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  Science Go to Mars in 2020: https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/mars2020/ Canadians want to transport oil as bricks: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/01/canadian-plans-to-transport-oil-as-solid-briquettes-move-forward/ Technology Bigger is always better: https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/23/fujifilm-gfx-100-goes-on-sale/ No notch, no problem: https://www.theve...

 Science Big craters by small robots: https://gizmodo.com/new-photos-show-the-surprisingly-big-crater-blasted-int-1834298147 Stem cells might be able to cure diabetes: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/03/stem-cells-may-treat-type-1-diabetes/ Technology Flying cars; a thing of the future today https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flying-cars-ready-to-take-off/ Retro gaming done right?: https://arstech...

  Science World's fastest airplane, coming to an airport near you soon: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/05/hermeus-announces-plan-to-build-the-fastest-aircraft-in-the-world/ Jeff Bezos reveals his plans to take over the moon: https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/09/blue-origin-blue-moon-lunar-lander/ Technology Google Changes Everything: https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/07/heres-everything-goo...

  Science First Private Japanese Firm to Reach Space: https://gizmodo.com/interstellar-technology-becomes-first-private-japanese-1834537993 Weed in Space? Now that's really high: https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/03/weed-in-space-is-going-to-be-a-thing-now/ Technology Apple might reveal long-awaited Mac Pro redesign at WWDC: https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/6/18531086/apple-wwdc-2019-mac-pro-new-...

  Science Fiberoptic cables can detect earthquakes: https://gizmodo.com/dark-fiber-optic-cables-can-measure-earthquakes-1832356545 Stratolaunch flies the world's largest plane: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/13/stratolaunch-completes-first-flight/ Technology For when you want to watch tv lying down: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/29/18522287/samsung-sero-vertical-tv-price-release-date-mill...

  Science Ryan Cook: spacex rocket tips over Bad week for SpaceX as dragon capsule explodes: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/21/spacex-crew-dragon-capsule-anomaly/ Citizen astronomers better than NASA: https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/09/citizens-discover-new-planet-nasa-algorithms-missed/ Technology Who said being flexible was bad: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/04/bendgate-2-0-samsun...

  Science Black Hole Picture: https://apple.news/AmYouFbBMSP6nCnQU2Ddz6A First private mission to the moon ends in first private crash into the moon: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/11/private-moon-lander-crash/ Technology Google+ is dead, long live google currents: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/04/google-is-back-meet-the-enterprise-focused-google-currents/ Is this the best apocalypse...

  Science There's a new space force in town: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/india-shoots-down-a-weather-satellite-declares-itself-a-space-power/ Jaws: The Unstoppable Machine: https://gizmodo.com/great-white-sharks-appear-perfectly-healthy-despite-lea-1833721007 Technology KC - St. Louis Hyperloop - https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/high-speed-hyperloop-connecting-kansas-city-st-l...

  Science NASA may not develop a new rocket to go to the moon: https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/13/nasa-orion-mission-commercial-rockets/ This is fast: https://www.sciencealert.com/a-cannonball-pulsar-is-careening-through-the-milky-way-at-2-5-million-miles-per-hour Technology Robots are now parking cars: https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/15/stanley-robotics-robot-valets-airport-france/ Is this...

  Science Space harpoon catches space junk: https://gizmodo.com/space-harpoon-successfully-snatches-space-junk-1832655083 Can you guess which planet is closest to Earth? https://gizmodo.com/mercury-not-venus-is-the-closest-planet-to-earth-1833290616 Technology Must use cash, no electronic only payments here: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/sorry-amazon-philadelphia-bans-cashless-s...

  Science First space tourists: Virgin Galactic goes to edge of space: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/22/virgin-galactic-sends-its-first-passenger-to-the-edge-of-space/ We can fix global warming by using a sun curtain: https://earther.gizmodo.com/scientists-maybe-if-we-only-dim-the-sun-a-little-it-wo-1833203941 Technology You can now pay with your fingerprint...kind of: https://www.theverge...

  Science SpaceX Launches Dragon Capsule to ISS: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/spacex-set-to-launch-critical-dragon-demonstration-mission-tonight/ IT LIVES!!!: https://bgr.com/2019/03/01/curiosity-nasa-mars-rover-glitch-safe-mode/ Technology Tesla announces $35k car, paid for by closing stores: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/02/tesla-announces-35000-model-3-is-closing-its-stores-...

  Science Perpetual motion machines make people live forever: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/05/self-charging-pacemakers-are-powered-by-patients-heartbeats/ Goodbye Opportunity: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/opportunity-did-not-answer-nasas-final-call-and-its-now-gone-to-us/ Who needs weather forecasts for Earth when you can check it on Mars: https://gizmodo.com/you-can-now-check-...

  Science What happens when a star falls into a black hole: https://gizmodo.com/a-star-fell-into-a-black-hole-revealing-its-super-fast-1831653729 Shoes that know when you fall: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/01/alphabet-verily-smart-shoes-leak/ Technology Make your own Steambox with Raspberry Pi: https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/04/valve-helps-raspberry-pi-owners-build-their-own-steam-link-...

  Science The sun could turn into a crystal ball, but might not tell your future: https://gizmodo.com/our-sun-could-one-day-turn-into-a-crystal-ball-1831675883 Mars One will not be sending anyone on a one way ticket to Mars: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/11/18220153/mars-one-bankruptcy-bas-lansdorp-human-settlement Technology AMD launches Radeon VII, bigger and badder Vega: https://www.pcpe...

  Science Deepest ice hole ever, but can you fish in it? https://gizmodo.com/record-setting-ice-hole-drilled-in-antarctica-1832019743 SpaceX readying for February launch of crew capsule: https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/24/spacex-crew-dragon-test/ Technology Internet cable cut, entire island must use satellite internet: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/01/undersea-cable-dam...

  Science You smartphone can now detect Lead in water: https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/features/whos-who/33586 First time ever a seed sprouted on the moon, and died: https://gizmodo.com/seeds-have-sprouted-on-the-moon-for-the-first-time-1831767708 Technology Huge password data dump, change your passwords now: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/01/hacke...

  Science The most dangerous SpaceX mission yet? https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/spacex-demo-flight-a-month-away-will-be-especially-dangerous-musk-says/ What's on the far side of the moon? https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/china-makes-history-by-landing-on-the-far-side-of-the-moon/ Technology Dell is a public company again: https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/28/dell-public-company...

  Science SpaceX Starship to fly this year: https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-big-falcon-rocket-spaceship-hopper-vehicle-launches-2018-12 Drone delivers vaccines to a remote island: https://gizmodo.com/baby-on-island-nation-of-vanuatu-receives-vaccines-deli-1831168618 Technology AT&T begins rolling out "5G" https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/12/18/att-opens-its-5-g-network-dece...

Science Faster air travel, yes please, quiet supersonic airplanes: https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/20/lockheed-martin-quiet-supersonic-jet-nasa/ Black holes are on hold for 2 years: https://gizmodo.com/why-the-large-hadron-collider-is-shutting-down-for-two-1830907854 Technology Project Fi (Google Fi) now available on more phones: https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/27/18114662/google-project-fi-appl...

Science What's at the center of your galaxy lollipop?: https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/02/scientists-evidence-black-hole-galaxy-center/ Osiris-rex finds water on asteroid: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-newly-arrived-osiris-rex-spacecraft-already-discovers-water-on-asteroid Technology Do you need more PhysX? nVidia open sources PhysX: https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/03/nvidia-physx-op...

Science Super ice growth: https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/weird-water-phase-ice-vii-can-grow-as-fast-as-1000-miles-per-hour/ Plane flies with no moving parts: https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/21/mit-ionic-wind-aircraft-flies/ Technology DRM for chargers: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/10/drm-for-chargers-google-pixel-3-locks-fast-qi-charging-to-its-own-79-stand/ US has the two fastes...

Science Nasa lands on Mars again: https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/11/heres-how-nasa-will-attempt-to-land-on-the-red-planet-monday/ The Kilogram is no more, long live the Kilogram: https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/16/kilogram-officially-redefined/ Technology Discs are so old school: https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/16/microsoft-disc-free-xbox-one-rumor/ MOAR power, electric cars might be able...

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Science They're here to remodel your home!: https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/1/17923442/aist-japan-humanoid-robot-drywall-hrp-5p-construction Have you tried turning it off and back on again? NASA did: https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/24/nasa-hubble-gyroscope-fix/ Technology Are robocallers too much for you? https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/5/18066436/robocalls-fcc-take-action-against-carriers-call...