Urban flight company Skyryse just showed off what it calls the “world’s most intelligent helicopter” — a modified helicopter that can fly itself. In…
A FORMER NASA ASTRONAUT IS BUILDING A PLASMA-POWERED MARS ROCKET
Ad Astra CEO Franklin Chang Diaz, who flew on the space shuttle seven times during his NASA days, said that he expects…
EUROPE IS LAUNCHING A PLANET-HUNTING SPACE TELESCOPE TOMORROW
The European Space Agency is launching a space telescope called the Characterising Exoplanets Satellite (CHEOPS) designed to study distant planets and learn…
A STARTUP WANTS TO TURN YOUR CAR’S WINDSHIELD INTO A GIANT SCREEN
Many vehicles come equipped with a heads-up display that projects useful information, such as a car’s speed or driving directions, right onto…
THESE ADORABLE 3D-PRINTED HOUSES COULD SOLVE HOMELESSNESS
Housing nonprofit New Story shared a rendering of plans to 3D-print an entire neighborhood, wholly unique community of 50 homes in Mexico.…
A FULLY ELECTRIC PLANE JUST FLEW FOR 15 MINUTES FOR THE FIRST TIME
For the first time, a commercial aircraft powered entirely by electricity successfully completed a test flight. The plane, a joint project between…
NEW AI CAN CREATE A 3D MODEL OF AN OBJECT FROM A SINGLE 2D IMAGE
NVIDIA has built an artificial intelligence that can create a detailed 3D model of an object — all from just a single image of it. The…
THIS FUTURISTIC SPACE HOODIE IS A “SELF-CONTAINED MICROHABITAT”
High-end British clothing design firm Vollebak has devised a futuristic hoodie that it says could help astronauts catch some much-needed z’s while…
CAFE STAFFED BY ROBOTS OPENS IN JAPAN
SoftBank Robotics opened the Pepper PARLOR, a cafe where three different types of robots work alongside human staff to serve and entertain…
CHINA JUST COMPLETED THE WORLD’S LARGEST 3D-PRINTED STRUCTURE
Chinese construction company Winsun has finished building a 3D-printed wall in Suzhou which, at more than 500 meters (1,640 feet) long, is now…