How Airbus plans to reach the edge of space with an engineless plane
We go inside the Perlan Project, which hopes to use air currents off of mountains to help an engineless plane travel high enough to touch the edge of space.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Smart mugs, beer brewers, and anti-snoring devices
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
This eco-friendly 3D-printing filament is made from the waste by-products of beer
Because the filament has visible grain fragments and naturally inconsistent color/darkness, the parts you print come out with a beautiful natural-looking grain.
This smart pint glass tracks your beer intake, will request a cab if you’re too drunk to drive
While other smart mugs/cups/bottles offer dubious features like hydration reminders, ePint simply aims to help you have a good time.
Smile! Scientists have developed 3D-printed teeth that kill bacteria on contact
Researchers have developed a set of artificial teeth that repel microbes on the molecular level, so plaque and tartar can never accumulate on them.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Robots, earbuds, a dash cam for car junkies
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
This guy built an electromagnetic replica of Thor’s hammer that only he can lift
To make Mjolnir a reality, this man used a set of extremely powerful electromagnets, some batteries, and a fingerprint sensor built into the handle.
Yuneec’s new Wizard Remote lets you control drones with a wave of your hand
The Typhyoon Wizard is a controller that allows users to pilot Yuneec Typhoon drones with simple "point-to-fly" commands.
Boeing’s latest video explains how scientists built microlattice, the world’s lightest metal
Despite being made entirely from metal, microlattice is 100 times lighter than styrofoam -- so light that it can rest on top of a dandelion blossom.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Leaf-blower hoverboards, PhoneSoap, robot arms
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
Lockheed Martin’s modular ATHENA laser weapon is headed to production
Lockheed has been working on the ATHENA laser weapon system, and demonstrated its power a few months ago by disabling a truck with it.
Here’s what this year’s Nobel Prize winners achieved for physics, chemistry, and medicine
Here's a rundown of the 2015 Nobel Prize recipients in physics, chemistry, and medicine, and why their discoveries are so important.
You can finally preorder this ridiculous leaf-blower-powered hoverboard
Instead of using fancy supercooled magnets and elaborate metal-covered skate ramps to levitate, Mr. Hoverboard employs four downward-facing leaf blowers.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: moon rockets, solar cookers, and more
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
Tempescope is a little box of rain you can leave on your coffee table
Weather apps are one thing, but this gizmo that pulls forecast data from the Internet and recreates it on your desk is entirely another
PhotonGrill is a portable, inflatable solar grill that fits in a backpack
PhotonGrill lets you cook with the power of the sun, all in a package that fits in a backpack -- no propane, lighter fluid or ridiculous charcoal chimneys.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Laser razors, portable wind turbines, mo-cap suits
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
DT Giveaway: Win an awesome Micro 3D printer from M3D!
Looking to get your hands on a 3D printer, but don’t feel like dropping half a paycheck just to get one? We’ve got good news for you — M3D’s ultra-affordable Micro printer ($350) is now available on Amazon, and to celebrate the launch, we’re giving one away for free.
FormLabs unveils the Form 2: A bigger, badder, smarter SLA 3D printer
Just two short years after its debut on Kickstarter, Formlabs is back with a new and improved printer that's poised to take the 3D printing scene by storm yet again. Say hello to the Form 2.
Give your quadcopter drone thermal vision with Flir’s new Vue Pro camera
Today, Flir is bringing thermal imaging to the skies with the release of the Vue Pro: a compact infrared camera designed specifically for drones. Flir is set to launch the new camera sometime in November.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Submarine drones, bone-conducting headphones
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
Toss your food scraps into this machine, and it’ll digest them to harvest energy
For the past few years, Impact Bioenergy has been developing a revolutionary new biodigestion machine (dubbed the Horse) that takes raw food waste (and a whole lot more) and transforms it into electricity and fertilizer.
This is what it looks like when a human body gets tasered in super slow motion
The act of tasing somebody happens so quickly that you can't actually watch what goes on. But when you film it in super slow motion, you can see much more.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Spider drones, coffeemakers and camera stabilizers
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
This six-legged spider drone can crawl into places quadcopters can’t reach
Rather than patrolling the skies and giving you a birds-eye view of the world, the six-legged Erle-Spider drone scuttles along the ground.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Giant 3D printers, one-wheel skateboards and more
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
Want a BB-8 Droid from the upcoming Star Wars? They go on sale tonight for $150
Disney has partnered up with Sphero to make the BB-8 droid from Star Wars: The Force Awakens a reality, and it goes on sale tonight at midnight.
These insane 50 mph electric mountain bikes can handle any type of terrain
Stealth Electric bikes effectively blur the line between mountain bike and electric motorcycle.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Gladiator suits, float tubes, and a giant robot
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
This coffee-based 3D printing filament emits a pleasant smell while you print with it
It might sound like a gimmick at first, but filament derived from old coffee grounds actually boasts a number of advantages over traditional PLA. It also emits a pleasant smell when you print with it.