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The science of cryonics, why hundreds are already frozen, and why more than a thousand others are signing up to be frozen at death.
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Since solar power is still inaccessible to vast segments of the US population, community solar is providing solutions to fill gaps in the market.
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The Right to Repair movement wants absolute consumer control on how they want their products fixed.
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Phages, which treat disease without the threat of antibiotic resistance, may one day cure bacterial illnesses in livestock without threatening human health.
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Developments in organoid studies have made it possible to nearly re-create actual human organs.
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As more people start using interconnected devices in their homes and work, what are the risks involved?
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http://www.grunge.com/57222/futuristic-cities-already-built/
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These cities provide a snapshot of what our future will have in store for us.
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Two eye drops could become a new way to manage presbyopia provide hope to those with farsightedness.
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Helicopter manufacturers increasingly embracing digitization can lead to a more sustainable and efficient aviation industry.
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Today’s information-loaded society has led to an increasing number of people becoming trapped in a cycle of self-diagnosed health problems.
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VR clubs aim to provide a nightlife offering in a virtual environment and possibly become a worthy alternative or replacement for nightclubs.
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Everyone agrees that AI should be unbiased, but removing biases is proving problematic
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Human microchipping may impact everything from medical treatments to online payments.
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Researchers acknowledge that emphatic technology may help humans cope with daily life, but they also caution against its limitations and potential misuse.
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https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2020/Q4/all-terrain-microrobot-flips-through-a-live-colon.html
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Purdue University
A rectangular robot as tiny as a few human hairs can travel throughout a colon by doing back flips, Purdue University engineers have demonstrated in live animal models.
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Electric motorcycle manufacturers follow in the footsteps of electric vehicles as battery prices decline.
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https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/07/18/a-new-material-helps-transistors-become-vanishingly-small
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The Economist
And more transistors mean more computing power
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https://theconversation.com/patent-system-often-stifles-the-innovation-it-was-designed-to-encourage-148075
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The Conversation
Too many patents and too little information about them makes it hard for the system to weed out patents that unfairly block inventors.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/23/thredup-resale-market-expected-to-be-valued-at-64-billion-in-5-years.html
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CNBC
Despite the coronavirus pandemic upending much of the retail industry and putting a damper on apparel sales, the secondhand clothing market is still expected to boom, according to one online resale marketplace.
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https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-autos-electric-congress/u-s-house-democrats-propose-electric-vehicle-charging-network-idUKKBN2001Z1
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Reuters
Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday unveiled legislation that would create a nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charging network to promote the shift from gasoline-powered vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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https://thenextweb.com/news/china-innovation-changing-why-that-matters-for-west
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The Next Web
China’s innovation plans and international trade tensions risk an economic ‘decoupling’ with the West.