Scientists paint the world’s tiniest ‘Mona Lisa’ using strands of DNA
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have reproduced the iconic “Mona Lisa" painting at nanoscale using strands of DNA.
Scientists say screens hurt our ability to comprehend the information we read
Ever find yourself struggling to wrap your head around scientific articles? It may be due to how long you spend staring at screens.
Elon Musk dares Boeing to race SpaceX to Mars
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has challenged Boeing's CEO to be first to get a human to Mars. Now that's a competition with some serious stakes!
Watch Nvidia’s powerful A.I. change day into night, and winter into summer
Nvidia has developed A.I. that's able to transform a video of a winter scene into one that looks like it was shot on a sunny July 4 weekend.
Open source suicide: This 3D-printable ‘death pod’ provides painless euthanasia
Euthanasia is a controversial topic. A new 3D printed pod could offer a new possible way to achieve a pain free, but high tech death.
These gloriously geeky earrings pull double duty as a two-factor security key
Want a way to hold onto your two-factor security key without risk of losing it? These geeky earrings are designed to store a YubiKey.
Social media algorithm pops filter bubbles by presenting ideas you disagree with
The "filter bubble" means that people are often not exposed to online points of view they disagree with. This algorithm could help.
This app will track disease-carrying mosquitoes by listening to their buzz
Researchers have developed an app that promises to identify breeds of disease-carrying mosquito, based on their acoustic signature.
IBM’s new A.I. predicts chemical reactions, could revolutionize drug development
IBM is using its cutting-edge A.I. machine learning technology to help predict chemical reactions. It will be available early next year.
Scientists can now track shark migration just by analyzing DNA in the water
Researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to track shark migration by checking samples of ocean water for their presence.
Smart mouthpiece reinvents the toothbrush, enables 3-second teeth cleaning
A new Kickstarter campaign for a “smartbrush mouthpiece” promises to clean your teeth in just three seconds flat. Will it work? We hope so.
Doctors will help end hearing loss by 3D printing tiny prosthetic ear bones
Researchers are doing their part to end hearing loss by using a 3D printer to fabricate prosthetic copies of the tiny bones in the middle ear.
Sell! Sell! Sell! This AI tries to predict when the bitcoin bubble will pop
Is bitcoin in a speculative bubble? A new machine learning tool promises to keep tabs on its meteoric rise, and warn you if things head south.
Between brain-controlled VR and karaoke, HTC has wild plans for the Vive
HTC Vive has announced that its accelerator program is investing in 26 new companies, all with different approaches to building VR tech.
A.I. predicts how you vote by looking at where you live on Google Street View
AI can scour the images on Google Street View and draw conclusions about the political leaning of a particular area — just by looking at cars.
Your next phone could unlock by reading your lips, ears, or even heart
Biometric security systems are on the rise. Here are 7 future biometric password systems, ranging from great to just plain weird!
A fracture-resistant cement could make mile-high skyscrapers possible
Fracture-resistant cement could create a building 10x as high as world’s current tallest building, without being destroyed under own weight.
Ditch your bulky commuter bike helmet and ride smarter with the foldable Lid
Lid is a bike helmet you can fold up when you’re not using it -- courtesy of a neat design boasting movable parts, and some magnets
New Lidar tech uses 128 lasers to help self-driving cars see in high resolution
unveiled this week, Velodyne’s new VLS-128 Lidar sensor doubles the number of lasers in smarter self-driving cars.
Noninvasive RFID tag measures your vital signs without body contact
Cornell researchers have developed a touch-free monitoring system that can track a person's vital signs using just an RFID tag.
World’s tiniest fidget spinner is smaller than the width of a single human hair
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created the world’s tiniest fidget spinner,which measures just 100 microns wide.
Should we call them marsworms? Study suggests earthworms thrive in Martian soil
Scientists have concluded that Mars soil may be close enough to the stuff found back on Earth that earthworms can live in it.
Smart wine scanner means you’ll never waste money on a bottle you don’t like
Should you be one of the 99.9 percent of people who can’t talk wine without feeling like a fraud, a new smart wine scanner is here to help.
Flushable toilet for cats and small dogs spares you from litter box duty
Newly launched on Kickstarter, Catolet is a smart toilet for cats and small dogs that doesn’t require any filler.
Forget Face ID, VoiceGesture reads your lips with sonar to unlock your phone
Researchers at Florida State University have invented a solution for spoofing attacks on voice biometrics -- and it involves sonar.
High 10! This bionic prosthetic gives you an extra hand on each arm
Augmented human startup YouBionic has developed a double hand prosthesis that lets you operate two robot hands with your one human hand.
Why human-robot relationships are totally a good thing
A lot of people act like relationships between robots and humans are a terrible idea. We respectfully disagree.
Can incredibly realistic 3D-printed rhino horns stop poachers?
Seattle-based biotech startup Pembient wants to lower the market value of rhino horns by flooding the market with 3D printed replicas.
Robotics startup could fight Zika by dumping mosquitoes from a drone
Researchers want to fight Zika by breeding sterile mosquitoes in captivity, and then dispersing them via drone.
This is what happens when A.I. tries to reimagine Stanley Kubrick’s films
Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey helped introduce people to AI. Almost 50 years later, researchers used modern AI to reimagine his movies.
Watch NASA’s A.I. race a pro drone pilot — you’ll never guess who wins
Researchers at NASA recently pitted a professional human drone pilot against racing drones controlled by AI. Guess who came out on top?
A saliva test can diagnose a concussion and tell you how long it will last
Researchers have discovered that a saliva test can accurately diagnose concussion, and also shed light on how long the effects will last.
Next-gen cochlear implant restores hearing by shining a laser beam in your ear
Could focused laser light be used to help deaf people hear again? A futuristic cochlear implant certainly suggests so.
Like a mechanical shadow, Toyota’s new robot mimics your movements in real time
Toyota's latest, third-generation humanoid robot is capable of exactly mimicking its operator’s movements.