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The Carbon SUV e-bike is basically a powered mountain bike on steroids

It blends the terrain-mastery of a dirt bike with a comfort of a fat bike and an e-bike's ease of use. It's like an SUV-bike with a cool form factor.
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SpaceX will attempt yet another high-velocity rocket landing tonight. Here’s where to watch

SpaceX hopes to safely bring another Falcon 9 rocket home tonight after launching a Thai telecommunications satellite into a high-elliptical orbit.
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Planetary Resources plans to launch Earth-observing satellites as a precursor to asteroid mining ops

Planetary Resources has big plans for the future, but those plans now include Earth-observing satellites and not the entertaining idea of space selfies.
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New implantable device may help doctors fight opioid addiction in U.S.

In the ongoing fight against opioid addiction, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel new drug that takes the form of an implantable device.
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Spyce is a robotic kitchen that is hoping to transform fast food

Spyce Kitchen is a completely autonomous mini-restaurant that boasts a refrigerator, dishwasher, stove top, and yes, a robotic chef.
Luno EGB2 Record Console

If booze and vinyl made a baby it would be the Luno EGB2 Record Console

Vinyl and booze are two of our favorite things, and these gems come together brilliantly in the new EGB2 turntable console from Luno.
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Jeff Bezos says Blue Origin’s next space mission will deliberately go wrong

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NASA has a big problem with its inflatable space room

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Canon breaks apart a super-telephoto lens to show why it costs $11,000

Canon gives an inside look at one of its most impressive and expensive lenses, the $11,000 Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS
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A decade after Katrina, meteorologists say hurricane models vastly improved

Meteorologists forecasted where Hurricane Katrina made landfall accurately, but underestimated its strength. Better weather models now will help prevent such miscalculations.
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Human’s Sound ear covers aimed at meeting all of your audio needs

Human has announced the core features of its audio wearable, Sound. The ear covers will control ambient sound, as well as aid communications and entertainment.
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Robots may be saying goodbye to a pain-free existence

The unfeeling nature of robots has long been touted as one of their great attributes. But now, a group of German researchers are gifting robots with pain sensors
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A new 'space taxi' may be in the works thanks to Russian company Energia

Russian space company Energia has revealed plans for "a new reusable space vehicle," the primary purpose of which will be to move cargo and crew members between the International Space Station and the moon.
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ForcePhone uses sonar to add 3D Touch-like system to practically any phone

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a system, ForcePhone, that relies on sonar to add 3D Touch-like capabilities to any smartphone.
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Activists are using drones to rain flash drives full of TV shows on North Korea

North Korea is being invaded by drones carrying Hollywood movies, and K-Pop music. The operation is being led by a North Korean defector-turned- activist.
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Make all your light bulbs smart with Socket from iDevices

Thanks to the Socket, you can now transform any old light bulb into a connected bulb.
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Grush gaming toothbrush cleans up with grand prize at America’s Greatest Makers

Designed to allow kids to play video games while brushing, the Grush gaming toothbrush took home the grand prize at the first America's Greatest Makers.
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Student designs drone that gives new meaning to the phrase ‘photo bomb’

A student at the Rochester Institute of Technology modified a drone with an instant camera that drops instant aerial prints on the unsuspecting.
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Former McDonald’s CEO: $15 minimum wage will drive use of more automation

Ed Rensi says a $15 minimum wage will push franchisees to choose automation. Current systems cost just fractionally more than a human's yearly wages.
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XSTAT hemorrhage-stopping syringe just saved a life on the battlefield

The XSTAT hemostatic device has now successfully been used on a soldier to staunch severe bleeding in an "almost immediate" capacity.
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NASA is using HoloLens to build its next Mars rover in mixed reality

Microsoft's HoloLens VR headset is being put to work by NASA, which is using the technology to help design the future Mars 2020 Rover.
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Turbodiesel engines assisted by mild hybrid tech are an answer to dirty diesels

Delphi's testing with 48V mild hybrid systems has achieved most of the fuel economy and environmental advantages of full hybrids at a fraction of the cost.
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Design, print, devour: Xoco lets you 3D print your dreams in solid chocolate

Thanks to the magic that is 3D printing, you can design your own chocolate masterpieces that are as scrumptious as they are stunning.
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Are you a terrorist, an academic, or a poker player? This startup says it can tell from your face

An Israeli startup claims its software can identify terrorists, academics, professional poker players, and pedophiles by facial features alone.
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Are automated diagnostics the future of patient care? Zebra is banking on it

Zebra announced a new collaboration with Intermountain Healthcare with hopes of accelerating the creation of Zebra's imaging analytics engine.
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Samsung rolls into SID Display Week with a fully flexible smartphone screen

Samsung is hard at work on making displays more flexible than ever. Its latest innovation? A completely rollable smartphone screen.
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Your next pair of Adidas sneakers could be made by robots

Adidas is bringing some of its manufacturing back to the homeland with an ultra-modern, 15,000 square-foot facility in Ansbach, Germany.
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Xiaomi debuts the Mi Drone, a 4K quadcopter that’s great for the price

China-based smartphone company Xiaomi has debuted the Mi Drone, an affordable quadcopter capable of shooting in resolutions of up to 4K.
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This foldable phone from Oppo will get you excited for flip phones again

Oppo has been rumored to be working on a foldable smartphone since August 2015. It runs Android and has a 7-inch display that can fold in half.
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The Gululu Interactive Water Bottle wants to keep your kids hydrated

There's a new interactive water bottle in town that gamifies your children's water intake -- the Gululu Interactive Water Bottle.
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Filmmakers create epic Star Wars dogfight with FPV drones and 3D printed cockpits

The filmmakers at Corridor Digital have outdone themselves in their latest film creating an epic Star Wars dogfight with FPV drones and 3D-printed cockpits.
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Watch the Navy’s LOCUST launcher fire reconaissance drones like they’re missiles

Not to be outdone by the military’s other branches, the Navy has developed a launcher and swarming drones at the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
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One of the first hyperloops may have pods made of ‘Vibranium’ – no joke

HTT recently announced that it will build its Hyperloop capsules out of a material called "Vibranium," named for the metal in Captain America's shield.
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New tech could bring a splash of color to your monochrome e-reader

Researchers at E Ink Holdings have developed a new technique that could lead to e-ink displays with better color reproduction.