Elon Musk has publicly stated that he thinks flying cars are not the answer to our traffic and roadway concerns. Many companies have already begun developing flying car models, but Musk thinks that they could be a dangerous, ineffective way to transform roadways.

Disney researchers have developed innovative technology that will allow people to charge their devices in a truly wireless fashion. If this technology could be commercially adopted, it could revolutionize the way that we use and create everything from smartphones to AI robots.

In 2016, 21.1 GW of the 24.5 GW of new energy sources added to Europe’s electrical grids were from renewable sources such as solar, wind, hydro, and biomass. While impressive, renewables still count for a much smaller fraction of the continent’s total power capacity, so much work is still needed to end our dependence on fossil fuels.

Scientific advances are allowing us to personalize the medical revolution — but how many lives can we actually save with gene therapy? Gene-editing therapy was successfully used to treat a leukemia patient, and now scientists are hoping it will help other patients, including those with diseases other than cancer.