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Nikola’s Futuristic Hydrogen-Powered Semi Is 100% Emissions Free

The Nikola One hydrogen-powered semi-truck can travel between 800 and 1,200 miles on a single tank of fuel, a distance as far as San Francisco to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Nikola's plan to build 364 hydrogen refueling stations will eliminate one of the biggest roadblocks to the adaption of hydrogen-powered vehicles: infrastructure.

December 3, 2016
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Scientists Move Remarkably Close to a Functional Cure for HIV

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A drug that successfully suppressed HIV to undetectable levels in eight monkeys has now entered human HIV trials, with results expected between late 2017 and early 2018. These trials join a growing number of promising leads in the hunt for an HIV cure, which includes everything from vaccine treatments to gene editing.

December 3, 2016
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3D Printed Permanent Magnets Solve Multiple Problems

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There are no downsides to making magnets this way.

December 3, 2016
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Planetary Scientists: Alien Life Might Not Need Planets to Evolve and Survive

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Scientists at the University of Edinburgh recently asserted that alien life could thrive in the atmospheres of brown dwarfs. This revelation opens new doors in relation to where we should look for life beyond Earth and could set new targets for the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope.

December 3, 2016
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Overpopulation: Where Do We Put the Next Billion Humans

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The dangers and ills of overpopulation can be circumvented through deliberate, intelligent urban planning. With a focus on environmental preservation, and the strategic use of land and resources, the problem may not be so intractable after all.

December 3, 2016
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Sustainability

Cambridge Scientists: We Shouldn’t Define Intelligence According to Humanity

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Maybe the definition of intelligence needs a rethink; a Cambridge scientist has a few ideas. Intelligence may be expanded to encompass, not merely human thinking, but the thinking of other primates, certain bird species, and even machines and computer programs.