When doctors can’t reach sick people in Madagascar, they send this medicine-carrying drone
Researchers at Stony Brook University are using drones to help deliver cutting-edge medical technology to the most isolated communities in Madagascar.
This Audi suspension system uses bumpy roads to generate electricity
Audi is testing a prototype energy-recovering system called "eROT" that uses the motion of the suspension to generate electricity.
U.S. energy usage captured with insane detail in this Otherlab flowchart
All the data about our energy usage -- and believe us, there's a lot of it -- is presented in the form of this interactive, zoomable flowchart.
Made almost entirely from printed parts, ULIO is the most 3D-printable 3D printer yet
ULIO is an affordable 3D printer designed to teach students about CAD software design, robotics, engineering -- and how to print their own 3D printers.
Ready to become a cyborg? This dermal implant will give you a sixth sense
The international team of activists, technologists and body-hackers known as Cyborg Nest has invented a device called North Sense, which vibrates when you face north.
Watch a nanoscale rocket engine thruster ‘take off’ under a microscope
In the next few years, estimates the number of orbiting nanosatellites — which range from just 2.2 pounds to 22 pounds — at around 1,000.
DARPA seeks building materials that can respond to change and heal after damage
DARPA is looking for proposals to develop self-healing, living building materials that grow as needed.
Skully’s founders allegedly wasted millions, ripping off Indiegogo backers
The smart helmet startup is now the subject of litigation by a former employee, who alleges the founders wildly squandered the funds.
The U.S. government is selling $1.6 million worth of seized bitcoins this month
Want to buy some bitcoin? Like, a lot of bitcoin? The U.S. government is selling 2,700 bitcoin later this month, valued at $1.6 million.
After successful tests in Rwanda, Zipline’s medicine delivery drones are headed to the U.S.
"One delivery, one life saved" is the motto of Zipline, a service that uses drones to deliver critical medical products to hard-to-reach rural areas.
Most drones just snap pictures, but this one can paint them on canvas
A team of researchers at McGill University's School of Computer Science are using dot-painting drones to create impressive pop art-style murals near their lab.
Photographer colorizes 130-year-old selfie of never-before-seen ancestor
Photographer Mathieu Stern found a 130-year-old image of an ancestor his family had never seen. Utilizing computer vision and Photoshop, he colorized it.
The Mojave desert will be home to 3D-printed Martian colony bases
The ambitious Mars City Design project is crowdsourcing designs for a possible Martian colony base. The winners will be 3D printed in the Mojave desert.
Keep your smartphone footage smooth with MarSoar handheld gimbal
If you're looking for the best way to keep your smartphone or GoPro video footage smooth as possible, you might want to check out MarSoar three-axis gimbal.
KickStick is a skateboarding wizard staff that works like a motorized oar
KickStick is the coolest motorized wizard staff for skateboarding that we've ever seen. Or, if we're totally honest, the only one we've ever seen.
Watch your tone! Machine-learning algorithm can detect sarcasm in tweets
Machine-learning researchers have created an algorithm that can look at your tweets and predict whether or not you're being sarcastic.
Would you let a robot give you a tattoo? This crazy French guy did
A team of students from Paris design school ENSCI Les Ateliers developed a robot that could change the face of tattooing. Here's how it came about.
NASA adds five novel ideas to its initiative to cut planes' fuel usage in half
A new initiative will study five, green technology ideas selected during NASA's Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program.
Bye humans! The Washington Post is using a robot to report on the Rio Olympics
The Washington Post has announced that it is handing over much of the reportage of individual events at the Rio Olympics to Heliograf, its robot reporter.
Defcon heats up with smart thermometer ransomware
The Defcon security conference which saw a number of IoT devices attacked, saw a world's first with a smart thermometer infected with ransomware.
Charge your laptop, phone, and tablet on the go with the HP Powerup Backpack
Do you hate leaving the house with a dead laptop battery? HP's new Powerup Backpack might be the solution. It can charge your laptop while you walk to work.
Is this the ideal home air conditioner?
Cheap bedside fans or AC units aren't effective or affordable. This modern and minimalist AC spreads cold air through your home in a panoramic 360 degrees.
Can Swarm Intelligence predict the Olympic winners?
A group of eight elite swimmers has created what Unanimous calls a "super swarm" to make predictions about this year's results in the pool.
Weekly Rewind: The next moonshot, quantum computer duets, stateside Skodas
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.
Like a floating Transformer, this yacht changes shape at the push of a button
Evo 43 is a yacht that, with the slightest tap of an accompanying smartphone app, will change its shape to increase the deck area by a whopping 40 percent.
Watch these crawling drones weave a room
Arachnophobics, look away. You might not be such a fan of these high-tech drones that are effectively the 21st century’s answer to nature’s web spinners
Weekend Workshop: Hit every PokéStop in town with this DIY bike phone mount
Finding Pokemon via your bike can as quickly spell disaster for your phone as it can produce a Charmander. Here's how to build your own bicycle phone mount.
Here’s a gadget that lets you activate your ‘dumb’ home products with your voice
To fill a gap in automation, an entrepreneur has developed Vome, a platform to allow for easy “turn on-turn off” functionality for electrical equipment.