Europe’s biggest 3D printer helps create an entire two-story house

Europe’s largest 3D printer was recently used to print an entire two-story house. Could this be the start of an affordable housing revolution? Some say yes.

Trash         April 25, 2023

No needles required: New wearable will provide glucose readings at a glance

Imagine if measuring your glucose levels was as simple as a quick glance at your wrist. That’s the promise of continuous glucose monitoring startup Movano.

News         April 25, 2023

VR training is helping police learn to cut down on unnecessary use of force

Could virtual reality training help instill the right values and empathetic skill sets in the next generation of police?

Features         April 25, 2023

Facebook A.I. could fix one of the most annoying problems in video chat apps

Facebook has developed a new, cutting-edge artificial intelligence that’s able to distinguish up to five voices speaking simultaneously.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Nanotech injections successfully restore vision in blind rats

Scientists have restored the vision in blind rats by using a nanoparticle-based artificial retina prosthesis that can be injected directly into the eye.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Iconic music venue will present live gigs you can watch in VR from your home

In the age of coronavirus, live music gigs seem like something from another lifetime. Could virtual reality help bring them back?

News         April 25, 2023

Ultrasonic ‘tweezers’ can remove huge kidney stones without invasive surgery

Scientists have developed a high-tech removal approach for painful kidney stones best described as ultrasound tweezers. Here's how they work.

Trash         April 25, 2023

An ultra-thin graphene layer could help protect next-gen solar panels

Researchers have discovered graphene's latest technological magic trick: Helping to safeguard next-generation perovskite solar cells from damage.

Trash         April 25, 2023

A flock of bionic birds and an autonomous robot arm are Festo’s latest creations

German automation company Festo is at it again. Its latest robots -- an autonomous bionic arm and a flying robot bird -- are here, and they're awesome.

Trash         April 25, 2023

The iconic spacesuit from 2001: A Space Odyssey is up for auction

You could own the 2001: A Space Odyssey astronaut suit worn by the film's main character, David Bowman. Well, provided you've got $200,000 to spare, that is.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Facebook study shows how social media may influence our vacation behavior

Facebook scientists want to know more about what vacation snaps could reveal about travel behavior and the world’s most popular locations.

News         April 25, 2023

New Air Force satellites are equipped with a game-changing new ability

The U.S. Air Force and an A.I. company are launching a new type of satellite constellation that will be updatable in real time. Here's why that matters.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Believe it or not, the video phone turns 50 today

Fifty years ago today, AT&T debuted its first commercial Picturephone, allowing 1970s users to carry out Zoom-style video calls. It didn't exactly take off.

Mobile         April 25, 2023

Google execs say we need a plan to stop A.I. algorithms from amplifying racism

Two Google executives said Friday that bias in A.I. is hurting marginalized communities, and that more needs to be done to ensure that this does not happen.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Bubble-blowing drone could help pollinate flowers when no bees are around

Could a a bubble-blowing drone help fill in for declining bee populations when it comes to pollinating flowers? It sounds crazy. It might just work.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Coronavirus-hunting robot will stick a horrifyingly long swab up your nose

A new robot carries out coronavirus-hunting swab tests without the doctor having to be in the same room. It looks supremely uncomfortable.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Rehab robot exoskeleton helps stroke patients with physical therapy

Upper body robot exosuit features two articulated arms which guide users through various preprogrammed exercises that can be customized for each patient.

Trash         April 25, 2023

RoboCut is a robot sculptor that would put Edward Scissorhands to shame

Researchers at ETH Zurich Computational Robotics Lab have created a cutting robot that can turn a block of styrofoam into just about any shape you can imagine.

Trash         April 25, 2023

This new motion capture suit for dogs is ready to beam your mutt into the Matrix

Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Bath have created the first motion capture suit for dogs. Because why should humans get to have all the mo-cap fun?

Trash         April 25, 2023

Genetically engineered goats could be the key to mass-producing cancer drugs

Could the answer to mass-producing cancer drugs be ... genetically modified goats? It might sound kind of crazy, but it makes a surprising amount of sense.

Trash         April 25, 2023

OpenAI’s GPT-3 algorithm is freakishly good at sounding human

Remember the text-generating artificial intelligence GPT-2? Its creators at OpenAI have built a successor -- and it's a whole lot bigger and more impressive.

Features         April 25, 2023

Thanks to lidar, archeologists discovered a giant new Mayan ruins site

Researchers at the University of Arizona in Tucson used an airborne lidar system to discover a gigantic Mayan ceremonial ground.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Genetic engineers are working on making an invisible man. Seriously

Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, are developing a way to turn human tissue transparent. And it's all thanks to a squid protein.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Zuckerberg stands by Facebook’s policies as employees revolt, quit

At an internal virtual town hall, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his decision not to moderate President Donald Trump’s recent controversial messages.

News         April 25, 2023

These amazing audio deepfakes showcase progress of A.I. speech synthesis

Want to hear Jay-Z rap one of Billy Joel's greatest hits, or hear Queen Elizabeth II do a rendition of the Sex Pistols? You've come to the right place.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Lab-grown meat? Peasant food. Say hello to lab-grown foie gras

Plenty of companies are making cellular versions of regular meats. But how about lab-grown foie gras? One Japanese startup has plans to corner the market.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Ford will sanitize its police SUVs by blasting them with massive amounts of heat

What if you could help prevent the spread of coronavirus with a software update for your car? Ford is introducing a new heat-blasting update for police cars.

Car News         April 25, 2023

A new generation of autopilot is here. But can it fully replace human aviators?

Emergency Autoland is a new self-landing technology that allows a plane with an incapacitated pilot to land itself. Are autonomous planes far behind?

Features         April 25, 2023

Forget light bulbs. GE’s latest creation is a giant, tunneling robotic worm

GE's research division has built a giant robot earthworm to help DARPA create underground tunnels. Here's how it works -- and what else it may be able to do.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Scientists have figured out an ingenious new use for fidget spinners

Fidget spinners are great for fidgeting. According to researchers in South Korea, they may be great for something else too: Diagnosing bladder infections.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot gives New Zealand sheepdogs a run for their money

A new video Tuesday shows Boston Dynamics' Spot robot carrying out a variety of agricultural assistive tasks, like inspecting crops and, yes, herding sheep.

News         April 25, 2023

Brain implant is the first step toward returning sight to the sightless

Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine have shown that it's possible to convey visual information directly to the brain by use of special brain implants.

Trash         April 25, 2023

This A.I. makes up gibberish words and definitions that sound astonishingly real

A new website called This Word Does Not Exist taps into the world's most 'dangerous' algorithm to generate words and definitions that seem real, but aren't.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Soft robot exosuit helps people improve their walking after suffering a stroke

A robot exosuit developed by Harvard and Boston University researchers can help people who have suffered from strokes. Here's how.

Trash         April 25, 2023