A robot named Heliograf got hundreds of stories published last year
The Washington Post published hundreds of stories from Heliograf, an AI program that may soon replace its human counterparts.
They can’t all be zingers: 8 absurd sci-fi predictions that never panned out
Not every film gets its future predictions right. Here are eight sci-fi movies and TV shows where things didn't pan out as Hollywood guessed.
Odd delivery drone design carries cargo while keeping it safe
Researchers have designed a delivery drone that could someday bring goods from sellers to buyers, keeping cargo safe in a cage along the way.
Princess Yachts film blows the superyacht marketing paradigm wide open
Princess Yachts marketing film tracks real people on their own superyacht, the 35M, during a single day to capture luxury afloat.
The Wype cleans up your fingers to protect your gadgets
You might like to snack during a PC or gaming session, but the mess can quickly work its way into your kit. That's where the Wype comes in.
RIP, Cassini: 25 spellbinding Saturn images from NASA’s self-sacrificing probe
After logging more than 4.9 billion miles, the Cassini mission is finally coming to a close. Here are the 25 best Cassini images of Saturn.
This chip will reveal to doctors exactly where smart pills are in the human body
Researchers at Caltech have developed a transmitter chip that could help doctors to track smart pills as they travel through the body.
Weekly Rewind: Techie tiny homes, AR fighter jets, SpaceX bloopers
In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. That’s why we’ve compiled a quick and dirty list of this week's top tech stories.
Tiny nanoscale-tidying robots are made from a single strand of DNA
Caltech scientists have created a new DNA “robot” that may one day be performing “cargo sorting” jobs in places like our bloodstream.
AI being used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease early by reviewing brain scans
New machine learning AI technology could identify Alzheimer’s a decade before doctors, by using non-invasive MRI brain scans.
Adorable robot puppy faints if your feet are really smelly
Not sure if your feet smell? Too embarrassed to ask a friend? Then this robot puppy will tell you in no uncertain terms.
8 times that movie and TV sci-fi got the future right
Sci-fi movies and TV don't always get the future right. But they don't do badly, either, as this list makes clear.
Tires with smart sensors will tell you when they need a service
New smart tires are capable of measuring tread depth and temperature using special sensors, and then alerting drivers of any damage suffered.
DARPA's new smart sensor is powered by the infrared it's designed to detect
Researchers have developed a smart sensor for DARPA that’s capable of identifying infrared -- without having to have its own power source.
AI assistants will soon recognize and respond to the emotion in your voice
Emotion-tracking AI company Affectiva has developed technology for understanding how you're feeling based on your voice.
Watch a robot named YuMi conduct Andrea Bocceli, and prove no job is safe
Named YuMi, this little bot is the brainchild of ABB, and is heralded as the world's "first truly collaborative dual-arm robot."
Superyacht Seven Sins sells with tricky fins that let you keep your lunch
Following an extensive rebuild, superyacht Seven Sins sells. Now guests won't have to worry about keeping their oysters down.
‘How not to land an orbital rocket booster’ – Elon Musk shares blooper video
Elon Musk has posted a video on Instagram with amusing captions and music showing, as he put it, "how not to land an orbital rocket booster."
Delivery drones just set a new distance record for transporting blood samples
Researchers from Johns Hopkins have set a new delivery distance record for medical drones by flying blood samples 259 kilometers.
Shape-forming robo-swarms show potential for robot cooperation
Researchers in Belgium have developed a new way of getting individual robots to work together in a type of innovative swarm intelligence.
Smart sensors will make sure you lift with your knees bent and back straight
Researchers in Canada have developed smart sensors to make sure you're lifting with proper form, in a way that's not going to hurt your back.
World’s ‘greenest green’ could make ultra high-definition displays even sharper
Chemical engineers at ETH Zurich have created the world’s greenest green, which may improve color quality in ultra high-definition displays.
Touchscreen technology could help fight spread of bacteria in hospitals
Scientists from Sweden have demonstrated how touchscreen technology can be used to "trick" bacteria into not growing.
Defense giant BAE wants to replace fighter jet controls with augmented reality
Defense giant BAE Systems thinks that augmented reality technology is the future of control systems for fighter planes.
Self-assembling nanoparticles turn this window into a mirror and back
Researchershave developed a smart window which transitions between being transparent and mirrored with the press of a button.
AI could help stop people from dangerously texting and driving
Texting while driving is an incredibly irresponsible, potentially dangerous thing to engage in. Researchers think AI can help.
Humidity is all it takes to kill this device — and that's a good thing
New type of self-destructing electronic device can dissolve following nothing more than exposure to humidity in the atmosphere.
Facial recognition could help identify people even when they wear a disguise
Computer scientists have developed a facial-recognition system that can identify people even when they are wearing disguises.
Facebook original programming may be coming soon, according to a new report
If Facebook original programming is getting a $1 billion boost, it marks a departure from their current emphasis on user-created content.
New Oktoberfest sneakers from Adidas are ‘puke and beer repellent’
When you're celebrating at a beer festival, you'll look great in the Oktoberfest sneakers with traditional styling and a few extra features.
Urb-E review
For our Urb-E electric vehicle review, we took the Sport and Pro models out on the Manhattan streets to see how they work in the real urban world.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Aquarium robots and LED globes
Check out our roundup of the best new crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the web this week.
Elon Musk unveils prototype for SpaceX astronaut suit with Crew Dragon capsule
In an Instagram photo, Elon Musk gave the world its first glimpse of the SpaceX astronaut spacesuit next to the Crew Dragon capsule.
How do you get kids into coding? Tynker and Parrot let them use it to fly drones
Educational software maker Tynker has partnered with drone maker Parrot to teach kids coding skills using drones and simple software.