When you push the button on a laser pointer, its entire beam seems to appear instantaneously. In reality,though, the photons shoot out…
THIS WIRELESS IMPLANT HEALS DAMAGED NERVES AND THEN SELF-DESTRUCTS
Doctors have known for a while that electrical stimulation can help nerves heal after injuries. Now that observation has led to a…
The Boston Dynamics Robot Atlas Is Now a Parkour Master
We watched the humanoid bot execute flawless backflips. And now Boston Dynamics has upped the ante again, by showing off Atlas’s ability to parkour its way…
FORD PATENT WOULD LET YOU STEER YOUR CAR BY TILTING YOUR PHONE
Ford Motor Company was developing an autonomous car with no steering wheel or gas pedal. Now we’ve got a better picture of…
THE LATEST PROSTHESES TAKE ORDERS DIRECTLY FROM YOUR NERVES
Nicole Kelly was born without her lower right arm, but using a cutting-edge prosthesis she got last year, she can now grind…
LOCKHEED ENGINEERS ARE USING HOLOLENS TO BUILD NASA’S NEW SPACE CAPSULE
Microsoft’s HoloLens is speeding up construction of NASA’s next space capsule by providing Lockheed Martin engineers with a virtual overlay of the…
THIS HUMANOID ROBOT CAN (SLOWLY) INSTALL DRYWALL ALL BY ITSELF
Construction is dangerous work.To prevent injuries and perhaps even save some lives, various experts have suggested automating construction work. Now, a team…
A Plane Powered By Recycled Waste Just Flew Across Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic airline’s flight VS16 landed in London fresh from a transatlantic journey from Orlando, Florida: It was the world’s first commercial flight partially…
MILITARY WANTS ROBOTS THAT CAN EXPLORE TUNNELS BARELY LARGE ENOUGH TO FIT A HUMAN
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced six teams of roboticists that will compete in its Subterranean Challenge, a multi-year competition with $2.75 million up…
TESLA’S NEW “MAD MAX” AUTOPILOT MODE
In June, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the Autopilot system on the company’s Semi truck would feature three settings for lane changes: “Standard,” “Aggressive,” and “Mad Max.”…