Microsoft won a contract from the US Army to adapt its HoloLens augmented reality headset into a tool for the military dubbed…
THE BIZARRE GLASS “TULIP” SET TO TRANSFORM LONDON’S SKYLINE
The Tulip looks nothing like the boxy skyscrapers currently dominating the world’s urban areas. Instead, the proposed tower looks like, well, a glass and…
HURRICANE-READY CITY CONCEPT
With the threat of climate change looming, the United Nations is now considering floating cities as one way to protect coastal populations from rising…
THIS “TRANSPARENT WOOD” COULD CUT THE COST OF HEATING YOUR HOME
Scientists have added a polymer called polyethylene glycol (PEG) to transparent wood to give it the ability to absorb and release heat — and it could…
NASA AND MIT DEBUT SHAPE-SHIFTING AIRPLANE WING
A team from NASA and MIT has created a new type of airplane wing — and it could make air travel far more…
SCIENTISTS ARE 3D-PRINTING NEW BODY PARTS FOR ATHLETES
A team of bioengineers has successfully 3D-printed tissues they believe doctors could one day implant into patients to help heal the knee,…
THIS STARTUP PAYS HUMANS TO REMOTELY OPERATE “DRIVERLESS” CARS
Oregon-based startup Designated Driver has created a system, according to Wired, that allows certified human drivers to take remote control of an AV if it…
TESLA INSTALLED A MASSIVE POWERPACK IN A JAPANESE TRAIN STATION
Tesla built Asia’s largest energy storage system at Osaka’s extremely busy train station in Japan — in just two days. Rather than…
ESTONIA IS BUILDING A “ROBOT JUDGE” TO HELP CLEAR LEGAL BACKLOG
The Estonian Ministry of Justice has officially asked Ott Velsberg, the country’s chief data officer, to design a “robot judge” to take…
Tesla is installing a system called Hardware 3 (HW3) in its cars that will enable “Full Self-Driving” capabilities.
Hardware 3 is supposed to finally make Tesla cars fully “self-driving” — new chip will greatly improve performance Teslarati reports, allowing the onboard…