The MTA is joining the 21st century with contactless payment
Soon, Hillary Clinton won't be the only one incapable of swiping an MTA metrocard to ride New York's subways.
Flower power: This smart air purifier uses plants instead of filters
Clairy, a smart flower pot and air purifier, helps purify the air in your space via a fan and real plants.
This is your brain on LSD
Your brain on acid looks about as trippy as your hallucinations on acid. For the first time, scientists have managed to look inside the mind of an LSD user.
Amazon’s Kindle Oasis is the lightest and most luxurious ebook reader yet
The Kindle Oasis may not be waterproof, but it is lighter, smaller, and has a brighter screen. It's also one of the most expensive Kindle to date.
These little hex-shaped nubbins are a bike thief’s worst nightmare
Hexlox are a little magnetic nubbins that lock inside standard bolts, making the bolt impossible to turn. They are a first for handlebar security.
Keys are so 2015, but Kwikset’s keyless smart lock could be the wave of the future
If you tend to lose your keys, you might be better off with a keyless lock. Try Kwikset's newest offering, which relies on a touchpad instead of a key.
Robot waiters get fired after disastrous performance
If the humans ain't broke, don't replace them with robots. Otherwise, your whole restaurant will itself be -- you guessed it -- broke.
Got cats, pollen, dust mites? Sprimo scrubs your air and tells you what’s in it
How’s your air quality? The Sprimo smart air purifier has sensors to tell you what you’re breathing in.
Biologists just made infertile mice fertile again by giving them 3D printed ovaries
3D printed ovaries developed by scientists at Northwestern University have allowed implanted mice to successfully give birth to healthy pups.
This prosthetic voice box helps throat cancer patients regain speech, and it costs less than $1
Dr. Vishal Rao invented a prosthetic voice box helps throat cancer patients regain speech, and it costs less than $1 to make it affordable to more people.
Get ready to stream Netflix, Hulu on flights with next-gen satellite broadband
A number of companies are heating up the in-flight broadband service industry with satellite-based solutions that provide faster speeds.
Unfortunately, mutations allow HIV to evade CRISPR gene-editing treatment
Although gene editing could be used to target HIV, early optimism about the utilization of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system may be a bit premature.
Using your phone while driving may be stupider than ever
Technology developed by Cellebrite, the company many assume cracked the San Bernadino terrorist's iPhone, can detect mobile phone use and contents.
This giant orb drone uses a chameleon-like tongue to snatch small objects
FreeMotionHandling is an autonomous spherical drone with a robotic gripper arm that can pick up and deliver any object to wherever it is needed most.
Forget gene editing. Our best weapon against the Zika virus is a trap made from old tires
Researchers from Canada and Mexico have developed a way to use Zika mosquitoes' own pheromones to trick them into laying their eggs in traps.
Thanks to SpaceX, the ISS now has all six of its docking ports filled – a new record
Paving the way for future crew quarters and working areas, SpaceX successfully delivered the first inflatable room to the International Space Station.
Thanks to these designers, you can now 3D print just about everything you need for a wedding
Now 3D printing enables very special wedding rings based on the voice waves or faces. 3D printing also may end the agonizing search for the perfect dress.
Muggle tech: this Harry Potter fan built a Weasley family-style clock with a Kindle Fire
Imgur user Relmicro may not be a wizard, but he performed some technological wizardry to build his own version of the Weasley family clock.
The Kepler spacecraft is back online, but NASA still has no clue why it went into emergency mode
NASA's exploratory spacecraft Kepler is back out of emergency mode, when burning fuel fast. Until the problem is solved Kepler's missions are on hold.
Want to stop bullets and block radiation? Try this new composite metal foam
This new composite metal foam (CMF) has properties that make it an excellent insulation against high heat and bullets.
Excedrin’s Migraine Experience lets you have a migraine via virtual reality
Want to experience the debilitating pain of a migraine? No? Too late -- Excedrin's migraine simulator is already here.
Toyota looks to put a 'guardian angel' beside you as you drive
Toyota is taking steps to put an invisible co-pilot in the front seat with you
Watch Ford’s autonomous Fusion Hybrid drive at night with no headlights
Ford sent an autonomous Fusion Hybrid around its Arizona test track at night without headlights. The car used lidar and 3D maps to navigate.
Ghost ship: Stepping aboard Sea Hunter, the Navy’s unmanned drone ship
With production of its autonomous surface vessel finally finished, DARPA officially unveiled what will soon be the U.S. Navy's favorite new ship.
Jet pack crash landing successful, pilot survived
A Jet pack International vice president took off and crashed without a helmet while testing a modified unit.