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Designed for speed and space, superyacht builder Baglietto took a chance with Lucky Me

Baglietto took chances with hull design and color, but the fast, spacious superyacht's buyer didn't change anything.
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Synthetic Sensors create a connected home without adding smart devices

A Carnegie Mellon University project, called Synthetic Sensors, is one device that plugs into an outlet to connect everything in a room.
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This ambitious startup plans to start cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 2018

Ocean pollution is a major problem for all of our ecosystems. This non-profit hopes to use sea filters to collect this debris next year.
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Weekly Rewind: A wearable for Parkinson’s, Lamborghini’s SUV, Tesla solar roofs

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. That’s why we’ve compiled a quick and dirty list of this week's top 10 tech stories.
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Check out the lifelike robotic falcon scaring birds off an airport runway

Edmonton International Airport is using robotic birds of prey to stop real birds from dangerously flying or nesting near flight paths.
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Elon Musk’s ‘boring’ video of a Hyperloop sled is anything but

Elon Musk's dream of underground tunnels being used to hurtle cars at 125 miles per hour isn't a dream any more.
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Man builds a homemade hologram generator to bring Microsoft’s Cortana to life

Florida-based developer Jared Archer has created an awesome holographic avatar of Microsoft's Cortana AI to answer his queries.
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Your personality may predict whether you choose a job that gets automated

The best defense against automation may not be particular skill sets but personality factors, according to a new study.
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Eat up! Insects may truly be the sustainable food source of the future

A new study demonstrates that cricket farming is more sustainable than traditional livestock farming, and has huge potential.
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Nike just opened a running track where you can race against your digital self

The Nike Unlimited Stadium allows up 30 runners to race against a digital avatar of themselves projected on huge LED screens.
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Be the Bane of eavesdroppers with Hushme, a mask that muffles private calls

It may look faintly ridiculous, but this acoustic-muffling device lets you take private phone calls in complete confidence.
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To prepare for the journey to Mars, NASA is sending astronauts on a year-long moon mission

NASA has unveiled their plan to reach Mars by the 2030s. This will happen in two phases including a one-year manned lunar mission.
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Pocket-sized personal drone gives soldiers an extra pair of eyes

Developed by AeroVironment, the 5-ounce Snipe Nano Quadrotor can be neatly packed into a hard-shell case and deployed within one minute.
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Manfrotto’s latest camera bags battle through the commute, from subway to bike

Riding a bike or commuting by subway, the Manfrotto Manhattan series is designed for city dwellers for anything from cameras to drones.
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Underwater robots are live-streaming from the bottom of the ocean right now

Two projects are currently underway, letting users watch HD footage streamed live from remotely operated robotic vehicles deep in the ocean.
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This printer doesn’t use ink and can reuse the same piece of paper

What if you didn't have to buy ink, could easily recycle paper and could print detailed images smaller than a pixel?
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Here's what the TRAPPIST-1 system sounds like as a space symphony

Want to know what the TRAPPIST-1 system, NASA's discovery of seven Earth-sized exoplanets, would sound like as a symphony? Of course you do.
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Artifice mimics nature as expert rock-climbing route re-created via 3D modeling

An expert rock climbing wall has been re-created within a gym thanks to a team of computer scientists and engineers.
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Need to carry stuff on your bike? The innovative Trego trolley can help you out

The TReGo is ideal for cyclists who sometimes need to transport heavy loads as the system turns your regular bike into a cargo trike.
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In record-breaking weekend, Germany got 85% of its electricity from renewables

On the last weekend of April, 85 percent of all electricity consumed in Germany was produced using renewable energy sources.
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Robot eye surgeon is 10x more precise than the most steady-handed human

A robot in the U.K. has just performed the first ever robot surgery inside the human eye. The results are amazingly precise.
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Scientists predict AI will allow us to translate dolphin language by 2021

Swedish-based language startup Gavagai AB is using cutting edge AI to understand what dolphins are chatting about.
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Soundfloat inflatable chair keeps your phone dry in the pool

This inflatable chair solves a big problem people face in the summertime, as it keeps phones dry at the beach and in the pool.
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This camera trained on award-winning images refuses to shoot a 'bad' photo

How is automated technology influencing artwork? That's what the artists behind the Trophy Camera are asking with this AI-based camera.
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Cryonic freezing is the coolest employee perk in Silicon Valley — literally

Silicon Valley-based AI-driven hedge fund Numerai is offering cryonic freezing as an employee benefit in order to attract new recruits.
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Microsoft shows wearable that assists graphic designer with Parkinson’s disease

Microsoft Research's Haiyan Zhang has created a wearable device known as the Emma to help a Parkinson's sufferer draw and write.
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Miserable tweets, virus parameters help researchers accurately track the flu

By combining tweets with parameters, they were able to follow how the flu spread and forecast its development up to six weeks ahead of time.
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We tried the most high-tech 3-course meal of all time, and it was glorious

The International Culinary Institute uses cutting-edge technology to cook delicious entrées. We tried a few of them.
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MIT is developing robots that can learn and pass on skills

MIT's C-LEARN system teaches robots to teach each other and transferring acquired knowledge between individuals.
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No more wrinkled suits on the road — this garment bag folds to laptop-case size

Tired of showing up to distant business meetings in rumpled clothing, a British business writer invented the Pliqo collapsible garment bag.
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Solavore Sport Oven cooks by harnessing the energy of the sun

The upgraded Solavore sport oven serves as the most effective way to capture solar energy for cooking backcountry meals.
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This is what happens when a drone gets stuck in the front wheel of a bike

A cyclist competing in a race in California over the weekend took a nasty tumble when a drone crashed and hit his bike.
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Shape-shifting fog display ushers in a whole new world of holograms

Researchers have developed a shape-changing fog display that projects 3D-looking images directly onto a thin wall of mist floating in midair.
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No ramp? No problem, for this stair-climbing electric wheelchair

A group of five masters students from Switzerland has developed the Scewo wheelchair that is capable of climbing a flight of stairs.