Vomit-inducing thrill ride reads your heart rate and muscle tension, then speeds up accordingly
Artist Daniël de Bruin has built a thrill ride that reads his heart rate and muscle tension, and uses this data to know when to speed up.
Tarzan the Robot will swing over the heads of farmers to monitor their crops
Georgia Institute of Technology's Tarzan-inspired robot will swing on high-wires to help farmers monitor their crops.
This innovative air-powered wheelchair is totally waterproof because it has no electronic parts
Air-powered wheelchair is waterproof, lightweight, and doesn’t need its batteries to be replaced at great cost every year.
Newly created superfluid defies physics, accelerates backward when you push it
Scientists have created a superfluid that doesn’t accelerate in the direction you push it, but backwards instead.
Parihug is a stuffed animal that lets you hug your loved ones from a distance
A new Kickstarter campaign for an innovative stuffed animal toy lets you send hugs to a loved one -- even when they are nowhere near you.
This mouse mimics human immune response to help spot potential flu pandemics
Scientists in Germany have developed a transgenic mouse that could help spot new flu virus strains with the potential to cause a pandemic.
Japan has plans to drill through the earth’s crust and reach the mantle
Scientists in Japan are planning to be the first group in history to successfully drill down into Earth’s mantle.
Scientists have figured out the physics behind massive rogue waves in the ocean
Scientists have worked out that giant Draupner waves in the ocean are caused by the wind and they re-created it in a lab to prove it.
These 3D printed hermit crab shells are the swankiest digs a crustacean could ever have
Japanese artist Aki Inomata has spent the past several years creating 3D-printed shelters for hermit crabs, resembling major cities.
Crazy Circuits are Lego-based electronics kits delivered to your door
Innovative subscription service Crazy Circuits aims to make learning about electronics as easy as building a Lego set.
Let's get ready to robo rumble! Japan and USA teams set for giant mech battle in August
We finally know when the giant robot duel, pitting California's Megabots robot against Japanese robotics company Suidobashi, will take place.
CNC cutting machine can slice foam into any shape you desire
P400 is a CNC desktop cutter that uses not wood or plastic, but rather cheap and the normally disposable polystyrene.
Driverless shuttles are now being tested in London
A trial of autonomous public transport is currently taking place in London. Here's what you need to know about it.
High-tech standing desk comes with a light bar to help make you more productive
A new high-tech, feature-packed desk boasts hydraulic legs, USB ports, a bluetooth speaker, and a light bar that makes you more productive.
Smart factory 'LocusBots' talk to each other to work more efficiently
Locus' autonomous warehouse robots just got a whole lot smarter, thanks to a new software update that allows them to talk to each other.
Chinese man finds his perfect match in the robot girlfriend he created, married
A Chinese man, Zheng Jiajia, recently “married” a robot that he created for himself. The wedding was witnessed by Zheng’s mother and friends.
An artificial synapse on a chip is able to learn autonomously
This artificial synapse on a chip learns just like the human brain and could help make mobile processors better at running neural networks.
Autoset smart miter saw fence will put an end to poorly cut wood
Ever tried a spot of DIY and ended up wasting good wood by making the wrong cut? This Kickstarter smart miter saw fence can help.
Graphene’s latest trick? Turning saltwater into drinking water
All-around wonder material graphene could have an exciting new use case: acting as a sieve to turn salt water into drinkable fresh water.
Cybersecurity AI mimics the immune system, uses ‘digital antibodies’ to prep for future attacks
Antigena, a machine learning security system from British cybersecurity startup DarkTrace, wants to change the way we do cybersecurity.
These beefy autonomous warehouse robots can carry up to 3,300 pounds at a time
They may look like Robot Wars contestants, but this pair of robots are designed to move cargoes of up to 3,300 lbs around warehouses.
Ionic liquid melts old clothes so they can be spun into new ones
Scientists from Aalto University in Finland have come up with an innovative technique for melting down old clothes to create new material.
To curb identity theft, this AI app warns you when your fingerprints are visible in pictures
This AI assistant could proactively scan every image you plan to post online and alert you when they're revealing private information.
This awesome arctic doomsday vault for data has ultra-safe storage down cold
This doomsday vault for storing the world’s most valuable data looks like the villainous lair from a James Bond movie.
You may soon be able to shell out for snail-based pain medicine
Researchers have developed long-lasting, opioid-free pain relief medication, based on the venom of a tiny, red-shelled marine snail.
Clever web app obscures your browsing activity by visiting random pages
Internet Noise is a web app designed to obscure your meaningful search history by searching for random items in the background.
This $250,000 flight suit will turn you into a real-life Iron Man
If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a real-life Iron Man, then this $250,000 Daedalus flight suit is the grown-up toy you've been waiting for.
Build your own 8-bit handheld gaming console with this awesome $35 kit
Makerbuino is an open source handheld 8-bit game device that you or your kids can build. Here's how you can get your hands on one.
Here’s how to transform plastic bottles into strong, versatile string
Want to turn old plastic bottles into piles of string? Then this "survival hack" from popular YouTuber Grant Thomson may be of interest.
Drones are being used to transport lab samples between hospitals in Switzerland
Drones are being used to shuttle lab samples between two hospitals in Switzerland. Around 70 autonomous flights have already taken place.
Scientists at Northwestern have built a robot with its own menstrual cycle
Scientists at Northwestern University have created a female reproductive system in a box, Evatar, complete with its own menstrual cycle.
Innovative ‘microwave helmet’ isn’t for cooking brains — it’s for saving them
Diagnosing possible brain bleeds at the site of an accident is tough. A portable stroke-detection microwave helmet may help.