Plant-Based Foods Slated to Be Mega-Trend of 2018 in US

A new “Food & Beverage Forecast” report predicts that plant-based food will be the top “mega-trend” of 2018. During the previous year vegan-related Google searches increased by 90 percent.

Google will be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2018

After ten years as a carbon-neutral company, Google has announced that all of its data centers and offices will be powered by 100% renewable energy, mostly from solar and wind sources.

India Unveils Plan to Bring Electricity to Every Household in 2018

The $2.5 billion initiative is expected to bring electricity to over 40 million households currently without power in the country.

Germany unveils plans for the world's largest EV charging station

A German company plans to build the world’s biggest EV fast-charging station with 144 charging ports.

NASA to send a solar probe to the sun in 2018

NASA will send the Parker Solar Probe to the sun in 2018. The landmark mission “will revolutionize our understanding of the sun.”

Experts say 2018 will be the year space tourism takes off

Experts see a time in the not-so-distant future when spaceflights could cost $10,000-$20,000.

A Transplant Doctor Claims He'll Revive Frozen Brains in Three Years

An Italian neuroscientist who says he’s planning to perform the world’s first head transplant later this year has told a German magazine that he intends to thaw a cryogenically preserved brain and transplant it in a donor body within three years.

California to Approve Testing of Truly Driverless Cars

California is set to open its roads up for the first time to self-driving vehicles with no human drivers. The proposed change would allow testing of vehicles with no steering wheel or pedal controls.

A tech giant Begins Construction On $3 Billion Electric Car Factory In China

The Chinese tech giant LeEco has begun construction on its planned $3 billion electric car manufacturing facility in China.

China Announces Plans for Moon and Mars Missions

As outlined in a new white paper announced Tuesday, the Chinese government hopes to soft-land a probe on the far side of the moon by 2018 and send a robotic mission to Mars in 2020.

The world's first wind-hydro turbines will generate energy even when there's no breeze

The wind-hydro plant will be the first of its kind, and it’s set to be fully operational by 2018.

Tesla's New Cars to Include Full Self-Driving Technology

Tesla Motors is making a huge push into autonomous driving by making every new vehicle produced in its factories include the hardware needed for full self-driving capability.

Where is the search for extraterrestrial life up to?

Despite the headlines, no alleged signals from ET have ever been confirmed. Yet far from being put off their search, scientists are stepping it up.

A startup crowdfunds groundbreaking solar-powered car

A German startup has raised over $200,000 to test an innovative self-charging EV that uses integrated solar panels to supply power throughout the day.