The FAA says to keep drones out of disaster relief areas, major sporting events
The Federal Aviation Administration has some stiff penalties in place for piloting drones into the wrong areas, such as where relief efforts are underway.
The Orionids meteor shower peaks this weekend! Here’s everything you need to know
It's been some time since Halley’s Comet ripped through our field of view, but remnants still remain in the form of the Orionids. Here's how to catch them.
Groundbreaking adhesive tape will repel any liquid you can think of
Researchers at Colorado State University have created a Scotch Tape-style adhesive which is able to repel virtually any liquid you can think of.
Flexible temporary tattoo will let your phone know how drunk you are
A team of researchers have created a smart wearable temporary tattoo, able to send information to your smartphone about your possible level of inebriation.
Make your car smart with Automatic’s most affordable device yet
Automatic has released Automatic Lite, its most affordable device yet, designed to help you track your mileage and keep an eye on your fuel consumption.
The Swon smart shower tracker will save you money and help the environment
Swon is a smart Wi-Fi-connected device which attaches to your existing shower head and tells your phone how much water and energy you’re using.
Batteries? Who needs ’em! Engineers just built a drone that can sip power wirelessly in midair
Researchers at the Imperial College London have created a highly efficient method for wirelessly transferring power to a drone while it’s in flight.
Spiders on Mars? Citizen scientists help NASA spot the strange formations
The team behind the NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Obiter had too many images to analyze without a little help. So they asked volunteers to offer a hand.
The Plum wine dispenser preserves opened bottles for up to 90 days
The Plum wine dispenser, a temperature-controlled, internet-connected wine dispenser from entrepreneur David Koretz, preserves your wine by the bottle.
Backpack that quickly turns into a boat makes the great outdoors even greater
K-Pak is a 9-foot-3-inch “skin on frame” boat-in-a-backpack from the aptly named Folding Boat Company.
How Arc’teryx uses tech from vacuum cleaners to save your life in an avalanche
The Arc’teryx Voltair avalanche airbag uses an electric blower system that's the result of designers playing with RC helicopters and vacuum cleaners.
Want to go solar? SolarCity to pay $1,000 to any Airbnb host who makes the switch
To help more people turn to solar energy, SolarCity says it will pay $1,000 to any Airbnb host who installs its solar panels on their home.
Ultimaker 3 is a desktop 3D printer that can print two materials at once
The Ultimaker 3 is a newly launched desktop 3D printer with a dual-extrusion system for printing two materials at once.
Researchers plan to create superhard materials using insane amounts of pressure
Researchers have created artificial diamonds they hope will be capable of generating previously unimaginable amounts of pressure.
Astronauts traveling to Mars may be permanently damaging their brains
A recent study suggests that cosmic radiation during a deep space mission causes brain damage that persists even after an astronaut returns back to Earth.
Turn buildings solar without compromising on style with ‘invisible’ panels
By ditching conventional solar panel design in favor of common construction material, the Italian company Dyaqua offers panels in wood, stone, or cement.
Road ID app lets you keep tabs on your loved ones when they are out running
Road ID is a mobile app which lets friends, family or anyone else you choose track you in real-time on a map when you go running.
Naval Research Laboratory is teaching drones to use thermals to soar like birds
The Naval Research Laboratory has created smart software to allow unmanned planes to fly for longer by using algorithms to locate thermals to surf.
Mere seconds from landing on Mars, Schiaparelli lander’s signal goes dark
Scheduled to land on the surface of Mars on October 19, the ESA's Schiaparelli lander lost contact with the agency mere minutes away from landing.
DARPA’s ultrapowerful Space Surveillance Telescope scans the sky for asteroids
The Department of Defense delivered a powerful new telescope, capable of keeping an eye on the space flotsam and jetsam floating around our galaxy.
The WristWhirl's unique interface could let you use smartwatches one-handed
WristWhirl is a smart user interface which lets smartwatch wearers perform common touchscreen gestures by using their watch-wearing wrist as a joystick.
BBC creates foundation for Micro:Bit, announces international launch
The BBC has created a new foundation to manage the Micro:Bit and its continued roll-out to other countries, as well as new hardware releases.
Your face is familiar — to the FBI. Its facial recognition database holds 117 million of them
In the years since it established a new identification system, the FBI has reportedly compiled a face database of roughly 117 million American adults.
With the ExoMars mission about to hit Martian dirt, here is what comes after
With the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli module almost in place, the ESA is ready to collect valuable data on atmosphere and surface features of Mars.
Move over EpiPen: Researchers have invented the injection-free ‘epi pill’
The EpiPen's days may be numbered, thanks to the invention of an orally disintegrating tablet that goes under the tongue to provide epinephrine.
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs wants to help modernize cities across the U.S.
Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, an incubator of urban technologies, is extending its metro modernization effort to 16 cities later this year.
Powerwall for all: Tesla turns to Panasonic for increased photovoltaic production
American automaker Tesla turned to frequent collaborator Panasonic yet again to increase its production of photovoltaic cells and modules in Buffalo.
3D-printed basket earrings will catch your falling wireless AirPods
Micro 3D-printer company M3D has created a pair of mini-basket earrings, which promise to catch Apple's futuristic AirPods if and when they fall out.