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Preliminary research in mice suggests that one day, it might be possible to reverse atherosclerosis in humans with a simple injection.

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Amazing. They have improved the legs and arms. Main thing, it still needs a set of hands, the torso needs to get shrunk down a lot, try to eliminate all of those whistling and cranking noises completely. And then play around with trying to put it in rubber skin, and putting the Sophia head on to it.

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Science fiction is powerful because it brings the future to life. Using a methodology called SciFi D.I., we can leverage science fiction to look 10 to 15 years into the future to redefine what’s possible today. When we can clearly imagine what the future might be like, we can begin to see a path to it.

The Two-Way The U.S. Geological Survey says that as magma in the volcano drops below the water table, it could create steam pressure and a sudden eruption that would spew toxic gas and “ballistic rocks.”

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck about 3 miles northwest of the Geysers geothermal field Wednesday evening and was followed by a series of aftershocks, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

It’s not a bird, nor a plane. But Uber’s new prototype vehicle unveiled Tuesday shows off its vision of the future of transportation—a “flying taxi” that aims to alleviate urban congestion.

A model of Uber’s electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle concept (eVTOL)—a cross between a helicopter and a drone—was displayed at the second annual Uber Elevate Summit in Los Angeles.

“Our goal is to radically improve global mobility,” said Uber Aviation product chief Nikhil Goel.

Google just demoed a 100% natural-sounding AI that scheduled an appointment with a live human on the phone who didn’t know she was talking to a machine.