Quark Fusion, Spinach Hearts, and Back to the Moon

Phil and Stephen reflect on recent news items that give a hint as to how amazing the future is going to be.

“Quark Fusion” Produces Eight Times More Energy Than Nuclear Fusion

Researchers, building on findings from work involving the Large Hadron Collider, have found a theoretical new form of energy. This new, renewable option is more powerful than nuclear by fusing quarks into baryons.

A robot can print this $32,000 house in as little as 8 hours — take a look inside

A new Ukrainian homebuilding startup called PassivDom uses a 3D printing robot that can print parts for tiny houses. The machine can print the walls, roof, and floor of PassivDom's 380-square-foot model in about eight hours. The windows, doors, plumbing, and electrical systems are then added by a human worker.

A Dying Boy Gets a New, Gene-Corrected Skin

In June 2015, Hassan was admitted to the burn unit of a children’s hospital in Bochum, Germany. By that time, around 60 percent of his epidermis—the top layer of his skin—was gone.  The pain was excruciating. “Why do I have to live this life?” he asked his father.

Spinach Leaf Transformed Into Beating Human Heart Tissue

Scientists have found a way to use spinach to build working human heart muscle, potentially solving a long-standing problem in efforts to repair damaged organs.

NASA Orion Spacecraft That Will Bring Humans to Mars Will Undergo Moon Test Mission in 2019

NASA is planning to take humans back to the Moon—something that has not been done since 1972.