This near-Earth asteroid is 4.2 billion years old and nearly indestructible
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Quantum computer designs heat-radiating window coating
Notre Dame researchers have used quantum computing to design a transparent window coating that reflects heat into the atmosphere.
Molten salt reactors could save nuclear power
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NASA detects 50+ methane “super-emitters” from space
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft sends back first images
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A far-out plan to build an asteroid city
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Biohackers take aim at big pharma’s stranglehold on insulin 5:55 These biohackers plan to give away their instructions for how to make insulin for free.
Farming robot kills 200,000 weeds per hour with lasers
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Twisty nuclear fusion reactor gets twice as hot as the sun
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Japan breaks world record for fastest internet speed
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Sophia the Robot will be mass-produced this year
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Prisoners will get a $2,750 check when they leave prison
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