When it comes to particle emissions, electric cars aren’t much cleaner
A study by ScienceDirect found the particulate matter generated by electric cars is greater than from cars with gasoline and even diesel engines.
Tired? A smartphone app shows over 30 percent of us aren’t sleeping enough
In the U.S., one out of every three people aren't hitting the recommended goal of seven hours of shuteye.
Breathe cleaner air indoors, thanks to uHoo
The uHoo air detector works inside buildings, providing real-time alerts to a wide range of hazardous substances in the air.
Withings’ Go fitness tracker costs just $80, and you can buy one online now
Meet the Withings Go, a surprisingly affordable fitness tracker with an E Ink multi-screen display that is perpetually turned on.
MIT researcher’s artificial skin will make you look 10 years younger
A team of MIT scientists have developed an artificial skin that'll shave years off your life by reducing wrinkles and removing the bags under your eyes.
Your makeup store just went high-tech: Lush debuts its new app for iOS and Android
Lush Cosmetics is now taking its innovative practices to the next level, introducing its first app for iOS and Android.
Springfree Trampoline featuring Tgoma encourages kids (and adults) to get bouncing
Springfree, the "world's safest trampoline" now comes with an app that turns the whole jumping experience into an interactive gaming system.
Facebook and Oculus exec leaving to work on wearable MRI
Facebook and Oculus head engineer Mary Lou Jepsen will be leaving for start-up Open Water to develop a wearable MRI. The aim is to reduce size and price.
Weekly Rewind: Stainless clothing, an Instagram flaw, the Stones vs. Trump
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.
We may be able to detect Zika with a $1 paper test
Zika, the latest global health crisis that was first detected in Brazil last April, may have finally met its match in the form of a $1 paper-based test.
This new glucose monitor eliminates the need to prick your finger
A team from Cardiff University's School of Engineering has come up with a type of "wearable" that uses microwaves to track glucose levels.
A high school kid just built a machine to grow ‘mini brains’ that could aid Zika research
A high schooler's summer session at Johns Hopkins University lead to the creation of a machine that may give neuroscientists new insight into brains.
Autonomous surgical robots are practicing on pigs
Instead of a physician, your next surgeon may be a STAR, a Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot, designed to operate on you with minimal supervision.
Playing smartphone game can have impact on dementia research
Playing Sea Hero Quest can help dementia research. University College London researchers say 100,000 people playing for two minutes could yield the equivalent of 50 years of data.
Instacart will deliver groceries based on recommendations from nutrition app Platejoy
Sticking to your diet just got a lot easier, thanks to a new partnership between personalized nutrition service PlateJoy and online grocer Instacart.
Fitbits are selling like hotcakes, but the company may face a rough year ahead
Fitbit may have had a great few months, but the rest of the year may not be as spectacular, if its dipping stocks are anything to go by.
This robotic CT scanner is made for horses, but it could revolutionize human scanning too
Medical imaging technology developed specifically for horses could revolutionize those claustrophobic CT scanners since there's no lying down required.
Can stem cell injections revive a dead brain? Ambitious ‘Reanima Project’ aims to find out
An American biotech company just received ethical approval to regenerate dead human brains in a trial that may be the first of its kind.
Garmin Vívomove is more of an analog watch than a fitness tracker
In an age of fitness trackers and smartwatches aplenty, Garmin has made an analog watch that's a little smarter: the Vívomove.
In the future, drone taxis may deliver manufactured organs to hospitals
Biotech company Lung Biotechnology announced it was partnering with Ehang to adapt the 184 drone for the transportation of organs instead of passengers.
Don’t stop now! The Polar Running Program helps you train for a marathon
Training for a 5k, 10k, half-marathon, or marathon? The Polar Running Program is here to help, offering personalized advice on how to properly train.
There’s more than one titanium bike — why not more than one titanium lock?
The 560G is named for its weight: 560 grams is 1.24lbs, making it a featherwieght compared to other decent folding locks. It also locks closed with the push of a button.
Want an office like the Pied Piper’s? At least you can get the standing desk
Varidesk debuted its new heigh-adjustable Pro Desk 60 workstation on Sunday night's episode of HBO's Silicon Valley.
Is Puma’s new robot runner faster than Usain Bolt?
Puma's BeatBot is like a lure for human greyhounds. Racing a robot seems like either a recipe for embarrassment or the best training ever.
Don't lose your head: Doctor ready to perform first human head transplant
An Italian neurosurgeon is now preparing to perform the world's first whole head transplant. And no, it's not science fiction.
Double whammy: These odd new beads could be used in both contraceptives and infertility treatments
Lab-developed beads are coated in a peptide called ZP2, and surprisingly could be used in both contraceptive methods and infertility treatments.
Chemists create a DNA thermometer 20,000 times smaller than a human hair
Scientists at the University of Montreal made a nanothermometer of DNA that uncurls to tell the temperature. It's totally invisible to the naked eye.
Could these electronic glasses change a blind person’s life?
12 year old Christopher Ward Jr. was born sight-impaired, but his life changed after trying a pair of eSight glasses. There was only one catch.
It may look like a car, but it's way better for you and the planet
Velomobiles let bikers ride even in winter, but usually look like an escape pod. Not PodRide; with four wheels it looks more like a car.
You can download the first apps using Apple’s CareKit now
Apple has officially launched CareKit for developers to integrate into their apps. It will make it easier for apps to share medical data with physicians.
Get motivated: New fitness app partners you up with a personal trainer
If you need an impartial, outside source of motivation to get fit and healthy this year, then the Gokii fitness app is here to help.
Bill Simmons to tackle sports and pop culture, drop first TV F-bomb on HBO in June
Bill Simmons' new HBO series, Any Given Wednesday, is coming this summer. The sports and pop culture talk show premieres June 22.