Want to drive a giant, four-legged racing mech? This is your chance

If you've always dreamed of piloting a mech that looks like it marched right out of the world of StarCraft or Warhammer 40,000, this is your chance.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Dreamcatcher is an A.I. that could help analyze the world’s dreams

Researchers from Nokia Bell Labs in the U.K. have built Dreamcatcher, an A.I. tool that can help analyze written reports of dreams and extract meaning.

Features         April 25, 2023

This tiny robot tank could one day help doctors explore your intestine

Developed by researchers at the University of Colorado, this tiny robot tank could carry out robo-colonoscopies to help doctors uncover problems in your guts.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Printable wood biopaste could be the sustainable future of 3D printing

Researchers may have found a way to make 3D printing a bit more environmentally friendly — by printing with a new wood-based biopaste material.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Modular smartphones could’ve changed the world. Here’s why they died out instead

After making a big splash in 2013 and kick-starting a movement within the smartphone industry, modular phones quickly fizzled out. Here's why that happened.

Mobile         April 25, 2023

Stem-cell capsules could help people recover from heart damage

Stem cells have shown to be promising for helping with heart disease. These capsules could help make the treatment more effective.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Staggering implications: Smartphones may soon use our gait to see if we’re drunk

Researchers have developed software that harnesses a smartphone’s built-in accelerometer to determine whether or not a person is drunk.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Saatchi AR tool lets you test out paintings on your wall before you buy them

Saatchi Art, one of the world’s leading art galleries, has created a tool that lets customers view artworks in their homes before purchasing them online.

Trash         April 25, 2023

This clever new A.I. assistant will screen and block robocallers for you

Robocalls are a massive problem. Could the answer be ... more robots? Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology think so.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Whatever happened to Li-Fi?

After being introduced to the world in 2011, Li-Fi technology generated lots of hype and tons of investment dollars. But it still hasn't caught on. Here's why.

Mobile         April 25, 2023

Locusts are swarming in record numbers this year, but scientists might have a fix

Could the same chemical released by locusts to prompt them to swarm also help to stop them? Researchers from China think so.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Kid-mounted cameras help A.I. learn to view the world through eyes of a child

Researchers trained an A.I. based on hours of footage taken from head-mounted cameras on kids. The goal: Learn to view the world like a child does.

Trash         April 25, 2023

A.I. can tell if you’re a good surgeon just by scanning your brain

Brain-NET, a new deep learning A.I., can accurately predict a surgeon’s certification scores based on their neuroimaging data.

Trash         April 25, 2023

This startup says it will be 3D-printing entire houses within a year

Is 3D printing the future of housebuilding? It certainly will be if new startup Mighty Buildings, which launched from stealth mode this week, has its way.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Earth’s oceans are full of old flip-flops. Scientists have a plan to fix that

Scientists at the University of California San Diego have come up with a more environmentally friendly alternative: Biodegradable flip-flops made of algae.

Trash         April 25, 2023

IBM and Michael J. Fox Foundation make a breakthrough in fighting Parkinson’s

Last year, Michael J. Fox teamed up with IBM to help find a cure to Parkinson's disease. Today, they announced their results so far.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Wild new food robot prints, grills, and serves plant-based burgers on demand

This food robot could 3D print a patty and grill it to your specifications inside of six minutes. Welcome to the future of food preparation.

Trash         April 25, 2023

These shrieking robotic scarecrows protect offshore wind farms from seagull poop

Seagulls pooping is a surprisingly big problem. A screaming robot scarecrow developed by a company called Scaretech could help.

Trash         April 25, 2023

The hidden psychological drawback of fitness trackers

Smart wearables can reveal valuable information about your health. But they can make you considerably more anxious, too, a new report suggests.

News         April 25, 2023

A.I.’s next big challenge? Playing a quantum version of Go

A quantum version of Go could be even tougher for machine intelligence to beat. In the process, it could help develop even smarter A.I.

Trash         April 25, 2023

These autonomous firefighting drones are equipped with foam blasters

These firefighting drones locate blazes in action, launch a projectile with fire-extinguisher bombs attached, and then hover outside spraying foam.

Trash         April 25, 2023

It’s like Guitar Hero, but for freestyle rap

Want to learn how to freestyle rap? A new A.I.-assisted game aims to teach you exactly that skill. Here's how it works.

Features         April 25, 2023

Microsoft’s plan to scrub carbon out of the atmosphere? Quantum computers

Investigators from Microsoft and ETH Zurich have developed a quantum algorithm that could help cut down on CO2 by turning it into useful compounds.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Scientists revive 100-million-year-old microbes, insist it’s totally safe

Researchers are reviving deep-sea microbes that have been dormant for millions of years, since the time of the dinosaurs.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Ultra slow-mo camera can record light bouncing off mirrors

Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne have managed to photograph the movement of light using an amazing high-speed camera.

News         April 25, 2023

Innovative ‘guide dog’ device uses lidar to help Blind people navigate

What if you’re Blind or Visually Impaired, but for whatever reason do not have ready access to a guide dog to help you navigate? Theia can help.

Trash         April 25, 2023

This is what the cabin of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo vehicle will look like

Space tourism company Virgin Galactic today unveiled the luxury cabin design of its inaugural SpaceShipTwo vehicle, VSS Unity. Check it out.

Space News         April 25, 2023

New ‘cognitive radio’ system could be a game-changer for communication in space

Radio communications should travel perfectly through space, right? Well, not exactly. Unless you've got a so-called cognitive radio, that is.

Space News         April 25, 2023

These are the delivery robots that will soon invade your city’s sidewalks

Delivery robots are coming to a sidewalk near you — if they're not there already. Here are six of the companies building these next-generation delivery bots.

Features         April 25, 2023

Amazing underwater habitat will allow researchers to explore the sea’s depths

Earth’s orbit already has the International Space Station, but its oceans could soon be home to another kind of microgravity environment --the Proteus lab.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Amazon’s Scout delivery bots are rolling out in two new cities

Amazon Scout, the e-commerce giant’s fully-electric autonomous delivery robots, are heading south. To Atlanta, Georgia and Franklin, Tennessee, specifically.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Researchers have found a new way to spot the latest deepfakes

Deepfakes aren't easy to spot. This new approach, which looks for artifacts in machine learning-generated images, could help.

Trash         April 25, 2023

An alternate history of the moon landing, brought to you by deepfakes

Researchers at MIT have created a deepfake video project depicting what would have happened if the 1969 moon landing went wrong. It's scarily compelling.

Features         April 25, 2023

Scientists encode the novel ‘Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ in DNA

DNA storage is the future. So why not prove its efficacy by encoding the entire Wizard of Oz novel in the form of DNA?

Trash         April 25, 2023