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'Future First': Technology Should Be Invisible

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Episode 8 of Future First

You don't know what you got 'til it's gone

Popular Science and XPRIZE are teaming up to explore and explain technologies that make us say "The Future Is Now" in a video series called Future First.

Journey To The Center Of A Gas Giant

Gene Editing Shifts Food Possibilities Forward

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genetics

How to win a race against time

Scientists have developed a breakthrough technology that will allow us to develop new crops built for a harsher climate. It’s called gene editing and it could prove…

DARPA Just Gave The Air Force A Telescope To Watch For Satellite Sabotage

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The Space Surveillance Telescope Complex

In a small desert ceremony, the military prepared to defend the heavens

DARPA handed over a space surveillance telescope to the Air Force.

Iron Man Would Wear These Sunglasses That Slide Into Place

Tesla Cars Will Now Have The Hardware Necessary To Drive Themselves

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Tesla Autopilot

The accompanying software is still in the works

All Tesla vehicles in the future, including the new Model 3, will have the hardware on board that allows them to be fully autonomous self-driving vehicles.

Virtual Reality For Everyone

Nintendo 'NX' Console Finally Has A Name: Switch

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And it will be semi-portable

The Nintendo NX can finally be seen on camera. Check out the trailer here!

China's Largest Surface Warship Takes Shape

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China Type 055 destroyer cruiser

The first Type 055 destroyer is getting ready for launch next year

China's first Type 055 destroyer, a 14,000 ton warship with hundreds of missiles, is getting ready for a launch next year.

After Rough Descent, Europe's Mars Lander Is Probably Dead

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exomars-landed

But the new Mars orbiter is a big success

ESA is still analyzing data, but the lander is not communicating at all.

Swappable Phone Features

Tiny Fabric-Clinging Robots Are A Fashion Statement

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Rovable Robots On A Shirt

The statement is "I am comfortable with robots crawling on me."

Small robots can cling to fabric and move over clothes.

Finally, A Vaccine For Dengue

Is It Ok To Give Cannabis Pain Killers To My Pet?

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The science behind cannabis-based pet products is still half-baked

Cannabis-based products may offer some benefits for animals, but veterinarians are wary for now because so little is known about them.

Kodak Will Make A Camera-Focused Smartphone

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Capturing Kodak moments in a Snapchat world

Finally: a way to take pictures with your phone…

Light Hammer, Heavy Hitter

Some Australians Want To Rent Out Endangered Wildlife

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Koalas

Could private markets give koalas a new lease on life?

Ever wanted to own a koala? Or a Tasmanian devil? Australians might get that opportunity sometime in the future. A proposal to offer private ownership of endangered…

The Drone Catcher

Tech Inspired By Nikola Tesla Charges Drones In Mid-Air

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Drone Charging Wirelessly

Imagine flying robots that never had to land, ever

Inductive charging powers a drone.

5 Details About Nintendo Switch That Weren’t In The Trailer

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Nintendo Switch

Nintendo’s 2017 console will support Amiibo, but not Wii U or 3DS games

The Nintendo Switch trailer offers some, but not all details. Here's what you need to know...
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