Unleashing hungry bacteria on our landfills could produce tons of natural gas
A new approach to breaking down landfill waste could not just help the environment, but give us a new source of natural gas, too.
Google helped create an energy-harvesting walkway that’s on show in Berlin
Google helped create this smart energy-harvesting walkway and light show for Berlin's 2017 Festival of Lights.
A San Francisco official wants robots to be taxed just like people
California's grassroots "Jobs of the Future Fund" seeks to protect human employees from the A.I. takeover by taxing robots just like people.
Robot hand is dexterous enough to screw in a lightbulb, turn a screwdriver
Researchers at U.C. San Diego have developed a soft robot gripper, or robot hand, that's dexterous enough to screw in a light bulb.
Have a sore back? Emma the robot masseuse can help you feel better again
Have a sore back? If you live in Singapore, you can now treat it by getting a massage from a cutting-edge robot masseuse called Emma.
Tooth Cracker 5000 is a device for splitting teeth and extracting stem cells
Researchers discovered a new way of harvesting stem cells -- by extracting them from teeth using a terrifying looking device.
Gene-edited corn has nutrients usually found in meat — here's why that's huge
Scientists at Rutgers University have come up with a way to improve the nutritional value of corn using smart gene-editing technology.
When smart cities arrive, this is the smart crosswalk we want to see
A futuristic concept called the Starling Crossing uses object tracking and LEDs to create a smart crosswalk.
Move over, duct tape: Adventure Tape is lighter, stronger, and more versatile
Newly landed on Kickstarter, Adventure Tape is superstrong, stretchy, waterproof, reusable, and highly abrasion-resistant.
This shape-shifting wheelchair transitions from seated to standing positions
Laddroller is a futuristic shape-shifting wheelchair that’s able to neatly transition between seated and standing positions.
MIT camera can ‘see’ around corners by analyzing nearly invisible shadows
MIT has developed a new camera system that uses information about light reflections to detect objects around corners in real time.
The cryptocurrency from this wind-powered mining rig helps fund climate research
One way to fund climate change research? Use wind energy to mine for cryptocurrency to fund it. That's the plan of one artist-engineer.
Put the cutlery down: Food could soon levitate straight into your mouth
Engineers from the U.K. have figured out how to make food float straight into your mouth. No knife and fork required!
New medical superglue seals large wounds almost instantly, prevents scars
New hyperelastic surgical superglue could be used as an alternative to staples or sutures -- minus the scarring risk.
Remember GeoCities? 9 tech titans that fell from grace
Not every tech company can be a winner. Here's nine failed tech companies that were once titans of their respective industries
Self-disinfecting door pad could help break the spread of germs in hospitals
Replacing the aluminum door plate in busy public spaces with a self-santizing pad could help halt the spread of germs.
Portable CNC cutter robot is a must-have for any MakerLabs
Goliath CNC is a portable autonomous CNC machine tool, which just hit Kickstarter. Here's why you'll want it for your Maker space.
The world’s most precise clock keeps time within quadrillionths of a second
Physicists have developed a new ultra-precise atomic clock capable of measuring time down to a couple quadrillionths of a second.
Amazing SpiderMAV drone fires off webs to gain added stability
Researchers at the U.K.'s Imperial College London have developed a web-shooting drone called SpiderMAV which fires webs for extra stability.
New type of microscope can peer into the brain of a living, moving creature
Researchers have developed a new microscope that could help shed more light on how our brains turn thoughts into actions.
Innovative drone delivery concept DelivAir delivers right to your hands
U.K.-based Cambridge Consultants is putting a new spin on drone deliveries, with a prototype that literally drops packages into your hands.
Parasitic machine forces you to generate power for it against your will
German researchers have developed a "parasite" machine which grabs hold of you and forces you to produce the kinetic energy it needs.
Like a real-life mech, MIT engineers use VR to put you in the head of a robot
MIT researchers have come up with a way to use VR to put human operators in the head of a robot for controlling it.
Self-driving train successfully completes a 60-mile run in Australia
An Australian mining company just completed the first fully autonomous train journey, with no human on board to act as a failsafe.
A beginner’s guide to A.I. superintelligence and ‘the singularity’
Have you heard people talking about the singularity, but didn’t know enough to join in the conversation? Our beginner's guide will help.
The ‘Classyfier’ table figures out what you’re drinking, plays appropriate music
Classyfier smart table is able to detect what beverages people are drinking around it, and select the appropriate mood music.
Go ahead, be a crybaby! There’s now a way to harvest energy from human tears
Scientists from Ireland's University of Limerick have discovered a way to harvest energy from a protein present in our tears.
Scientists just encoded ‘Smoke on the Water’ onto a strand of DNA
U.S. biotech company Twist Bioscience has successfully encoded two iconic music tracks onto individual strands of DNA.
Modern Meadow’s much-anticipated lab-grown leather is finally here
Modern Meadow has created an artificial leather material that's virtually identical from a biological perspective to the real thing.
Skydiving robot can maneuver in free fall to capture epic footage
Freefall Camera is a smart robot camera designed to autonomously film skydivers as they leap out of airplanes thousands of feet in the air.
Carnegie Mellon’s new robot can use its legs as arms, arms as legs
CMU engineers have built a robot able to transition from walking on six legs to five so as to use one of its front legs as a gripper arm.
Elon Musk’s latest crazy idea? Rocket-based travel. On Earth
Elon Musk has an ambitious new idea -- to use the SpaceX interplanetary rocket system to make long-distance travel possible on Earth.
This 16-rotor Passenger Drone is the personal taxi service of your dreams
With two passenger seats, 16 rotors, and a touchscreen for navigation, the innovative Passenger Drone promises to transport you in style.