Just 1 minute of intense exercise produces health benefits similar to 50 minutes of moderate exercise

I'm REALLY skeptical about this...but it would save me a hell of a lot of time:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/just-1-minute-of-intense-exercise-produces-health-benefits-similar-to-50-minutes-of-moderate-exercise

Futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts solar industry dominance in 12 years

http://www.kurzweilai.net/solar-power-world-futurist-ray-kurzweil-predicts-solar-industry-dominance-in-12-years

Researchers use a vitamin to stop the aging of internal organs

http://www.newsweek.com/vitamin-stops-aging-process-organs-study-453526

Unfortunately, it's in mice, which are notoriously bad analogs to humans...but it's still encouraging.

The Hover Camera

http://bgr.com/2016/04/27/hover-camera-price-release-date-drone/

and

http://gethover.com/

10 States Blocking the Power of the Sun

http://ecowatch.com/2016/04/27/states-blocking-rooftop-solar/

The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automate millions of jobs

http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/25/the-driverless-truck-is-coming-and-its-going-to-automate-millions-of-jobs/?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

Why the SpaceX barge landing is such a big deal

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/4/24/1517761/-Why-the-SpaceX-barge-landing-is-such-a-big-deal

New Study Shows Fructose Alters Brain Genes, Which Can Lead to Disease

http://scitechdaily.com/new-study-shows-fructose-alters-brain-genes-which-can-lead-to-disease/

Emdrive may be explained by quantized momentum, New Emdrive experiments are showing thrust replication and superconducting Cannae drive demo set for May 2016

http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/04/emdrive-may-be-explained-by-quantized.html

I'm fascinated by this part:

"Their design principles are not supported by prevailing scientific theories, apparently violating the law of conservation of momentum."

Sol Voltaics says breakthrough could boost solar panel efficiency by 50%

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3060174/sustainable-it/sol-voltaics-says-breakthrough-could-boost-solar-panel-efficiency-by-50.html

"Most importantly, Sol Voltaic's patented Aerotaxy process, their secret sauce, will enable them to produce the films at a very cost competitive level," a spokeperson wrote in a reply to Computerworld.

Amazing clockwork writing automaton

Lest we forget the incredible technological accomplishments of the distant past...

http://www.chonday.com/Videos/the-writer-automaton

This Solar Power Plant Can Run All Night

http://time.com/4291347/crescent-dunes-solar-power-plant/?xid=newsletter-brief

Scientists can now make lithium-ion batteries last a lifetime

Could be a game changer:

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3060005/mobile-wireless/scientists-can-now-make-lithium-ion-batteries-last-a-lifetime.html

New protein injection reverses Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice in just one week

More promise!

http://www.sciencealert.com/new-protein-injection-reverses-alzheimer-s-symptoms-in-mice-in-just-one-week

Faster Than Light! Incredible Illusion Makes Images 'Time Travel'

Just because this is cool:

http://www.livescience.com/54467-light-trick-proves-time-reversal.html?cmpid=NL_LS_weekly_2016-4-20

Netherlands looks to ban all non-electric cars by 2025

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0414/Netherlands-looks-to-ban-all-non-electric-cars-by-2025

Implant lets paralysed man 'play guitar'

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-36015248

Autonomous vehicles might have to be test-driven tens or hundreds of years to demonstrate their safety

I'm pretty sure this won't really be the case:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/autonomous-vehicles-might-have-to-be-test-driven-tens-or-hundreds-of-years-to-demonstrate-their-safety

Alphabet's 'Moonshots' Head Astro Teller: Fear Of AI And Robots Is Wildly Overblown

http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2016/03/24/alphabets-moonshots-head-astro-teller-fear-of-ai-and-robots-is-wildly-overblown/#4e07a24e0cfe

So Far: Unfriendly AI Edition (answer by Eliezer Yudkowsky)

http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2016/03/so_far_unfriend.html

Big Oil Gearing Up to Battle Electric Vehicles

http://ecowatch.com/2016/04/07/big-oil-battle-electric-vehicles/

Scotland now generates more than half of its electricity from renewable sources

http://www.businessinsider.com/scotland-now-generates-more-than-half-of-its-electricity-from-renewable-sources-2016-4

Solar cell generates power from raindrops

http://www.engadget.com/2016/04/11/solar-cell-generates-power-from-raindrops/

Flyboard hoverboard

The first REAL hoverboard?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEDrMriKsFM&sns=em

When Is the Singularity? Probably Not in Your Lifetime

A contrarian view, but its arguments are pretty simplistic:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/science/artificial-intelligence-when-is-the-singularity.html?_r=1

Will medical 3D printing advance nanotechnology?

http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=7016

A stem-cell repair system that can regenerate any kind of human tissue

This could be rather incredible:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-stem-cell-repair-system-that-can-regenerate-any-kind-of-human-tissue

World’s smallest electronic diode made from single DNA molecule

http://www.kurzweilai.net/worlds-smallest-electronic-diode-made-from-single-dna-molecule

Singapore Is Getting Driverless Taxi Cabs

Once one country adopts them, others will follow quickly:

http://time.com/4283313/singapore-driverless-taxi-cabs/

Singularity University: The Harvard of Silicon Valley Is Planning for a Robot Apocalypse

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/05/singularity-university-the-harvard-of-silicon-valley-is-planning-for-a-robot-apocalypse.html

BREAKING: Army scientists successfully 'teleport' Soldiers

A little late, but...

http://www.army.mil/article/164802?utm_source=cpatwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=af16

KILLERDRONE! Flying chainsaw

The Terminator has to be just around the corner. We are all doomed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Viwwetf0gU

...unless we can develop more party balloon technology.

Largest network of cortical neurons mapped is a major step in an IARPA project to create a roadmap for reverse-engineering the brain

http://www.kurzweilai.net/largest-network-of-cortical-neurons-mapped-from-100-terabytes-data-set