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Wrist Sensor Tracks Blood Alcohol Content In Real Time

We have a winner

By Mary Beth Griggs posted May 19th, 2016

Today, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) announced the winners of its Wearable Alcohol Biosensor Challenge.
Military

NASA And Australia Successfully Test A Hypersonic Rocket

It could revolutionize warfare, air travel, and space travel

By Kelsey D. Atherton posted May 19th, 2016

Hypersonic rocket test wow…
Technology

NYT Column Looks At The Hyperloop With A Skeptical Eye

Just Hype?

By Mary Beth Griggs posted May 19th, 2016

A multitude of Hyperloop projects are springing up across the country, at startups and universities.
Technology

This Tiny Robot 'Perches' Like An Insect

Static cling at its finest

By G. Clay Whittaker posted May 19th, 2016

Flying drones use a lot of energy hovering, but a group of Harvard researchers may have found the first step in a path to conserving energy during activity. Like birds…

Technology

How Google's New A.I. Microchips Take A Page From Bitcoin Miners

Low power specialization, but lots of questions remain...

By Dave Gershgorn posted May 19th, 2016

How Google's New Chips Take A Page From Bitcoin Miners…
Aviation

Nebraska Drone Starts Fires To Fight Fires

Goodness gracious, safe balls of fire

By Kelsey D. Atherton posted May 19th, 2016

This drone prevents forest fires.
Entertainment

This Is What 1,500 Water Balloons On A Trampoline Looks Like

It looks like a lot of fun

By G. Clay Whittaker posted May 19th, 2016

Trampolines may be the bane of safety-conscious parents around the world, but hero uncle and Youtube channel star Mark Rober took the daring fun of jumping on a…
Technology

Robot Saws Its Own Wood, Designs Its Own House

Log on

By Kelsey D. Atherton posted May 19th, 2016

Logging robot logs…

Environment

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Beyond Pluto: Meet The New Horizons Spacecraft's Next Target

This summer, the mission may get funding to travel to a mysterious rock at the edge of the solar system
Lockheed Martin Wants To Send Humans To Mars In 12 Years

Orbiting laboratory could pave the way for a landing party
How The Meaning Of Cancer Has Changed

Technology is rewriting diagnosis and treatment
'Alien Megastructure' Star Only Gets More Mysterious

Astronomers still have no clue what's causing this star's weird behavior
'Black Panther' Has The Coolest Tech In The Marvel Universe

We talked to the designer of Marvel's most technologically advanced nation
Re-Create The First Intercontinental Weapon

Attack of the fire balloons

Entertainment

This Is What Happens When Augmented Reality Takes Over

Short film 'Hyper-Reality' imagines life dominated by holographic ads

By Carl Franzen posted May 19th, 2016

What happens when augmented reality goes from a novelty to ubiquity?
Space

400-Foot-High Tsunami Waves Ravaged Ancient Mars

Making waves

By Mary Beth Griggs posted May 19th, 2016

Over three billion years ago, Mars had water. A lot more water than it has now.
Health

America’s Eye Health Will Be Way Worse By 2050

The blindness outlook is dark

By G. Clay Whittaker posted May 19th, 2016

A new NIH study says that blindness and visual impairment rates will double by 2050.
Cars

This Google Patent Is Like Human Flypaper For Cars

It will make pedestrian strikes like hitting a really, really big bug.

By G. Clay Whittaker posted May 19th, 2016

Google has put through a patent for a new strategy in limiting injuries when pedestrians are struck with vehicles. Using adhesive, the front of the vehicle will glue…

Aviation

Here's The Map Of All of America's Registered Drone Users

Where there’s people, there’s drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton posted May 19th, 2016

People buy things wherever they are.
Cars

Take A Look At Uber's First Self-Driving Car

Just a Ford Fusion hybrid cruising around Pittsburgh without a driver...

By G. Clay Whittaker posted May 19th, 2016

Uber has a new car on the road, but unlike the rest of the company's transportation vehicles this one is missing a driver. The app-based ride-finding service put its…
Entertainment

Watch The Red Hot Nickel Ball Get Crushed By A Hydraulic Press

The all-star showdown you've been waiting for

By G. Clay Whittaker posted May 19th, 2016

It's an all-star matchup, a pay-per-view slam, a battle of the titans: red hot nickel ball versus hydraulic press! In the first corner, a hydraulic press, which has…
Cars

Otto Is Bringing Autonomous Trucks To American Highways

Making long-haul 18-wheelers safer

Posted May 19th, 2016

Gadgets

Environment

Edible Six-Pack Rings Could Make The Ocean Safe Again

No more turtle tragedies

By G. Clay Whittaker posted May 19th, 2016

Imagine a world where wildlife drawn to six pack rings aren't slowly killed, but treated to a delicious snack.
Entertainment

Here's Your First Look At The New 'Star Trek' TV Series

A new logo and a teaser trailer

By Jason Lederman posted May 19th, 2016

At its 2016 Upfront presentation, CBS president and CEO Les Moonves debuted a teaser trailer and revealed the new 'Star Trek' series logo for advertisers.
Gadgets

This VR Headset Folds To Fit In Your Pocket

For virtual reality virtually anywhere

By Christine Jun posted May 18th, 2016

Speck Pocket-VR is a cost-effective option for those who can't afford Oculus Rift.
Science

Some Trees Let Down Their Branches At Night

Ahhhh...so relaxing

By Mary Beth Griggs posted May 18th, 2016

Relax, let your branches down.

Science

What Happens When You Fill A Balloon With Liquid Nitrogen?

Spoiler alert: boom

By G. Clay Whittaker posted May 18th, 2016

Youtube experimenter Grant Thompson went to the trouble of finding out what happens when you add liquid nitrogen to a balloon, and you can pretty much guess what…
Science

Listen To A Musical Organism "Evolve"

Artist couple creates music based on biological evolutionary development

By Christine Jun posted May 18th, 2016

This artist couple creates music based on biological evolutionary development.
Entertainment

Netflix Now Has A Speed Test Site

Fast.com is a new way to test your internet download speed

By G. Clay Whittaker posted May 18th, 2016

Unhappy with your video playback? Netflix wants to help you find out whether your ISP is shortchanging you on speed. Fast.com, which is operated by Netflix, launched…
Science

Watch This Glove Levitate Objects With Sound

A loud and edgy solution to all our levitation needs

By G. Clay Whittaker posted May 18th, 2016

GauntLev is a new tool from a group of UK-based researchers that uses sound to make small objects levitate. Though the actual devices use a variety of formats, the basic…

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Google I/O 2016 Highlights: Home, Allo, Android N And More

The best of what Google announced today

By Xavier Harding posted May 18th, 2016

Here's the best of what Google brought us today at I/O 2016…
Technology

Google Launches Its Own Ride-Sharing Pilot Project

Waze might just end up ousting established ride-sharing giants like Uber

By Christine Jun posted May 18th, 2016

Google's Waze may just end up ousting established ridesharing giants like Uber.
Technology

Android Wear 2.0 Will Free Your Watch From Your Phone

The next generation of Google's wearables has arrived, and it didn't bring a plus one.

By G. Clay Whittaker posted May 18th, 2016

Google had several developments to announce, including customizable watch faces that put things like step trackers and your tasks up where you need them. They've begun…
Gadgets

Google Showcases Android N At I/O 2016

The latest version of the world's most popular smartphone operating system

By Xavier Harding posted May 18th, 2016

Google takes the stage to show off Android N…

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