MIT researchers presented a printable origami robot at the recent International Conference on Robotics and Automation. When heated, the robot folds itself from a completely flat sheet of plastic and measures about a centimeter in length.
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Uber announced that its billionth Uber ride took place in London on Christmas Eve.
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Many have thought the Fountain of Youth as just a myth, however if you have the right amount of money, you just might be able to turn back the clock. These cutting edge cellular treatments may be the key to eternal youth.
Japanese scientists have built a machine that renders holograms touchable. The machine is called, Haptoclone, and uses ultrasonic radiation pressure to allow users to ‘touch’ an object.
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There are more than 700 companies across the globe that are focused on regenerative medicine. According to Frost & Sullivan analysts, the global market is valued at around $16.4 billion and is predicted to grow 23.2% a year, reaching approximately $65.5 billion in 2020.
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Parents can now control their kids’ screen time without ever taking away their device. KoalaSafe, an emerging Kickstarter, is usable on multiple devices, allows site and app blocking, and also gives parents data showing usage on sites.
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Seeing, hearing, feeling pain, memory, and movement are just a few of the abilities that are lost to thousands of people every year. What if we could hack our brains with neuortechnologies or use neuroprosthetics to restore these abilities?
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The Internet of Things has been steadily rising over the past five years. In fact, within the next 20 years, Marc Andreessen predicts that every physical item will have a chip implanted in it.
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Delivery drones, Chinese robots, and machine learning. Expect to see these trends grow big in 2016.
Do you know about climate change and disasters, the Internet of Things and the cloud, the on-demand economy and online purchasing, autonomous vehicles and workplace robots, terrorism and pandemics, 3-D printing and cyber security, and political instability and economic downfall? For years insurance professionals have been talking about these and many other developing risks , but what is really hiding away in the shadows?
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From cows to coins, and paper to plastic, money has evolved in many forms. Soon enough, however, we could all be spending money that’s a bit more abstract.
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General Motors is investing $500 million in Lyft, a strategic partnership that includes a rental program for drivers of the car-sharing service and also the creation of an on-demand autonomous car network.
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