Karla Lant
Futurism
Phoenix, AZ, United States
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Lack of Access to Morphine Causes 25 Million People to Die in Pain Every Year
The Lancet Commission has found that people around the world are living — and dying — in excruciating pain because they have no access to morphine. → Read More
Air-Breathing Battery Makes Renewable Power Viable for the Grid
MIT researchers developed an "air-breathing" flow battery that exhales oxygen, stores power for months, and costs a fifth of current storage batteries. → Read More
Scientists Developed a Way to Precisely Edit Genes in the Human Brain
A previous obstacle in gene editing has been overcome. → Read More
FDA Approves Radical New Gene-Altering Cancer Treatment
Yescarta, the second gene-altering cancer treatment approved by the FDA, re-engineers a patient's cells to fight off an aggressive form of blood cancer. → Read More
'Star Wars'-Style police hoverbikes will soon be on patrol
Battery-powered 'Hoversurf' craft will let officers in Dubai fly over traffic jams at speeds of almost 45 miles per hour. → Read More
Kimbal Musk has a Silicon Valley-Style Plan to Feed America
Kimbal Musk's food philosophy says food should sustain the body, the earth, and its producer. He's acting on that with low-cost fast food and urban gardens. → Read More
Scientists Just Unlocked the Catalyst for Cancerous Relapse
New research has found that cancer cells' interactions with the immune system after surviving treatment may be what allows dormant cancer cells to relapse. → Read More
Machine Learning Identifies Breast Lesions Likely to Become Cancer
Researchers have trained a machine learning system to discern between breast lesions classified as high-risk to help prevent unnecessary surgery. → Read More
We May Have Found a Pathway That Controls Aging
Researchers have found that high levels of proteins that promote "debris cleanup" in nematode and mouse cells could help us understand aging in humans, too. → Read More
New Research Shows Asymmetry in Bacteria Might Help Us Fight Antibiotic Resistance
New research into a mechanism used by gram-negative bacteria to maintain the integrity of their outer membranes could help fight antibiotic resistance. → Read More
Officials: Electric Police Hoverbikes Will Soon Patrol Dubai
At the 37th annual Gitex Technology Week, officials announced police hoverbikes called "Hoversurf Scorpions" will soon be racing over traffic jams in Dubai. → Read More
Re-engineered Immune System Cells Show Early Promise Against HIV
The refined version of the technique to re-engineer immune cells may enable treating HIV without antiretroviral treatment. → Read More
The Age of the Hacker: Equifax Took Down Website Amidst New Cybersecurity Fears
Equifax continues to illustrate just a few of the new cybersecurity fears that we are beginning to face in our increasingly digital age. → Read More
Experts urge U.S. military to "develop and deploy enhanced-EMP nuclear weapons"
The now defunded EMP Commission has recommended that the U.S. military start preparing for the imminent threat represented by enhanced-EMP nuclear weapons. → Read More
Rooftop Solar Provides a Record-Breaking 48% of South Australia’s Power
South Australia's minimum power demand over the weekend was the lowest in history thanks to rooftop solar. → Read More
Scientists Confirmed the Theory Behind the Quantum Networks of the Future
Scientists have finally been able to demonstrate and prove the theory of quantum entanglement of many atoms (16 million) revealed by a single photon. → Read More
The Union of Concerned Scientists Just Denounced the Man Trump Selected to Run NASA
The Union of Concerned Scientists has taken a formal stance against President Trump's nominee for NASA Administrator, Representative Jim Bridenstine (R-OK). → Read More
China is Creating a Future With Worldwide Electric Vehicle Adoption
China, a world leader home to the world's largest market for electric vehicle technology, is aggressively promoting and supporting the technology. → Read More
Autonomous Cars Will be on California Roads in 2018 — Without Human Drivers
California is about to change their regulations for self-driving cars — meaning autonomous vehicles sans humans could hit the roads as early as next year. → Read More
The World’s First Zero Emissions Zone Could be Coming in 2035
The city of Oxford is considering making its city center a zero emissions zone starting in 2020, to be completed by 2035. → Read More