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Moscow Student Councils Plan to Pilot Blockchain E-Voting in June

May 10, 2019May 6, 2019

“Authorities of Moscow are planning to pilot blockchain-based electronic voting in universitystudent council elections in late June 2019, establishing methods that the city’s mayoral election may be next to apply, Russian news agency TASS reported on […]

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Organovo: Bioprinting Could be the New Solution to Organ Transplantation

May 10, 2019May 6, 2019

“Remember when movies like The Island seemed like a scary yet foreseeable future? In 2005, the sci-fi thriller introduced a compound inhabited by clones used for […]

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Untangled Episode #12: How Distributed Ledger Tech Can Help In Nature & Wildlife Restoration

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019

“The twelfth episode of Untangled, a podcast exploring the IOTA Ecosystem and beyond, is exploring how we can restore the quickly disappearing forests of the planet […]

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Adidas continues drive toward sustainable manufacturing with FUTURECRAFT.LOOP performance shoe

May 9, 2019May 6, 2019

“It’s not everyday a household name brand in the performance footwear industry announces a 100 percent recyclable shoe, fortunately for conscientious consumers and the planet, adidas […]

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UKRI Studying Democratized Peer-To-Peer Microgrids

May 9, 2019May 6, 2019

“UK Research and Innovation has begun a study to determine how people with small rooftop solar systems — called micro-generators — could create a peer-to-peer energy […]

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New look at VW’s ID all-electric hatchback

May 9, 2019May 6, 2019

“Volkswagen is about to open its order book for the ID all-electric hatchback, the first all-electric vehicle built on its new MEB platform made to […]

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Forget Smart Cities (For a Minute), We Need to Talk About Smart Farms

May 8, 2019May 6, 2019

“There’s a lot of talk about digital technology and smart cities, but what about smart farms? Many of us still have a romantic view of farmers surveying […]

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Scientists Have a New Idea To Make a Fusion Reactor Practical

May 8, 2019May 6, 2019

“Scientists are hoping a new upgrade at U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) could finally make fusion power a reality — […]

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NYC Passes Bold New Legislation Requiring Green Roofs on New Buildings – and Much More

May 8, 2019May 6, 2019

“New York City recently passed a trailblazing new piece of legislation that is set to propel the Big Apple towards the forefront of America’s fight […]

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End to Aids in sight as huge study finds drugs stop HIV transmission

May 7, 2019May 6, 2019

“An end to the Aids epidemic could be in sight after a landmark study found men whose HIV infection was fully suppressed by antiretroviral drugs […]

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Creating Context-Aware Environments with Next-Generation Sensors

May 7, 2019May 6, 2019

” Recent evolutions in the core enabling technologies for Internet of Things (IoT)-connected smart devices now make it possible to broadly deploy intelligent, “context-aware” environments […]

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Futuristic Robot Farm Begins Selling Its First Produce

May 7, 2019May 6, 2019

“In October, startup Iron Ox opened its first farm, where robots would tackle many of the tasks traditionally undertaken by humans. Now, the company’s leafy greens […]

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JinkoSolar Has Already Secured More Than 10.7 Gigawatts In Orders In 2019

May 6, 2019May 2, 2019

“Chinese solar PV manufacturing giant JinkoSolar has continued its strong recent performance, announcing on Tuesday that it had already secured over 10.7 gigawatts (GW) in […]

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The Revolution Will Be Put On The Blockchain

May 6, 2019May 2, 2019

“Reporter Rachel-Rose O’Leary talks about the way technology can be used to either ignite or suppress an uprising by common people and the role cryptocurrency […]

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Injecting Fetal Brains With CRISPR Could Cure Genetic Conditions

May 6, 2019May 2, 2019

“Controversial new research suggests there may be a way to prevent Angelman syndrome, a genetic developmental disorder that can cause seizures, difficulty communicating, and is […]

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Electric Cars Are Estimated to Be Cheaper Than Regular Cars by 2022

May 5, 2019May 2, 2019

“Electric cars have developed a reputation as the ultimate status symbol of the champagne environmentalist, but that could be very close to changing. New research from BloombergNEF says […]

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America’s renewable energy set to surpass coal for the first month ever [VIDEO]

May 5, 2019May 2, 2019

“America’s clean energy revolution is on the verge of a tipping point.The renewable energy sector is projected to generate more electricity than coal during the […]

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Retrofitted Air Conditioners Could Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel

May 5, 2019May 2, 2019

“A team of researchers from Germany and Canada have proposed a radical environmental concept: retrofitting old air conditioning units so that they suck in excess carbon […]

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The next FinTech: Global “Open Finance” Infrastructure

May 4, 2019May 2, 2019

““Open Finance “ — open-source financial services infrastructure built on public blockchains — may be the next major digitization narrative after Fintech. Driven by the transformation of analog liquidity […]

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A 30-mph e-bike to compete with cars in cities? Investors just bet $20 million on it

May 4, 2019May 2, 2019

“Bird and Lime are scooting along, backed by hundreds of millions in venture capital. But there are still plenty of companies hoping to dominate the […]

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From Futurism Studios, I Am Human Explores the Future of Neurotechnology [VIDEO]

May 4, 2019May 2, 2019

“Will breakthroughs in neurotech change what it means to be human? Futurism’s latest documentary follows three people with implantable brain interfaces and will premiere on […]

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5 B corps companies using business to save our oceans

May 3, 2019May 2, 2019

“The nonprofit Plastic Oceans estimates that humans are producing nearly 300 million tons of plastic every year, half of which is for single use, and that more […]

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Valve Index will be going high-end in the VR headset world

May 3, 2019May 2, 2019

“Pre-orders hovering in the wings will be the icing on the cake—the cake being a high-end VR headset called the Valve Index, from Valve. TechCrunch said pre-orders […]

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Green Mountain Power Plans 100% Renewables By 2030 With Help From Tesla

May 3, 2019May 2, 2019

“Green Mountain Power, which serves nearly ¾ of all utility customers in Vermont, is ramping up its plans to use only renewable power by 2030. […]

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This futuristic, solar-powered travel trailer can be pulled by small cars

May 2, 2019April 28, 2019

“There’s no dispute that travel trailers are gaining popularity among those looking to get off the grid and use fewer natural resources, especially while enjoying […]

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Army of Microrobots Can Wipe Out Dental Plaque

May 2, 2019April 28, 2019

“A visit to the dentist typically involves time-consuming and sometimes unpleasant scraping with mechanical tools to remove plaque from teeth. What if, instead, a dentist […]

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How a blockchain startup with 1M users is working to break your Google habit

May 2, 2019April 28, 2019

“The antitrust argument that says big tech needs breaking up to stop platforms abusing competition and consumers in a two-faced role as seller and (manipulative) marketplace may […]

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How Augmented Reality Will Create a World of On-Demand Experts

May 1, 2019April 28, 2019

“Anyone will be able to access the right information to perform the right set of skills, whenever and wherever they need it. We’ll be living […]

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CRISPR accuracy increased 50-fold

May 1, 2019April 28, 2019

“Biomedical engineers at Duke University, North Carolina, have developed a method for improving the accuracy of CRISPR genome editing by an average of 50-fold. They […]

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Electrifying news: Solar and wind power has quintupled in a decade

May 1, 2019April 28, 2019

“Across the United States, workers are covering fields with solar panels, and big rigs are hauling massive turbine blades to wind-scoured ridgelines. This is what […]

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China’s rolling out dedicated highway lanes for self-driving cars

April 30, 2019April 26, 2019

“In a bid to lead the race to fully-autonomous vehicles, China is building highways with dedicated lanes for self-driving cars. A new 62-mile stretch of […]

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Purdue Researchers Create Soft Robotics Users Can Customize & Make Using 3D Printing

April 30, 2019April 26, 2019

“Researchers have patented promising new robotics technology created through the Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization, and outlined in ‘3D Architected Soft Machines with Topologically Encoded Motion.’ […]

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Sweden is building a road that recharges electric buses that drive over it

April 30, 2019April 26, 2019

“One of the biggest hassles for electric car owners is having to charge them. To get around the problem of needing to provide myriad electric […]

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World’s First Center for Psychedelics Research Opens in UK

April 29, 2019April 26, 2019

“On Friday, Imperial College London launched the Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research — the world’s first formal center for research into mind-altering substances, like LSD and mescaline, that have been […]

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Students Design and Build Devices to Improve the Lives of Individuals with Disabilities

April 29, 2019April 26, 2019

“Kevin Leiser starts with his eyes closed and his back to the target. As he turns and raises the compound bow, he keeps his eyes […]

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This Martian Greenhouse Concept Just Won a NASA Award

April 29, 2019April 26, 2019

“A team from Dartmouth University has won NASA’s 2019 BIG Idea Challenge for a futuristic design for a dome-shaped Martian greenhouse. The hydroponic structure could allow […]

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Jaguar Land Rover Planning to Allow Helpful Car Drivers to Earn IOTA Cryptocurrency

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019

“Jaguar Land Rover, Britain’s largest auto manufacturer, said on Monday it is testing software that will allow drivers of its cars to earn the IOTA […]

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MIT scientists ‘work out’ synthetic hydrogels to make them stronger

April 28, 2019April 22, 2019

“Your muscles are soft, pliable, and can resist fatigue after thousands of repetitive movements. Researchers at MIT have found a way to make synthetic hydrogels […]

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Here’s Why Electric Cars Have Plenty of Grunt, Oomph, and Torque

April 28, 2019April 22, 2019

“Australian politicians, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison, have raised the question of electric vehicles’ capacity for “grunt.” Now I’m by no means a “grunt” expert, […]

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San Antonio College Psychology to Introduce Virtual Reality in Lab in Fall

April 28, 2019April 22, 2019

“The psychology program is setting up a lab to use virtual reality to allow students to look at the personality, human development and disorders through […]

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CRISPR Co-Inventor: We’ll Be Eating Gene-Edited Food In Five Years

April 27, 2019April 22, 2019

“Jennifer Doudna, one of the co-inventors of CRISPR, thinks she knows which application for the powerful gene-editing tool will be the first to affect the mainstream […]

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Holy Floating Solar Panels, Batman (Now With Tracking)!

April 27, 2019April 22, 2019

“If you think the world is ready for a floating solar explosion, run right out and buy yourself a cigar. It’s happening! The idea of […]

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Cause of cancer is written into DNA of tumors, scientists find, creating a ‘black box’ for origin of disease

April 27, 2019April 22, 2019

“The cause of cancer is written into the DNA of tumors, scientists have discovered, in a breakthrough which could finally show how much disease is […]

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Five key ideas you need to understand now if you want to be ready for the world of 2030

April 26, 2019April 23, 2019

“With a new series of the BBC science podcast Futureproofing on air this month, presenter Timandra Harkness explains how to get ready for the world […]

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A robot has figured out how to use tools

April 26, 2019April 22, 2019

“In a startling demonstration, the machine drew on experimentation, data, and observation of humans to learn how simple implements could help it achieve a task. […]

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Wearable Bandage Collects Sweat, Analyzes Results on Phone

April 26, 2019April 22, 2019

“Our sweat, despite a portrayal of hard work, which emits a sometimes-potent smell, offers a plethora of information of what’s happening inside our body. However, […]

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3D Print Glass Now Possible

April 25, 2019April 22, 2019

“Studies and researches left and right has been using 3D printing.  The most recent one that was widely publicized in fact was the tiny heart, […]

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Lower Prices For Renewables Mean Fewer Coal-Powered Generating Stations In China

April 25, 2019April 22, 2019

“China has a moratorium on building new coal-fired generating stations in ten regions of that vast country because they have more electricity available than there […]

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Augmented Reality: The Future of Education

April 25, 2019April 22, 2019

“Teachers have now a powerful tool in Augmented Reality. AR can motivate and engage students making the STEM and coding learning process faster, fun, and […]

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Major US Health IT Provider HMS Partners With Blockchain Startup Solve.Care

April 24, 2019April 22, 2019

“Major health information technology provider for the United States government, HMS Technologies Inc. (HMS) has partnered with blockchain startup Solve.Care. The development was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph […]

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