Bigger Than a 737 But Using Less Power Than Three Blow Dryers

Facebook's Internet beaming drone has made a second successful flight and is closer to reality in being able to beam the Internet to parts of the world where there is none.  

Van der Waal Forces and Rewriting the Textbooks

Scientists are studying forces that hold the universe together and have discovered that they need to adjust their thinking on how some forces work. 

Qudits and Colored Photons Increase Computing Capabilities

The next step up from qubits are qudits.  And by using colored photons in higher dimensional states like red, yellow, blue and green, computing power can be dramatically increased.  

Water Has Four States, Not Three

We've always been taught that water exist as a solid, liquid and vapor.  Now scientists have discovered that it has two liquid states, high and low density.  And it also is a simple substance that is still baffling scientists!

Single-Phase Multiferroic Materials and Longer Battery Life

Researchers have produced materials for electronic devices that now require far less energy to function which in turn uses less electricity thus extending battery life, possibly up to three months.  

A Tire That's Airless and Indefinite

Michelin is printing 3D tires that don't need air and could last indefinitely. 

Smart Tampons

Women's health is of high concern given the many diseases and other health concerns they may face or live with, sometimes without even knowing it. Scientists are now working on a smart tampon that would read the menstrual blood and provide information on a plethora of possible ailments or potential problems. 

A Headband to Fight Depression

Under development is a headband that produces small electric currents and can be used at home to help fight depression. It is still under development, but scientists hope to have it available for use by 2019. 

The World's First Vertical AND Horizontal Elevator

ThyssenKrup is working on and installing the world's first elevator that travels vertically and horizontally.  Named Multi, this elevator cabin will open up unheard of possibilities in building design and could be the elevator of the future. 

49-Qubit Quantum Chip Possible by the End of 2017

Google is working to make a 49-qubit quantum chip ready for use for computing by the end of the year. If successful, it would be the first, most complex chip designed for computing and it would increase computing possibilities for complex problems many-fold. 

Lorentz Reciprocity Principle Broken After 100 Years

Researchers have developed a hybrid resonant/wave-guiding system using a magno-optic material which allows them to break the laws of physics and which will enable them to increase the capabilities and possibilities of technologies that use waves to store information.

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies are on the rise. Soon, digital currency like Bitcoin may become the currency of the world making transactions easier and counterfeiting more difficult. 

Erasing Memories

Scientists have now been able to selectively erase certain memories in snails.  Does this bode well for humans?  Even if they were able to remove memories associated with things like PTSD or other "bad" memories? 

Entanglement Distillation

Scientists are working with qubits in ways that boggle the mind. By entangling them in certain ways, they can produce qubits that are more useable and that have the potential for amazing future applications. 

Solar Paint to Power Stuff

Possibly available in five years, a new paint that transforms solar energy into power is being developed by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia.

Press, Heat and Produce - A New Type of Carbon

Scientists have discovered a new type of carbon that is elastic, light and electrically conductive.  By using extremely high pressure and high temperatures, they have developed this material. 

Instantly Rechargeable Batteries

Electric cars that could exchange battery fluid which is safe just like conventional cars filling up at a gas station.  Awesome!

Smarter Smartphones and Nanosheets

Currently, about 1,000 transistors can fit end-to-end and they won't be wider than the width of a human hair. That's about 10 nanometers (nm). Now researchers are constructing transistors using nanosheet technology that will be 5 nm in dimension. 

Quantum Fingerprints, Qubits and Qudits

Scientists are now learning how to use "quantum fingerprints" to verify and study entangled quantum states.  This is vital since there is now so much speculation on the future uses of quantum properties in computing and other endeavors. 

While the Immune System Weakens, Bacteria Grow Stronger

New studies suggest that microgravity, as is found in space, can actually allow bacteria to grow stronger.  Worryingly, the human immune system also becomes weaker in space. 

Gravity Waves Detected a Third Time - Einstein Proved Right Again

Using the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatories (LIGO) findings, scientists have detected gravity waves for the third time.  In 1915, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of these waves. Once again, he's been proven correct.