The Pentagon is launching spy balloons over the Midwest to monitor and track individual people and vehicles. The point of the balloons…
ASTRONOMER: WE CAN USE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE AS A MASSIVE TELESCOPE
David Kipping, an assistant professor of astronomy at Columbia University, thinks we could transform its atmosphere into a planet-sized telescope he dubs…
FRANCE TO DEVELOP ANTI-SATELLITE LASER WEAPONS FOR SPACE WARFARE
French Defense Minister Florence Parly announced the nation’s plans to develop anti-satellite laser weapons — though she says the country will only…
SONY UNVEILS WEARABLE AIR CONDITIONER THAT SITS IN A SHIRT POCKET
Tech giant Sony has come up with a futuristic solution to the problem of staying cool: a tiny personal air conditioner that…
NEW “AUTOMATED FOLLOWING” TECH LETS ONE DRIVER CONTROL TWO TRUCKS
Peloton Technology’s vision of the future of truck automation includes trucks that aren’t autonomous at all. At the recent Automated Vehicle Symposium…
SMART GLOVE LETS YOU GRIP VIRTUAL OBJECTS
A new high-tech glove helps make virtual reality more tangible. The glove not only turns your hand into a sort of controller…
STARTUP THINKS ITS MODULAR CAR DESIGN IS THE FUTURE OF EVS
Israeli startup REE decided to take a completely different approach to designing EVs — putting everything typically found under the hood of…
A FULLY AUTONOMOUS LANDING OF THIS TINY PLANE
Commercial aircraft have been making autonomous landings for decades, but they’re typically only able to do so thanks to instrument landing systems…
THIS ROOM-SIZED DEVICE COULD CREATE ARTIFICIAL GRAVITY IN SPACE
Researchers from University of Colorado at Boulder have decided to miniaturize the effect instead, with a device small enough to fit inside…
A PHYSICIST AND HIS SON ARE 3D-PRINTING A FULL-SCALE LAMBORGHINI
Physicist Sterling Backus is 3D printing a full-scale Lamborghini Aventador-inspired supercar in his own backyard, as 3D Printing Media Network reports. He and…