantum Computers surpass classical computers they will continue to improve at a far more rapid pace.

A new way to rejuvenate old cells in the laboratory, making them not only look younger, but start to behave more like young cells, has been discovered by researchers at the Universities of Exeter and Brighton.

A message encoded using a one-time pad cannot be broken.

SUPER HUMANS could exist in just 15 years thanks to a computer chip inserted into the brain to unlock the mankind's full potential.

The next billion cellular connections will come from rural areas in developing markets. However, building the cellular infrastructure in these regions presents radically different challenges from building networks in urban areas:

A nation-wide reference station network has been built, and the construction of the basic system has been preliminarily completed.

A message encoded using a one-time pad cannot be broken. Sending a one-time pad code with perfect privacy has been achieved.

Ocado's warehouse technology would probably make Jeff Bezos green with envy.

Waymo vans loaded with laser LiDAR, radar, cameras, computers, AI and no human safety drivers will pick up Arizonans registered in its "Early Riders" program within a few months. Commercial, paid-ride service starts in 2018.

With a bodyshell that doubles as a battery and self-healing carbon-fiber construction, this is as far-out as concept cars get. We love it.

There is a solution to the dual challenges of growing and preserving neural stem cells in a state where they are still able to mature into many different cell types.

In 2014, Life Extension Advocacy Foundation was established to promote increased healthy human lifespan through fiscally sponsoring longevity research projects and raising awareness regarding the societal benefits of life extension.

Particle Physics Discovery: Fusing Heavy Quarks Can Produce 10 Times More Energy Than Nuclear Fusion

In a step towards creating a new class of electronics that look and feel like soft, natural organisms, mechanical engineers at Carnegie Mellon University are developing a fluidic transistor out of a metal alloy of indium and gallium that is liquid at

The American Dental Association, like many oral hygiene bodies around the globe, recommends cleaning between teeth at least once per day. Generally, this is done using a strand of dental floss to get into the small gaps that toothbrushes just can't r

If Jonathan Rothberg has a superpower, it's cramming million-dollar, mainframe-sized machines onto single semiconductor circuit boards.

KSP is a game where the players create and manage their own space program. Build spacecraft, fly them, and try to help the Kerbals to fulfill their ultimate mission of conquering space.

Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have reported success in an early-phase clinical trial examining the safety, tolerability and feasibility of administering infusions of blood plasma from young donors to participants with mild to m

China plans to launch its reusable spaceplane in 2020, according to a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

The Russian team that brought us the terrifying Scorpion Hoverbike (now being flown by the Dubai police department) is working toward a 5-seater VTOL air taxi.

Do not talk about whether vaccines work or not, or whether or not they cause autism, unless you're ready for a very heated debate.

(Natural News) Can small-scale farming in the modern age really generate enough income for the average family to make an honest living?