Samsung wants its SUHD TV, Blu-ray player, soundbar to rule your home theater set up
At CE Week, we had a chance to take a gander at Samsung's goal for the living room. It revolves around three things: a TV, a Blu-ray player, and a soundbar.
Watching Pyrex explode from temperature shock at 28,546 FPS is absolutely fascinating
This is what happens when Pyrex jugs explodes in ultra slow motion. Note: it's pretty spectacular.
Mercedes is testing a semi-autonomous bus in Amsterdam
Head over to Amsterdam, where Mercedes-Benz revealed the world's first self-driving city bus.
Tag, you’re it! Shutterstock’s app now suggests keywords using AI
Shutterstock has updated its iOS companion app with a new feature that uses artificial intelligence to automatically suggest keywords for photographs.
New ‘smart’ stitches may give doctors diagnostic data on your wound
“Smart” threads are equipped with nanoscale sensors and electronics to wirelessly collect diagnostic data in real time when sutured through body tissue.
Tour de France cyclist’s 3D-printed bodysuit withstands test in wind tunnel
An aerodynamic skinsuit that was tested on a 3D-printed mannequin and placed in a wind tunnel makes its Tour de France debut.
The key to stopping Ebola? Using machine learning to track infected bats
A team of scientists have used machine learning to create a "bat map" which may help quell the spread of Ebola
Incredible AI app can ‘repaint’ photos to look like it was composed by famous artists
Prisma, a Russian-made photo app, allows users to customize their images by feeding photos through an AI that "repaints" them in the style of great artists.
'Biohybrid' robot built with sea slug tissue could be used to find toxins, black boxes
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have created a “biohybrid” robot using tough tissues from a sea slug and 3D printing
Researchers create a tiny ‘Atomic’ hard drive that can store 500 terabits of data
What does the future of storage density look like? How does 65.2 terabytes on a square-inch surface sound? Dutch researchers are working on exactly that.
This 348-pound lens was once mounted on a Soviet spy satellite — and it’s for sale
A lens off a Russian reconnaissance satellite is now up for grabs -- it's a huge, hefty lens that's likely not much more than a conversation piece.
Looks like a drone, flies like a drone, sees the world like an insect
A Swiss physics student has developed an autonomous drone capable of flying around obstacles thanks to a vision algorithm that's modeled off insect eyes.
Bird-like drone recovered in Somalia is the real ‘Black Hawk Down’
An unusual bird-like drone was found last week in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Early reports suggest it was used by the government for surveillance.
Field goals in the NFL may get a little harder thanks to sensor-stuffed footballs
The NFL is toying with the idea of placing data chips in footballs to determine whether or not those famous yellow goal posts should be narrowed.
Obi is a robotic dining companion that aids disabled diners
Obi is a robotic dining companion that allows people with physical disabilities to feed themselves.
NASA finalizes next Mars rover, inching closer to 2020 launch
The rover will help NASA investigate Martian surface rocks for signs of prior life, collect samples, and store them for recovery by future missions.
Homemade motion-control camera rig works almost like the real thing
While there is certainly no shortage of DIY photography projects out there, this has got to be one of the most impressive ones we’ve seen yet.
Swarm intelligence reveals little faith in either Clinton or Trump as president
The swarm intelligence has spoken loud and clear, expressing practically the same negative sentiment for both cHillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
That Kickstarter potato salad guy launched his own cookbook, and it’s awesome
Two years ago, Zack “Danger” Brown raised $55,492 on Kickstarter to make a potato salad. Now he's launched a potato salad recipe book, because why not?
Want a perfect replica of NASA’s Apollo 11 flight dossier? Check out this Kickstarter
Kickstarter project recreates the entire 362-page Apollo 11 flight dossier that first put man on the Moon.
Airbus looks to drones to improve aircraft inspection process
Airbus has started testing the use of drones to complete the final stages of its inspection process.
This $200 razor has a sapphire blade that’s 10x sharper than a scalpel, and it lasts for years
Zaffiro is kickstarting version 2.0 of its sapphire blade-equipped, ultra-durable Z2 razor for $199. The original Z2 shaver debuted in 2011 for $100K.
1,300 distant galaxies and black holes appear in telescopic super-image of space
The chief scientist of the Square Kilometer Array of telescopes in South Africa said a new image is “far better than we could have expected.”
‘Who are you wearing?’ gets literal with DNA-based fashion
Designer Tina Gorjanc is using Alexander McQueen's DNA to grow "skin" complete with freckles and tattoos that will be tanned to create jackets and bags.
NASA satellite pulls a 360 flip while staring at the sun, for science
Twice a year, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory performs a 360-degree flip to capture detailed images of the outer rim of the sun.
New nanoscale MRI machine breaks multiple world records
The Olympics are a few weeks away, but researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands are already smashing world records with a new NMR microscope.
Leaked Intel NUC roadmap shows a healthy heaping of new planned hardware
A leaked Intel consumer NUC roadmap shows a heaping helping of hardware on the way for the company's tiny NUC units.
DARPA invests $7.5 million into Profusa’s tiny tech-packed implantable biosensor
DARPA, in cooperation with the US Army Research Office awarded a $7.5 million grant to San Francisco company Profusa to develop implantable biosensors.
Weekly Rewind: Emmy madness, yet more 'Pokémon Go,' and a moon photobomb
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.
It can’t spin bottles like Tom Cruise, but this kegerator pours premixed cocktails
The Open Bar project, an entry for the 2016 Hackaday Prize, automatically makes and pours cocktails.
This billion dollar superyacht can host its own concert
As super yachts go, Heesen's Galactica Super Nova is one of the coolest. In addition to an 18-meter infinity pool, it has an outdoor cinema deck.