Rings from Cornetto want to enforce fidelity on TV-watching partners
Cornetto wants to put an end to a serious problem -- series cheating. Stop watching episodes without your significant other with Commitment Rings.
These Inception-like cityscapes were designed autonomously by a computer program
Brown fed images of buildings into fractal equations, plugged random numbers into an algorithm, and generated cityscapes reminiscent of The Fifth Element.
NASA just gave $100K to a company that wants to steer asteroids toward Earth
NASA has awarded funding to California-based company Made in Space to develop technology that may see asteroids become self-propelled spacecraft
The US Army’s new earbuds give soldiers tunable hearing, protection from loud noises
TCAPS, Tactical Communication, and Protective System, is a smart earbud designed by the Army to protect the hearing of its soldiers.
Toyota plans solar power system for new Texas HQ
Toyota plans to install a 7.75-megawatt solar power system at its new headquarters in Plano, Texas, with panels on the site's parking structures.
Olympus' experimental image sensor shoots color and near-infrared simultaneously
Two images, one sensor. New Olympus sensor, developed with the Tokyo Institute of Technology, captures color and near-infrared images simultaneously.
Adidas shoes made of recycled ocean plastic on sale this month
Adidas has created some new shoes made entirely from recycled ocean plastic, and they are going on sale this month.
Digital dealers: Cadillac considering VR showrooms with headsets instead of cars
According to a new report, Cadillac is strongly considering the addition of virtual reality showrooms to its dealership network.
Backpaix lets you wear your emotions on your backpack
Backpacks on Kickstarter are a dime a dozen, but Backpaix changes things up a bit with a Smart Badge Display that could open up to more modules later on.
FAA warns that GPS on the West Coast may be unreliable due to secret tests this month
We don't know why the U.S. Navy is doing it, but pilots in the Southwest will need to be mindful they may not have GPS service on six days this month.
Clever new wearable stops you from becoming a hunchback while you stare at your phone
Tech-neck, or Game Boy Disease is something all of us face difficulties with, but no more so than our youth: the EyeForcer wants to fix that.
Animation captures the massive scale of what will be the world’s largest telescope
How big will the world's biggest telescope be when completed? A newly released animation shows the telescope's massive scale.
Everblume puts your garden in a fridge, and it works
Growing food in your own home is becoming easier than ever, with Everblume potentially offering the simpleste sustainable solution.
Live: You can stream the White House’s AI for Social Good workshop right now
Today’s workshop is co-hosted by the Computing Community Consortium in Washington, DC and will discuss the use of AI for social good.
Robot overlords: Google researchers unveil framework for an AI 'kill switch'
To mitigate against AI's existential threat, Google researchers suggest designing a “kill switch” to inhibit systems from misbehaving in the first place.
Flying is for suckers! These new mini-submarine drones take a GoPro underwater
TTRobotics, a water-bound drone alternative company, is working on the latest addition to its Seawolf line: a mini-submarine capable of 360-degree video.
Canon could use Diffractive Optics tech to shrink a 1,000mm lens to half its size
Canon's latest patent shows off the optical design for a 1,000mm super-telephoto lens that uses Diffractive Optics.
UC Davis biologists are trying to grow transplantable human organs inside of living pigs
Researchers from the University of California, Davis have injected human stem cells into the embryos of pigs in order to develop human organs.
For soldiers and old folks, the Superflex exosuit may help carry the load
Superflex is a soft exoskeleton that fits snuggly over the wearer's body and carries much of the load from the legs, arms, and torso.
Second-gen bionic leaf creates fuel from sunlight, makes Mother Nature seem inefficient
Harvard researchers may have just found a solution to the planet's most pressing issues with a device dubbed “bionic leaf 2.0."
Next-generation ‘Big Wing’ Predator drone completes 37-hour test flight
The next generation Predator B "Big Wing" drone lives up to its name, successfully completing a challenging 37-hour long-endurance test flight.
Future fighter pilot training may include brain surgery
Researchers from the University of Melbourne are developing a minimally invasive brain-machine interface that DARPA hopes to use in fighter jets.
Trailer or tiny home? The Tiny Drop is the best of both for off-the-grid living
Essentially a modified camping trailer, Tend Building's Tiny Drop is a sustainable off-grid house on wheels that any avid camper would drool over.
Weekly Rewind: Facebook's alleged snooping, Tesla's new doors, coolest hotel rooms
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.
Forget counting steps: Reveal fitness tracker records stressors for autistic kids
Awake Labs has started an Indiegogo campaign for the Reveal, a fitness tracker aimed at tracking emotional triggers for autistic children.
Designed by MIT entrepreneurs, Invincible is the ultimate city-proof bike
Fed up with trying to keep a bike in the city from being picked apart or stolen by thieves, MIT entrepreneurs designed Invincible, the city-proof bike.
Versatile SmartSlab tile table cooks and cools food, and seats six
Swedish design firm Kram/Weisshaar have produced a swipe-controlled kitchen table with a thin ceramic top that cooks and cools while seating six diners.
Chile is giving away its surplus solar energy for free
Chile has become a prime example of why solar energy can be a blessing and a curse; good for consumers but bad for many businesses in the energy industry.
Weekend Workshop: Become a hipster and build this DIY vinyl record player
Vinyl records are in but instead of buying a record player off the shelf like every other bearded hipster, why not build your own DIY turntable? Here's how.
New ‘metamaterial lens’ is 100,000-times thinner than conventional glass optics
Glass could be a thing of the past with this new metamaterial lens developed by Harvard researchers.