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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.
One patient’s surprising results have experts cautiously optimistic.
The new brain tumor treatment targets a cancer that kills 75% of patients within a year.
The two-year pilot program will be a test of harm reduction strategies.
South Korea is piloting a CCTV system it hopes will save lives.
China has reached a new record for nuclear fusion at 120 million degrees Celsius.
Scientists created the mineral lonsdaleite in a lab and tested its strength using sound waves — before it was obliterated.
This week, Big Think is partnering with Freethink to bring you amazing stories of the people and technologies that are shaping our future.
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The first nation to make bitcoin legal tender will use geothermal energy to mine it.
Every star we can see, including our sun, was born in one of these violent clouds.
Augmented reality (AR) contact lenses will project the digital world into our retinas, perhaps helping us navigate the metaverse.
It marks a breakthrough in using gene editing to treat diseases.
The fully functional plant will serve to demo TerraPower’s nuclear tech.
An accident left this musician with one arm. Now he is helping create future tech for others with disabilities.
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By digging deep, we could harness enough energy to power generations to come. But it involves fracking.
What we can learn from our complicated relationship with boredom.
The pilot project is in 10 stores and is 85% accurate.
Antisense oligonucleotide therapy uses small molecules to alter RNA. Researchers have now used those molecules to alleviate a genetic form of blindness.
One day, this powerful tool could be in millions of smartphones.
This everyday electrical phenomenon had no widely accepted scientific explanation — perhaps, until now.
Engineered immune cells have prevented Type 1 diabetes in mice.
This discovery could lead to better treatments for PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and epilepsy.
As droughts threaten water supplies across the planet, some municipalities aim to utilize an untapped resource: sewage water.
William Shatner is going to space because Jeff Bezos loves Star Trek.
A socially minded franchise model makes money while improving society.
A new agricultural revolution could forever change the planet.
Solving the supply chain crisis before the global economy tanks is going to require many creative approaches. Flexport’s Ryan Petersen has one that just might work.