The Future

The trial will test whether adding graphene to recycled asphalt can prolong the road’s lifespan.

MIT scientists show how fast algorithms are improving across a broad range of examples, demonstrating their critical importance in advancing computing.

In 1966, Disney announced his intention to build Epcot, an acronym for “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.”

From forecasting stock prices to diagnosing disease, Swarm AI enables better group decisions.

“Superjobs” – roles that integrate human and machine skills – will require careful consideration.

The holograms use ‘aerohaptics’, which creates feelings of touch with simple jets of air.

Mind Bank Ai is the newest entrant in an ambitious idea: using AI to create a kind of immortality.

The 72-meter wingspan is lined with solar panels to give the plane the power it needs to stay airborne for nearly three months.

AI tried to write music. It wasn’t exactly The Beatles.

A biotech startup has received $15 million in funding to genetically recreate woolly mammoths and rewild them in Siberia.

Cryptocurrency “news” is dominated by enthusiasts and haters. Surely, an intellectual discussion can be had.

One day, this powerful tool could be in millions of smartphones.

A future kitchen appliance could make it possible to 3D-print entirely new recipes and cook them with lasers.

New chip eliminates the need for specific decoding hardware, boosting gaming systems, 5G networks, and more.

Is there actually anything deserving of the term AI?

The power tower has superior physics but inferior economics.

There’s no telling whether machine-learned common sense is five years away, or 50.

A new tuna robot leads the way to more agile underwater robots and drones.

NASA will use energy from Earth’s gravity to launch the Lucy spacecraft in October of this year.

Think of a combination of immersive virtual reality, an online role-playing game, and the internet.

Meet MIT’s Kate Darling, a robot ethicist who says that we should rethink our relationship with robots.

The non-contact technique could someday be used to lift much heavier objects — maybe even humans.

We are likely to see the first humans walk on Mars this decade.

Virtual reality continues to blur the line between the physical and the digital, and it will change our lives forever.

Understanding “why” may be the key to unlocking an AI’s imagination.

Cars are no longer just a way to get from A to B.

This company uses thousands of mirrors, AI, and machine learning to unlock the power of the sun.

South Korea is piloting a CCTV system it hopes will save lives.

The guilt-free air conditioning, called “cooling paper,” is made from recyclable paper and doesn’t use any electricity.

We eat 50 billion chickens every year. Is there a better way?