Your skull has a unique ‘fingerprint’, and SkullConduct lets you use it as a password
Researchers have developed an innovative biometric authentication technique by tapping into the unique sound pattern of each person's skull.
Doctors may soon rebuild patients’ knees using new 3D-printed bioglass
A 3D-printed bioglass cartilage may be the next big thing in the word of biomaterials research, thanks to a team from the Imperial College London.
Get snapping: Inexpensive Raspberry Pi Zero now comes camera-ready
The Raspberry Pi zero now comes equipped ready for a camera module, making it cheaper than ever to create something that needs an imaging sensor.
Hyundai’s heavy-lifting exoskeleton is more ‘Aliens’ than ‘Iron Man’
A Hyundai exoskeleton prototype allows its wearer to lift large weights, and the technology could be used to enhance mobility for the elderly.
This water bottle fills itself by harvesting moisture from the air (Update: it probably doesn’t work)
Fontus, the self-filling water bottle up on Indiegogo, is the subject of a new video explaining why it won't work efficiently enough to keep people alive.
Periscope will let you broadcast straight from a DJI drone
Earlier this week, Twitter's video streaming service Periscope added DJI drone support,
A group of Harvard and MIT students have created a lung cancer breathalyzer system
A group of students from Harvard and MIT have developed a breathalyzer test capable of detecting early stages of lung cancer.
Weekly Rewind: Disappearing tattoos, Facebook's Trending Topics scandal, and more
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.
Creeped out by Disney animatronics? Well, things are about to get real
Disney Research is working on a "hybrid hydrostatic transmission and human-safe haptic telepresence robot." More simply. this machine moves like man.
Walk this way: Sneakairs are smart sneakers meant to replace your map
British airline easyJet's smart sneakers Sneakairs are embedded with a GPS transmitter to relay direction information to whomever wears the sneakers.
Weekend Workshop: Caffeinate in style with this DIY cold-brew coffee drip tower
Who doesn't love cold-brew coffee? Build your own Arduino-powered cold-brew drip tower in a matter of hours with this simple, comprehensive walk-through.
Amazon opens Dash buttons to developers with its AWS IoT
Amazon is looking beyond products and towards services instead, introducing a limited release of the new Amazon Web Services Internet of Things Button
Bring skateboarding into the 21st century with Syrmo
Meet Syrmo, a smart pad that skateboarders can fit to the truck of their skateboard to track their every movement and record every trick they perform.
Swallowed a battery? This ingestible origami robot will get it out
Thanks to innovations from MIT, there is now a tin, origami robot capable of performing internal surgery after being swallowed by a patient.
The Hyperloop is real, and we watched the first test in the Nevada desert
To get a glimpse of the future, we traveled to the desert outside of Las Vegas to see Hyperloop One conduct the world's first-ever open-air Hyperloop propulsion test.
Forget driverless cars, London is going to test automated pods as a public transportation option
The London borough of Greenwich is set to be a test site for the GATEway project's driverless public transportations pods.
MegaBots just raised $2.4 million to help fund the giant mech fighting league of the future
Megabots Inc. has raised $2.4 million to develop a machine fighting league modeled off of the NFL, UFC, and the Olympics.
Designer’s socks look to keep one foot on each side of the digital/physical divide
A student at Boston University wants to find a balance between the physical and the digital -- his answer is a pair socks.
Drone pilot captures incredible footage of a whale pod hunting and killing a shark
Stunning drone footage shot off the coast of Sydney, Australia captures a pod of false killer whales attacking a juvenile shark.
Three years behind iOS, Windows 10 Mobile is finally getting fingerprint scanning
Microsoft is late to the fingerprint scanning party, but better late than never. This summer, Windows 10 Mobile will support fingerprint scanning.
Brilliant new beehive harnesses solar energy to exterminate the colony’s worst enemy
An innovative new beehive harnesses the power of the sun to target Varroa mites, one of the most devastating factors in colony collapse disorder.
Century-old law firm Baker & Hostetler just ‘hired’ an AI attorney to help its human lawyers
One of America's biggest law firms has officially employed an AI attorney called Ross to help its human lawyers build and defend legal cases.
Magic Instruments Rhythm Guitar lets anyone play guitar, regardless of skill
Have you always wanted to play guitar but never managed to pick it up? The Magic Instruments Rhythm Guitar lets anyone play, regardless of musical skill.
3D motion technology lets wheelchair users move with the wink of an eye
Brazilian scientists have developed a wheelchair capable of moving with a wink, blink, or nod.
Philadelphia police used a ‘Google Maps’ SUV to read license plates
A police SUV was spotted in Philadelphia with Google Maps decals and two license plate surveillance cameras. The police said the decals would be removed.
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth with ‘critical’ cargo
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth from ISS, bringing with it cargo that NASA says will be critical to its Journey to Mars.
Want voice control over your smart home’s sprinkler system? Just ask Alexa
Making your smart home even smarter is a new collaboration between GreenIQ and Amazon Echo
Recovery of da Vinci’s DNA could be key to confirming his burial site
Leonardo Da Vinci died in 1519 but his burial site remains a mystery. Researchers hope to recover DNA from painting to confirm the location of his grave and study creativity.
Acanvas streaming picture frame will recharge itself to keep your photos on display
Forget the awfully poor digital photo frames of old, the Acanvas cord-free streaming platform is the last interactive picture frame you'll ever need.
Sunscreenr will help you better apply sunscreen this summer
Meet Sunscreenr, a revolutionary device that enables consumers to see sunscreen as they apply it, whether to themselves, their family, or their friends.