GE demos world’s largest jet engine, tests 3D-printed fuel nozzles
GE last week began testing the world's largest jet engine, firing up the propulsion system that has an 18-foot-wide inlet and 3D-printed fuel nozzles.
Texting while walking? These in-ground traffic lights should get your attention
Can't make them come up to you? Go down to them. Such is the logic behind Germany's new traffic lights, which are embedded in the sidewalk.
DARPA aims to make future military vehicles lighter, cheaper, and smarter
DARPA awarded contracts to eight organizations to develop technology for future military vehicles under the GXV-T program.
When Dyson makes a hair dryer, it’s going to be quiet, powerful, and pricey
Dyson put a lot of tech into its $399 Supersonic hair dryer, its first foray into the beauty tech world.
Planet Earth is getting greener, and oddly enough, that’s probably not a good sign
A new study suggests that carbon dioxide emissions have caused a huge increase in plant greenery, amounting to about four billion sequoias.
Throwable ‘seed bombs’ sprout wildflowers that support our dwindling bee population
Seedles is a San Francisco startup using seed bombs to grow wildflowers and help the global bee population flourish instead of dying off.
SkySafe bombards unauthorized drones with radio waves to wirelessly bring them down
SkySafe detects, identifies, and tracks drones, then uses radio frequency signals to wirelessly bring down drones flying without airspace authorization.
Want to eat better? Modus makes it easy to manage your nutrition
Looking to improve the quality of food you eat? Calorie counting can be time consuming, but Modus is looking to change that.
480TB of storage in a single chassis: check out the Backblaze Pod 6.0
Need some extra storage? You can build a 480TB server, if you really want to. Backblaze designed it, and open sourced the hardware.
Extend your phone’s battery life and storage capacity with the KuPower
Sleek and silver, the KuPower not only recharges your phone and serves as an external storage drive, but also diagnoses the health of your phone's battery.
Drones are delivering drinks at a cafe in the Netherlands
The only way to make bars better? Have drones deliver the drinks. That, at least, is the premise behind the world's first drone cafe.
Hover is a book-shaped selfie drone you just unfold and toss in the air
The Hover is the latest in autonomous flying cameras, using computer vision technologies to function as a personal cameraman.
Drones are helping scientists find biofuel-producing plants
Smart drone company Near Earth Autonomy is developing a sensor-connected drones to help farmers identify the best sorghum plants for biofuel.
MINI’s URBAN-X startup accelerator envisions a better life for city dwellers
MINI and HAX have announced the first nine companies in the URBAN-X startup accelerator program. Each company envisions better lives for city dwellers.
iBubble, an autonomous drone camera, takes users under the sea
As tech reaches new heights, we're exploring new depths of the seas thanks to the iBubble, the gadget that wants to be your autonomous underwater camera.
Bad news, terrorists: UW’s new long range bomb-sniffing system can fit onto a drone
New technology developed by UW Madison uses a small fusion device to detect bombs, mines, and other objects up to three feet underground.
Forget fossil fuel, an aquarium in Alaska is using salt water to heat its whole building
A carbon dioxide system heated with seawater replaces oil burners in a massive museum and research facility in Alaska, saving as much as $15,000 a month.
The OaSense smart shower head uses presence-sensing detectors to conserve water
Using presence-sensing detectors, the OaSense smart shower head conserves water by stopping the flow of water when someone steps out from underneath it.
Value your sleep? HowLoud tells you the ambient noise level of any neighborhood
To help you "hear" your house before you move, innovator Brendan Farrell has created HowLoud, a service that calculates the loudness factor for urban areas.
Would you live in a floating home that looks like a UFO?
The Italy-based company Jet Capsule wants to turn the high seas into futuristic suburbs with its innovative UFO, or Unidentified Floating Object.
Buddhism is embracing technology with a cute little Buddha-bot
Meet Xian'er, the baby robot monk designed promote the wisdom of an old religion in a very new way.
Solar-powered plane completes flight across the Pacific
Just before midnight, a solar-powered plane completed a two and a half day flight from Hawaii to California, all without using a single drop of fuel.
Weekly Rewind: Jason Bourne, virgin DNA, drone collisions, and more
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.
Brixo has created building blocks for the 21st century
Education and innovation may be the building blocks of success, but Brixo has designed the building blocks of our future -- literally.
You’re an adult. So build the blanket fort of your dreams with these gadgets
Blanket forts don't need to be rudimentary, not with the tech we have today at least. Check out our recommendations for stocking your fort to the max.
A disappearing sink and more badass kitchens from Milan Design Week
Milan Design Week featured some truly futuristic kitchen tech, like a gesture-controlled sink and a 6mm-thick table that keeps your food warm.