Art installation puts AI system in charge of a living fly colony
The catchily-titled flyAI is an art installation project that features a colony of living houseflies whose fate is determined by artificial intelligence.
SnapSkan speed bumps will scan your tires, tell you when they're bald
Finnish tire company Nokian has developed a smart new service which uses laser-scanning 3D technology to measure the tread depth of car tires.
Star Trek-style tractor beam is key part of futuristic microscope setup
Physicists have developed a Star Trek-style tractor beam, which can hold cells in place so they can be examined under a microscope.
A European university just landed $3.3M to 3D print artificial brains for research
The Meso-Brain project brings together experts from photonics, imaging, biology, and neuroscience. Their goal? Oh, just to reconstruct the human brain.
The good news? There’s a robot that can fold your laundry. The bad news? It’s super slow
A team of international researchers have developed an autonomous clothes-folding robot capable of picking up a crumpled garment and neatly folding it up.
Kickstarter 3D printer will print circuit boards as part of your designs
Promising to act as a multi-material and electronics 3D printer in one, this Kickstarter printer is certainly exciting. Here's what you need to know.
AI educational software knows when students are bored, can adjust lessons accordingly
Little Dragon is a startup that is developing learning apps which sniff out the emotional reactions of users and use this to change the way they teach you.
Watch this daredevil autonomous drone fly through narrow gaps at high speed
Researchers have transformed regular drones into aerial daredevils capable of maneuvering themselves through tight gaps without having to slow down.
How snapping a quick selfie could help identify genetic diseases
Facial recognition can do amazing things, but could it help diagnose a genetic disease simply by looking at a person’s features? This startup thinks so.
Scientists shed light on why lithium-ion batteries sometimes go boom
Scientists have used high-resolution X-ray imaging to see exactly what happens inside a lithium-ion battery when it is about to explode.
Soon you’ll be able to 3D print chewing gum in any shape or flavor you want
3D-printed confectionery is all the rage, and German company Wacker has just announced its latest addition to a growing genre: 3D-printed chewing gum.
Clever new speech recognition system from MIT learns language just like a newborn child
A new piece of research from MIT suggests a new technique for training speech-recognition systems -- by getting them to learn by looking at images.
Silly putty sensor is so sensitive it can register the steps of a spider
Nanotechnology experts have created a smart silly putty able to register a spider's movements walking over its surface.
How a parrot wearing aviator goggles could teach robots to fly better
Researchers are using a parrot equipped with 3D-printed goggles to learn lessons about birds in flight. The findings may improve future flying robots.
MIT’s ChainFORM robot transforms into anything from stylus to gaming joystick
MIT has built a modular robot that can change into anything from the legs of a walking robot to a haptic-feedback device to a gaming joystick.
John Glenn, first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth, longtime senator, dies at 95
John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth has passed away at the age of 95.
Earth Networks’ smart home sensor will keep tabs on all your ‘dumb’ appliances
Earth Networks, a company which operates the world’s largest lightning detection network, has an unlikely new goal: making your home appliances smarter.
Smart camera software can monitor your vital signs just by looking at you
This startup has developed smart camera tech capable of monitoring a person’s vital signs from across the room, without ever touching them.
Mara Pen is a handheld mouse pointer that will transform your presentations
Mara Pen is a next-gen presentation tool that combines a slide changer and a computer mouse into one product.
Cooking with cold plasma could eradicate the smell of deep fat fryers
Researchers in Europe are working to eliminate the smell of cooking grease in deep fryers, with the help of cold plasma technology.
Farming robot uses sonar to spot fruit and even count individual leaves
A new research project is using sonar-sporting robots to more accurately project future fruit yields. And it's pretty darn accurate.
Google-owned smart spoon will counteract unwanted hand movements
The Liftware Level Smart spoon will aid people with hand tremors by recognizing the orientation of their hands and counterbalancing their movements.
Quadcopters could be missing ingredient for cheap zero-G flights
A new piece of research from Georgia Institute of Technology describes a quadcopter its creators hope will offer weightless "zero G" flight on a budget.
DIY 'wrist rockets' allow inventor to cruise underwater like a human submarine
With the aid of two T100 thrusters, a pair of wrist straps, and an Arduino, YouTuber PeterSripol has built the best pair of 'wrist rockets' we've ever seen.
MIT researchers develop system that lets you customize and test your own drones
A new MIT system allows users to design their own drone -- including the size, shape, and structure, based on your own personal requirements.
Superfast fMRI is first to track human brain activity during thought
A new fMRI technique is 10 times faster than it's predecessor -- and could help shed far more light on exactly how the brain works.
Do you still give it a tip? Autonomous robot delivers takeout food in the U.K.
Leading online food delivery service Just Eat is testing a new robot-based delivery service in London.
Smart sensor can tell you exactly which devices are wasting power in your home
Researchers have developed a smart sensor able to tell users the precise amount of electricity used by everyday household appliances.
Like parents from the 1950s, AI still can’t understand comics. Here’s why
Researchers at the University of Maryland and University of Colorado have trained an AI to read and understand comic books. Here's how well it managed.
Like a flying hamster ball, Droneball soars around in a cage to protect it from crashes
Droneball is a “crash-proof” drone that flies in its own smart cage -- letting it bounce off walls and obstacles that may well wreck other UAVs.
Kickstarter ‘Wonder Wallet’ is a smart device that will hold your cash, too
Wonder Wallet is a can hold all your regular banknotes and credit cards, but also offers a customizable epaper display, time/location functions, and more.
Scientists witness evolution in progress, create new species in a test tube
A groundbreaking lab experiment proves that speciation, in which one species splits into two distinct ones, is most definitely a real thing.