Orion Jones

Orion Jones

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The next stage of 3D printing will be home-manufactured robots, say three of America's ivy-league institutions, who have received a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation. 
A Dutch company is working to add floating infrastructure to expanding cities that face a coastline. Roads, parking ramps, and beaches could be rotated around tomorrow's cities. 
European and American companies have successfully tested new prototypes of flying cars. So how soon will you be able to lift yourself out traffic jams and fly home? That may depend on regulation.  
Just ninety years ago, we thought our galaxy was the extent of the Universe. Now we know hundreds of millions of galaxies exist in an ever-expanding Universe. Where does that leave us? 
Scientists have made the most accurate measurements yet of how quickly our Universe is expanding. Since gravitational pull gave way to dark energy, the rate is increasing.
Given the unequivocal success of NASA's planet hunting mission, which has found 750 planets outside our solar system, an Earth-like planet will surely be found soon, say astronomers. 
The discovery of ancient planets and new data suggesting that carbon may have formed in the early universe has overturned conventional wisdom about the possibility of very early life.