Here are its top priorities.

The trial will test whether adding graphene to recycled asphalt can prolong the road’s lifespan.

MIT scientists show how fast algorithms are improving across a broad range of examples, demonstrating their critical importance in advancing computing.

From forecasting stock prices to diagnosing disease, Swarm AI enables better group decisions.

A computer that could decidedly pass Alan Turing's test would represent a major step toward artificial general intelligence.

The holograms use 'aerohaptics', which creates feelings of touch with simple jets of air.

The development of the revolutionary gene-engineering tool CRISPR is a tale fit for the big screen.

The 72-foot wingspan is lined with solar panels to give the plane the power it needs to stay airborne for nearly three months.

AI tried to write music. It wasn’t exactly The Beatles.

Ever wondered what oxytocin receptor proteins sound like?

A biotech startup has received $15 million in funding to genetically recreate woolly mammoths and rewild them in Siberia.

One day, this powerful tool could be in millions of smartphones.

Engineers borrowed the maple tree's "helicopter" to design tiny, flying microchips, which perform various tasks while in whirling free fall.

A future kitchen appliance could make it possible to 3D-print entirely new recipes and cook them with lasers.

New chip eliminates the need for specific decoding hardware, boosting gaming systems, 5G networks, and more.

Organ transplantation is in dire need of biotechnological advances. 3D bioprinting and genetic modification of pigs provide a path forward.

The power tower has superior physics but inferior economics.

Prosthetic arms can cost amputees $80,000. A startup called Unlimited Tomorrow is aiming to change that by making customized 3D-printed bionic arms for just $8,000.

Think of a combination of immersive virtual reality, an online role-playing game, and the internet.

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

The non-contact technique could someday be used to lift much heavier objects — maybe even humans.

We are likely to see the first humans walk on Mars this decade.

Virtual reality continues to blur the line between the physical and the digital, and it will change our lives forever.

Cars are no longer just a way to get from A to B.

Brain-based technologies of spiritual enhancement can induce mystical experiences in many people on demand. What does this mean for spirituality today?

We eat 50 billion chickens every year. Is there a better way?

The pilot project is in 10 stores and is 85% accurate.

Tiny specks of space debris can move faster than bullets and cause way more damage. Cleaning it up is imperative.

The revolution is already happening.

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