3D-printed gun schematics surface on BitTorrent after takedown order
Just five days after the world's first 3D-printed gun schematics were made available to the public, the US State Department has ordered they be taken down. But putting the genie back in the bottle may not be so easy.
MIT designs autonomous robot that assembles IKEA furniture
A team of roboticists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a set of bots that can assemble flat pack furniture.
Don’t throw away your old DVDs! They could help diagnose HIV
In the age of digital downloading and streaming media, the DVD format may not be as dead as you might think - Although its purpose may end up changing entirely in order to survive. Can you imagine if a DVD could test for disease?
Researchers develop a smartphone app that can help the blind take pictures
A new app built by researchers at the University of California in Santa Cruz could be a breakthrough for vision-impaired photographers - It'll literally talk them through the process.
The people at Glad would like you to sleep in their garbage bags (for eco-consciousness!)
In a recent campaign to promote waste reduction, Glad has reimagined its ForceFlex trash bags into camp tents that can be reused to clean up the campsite after music festivals finish.
First working 3D-printed handgun has politicians sweating bullets
Against all odds, Cody Wilson has managed to produce the world's first 3D printed gun made entirely from plastic, but he's still got some legal hurdles ahead of him.
Starbucks is trying out wireless phone charging in Boston shops
The war for dominance in wireless charging between the Power Matters Alliance (PMA) and Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) may be drawing to a close, as Starbucks has begun to test PMA-approved charging stations in Boston.
Prepare your unborn child for its first selfie with this 3D ultrasound hologram print
The obsession with taking photos of you and your friends begins early. Pioneer has developed a printing service that can produce 3D holograms of ultrasound scans - paving ways for a new wave of baby photos.
This wall-climbing Spider-Man robot has a serious case of sticky feet
Science may not have managed to create a real-life Spider-Man just yet, but it's working on the next best thing: A robot that can climb up walls simply by heating and cooling its meltible adhesive feet.
Sun-powered BoostSolar charger juices up your phone while riding shotgun
Want a more eco-minded way of charging your phone? Why not harness the power of the sun with Eton's BoostSolar phone and tablet charger?
Beer drone using GPS will deliver frosty brew at music festival
Definitely an awesome way to order a beer while listening to your favorite band on stage, the OppiKoppi Beer Drone will send a cold one floating down from above to your GPS location.
Oh snap, Diet Coke’s newest vending machine became anorexic
It's space efficiency meets quirky product marketing in Diet Coke's Slender Vender vending machine, which measures approximately one foot thick and can fit in the most surprising of places.
SNL parodies just how awkward Google Glass truly is
Google Glass has officially gone mainstream. In a recent Saturday Night Live skit, a fictional tech correspondent demonstrates what it's like to take a seemingly cool tech concept and use it in real life.
Smart thermometer connects communities to halt the spread of disease
Creating a way for parents to share information about the spread of illnesses within a school, the Kinsa smart thermometer taps into smartphone technology to replace the traditional thermometer.
DIY alarm clock will shred your money if you don’t wake up on time
There are some pretty extreme alarm clocks out there on the market, but this is byfar the most hardcore. This modded alarm clock will begin shredding money if you don't get out of bed in time.