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Two architects just won $1.5 million for creating a device that can pull clean drinking water out of thin air
Dr. Josh Wong, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Akron, previously told Bu…
Peter Kotecki
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SpaceX just launched the first private moon mission and it marks a new phase in space flight
Mosher: This whole mission owes its existence to the Google Lunar XPRIZE. This is a competition tha…
Graham Flanagan,Dave Mosher
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The tech entrepreneur turning science fiction into reality teaches his kids 3 lessons to help them dream big
As an extreme overachiever, he decided to compromise by getting his master's in aeronautics and ast…
Richard Feloni
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An energy company just debuted a shoe made from power plant emissions
NRG has declined to reveal how that polymer is made, calling the process proprietary. But Marcel Bo…
Dana Varinsky
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This 'Sparrow' lunar lander may soon make Israel the 4th country ever to land the moon
However, Sparrow's precise launch date is still unknown - even to SpaceIL - as is the proposed Febr…
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX is about to launch an Israeli mission to the moon. If successful, it would be the world's first private lunar landing.
To achieve a lunar landing on a tight budget, SpaceIL claims its robot "will be the smallest spacec…
Dave Mosher,Graham Flanagan
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Israeli scientists are about to attempt the first private moon landing, and you can watch live video of the historic feat
He added: "I wanted to show that Israel - this little country with a population of about 6 or 8 mil…
Dave Mosher
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The entrepreneur who spent 11 years working on the first private manned space flight explains what he learned from 'overnight success'
Diamandis said that he gave himself that night to celebrate, but that the feeling of accomplishment…
Richard Feloni
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A company in Montana just created a device that could change the way we see the world's oceans
Although ocean pH sensors already exist, they come with serious drawbacks. Unlike the prototypes us…
Chris Weller
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DAVOS SOURCE: By 2016, There Will Be Three Handheld Devices That Can Diagnose 15 Diseases Better Than Doctors
The three diagnostic handheld devices are each entries into another contest, called the Qualcomm Tr…
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A startup that wants to use stem cells to keep us living longer just raised $200 million
The company is also working to develop cell therapies that come from placental stem cells, with the…
Lydia Ramsey
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4 ways driverless cars will change how we live
Peter Diamandis, a board member of Hyperloop One and chairman of XPrize, told Business Insider that…
Danielle Muoio
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India will launch two moon missions in 2018. Here are the details
ISRO will launch the Chandrayaan-2 mission, which will be an advanced version of its previous 2…
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket survived a 'spicy' landing at sea after launching the first ever private moon mission
SpaceIL's "Beresheet" mission is the first-ever private moon landing attempt, started by a Google …
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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The Hyperloop might reach the UAE before the United States
With the Hyperloop, it would be possible to travel between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which is 145 kilome…
Danielle Muoio
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This Indian space startup will fly your name to the moon for Rs 500
Fly your name to the moon with Team Indus
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SpaceX's pre-dawn rocket launch made a spectacular 'Dragon's Tail' that stretched toward space
If atmospheric conditions are right, these billowing plumes can make water condense out of the air,…
Dave Mosher
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Peter Diamandis explains how he's working toward a future where humans can freely explore space and live forever
The second thing is helping them remain curious. And I talk about this because I think curiosity is…
Richard Feloni,Anna Mazarakis
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What Silicon Valley is doing to make humans live longer
It's a company called Human Longevity Inc, H-L-I. We have a service at HLI called the Health Nucleu…
Jen Atalla,Alana Kakoyiannis
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A group of college students have a plan to brew beer on the moon in a Google-backed mission
The students, who attend the University of California, San Diego and call themselves Team Original …