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MIT researchers develop eye-tracking program for your smartphone

Researchers and engineers at MIT and the University of Georgia have developed a new program that uses your smartphone's camera to track eye movement.
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How color theory is used to evoke emotions in the films we watch

To show how colors in films evoke emotion Vimeo user Lilly Mtz-Seara has created a collection of clips from movies throughout the past two decades.
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Before Juno’s upcoming historic entry into Jupiter’s orbit, watch how it all began

Destination: Jupiter promises to shed light on the science and technology behind NASA’s ambitious mission a few days before Juno enters Jupiter’s orbit.
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What’s scarier than downtown LA? Careening down a glass slide 1,000 feet above it

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Voice Bridge now lets you make calls with your landline from any Wi-Fi network

Invoxia's Voice Bridge will soon be receiving an update that lets users make calls with their landline number on any Wi-Fi network.
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i.materialize brings laser sintering to the masses with new aluminum 3D printing option

i.materialize has created a new lightweight aluminum material it will use to 3D print your designs on your behalf.
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This 3D-printed map of London is one of the coolest things you could ever hang on your wall

San Francisco-based programmer used a 3D printer to create a detailed map of his former home city.
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Xiaomi’s foldable electric bike ideal for China’s crowded streets

Xiaomi has diversified its product offerings once again. This time, it's released a foldable electric bike, ideal for the cramped streets of Chinese cities.
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Capture One photo editor gets workflow enhancements in latest version

Version 9.2 of Capture One has just been released, and it includes a host of new workflow enhancements.
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To keep up with new GT-R, Nissan built a drone that does 0 to 60 in 1.3 seconds

Nissan has unveiled the GT-R Drone, a four-propeller flying machine that goes from 0 to 60 mph in just 1.3 seconds.
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3D printing saves life of baby born with brain outside his skull

A newborn with rare birth defect encephalocele beat all odds by surviving this often fatal disease thanks to 3D-printing technology.
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Researchers accidentally develop a material that may help fight water shortages

By accident, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers discover an astounding material that sucks moisture right out of the air.
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Autonomous machines may help Japan colonize Mars

the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) commissioned construction company Kajima to build autonomous, extraterrestrial construction machinery.
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This NASA-backed startup is building a 3D bioprinter that makes human organs in space

Scientists have made history by 3D printing a heart structure
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You can now react to VR experiences in 360-degree Facebook videos

The Facebook-owned Oculus has now made it possible for you to react to VR experiences.
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This underwater drone lets you explore the deep blue without getting wet

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Ditch your idiotic self-balancing scooter for a hoverboard that actually hovers

The hoverboard has eluded humanity for years, though the wait is finally over. Unlike the two-wheeled impostors, these five hoverboards actually hover.
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The world’s largest Nerf gun is all your childhood dreams come true

Capable of firing darts at speeds of up to 40 mph, ex-NASA engineer Mark Rober's latest contraption is the world's largest Nerf gun.
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The FAA’s new rules for commercial drones will likely hinder drone-based delivery

The FAA has issued new guidelines on commercial drone operations. But drone delivery is still a distance away!
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The creators of this high-tech toothbrush claim it can clean your teeth in 10 seconds flat

Kickstarter project promises to build a high-tech electric toothbrush which can clean your teeth in 10 seconds
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Duke University engineers just built a robot that’s 10,000x faster at planning motion

Researchers at Duke University have created a special processor which will help robots plan out their movements up to 10,000 times faster
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This brilliant 10-year-old kid built a fully functional 3D printer out of Legos and K’nex

One of the latest innovations in the 3D printing world comes from a preteen who created a 3D printer using a 3D -rinting pen and a Lego Mindstorms EV3.
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To boost wind energy production, China needs to build turbines where the wind isn’t strong

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Could there be oceans of liquid water lurking beneath Pluto’s surface? Astronomers say yes

Partial freezing in a subsurface, liquid water ocean could be the explanation for the tectonic activity across Pluto's terrain.
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This bizarro bicycle reinvents the wheel … as a set of spider legs

When Carv began developing the Strandbeest-inspired walking bike in 2014, it couldn’t have known the beast that it would create.
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Put down your phone and get notifications from the Ingrein smart clock instead

Meet the Ingrein Clock, a luxury wood timepiece that combines the nostalgia of an elegant analog clock with the connectivity of a 21st-century device.
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Machine uses X-rays, algorithms, and water jets to cut a perfect fish fillet in under a second

FleXicut is a machine that uses X-rays, smart algorithms and jets of water to create the perfect fish fillet.
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A $49 Smart Water and Freeze Detector could save you a fortune in home repairs

Meet the Roost Smart Water and Freeze Detector, which claims to alert users to four key areas of concern when it comes to water efficiency and damage.
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A lake in Italy has 2 miles of stunning floating walkways on it

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Geneva Airport has a friendly bag-carrying robot named Leo

Leo is Geneva Airport's new robot, which helps customers check in, prints their baggage labels, and even transports their bags to the departure gate.
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Thanks to the HoverCart, you can finally put a lawn chair on your hoverboard

Meet the HoverCart, the product that turns your hoverboard into what, to be honest, look a bit like a mobility scooter, or perhaps a magical lawn chair.
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Watch how Blackmagic cameras were used to capture Peugeot’s POV commercial

Peugeot’s new first-person commercial was created with the help of production company Assemblage K.K., which rigged together a DIY helmet camera.
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Bend it, twist it, generate electricity with it — these nanogenerators may make energy easy

Shape adaptive triboelectric nanogenerators (saTENGs) are the newest outcrop of Zhong Lin Wang’s TENG technology, which he developed four years ago.
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Equimetre is an AI-powered wearable that aims to bring horse races into the 21st century

The creators of the Equimetre are now developing a smart device – like those for human athletes – scaled up for equine.