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Wireless charging isn’t just for phones and laptops. It could also power medical devices like heart implants.

SpinLaunch’s launcher, which is larger than the Statue of Liberty and works like the Olympic hammer-throw event, just came online in the New Mexico desert.

Russia’s cyberattacks against Ukraine have been prolific and ongoing for several years. The future of war may begin in cyberspace.

The stars stood no chance against the more-massive black holes.

A black swan event is rare but disruptive — and might be predictable.

Michio Kaku predicts, among other things, how we’ll build cities on Mars and why cancer will one day be like the common cold.

One day, we could fly across the U.S. in half an hour. A state-of-the-art hypersonic flight testing facility at UTSA could help make that dream a reality.

Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.

The guilt-free air conditioning, called “cooling paper,” is made from recyclable paper and doesn’t use any electricity.

From surviving on wild plants and game to controlling our world with technology, humanity’s journey of progress is a story of expanding human agency.

A lucky discovery involving lithium-sulfur batteries has a legitimate chance to revolutionize how we power our world.

Scientists want to use dream hacking devices to improve your creativity and memory.

The same parts of the brain that help us navigate complex social interactions can also drive us to make wildly bad investments.

The famous social robot is about to start rolling off the assembly line.

Using image analysis tools developed for astronomy, researchers are predicting cancer therapy responses.

Technology designed to listen for atomic bombs can also hear tornadoes.

Space planes could radically lower the cost of spaceflight.

Space missions in 2022 will include massive rockets and asteroid collisions. This is also the year space tourism starts to hit its stride.

One home was printed in 28 hours. Now, Alquist 3D is building 200 more.

Asteroid Bennu is still far more likely to fly right by us than to make impact.

Air conditioning may keep a room cool, but using it is heating up the planet. It is time for something new — or old.

It could analyze a photo of the Martian surface in just five seconds. NASA scientists need 40 minutes.

It walked enough miles to nearly circle the Earth twice.

This week, Big Think is partnering with Freethink to bring you amazing stories of the people and technologies that are shaping our future.

The new brain tumor treatment targets a cancer that kills 75% of patients within a year.

This week, Big Think is partnering with Freethink to bring you amazing stories of the people and technologies that are shaping our future.

South Korea is piloting a CCTV system it hopes will save lives.

Technologically, the answer is definitely no. But that doesn’t mean CGI is always used to good effect.

The massive craft could carry 100 humans to Mars and revolutionize space exploration.

The two-year pilot program will be a test of harm reduction strategies.