Two organizations tackle saving Earth and settling Mars … via Kickstarter
To save Earth and settle Mars, two organizations have teamed up for a Kickstarter campaign with enormous implications.
Have your selfie — and eat it too! Selffee photo booth prints edible images
What do you get when you mix selfie and coffee? Selffee, a photo booth that prints your photo on cookies and cupcakes.
Hip-hop happy: TuneTable helps kids learn coding basics through music
The table’s interactive surface reads printed markers on the pucks, each of which corresponds with a sampled sound or command.
Smart mouth guard will inform athletes when they’ve suffered a concussion
Prevent Biometrics has developed a mouth guard able to pair with a mobile app, to inform players of head trauma received during games.
You could soon pair touchscreen devices just by pressing them together
A smart new system called CapCam lets users pair mobile devices with other touch screens simply by pressing them together.
The FAA is approving an average of 300 commercial drone certifications a day
Nearly 23,000 people have passed the FAA's new drone pilot testing program since the requirements changed in August.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg pulls back the veil on the Jarvis AI system he created
For the better part of 2016, Mark Zuckerberg has quietly built an AI system capable of controlling most of his home and just unveiled the finished product.
Battery-operated heated jacket promises warmth in the worst weather conditions
The Heacket heated jacket is waterproof, durable, and heats up in three seconds, keeping us warm during our favorite outdoor activities in cold weather.
Aerial awe: These 20 Dronestagram photos take a look at 2016 from the skies
The social platform dedicated entirely to aerial photography, Dronestagram, released the best images shared in 2016.
Gadget lets you control your smartphone, play games by flexing your muscles
Imagine being able to control your smartphone by flexing muscles. That’s the idea behind a new device called FlexR, which is raising funds on Kickstarter.
This versatile drone can dive like a bird and jump like a flying fish
AquaMAV is an experimental aerial drone not only able to fly in the air, but also to dive into the water and then reemerge.
Researchers design new test to detect discrimination in AI programs
The Equality of Opportunity in Supervised Learning approach analyzes the decisions that machine-learning programs make to detect discrimination.
New production method may accelerate mass production of graphene
Conventional graphene production methods include a number of complicated steps, but researchers have discovered a way to streamline the process.
Wish your wallpaper would evolve with your taste? With Lumentile, it can
Meet Lumentile, a new kind of wall decor described as digital wallpaper.
Gifts and glitter galore: Bill Gates played Secret Santa to one Reddit user
When you're Bill Gates, you can really bring it when it comes to Christmas presents. He was once again a Reddit Secret Santa, and he did not disappoint.
Reminder: walkie-talkies are forbidden on NFL sidelines
While NFL coaches can use Bose headsets and Surface tablets on the sidelines, walkie-talkies are out of bounds. One NFL coach is in trouble for using one.
250 LED panels turn this art festival ticket booth into part of the show
This year's Amsterdam Light Festival features a giant biometric structure that not only consistently changes its LED lights but acts as its ticketing booth.
Auction winner gets to keep her moon rock bag after court battle with NASA
An Apollo 11 moon rock bag was at the center of a legal battle between NASA and the woman who bought it at a U.S. Marshals Service auction for $995.
Facebook’s Aquila drone crashed due to strong winds, NTSB investigation finds
A National Transportation Safety Board investigation found that the June 2016 crash of Facebook's Aquila drone was caused by stronger-than-expected winds.
Sleek magnetic floating table costs $30,000
You can step up the tech in your living room with this sleek, expensive floating coffee table that uses two magnets to provide its unique design.
China steals U.S. research drone in South China Sea in front of its crew, but will return it
U.S. officials confirmed the Chinese had stolen a non-military research drone in the South China Sea. The incident took place in front of U.S. researchers.
Let there be light! Online platform lets students do science in real time
The interactive platform is designed to engage scientists of all ages by letting them remotely control LEDs around communities of light-responsive cells.
Charge your iPhone quickly and wirelessly with the SonicPower
Meet the SonicPower, heralded as the "fastest conductive wireless charger" for the second-newest iPhone.
Check yourself before you wreck yourself: Here’s the top 4 portable breathalyzers
A DUI is expensive and highly preventable, especially given the current abundance of great breathalyzers on the market. Here are four of our favorites.
We might be closer than ever to using CRISPR to cure diseases
Thanks to new research from a team at Western University, we may be closer than ever to curing some of humanity's most devastating diseases.
Japan’s Kounotori has docked at ISS, and the junk collector will soon be deployed
Japan sent a cargo ship to the International Space Station that has a "space junk" collector made in conjunction with a fishnet company, and it just docked.
Weekly Rewind: Yahoo’s massive hack, Japan’s weird answer to the Echo, and more
In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything.
Bam! Pow! Learn! App called LingoZing uses comic books to teach foreign languages
Learning a new language can be scary. LingoZing eases users' fears and helps them learn to speak a foreign language by reading comic books, graphic novels.
Scientists may have discovered how to reverse the natural aging process
In an experiment, Salk Institute scientists have managed to rejuvenate mice with a premature aging disease by engaging in a spot of cellular reprogramming.