Scientists develop a 'nanosubmarine' that delivers complementary molecules inside cells

It's too preliminary to be all that encouraging yet, but such a "nanosubmarine" is the ultimate goal for maintaining biological health:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-06/uom-sda062514.php

Maybe it can use this to maneuver:

http://www.ats.org/news/worlds-smallest-propeller-could-be-used-for-microscopic-medicine/

New concept may halve the cost of solar power costs

http://gizmodo.com/a-new-adaptive-material-could-halve-the-cost-of-solar-p-1613204859

A Colorful Tree That Grows 40 Different Types Of Fruit

This isn't really new tech, but it does suggest some cool options for the future. I would love to have a few of these trees!

http://designtaxi.com/news/367792/In-New-York-There-Is-A-Colorful-Tree-That-Grows-40-Different-Types-Of-Fruit/?interstital_shown=1

Driverless Cars to Hit Public Roads in Britain by January 2015

http://time.com/3056369/driverless-cars-to-hit-public-roads-in-britain-by-january-2015/?xid=newsletter-brief

A better test than the Turing Test

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140728005207/en/Nuance-Announces-Winograd-Schema-Challenge-Advance-Artificial#.U9klavldV8F

One good reason to like Apple products

http://www.nationofchange.org/apple-build-100-acre-solar-farm-north-carolina-1406558032

New Quantum Theory Topples Einstein's Spacetime

I'm not sure what this implies, but it is fascinating:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/splitting-time-from-space/

New way to generate steam power from the sun

http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/new-spongelike-structure-converts-solar-energy-into-steam-0721

The failed Republican economy in Kansas

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/19/1315203/-I-know-bupkis-about-economics-but-I-know-what-happened-to-Kansas?detail=email

We will have fully self-driving cars by 2020?

http://www.kurzweilai.net/wait-six-years-to-buy-your-next-car?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6c3d2027ea-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-6c3d2027ea-281903081

This device adds extra robotic digits to our hands

http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/getting-grip-robotic-grasp-0718

Do we live in a multiverse?

http://www.kurzweilai.net/is-our-universe-a-bubble-in-the-multiverse?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8310c7f168-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de721fb33-8310c7f168-281903081

The allure of solar roadways

http://www.nationofchange.org/are-solar-roadways-next-our-clean-energy-horizon-1405953466

We will need robot caregivers

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/opinion/sunday/the-future-of-robot-caregivers.html?_r=0

New chip-chemistry process could help extend Moore’s Law

http://www.kurzweilai.net/new-chip-chemistry-process-could-help-extend-moores-law

Biologists discover electric bacteria that eat pure electrons rather than sugar

http://mobile.extremetech.com/latest/221698-biologists-discover-electric-bacteria-that-eat-pure-electrons-rather-than-sugar-redefining-the-tenacity-of-life

Fish oil pills may prevent Alzheimer's

Gotta keep the meat brain healthy until it can be replaced with machine parts!

https://www.yahoo.com/health/fish-oil-boosts-brain-power-says-science-91965585587.html

Wind energy faltering after tax subsidies cut

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/07/17/5-graphs-about-wind-energy

Vibrations in photosynthesis may increase solar efficiency

http://www.nationofchange.org/vibrations-vegetables-energetics-process-photosynthesis-could-boost-solar-power-efficiency-140552580

New technology fits a terabyte of data on a postage stamp-sized flash drive

http://news.rice.edu/2014/07/10/rices-silicon-oxide-memories-catch-manufacturers-eye/

Boron "Buckyball" Discovered

A new material for the nanotechnology playhouse:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-07/bu-rdb071014.php

New Internet speed record blows past Google Fiber

10x faster than Google Fiber...over copper cables?

http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/10/technology/innovationnation/internet-speed-record/index.html?iid=HP_Highlight&nbd=5_things

Your skin cells have a sense of smell?

Slightly off-topic, but definitely interesting:

http://time.com/2969963/sandalwood-scent-heal-wounds/?xid=newsletter-brief

IBM investing $3 billion to extend computing beyond silicon

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/44357.wss

Rooftop solar power is making coal obsolete in Australia

http://news.yahoo.com/rooftop-solar-power-making-coal-obsolete-australia-203834801.html

Dean Kamen's Stirling engine could soon replace grid power

http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2014/07/02/dean-kamen-thinks-his-new-stirling-engine-could-power-the-world/

The potential replacement for silicon

http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2014/june-17-2014.htm

Scientists criticize the Human Brain Project

Well, if they can get the research expanded, that'll be a good thing:

http://www.livescience.com/46678-scientists-criticize-human-brain-project.html

USC Scientists Create New Battery That’s Cheap, Clean, Rechargeable… and Organic

http://pressroom.usc.edu/usc-scientists-create-new-battery-thats-cheap-clean-rechargeable-and-organic/

"The batteries last for about 5,000 recharge cycles, giving them an estimated 15-year lifespan ... "Lithium ion batteries degrade after around 1,000 cycles, and cost 10 times more to manufacture."