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Miami and New York announce plans to give out cryptocurrency funds
Miami plans to give out cryptocurrency funds to residents with the city earning over $21 million in the past 3 months through its investment in MiamiCoin.
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This new LED glove could let you touch things in virtual reality
A team of scientists at Cornell University has created a stretchable fiber-optic sensor that detects exactly what you’re doing with your fingers that could revolutionize virtual reality.
This is what Japan's future spaceport might look like, and it's pretty stylish
A team of Japanese architects have designed a futuristic concept for a spaceport, in Tokyo Bay, in anticipation of the expansion of the Japanese space programme.
Emerging Technologies
5 extraordinary pictures of space
From the Messier 82 galaxy to the Cartwheel Galaxy, NASA has used telescopes from around the world to produce high-quality images space.
Emerging Technologies
This miniature surgical robot could replace its giant counterparts
This miniature robot was successful in puncturing a mock retinal vein, only about twice the thickness of a human hair, without causing damage.
Emerging Technologies
These robots can store energy in 'fat reserves' like humans
Scientists from the University of Michigan have created 'biomorphic batteries' that allow robots to store energy like humans.
预计这23个国家的人口到2100年将减少一半
全球各地的婴儿数量正在减少。到2100年，这可能会成为全人类的一个大问题——而不会像人们所期望的那样缓解压力。
These 23 countries can expect their population to halve by 2100, study finds
A study in the Lancet predicts the global population will peak at 9.7 billion around 2064, then drop off to 8.8 billion towards the end of the century.
Global Risks
Hackers are using coronavirus maps to spread malware
Fake coronavirus dashboards are being used to scrape user data from browsers.
Climate Action
This video game world shows a dystopian future where we fail to stop climate change
Players are tasked with having to make their way journeying through a bleak, late 21st century landscape, in which we failed to fight climate change.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
This 3D printing breakthrough could boost humanity’s exploration of the solar system
“Demonstrating and validating recycling capabilities on the ISS is an important step towards developing sustainable manufacturing systems that will enable us to venture deeper into the so...
Manufacturing and Value Chains
This biotech company claims to have 3D printed a mini human heart
3D printing may have serious medical uses if this heart, as claimed, is fully functional - scientists have said the aim is to make it compatible with humans. It could also have cardio-tox...
Billionaire investors like Jeff Bezos are deadly serious about space mining
As Earth-based supplies decrease, the heads of tech are turning away from our home planet and looking at space to fuel the future of industry.
Health and Healthcare Systems
This new laser can track down and kill cancer cells
A new paper reveals a revolutionary method of targeting cancer cells that is completely non-invasive. In using lasers, the tumour can be destroyed before it grows.
Economic Growth
This is NASA new plan for the future of space exploration
NASA asked 12 spaceflight companies, including Blue Origin and Boeing, to study the future of commercial spaceflight in space.