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Emerging Tech News Archive
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Converse with your cat like never before with this new 3D-printed talking collar
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Mirror, mirror, on the wall, hail me an Uber!
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This may sting: Google's new patent describes a smart lens injected right into your eyeball
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One small animal is apparently all it takes to shut down the Large Hadron Collider
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Cyrano is an air freshener that wants to give your videos smell-o-vision
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Double whammy: These odd new beads could be used in both contraceptives and infertility treatments
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Chemists create a DNA thermometer 20,000 times smaller than a human hair
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Sony developing smart contact lens that does more than let you see
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Mad scientist Colin Furze built a hoverbike and (somehow) didn’t lose his limbs
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SpaceX wins $83M Air Force satellite launch contract, ending Lockheed/Boeing monopoly
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The super rich don’t burn cash, they sink it into these insane personal submarines
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This creepy snake-like robot is designed to fix equipment on the ocean floor
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A German designer’s AR pingpong table reacts to every shot
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Bioluminescent sharks use their glow to communicate in the deep, dark ocean
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Incredible DIY synesthesia mask gives you the ability to smell colors — without taking drugs
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Heliofloat is a flexible, football-field-sized solar panel that floats in the ocean
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Watch in awe as thousands of cargo ships traverse the world’s oceans
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New panoramic Mars video puts you on the red planet before Elon Musk
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Humanoid robot can dive to great depths while human operator stays safe and dry
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The University of Florida just held the world’s first mind-controlled drone race
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Don't be fooled by its cute exterior; This robotic guard can tase people who get unruly
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50 startups go to bat (and one walks home with cash) in the first-ever PitchfestNW
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Elon Musk wants to send a rocket to Mars — and he wants to do it before 2018
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GE demos world’s largest jet engine, tests 3D-printed fuel nozzles
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Texting while walking? These in-ground traffic lights should get your attention
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Insect-inspired flotation system could save your drone from a watery grave
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Planet Earth is getting greener, and oddly enough, that’s probably not a good sign
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Throwable ‘seed bombs’ sprout wildflowers that support our dwindling bee population
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SkySafe bombards unauthorized drones with radio waves to wirelessly bring them down
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Drones are delivering drinks at a cafe in the Netherlands
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Drones are helping scientists find biofuel-producing plants
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iBubble, an autonomous drone camera, takes users under the sea
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Bad news, terrorists: UW’s new long range bomb-sniffing system can fit onto a drone
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How about this awesome ‘Jet Engine’ chair for your office?
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Astronaut Tim Peake just ran the London Marathon – in space
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Google has a plan to stop its top talent jumping ship
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Buddhism is embracing technology with a cute little Buddha-bot
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Solar-powered plane completes flight across the Pacific
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Weekly Rewind: Jason Bourne, virgin DNA, drone collisions, and more
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Brixo has created building blocks for the 21st century
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Awesome Tech You Can't Buy Yet: Submarine drones, a speed-trap solution, and more
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Researchers create technology that’s powered by thin air
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China is building floating nuclear power stations
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China’s National Space Administration just announced plans to land on Mars by 2020
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Ingenious Brazilian billboards use fake sweat to attract and kill Zika-carrying mosquitos
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UCI scientists stumble upon the key to never-ending batteries
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Legless duck walks again with 3D printed prosthetic feet built by middle schoolers
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MIT student designs gardening robots that could grow produce for astronauts on Mars
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Watch an AI bot instantly learn all the details to 'Game of Thrones' plotlines
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Air Force builds rocket-powered maglev sled capable of traveling at speeds up to 633 mph
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Aerotain’s blimp-inspired Skye drone won’t injure people if it crash lands
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Elon Musk is looking into self-driving buses
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Remember the drone that hit a plane? Here’s what it really was
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The U.S. Army looks to anti-missile technology to help protect its fleet of tanks
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In-mask thermal imaging helps firefighters find victims trapped in burning buildings
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Brilliant new T-shirt lets travelers communicate with anyone, regardless of the language they speak
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A city on Mars? Elon Musk and SpaceX say absolutely
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Activist trolls patent trolls, builds algorithm that publishes ideas for all possible inventions
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Diavelo Zeitgeist is an electric bike, but you wouldn’t know just from looking at it
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NASA successfully tests a drone traffic control system
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Researchers hit 30Mbps wireless transmission through meat
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USDA says OK to genetically modified mushrooms that don't bruise or turn brown
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With an eye on Mars, NASA is soliciting proposals for deep space habitats
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To combat illegal logging, this South American rainforest tribe built a DIY surveillance drone
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Wild new cancer treatment attacks tumors with drug-filled, magnetically-guided bubbles
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This new stem cell treatment could be a boon for women with sexual arousal disorders
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Scientists develop first-ever application to detect cancer within a single cell
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This DIY robot on Indiegogo hopes to spur kids’ inegenuity
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Mice embryos can develop in space, Chinese scientists report
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Your DNA may hold clues to when you’ll lose your virginity, researchers say
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Newly-developed ‘Teslaphoresis’ technique causes nanotubes to self-assemble into wires
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These insanely thin LEDs let you put a digital display on the surface of your skin
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Smart scalpel can distinguish between healthy and cancerous brain tissue during surgery
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Boeing has plans to weather test its planes with 3D-printed fake ice
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For neuroscientists, brain waves are the new fingerprints
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Touchy-feely: New force-detecting synthetic skin gives robots a sense of touch
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Chinese scientists built a ‘robot goddess,’ then made it subservient and insecure
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DJI’s Matrice 600 hexacopter is the go-to drone for Hollywood cinematographers
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New bacteria-powered fuel cells can generate electricity with pee
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Dutch engineers will soon use robo-falcons to scare real birds away from airport runways
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This catapult crashes drones into raw pork to simulate what collisions do to the human body
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The Ziro robotics kit lets you control your contraptions with a smart glove
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This tiny liquid marble can push/pull 150 times its own weight
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A drone may have collided with a major airliner for the first time
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Australia Post is set to test mail delivery by quadcopters
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Weekly Rewind: Facebook's F8, your brain on LSD, and more
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Dad pulls out daughter’s tooth with a Millennium Falcon drone
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Even if you’re bothered by that drone over your house, you can’t shoot it down
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Awesome Tech You Can't Buy Yet: Micro drones, lawn watering bots, and more
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Lockheed Martin's new magic school bus wants to virtually take kids to Mars
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This massive solar-powered computer can provide water for an entire village
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Say hello to FemtoSats — the tiny new satellites that could democratize space
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These graphene-based nanobots suck up lead contamination to clean our oceans
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Could Ohio State University's super thin woven circuitry usher in a new era for wearable tech?
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NASA wants to reach the edge of our solar system with a 25 mile electrostatic solar sail
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This ‘mechanical jellyfish’ could help us harvest tons of energy from the ocean
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DARPA’s new Gremlin drones fly back to their ‘mothership’ after completing recon missions
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Talk to the hand: This new touchscreen technology touches you back
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Physicists are building a quantum computer by studying how people play this odd puzzle game
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Drone racing is becoming an official sport, and ESPN plans to cover it
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These giant cyborg beetles can be controlled remotely, and could one day replace drones
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Stephen Hawking wants to launch a swarm of nano-probes into outer space… with lasers
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Flyboard Air is the hoverboard you’ve been waiting for, and it’s terrifying
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The MTA is joining the 21st century with contactless payment
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This is your brain on LSD
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Bezos outlines Blue Origin plan for space tourism, and it includes somersaulting
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Robot waiters get fired after disastrous performance
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Biologists just made infertile mice fertile again by giving them 3D printed ovaries
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This prosthetic voice box helps throat cancer patients regain speech, and it costs less than $1
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Get ready to stream Netflix, Hulu on flights with next-gen satellite broadband
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Unfortunately, mutations allow HIV to evade CRISPR gene-editing treatment
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The US Navy’s new Zumwalt destroyer ship is too stealthy for its own good
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This giant orb drone uses a chameleon-like tongue to snatch small objects
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Forget gene editing. Our best weapon against the Zika virus is a trap made from old tires
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Thanks to SpaceX, the ISS now has all six of its docking ports filled – a new record
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Thanks to these designers, you can now 3D print just about everything you need for a wedding
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Muggle tech: this Harry Potter fan built a Weasley family-style clock with a Kindle Fire
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The Kepler spacecraft is back online, but NASA still has no clue why it went into emergency mode
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Want to stop bullets and block radiation? Try this new composite metal foam
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There’s a tiny drone inside this prototype phone case
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SpaceX: Rocket’s own camera captures historic barge landing
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These beautiful robotic wings are part mecha-art project, part crazy fashion statement
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Jet pack crash landing successful, pilot survived
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It looks like Russia may be shooting for the moon
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Watch IBM’s Watson-powered robot bust a move — and sing
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Weekly Rewind: Facebook for the blind, a champagne gun, and more
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This new robot can keep its balance on beach rocks
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Raindrops may help power the next-generation solar panel
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Dubai is building a $1 billion skyscraper that may be the tallest in the world
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Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Robot subs, laser cutters, a $300 3D printer
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The CIA is investing in skin care products to extract your DNA
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The world's tiniest pacemaker is no bigger than a vitamin, and it was just approved by the FDA
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Tourists in Japan could soon use their fingerprints as currency
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These adjustable tint airplane windows could replace those pesky plastic shades forever
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MIT’s new pill sticks to your gastrointestinal tract for a slow, long-term drug release
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Fifth time’s a charm! SpaceX successfully lands its CRS-8 rocket on an autonomous drone ship
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Drone lovers unite! DJI+Discover is the Facebook for drone fans
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IBM is developing a brain implant that can can detect and predict seizures
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Short haul flights will be quieter with Siemens and Airbus electric aircraft
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Chatbot creators hire poets to make A.I. seem more human
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Drones may one day save your life: European responders to use drones for rescue missions
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What lurks beneath Yellowstone Lake? This robot sub will find out
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Watch this amazing 18-rotor super-drone lift a guy into the sky
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New zebrafish research suggests that limb regeneration may be possible in mammals, including humans
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Forget AlphaGo; China’s Alibaba is using its AI to predict TV talent show winners
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Scientists have isolated a plant enzyme that could be the key to mass-produced biofuels
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This experimental jewelry is filled with bioluminescent algae, so it glows in the dark
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Google has patented a drone that delivers medical supplies on demand
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Beyond silicon: Scientists craft a diode out of DNA
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Hoverboards are the absolute worst way to run from the police
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In the not-so-distant future, humans could get heart transplants from genetically engineered pigs
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MIT researchers 3D-print robots that can literally walk off the printer when done
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Watch this next-gen combat suit take a brutal beating
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A gun that shoots champagne? A gun that shoots champagne.
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A computer painted this portrait of Rembrandt in the style of Rembrandt
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New implantable device alleviates pain by tricking your brain with electrical pulses
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Robo-love? Study shows that humans get aroused when asked to touch intimate robot body parts
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Swashbucklers, beware! Drones can now dodge sword attacks
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Upgrades and replacement parts are just a few clicks away with this customizable 3D printed drone
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Lumosity just released a series of games designed to make you a more limber linguist
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Dubai’s Waste Management Department will soon use drones to catch litterbugs
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The world’s brightest X-ray laser is about to get 10,000 times brighter
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NASA and Japan just released over 2.95 million thermal satellite photos of Earth, for free
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George Orwell is rolling in his grave: This drone has built-in facial recognition tech
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California drone heads to Africa on mission to save lives
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These sensor-packed fake eggs are helping revive endangered vulture populations
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MIT biologists have developed a programming language for bacteria
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Japanese scientists have created artificial skin that can grow hair and sweat
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Triton ‘artificial gill’ creators cancel $800K Indiegogo campaign, re-launch with new video
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Physicists just discovered a new state of matter called ‘quantum spin liquid’
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FAA relaxes certain drone regulations, letting quadcopters fly higher
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Watch out, trees! This #KillerDrone has a chainsaw
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Watch Blue Origin’s reusable rocket land flawlessly for a third time
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U.S. Navy’s sub-hunting drone ships will hit the open ocean this summer
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The Wright Brothers’ original ‘Flying Machine’ patent has been found
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Skydivers in wingsuits collide, and it’s all caught on a GoPro
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Weekly Rewind: Tinder gets political, edible spoons, and more
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No salt, no problem: Electric fork simulates salty flavors with electric currents
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Awesome Tech You Can’t Buy Yet: Beer brewers, LED strips, and weatherproof UAVs
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Chinese funeral parlor repairs the dead via 3D printing
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Blue Origin’s reusable rocket nails its third landing
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Apple releases videos showing autistic teen using tech to communicate
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Hong Kong man spends 1.5 years, $50K to build his own female robot
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Researchers use fungi to develop space drugs on International Space Station
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Japan's Fukushima ice wall ready to go into service
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This 3D printed ‘power hacksaw’ can cut through solid steel — it just takes a few minutes
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Drone Wars: DJI just filed a lawsuit against Yuneec for patent infringement
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Two scientists propose using lasers to cloak Earth … from aliens
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Is Planet Nine behind mass extinctions on Earth? One astrophysicist says yes
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Ethiopia is fighting the spread of disease with a drone that drops irradiated tsetse flies