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Climate Change: 'Magic Bullet' Carbon Solution Takes Big Step

A technology that removes carbon dioxide from the air has received significant backing from major fossil fuel companies.

Mars Methane Surge Spotted From Space

The nature and extent of methane in the Martian atmosphere is intensely debated. The gas is of interest because terrestrial methane can be made by life forms, as well as geological processes.

Amazon Will Release A Conversational And Knowledge Data Set Of More Than 4 Million Words

Amazon plans to make available a massive number of data samples targeting natural language processing research.

Intel Capital Invests $117 Million In More Than A Dozen Startups

Intel announced an investment of $117 million in 14 startups doing things like making AI inference faster, helping manufacturers deploy AI systems, building semiconductors, and creating disruptive tech beyond AI in health care and communications.

UK Doctors Can Practice Emergency Patient Care In Virtual Reality

Doctors in the south of the UK can now run through virtual reality simulations of emergency care for folks suffering from Type 1 diabetes, before applying what they've learned on real patients.

Solar Panels Of Swiss Insolight Achieve Efficiency Of 29%

While today’s rooftop standard modules typically show an efficiency of 17-19%, Insolight’s pre-production module has been validated at an impressive 29% by IES-UPM

Apple's AirPower Wireless Charger Is Officially Dead

'After much effort, we've concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have canceled the project'

BrainScope Completes Large-Scale Clinical Studies Of Concussion In Universities, High Schools And Concussion Clinics

BrainScope, announced that it had concluded both algorithm development and clinical validation studies in adolescent and young adult populations using its objective, EEG-based technology.

VP Pence Calls For Manned Moon Landing By 2024

Vice President Mike Pence asked NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to accelerate lunar exploration plans

Giant Megallan Telescope Excavation Is Complete

The current construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope completed excavations for its foundations in six months instead of the planned 8-months.

Google And University Researchers Are Using Deep Learning To Discover Exoplanets

Researchers from Google and multiple universities have discovered two new exoplanets (planets outside our solar system) using a convolutional neural network dubbed AstroNet K2

Rotating Pulse Rocket May Find Use In Space Launches

Engineers are working on a revolutionary new rocket engine that can not only breath air while in the atmosphere, but can burn incoming air at supersonic speeds.