Soon you’ll be able to exercise by racing a virtual ghost of your past self
Researchers at Bath University have developed a VR system that lets people in the gym don a headset to race against past and future versions of themselves.
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.
Could wooden windmills make a comeback? Sweden’s newest turbine shuns steel
Swedish engineering firm Modvion has been hard at work reinventing the turbine to make it even more ecologically friendly. The answer? A wooden wind turbine.
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.
Twitter’s misinformation problem will never disappear as long as bots exist
Despite making some high-profile moves to curb misinformation in recent weeks, Twitter still hosts millions of malicious bots that influence online conversation
This omelet-making robot chef is a sci-fi dream come true
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a robot that can make picture perfect omelets. Get ready for the chef of the future!
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.
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.
This robotically built cabin offers a peek into the high-tech future of housing
Ashen Cabin is an experimental log cabin built with the aid of a giant 3D printer and construction robot. It may be the future of sustainable housing.
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.
Wild new ‘lickable screen’ can synthesize any flavor with gels and electricity
A researcher at Japan’s Meiji University has created a handheld lickable screen that can re-create all taste sensations found in food using gel and electricity.
Amazing haptic speaker lets visually impaired people read braille in midair
Investigators are developing a special speaker system that emits ultrasound waves with the purpose of letting visually impaired people read braille in midair.
Wind and solar? Old news. California wants to vaporize trash to create energy
A forthcoming facility in California promises to transform tens of thousands of tons of landfill garbage into hydrogen each year. It hopes to be running by 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.
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.
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.
Practice makes perfect: How VR is revolutionizing surgical training
Trainee surgeons don't get enough practice at performing procedures. A new virtual reality training tool could help them gain the skills they need.
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.
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.
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.
Gene editing could fight malaria by causing only male mosquitos to be born
What’s the easiest way to ensure a population of mosquitos can't sustain itself through breeding? Make sure that there aren’t enough females, of course.
Facebook and Twitter will have an hour to remove criminal content in France
A law passed in France means that online platforms will have an hour to delete certain criminal content after it's posted. It has already spurred criticism.
MIT says it can tell how healthy you are by analyzing your dishwasher
MIT's Sapple system could monitor your health by analyzing how you use your various household appliances, from your washing machine to your hairdryer.
New gene therapy cuts fat and builds muscle with ease. But there’s a catch
A new gene therapy builds strength and muscle mass quickly while preventing obesity even when the recipient is eating a high-fat diet. In mice, at least.
This speedy, tiny soft robot was inspired by the way a cheetah runs
Researchers at North Carolina State University have built a cheetah-inspired robot. But it doesn’t look quite like what you’re probably expecting.
