This inflatable scooter concept developed by researchers in Japan could be tweaked by users to fit their own design requirements.

Facebook has made a donation to Bletchley Park, the English location that doubled as a center for Allied code-breaking during World War II.

Remember the movie Fantastic Voyage where a submarine shrinks down to microscopic size to explore the human body? It's like that, but in virtual reality.

From the ashes of big AR startups like Magic Leap and Daqri, Envisics hopes to deliver the world's first truly useful augmented reality system -- in your car.

Pixelor isn't just a Pictionary-playing A.I. — it's a groundbreaking new tool that's helping us teach machines to understand human intentions.

Scientists finally discovered why fish have scales: They reduce drag. Now, those same scientists want to put scales on passenger planes to save fuel.

This newly launched email system scans through your inbox looking for ways to save you time and money. Here's how it works.

How do you make battling poachers more proactive and less reactive? With 3D-printed decoy eggs that reveal the whereabouts of thieves, of course.

Announced Tuesday, Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez will share the 114th Nobel Prize for their pioneering work on black holes.

A nuclear thermal propulsion system will enable the U.S. military to carry out missions in cislunar space, the area between the Earth and the orbit of the moon.

Tech could help users to prepare for seizures such as falls or other injuries that might arise from epilepsy sufferers being caught unawares.

The United Kingdom's highest court tossed out a case that would've established that machines can be creative and win patents for their inventions

The U.K.’s Ministry of Defence is developing twin shotgun-toting drones that are able to fly indoors, as well as identify targets using machine vision.

The world has a major problem when it comes to waste plastic. A new cocktail of plastic-munching enzymes could be one of the answers science is looking for.

A.I. assistants can answer questions, cue up songs, and make restaurant reservations. Could they also be used to diagnose loneliness?

You won't be carrying around a wind turbine anytime soon. But this tiny device captures energy from the wind using the triboelectric effect.

Want to fight a robot? Thanks to this Kickstarter campaign, now's the chance you've been waiting for.

App's creators hope that it could enable children with autism to be identified younger, thereby getting the help they need sooner.

Early diagnosis is crucial for treating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. This new discovery could help.

How do you make artificial gravity work for future orbiting space habitats? Researchers from Texas A&M University shed some light on the answer in new research.

To help drones take the next step in mainstream adoption, the U.K. is in the process of establishing what could be the world’s first commercial drone corridor.

What do you do when you run out of assets to strip on Earth? Simple: You go into space and start mining there as well.

Building material is a combination of Martian soil and chitin, a primary component in seashells, insect exoskeletons, and fungi walls.

New autonomous vehicle algorithm constantly predicts every scenario it could face. And then figures out how to get out of them without hurting anyone.

After a fresh round of funding, Dendra Systems is ready to unleash its drone reforestation squad on the world. But is it too little, too late?

A new A.I. tool could help embryologists select the optimal embryo for IVF treatment. In doing so, it could help increase the chance of fertility success.

Netherlands-based Loop has the most original startup concept of 2020: Decomposable coffins made out of fungi. Here's why that matters.

An artificial iris embedded in a smart contact lens features a tunable lens aperture, built-in RF antenna, and integrated, low-power LCD screen.

NASA is looking to recruit private companies to help it collect up space resources. And it’s starting with a request for moon dirt and rocks.

Do gene-edited mice retain their muscle bulk in space? It turns out the answer is yes -- and that bodes well for future astronauts.

Traditional leather or a plastic substitute iare out. Leather made of fungus materials is in -- if these researchers have their way.

The technology is capable of consistently fooling a state-of-the-art, real-time object-detection system. Here's how it works.

In order for the world to transition to clean, renewable energy, we first need more ways to store power. Here's an overview of the best methods.

Cartoonist Rube Goldberg's chain reaction machines endure today tanks in part to the efforts of his granddaughter, Jennifer George.