Australian tech expert issues dire warning about the dangers of killer sex robots
A tech researcher cautions that virtual girlfriends can be easily hacked, turning them into killer sex robots that could turn on their owners.
Amazon wants the next 'Game of Thrones' says CEO Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos wants the next big TV blockbuster, and he wants it to be an Amazon hit series. The studio is under pressure to deliver..
When waters rise, these flood-proof houses rise right with them
With rising oceans and stronger storms, flooding is only going to increase in the coming years. Could these flood-proof houses be the short-term solution?
A new leather material is not only super strong, it's also paper-thin
New bonded leather material is not only paper-thin, it's also infused with a material that's 15x stronger than steel.
Weekly Rewind: Apple’s new campus, Lilium’s flying cars, Lowe’s comic books
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.
Cornell engineers show why a robotic third arm is the ultimate productivity hack
Cornell University engineers have built an extra robotic arm attachment. Now they want to show why it's useful.
Keychain device warns of dangerous allergens in your food before you eat it
Worried about food allergies? Harvard researchers have developed a smart keychain analyzer that acts as a portable detector for allergens.
Forget biopsies — this smart pen identifies cancerous tissue in 10 seconds
Researchers from the University of Texas have developed a device called the MasSpec Pen, which is capable of detecting cancer in seconds.
A clever new analog clock doesn’t tell time — it tells you people’s location
Much like the Weasley's magic clock from Harry Potter, the Eta Clock will tell you where your loved ones are at any time of the day.
Store your beer and charge your phone with Sobro — a high-tech coffee table
Sobro is a coffee table that pairs with your phone to play music and keeps your drinks cold in its refrigerated drawer.
A glider just set a new engineless flight record by soaring to 52,000 feet
Pilots have set a new altitude record for engineless gliding, soaring to heights of more than 52,000 feet over Argentina.
Watson tracked every serve, set, and save to show you the best of the U.S. Open
For 25 years, IBM worked with the USTA to offer insight into the action of the U.S. Open. Now, Watson is giving fans truly unprecedented access.
Amazing (and slightly creepy) robotic mask changes in response to your emotions
A team of designers from London has developed a soft-robotics mask which changes its pattern as you alter your expression.
Cars have airbags, so why shouldn’t your robot co-worker?
Cars have airbags to protect us vulnerable humans from damage, so why shouldn’t robots offer similar protection? Now they can.
Electric jet company Lilium receives $90M to make flying cars a reality
Venture capitalists invested $90 million in German aviation startup Lilium Aviation to bring electric flying cars to market.
New gene editing tech promises to be even better than CRISPR
Just when we were getting used to the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing revolution, a new “fourth-generation” DNA base editor has come along.
AI robot Musio may not have a pulse, but it has the ability to understand users
Musio is a communication robot that is claimed to be "capable of interacting socially with people of all ages."
Saved by the bill: 3D-printed beak gives Karl the hornbill a new lease on life
A hornbill at Washington D.C.’s Smithsonian's National Zoo can feed himself once again -- courtesy of a brand new 3D-printed prosthetic beak.
Weird junk-seeking spacecrafts could soon ‘bag up’ our space debris
There are thousands of pieces of space debris orbiting our planet. NASA wants to capture these materials with a fleet of pliable spacecraft.
A new Kickstarter will help you turn your surfboard into an electric hydrofoil
A new Kickstarter project will teach you how to turn any regular surfboard into an electric hydrofoil surfboard -- on a budget.
Could a graphene filter be the key to helping us drink seawater?
Per a new study, we may soon be able to desalinate and purify water more easily than ever before with a graphene filter.
Moleskine’s Smart Writing Set digitizes your notes with a smartpen and notebook
Last year, Moleskine unveiled its new Smart Writing Set, using a smart pen and an app to digitize notes. Now, it debuts the Smart Planner.
New medical imaging camera in the U.K. can see through the human body
Scientists have developed an amazing new imaging medical camera that’s capable of seeing through the human body to detect light sources.
The world’s largest X-ray laser is now officially open for business
The European XFEL, the world’s most powerful X-ray laser, has officially opened for business in Germany. Here's why that matters so much.
With new owners and major changes, the Lily drone might fly after all
The original Lily drone was grounded after the company went bankrupt, but the Lily Next-Gen by a new company is getting ready to fly.
Digitize your physical drawings in real time with the Slate 2+ from Iskn
French startup Iskn has announced the Slate 2+ at IFA 2017, a device that can digitize physical drawings in real time.
The ‘e-skin’ connected shirt promises to turn your body into a controller
With this connected shirt, researchers have turned the human body into a controller for virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences.
Artificial intelligence could help us see farther into space than ever before
New AI algorithm is 10 million times faster at analyzing images of so-called "gravitational lenses" in space.
MIT researchers built an algorithm that can predict how much pain you're in
Researchers at MIT developed a machine learning algorithm that’s able to predict how much pain a person is in by looking at an image.
Moai is like a Roomba for your fish tank that also live-streams underwater video
Moai is a camera-toting, glass-cleaning robot that will autonomously propel itself around your fish tank, scouring algae as it goes.
The raddest NASA space colony illustrations from the 1970s
NASA has unveiled a series of prototype space colony designs over the years. Here are a few of our favorite vintage illustrations.
Augmented reality bottle labels could change the way you view beer
This Washington-based brewery is using augmented reality bottle labels on its beer to draw more attention to consumers.
Will ‘Generation Z’ spell the end of traditional terrestrial AM/FM radio?
Radio is dying, as Generation Z (people born after 1995) are increasingly tuning out. What can be done to save the future of radio?