Facebook in talks with partner countries for internet-serving drone trials
Facebook is currently in talks with multiple countries to host trials of its internet-serving Aquila drones, which could take place in 2018.
Feet of engineering: 3D-printed compostable shoes reduce landfill waste
You may have heard about 3D-printed shoes before, but what about 3D-printed compostable shoes? Here is what you need to know.
A steel ball creates endless sand patterns in this astonishing coffee table
One of the coolest Kickstarter projects we've ever seen, this table boasts an ever-changing automated tabletop pattern created from sand.
This $3,000 shower recycles water, achieving a 90-percent reduction in amount used
The Hamwells e-Shower recycles water instead of sending it down the drain. The app-controlled shower filters and purifies the water with UV light.
You can program 3D-printed materials with exact shock absorbent qualities
Researchers at MIT have created a technique for controlling the exact mechanical properties of 3D-printed materials. Here's why it matters.
Hero Surg robot not only performs operations — it lets surgeons feel what it's doing
The creators behind a new robotic system called HeroSurg hope to give surgeons back their haptic feedback to make robotic surgery safer and more precise.
More than meets the eye: This BMW can turn into a real-life Transformer
A Turkish research and development startup is turning BMWs into real-life Transformers. And they're every bit as awesome as you'd hope.
Hasbro's robotic companion pets designed to keep your grandmother company
Toy manufacturer Hasbro has expanded its scope and demographic by creating a pair of lifelike virtual pets intended to keep senior citizens company.
Inventive startup LittleBits brings Bluetooth bit to its Gizmos & Gadgets Kit
Kids spending too much time on their phone? LittleBits wants to help with its revamped Gizmos & Gadgets Kit.
As tech trickles in, medicine is about to hit warp speed
Stem cells will regrow anything, gene editing will customize your DNA on the fly, and you’ll pay for cures, not doctors. Welcome to the future of medicine.
What does your skin say about you? Apparently, it says what you say
An Israeli startup called VocalZoom wants to examine subtle skin vibrations to make complicated analyses: comprehending what we say.
Teddy Ruxpin is back — with even creepier peepers
Teddy Ruxpin is back, and those eyes...they're just as big, bright, and potentially terrifying as ever. But now, they're LED lights.
If you get in the way of Volvo's new electric buses, they'll honk at you automatically
Volvo has revealed a new strategy to let unobservant walkers know that they're in the path of one of the company's otherwise silent electric buses - a horn.
Get ready to take a ride on the New York Public Library’s new book roller coaster
The New York Public Library is bringing a different kind of classic to its Rose Main Reading Room when it reopens on October 5 -- a train.
Are you a Lyft driver? You may be one of the first to drive a Chevy Bolt EV
One of the perks of being a Lyft driver? Early access to the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles that are soon to debut.
Yahoo is open sourcing its deep learning model to identify pornography
Looking to keep content that is not safe for work (NSFW) off your work screen? Artificial intelligence from Yahoo may be able to help you do that.
5 high-tech showerheads that will change the way you bathe
The only thing your showerhead must do is provide hot water and decent pressure, but that's not the only thing it can do. These five offer a bit more.
The U.S. is building a $100 million drone base in Agadez, Niger
The fight against terrorism is taking to the skies -- of Africa, that is. The U.S. military announced plans to build a $100 million temporary base in Agadez
After a $94 million upgrade, Princeton’s nuclear fusion reactor breaks down
Our nation's "flagship experimental fusion reactor" in Princeton is no longer working.
Weekend Workshop: Keep on rocking off the grid with a DIY solar Bluetooth speaker
Forget traditional battery-powered radios, with this week's Weekend Workshop project you'll be harnessing the power of the sun to jam your tunes in no time.
Weekly Rewind: 3D-printed bones, an AI alliance, Blue Origin's suicide mission
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.
Cybathlon event will push assistive technology, disabled athletes to their limits
Are you ready for next week's Cybathlon, the world’s first-ever major competition in which disabled athletes compete using bionic assistive technology?
Que is the collapsible water bottle you’ll want for your next hike
The Que water bottle is stylish, 100 percent plastic-free, and collapsible to half its size -- courtesy of its smart spiral design.
Developing nations may get a shot at space, thanks to the UN's planned spaceplane
Getting into space is expensive, and leaves developing nations out. The UN is trying to fund the purchase a spaceplane of its own to help change that.
Not your average table: Genetic algorithms and 3D printing set this furniture apart
The Rio furniture line uses 3D printing and evolutionary algorithms to give each item its own unique flourish.
Report: Google urges companies to make Google Home copies to bolster its Assistant
It looks like Google isn't too worried about the success of the Google Home hardware -- what it really wants is for the software inside of it to do well.
City VR will give you a giant's perspective of the world's biggest cities
City VR lets you explore real-life cities as a giant, thanks to the wonders of virtual reality. It's as awesome as it sounds.
Nintendo Mini Classic will let you save games wherever, whenever you like
In the games of yesteryear, the ability to save was a real rarity, but not in Nintendo's revamped Mini Classic, as all games can be suspended and saved.
Rosetta's final images before crash-landing detail the stunning Comet 67P
Yesterday, the Rosetta probe began a 13-hour free fall that ended in a (relatively) gentle crash at the Ma’at landing site at 6:39 a.m. ET on Friday.