U.S. Air Force takes control of the Space Surveillance Telescope ahead of Australian move
You frequently hear about the sale of a car or a house, but it is not too often you get word of the transfer of ownership of a million dollar telescope.
Feeding silkworms carbon nanotubes produces silk that’s ridiculously strong
Natural silk is strong, but scientists have found a way to make it even stronger by adding carbon nanotubes and graphene to the silkworm's diet.
Russian startup plans commercial launch of scarily accurate facial recognition tech
With 30 successful tests under its belt and 300 pending orders, NTechlab is ready to launch its scarily accurate facial recognition system.
Big Brother is watching: New York to fight terrorism with a facial recognition system
The newly announced New York Crossings Project aims to combat terrorism with the state-wide installation of facial recognition tech in bridges and tunnels.
Chemical weapons may be neutralized by this nanoscale fabric
North Carolina State University researchers are developing a high-tech fabric that will trap and degrade chemical warfare agents (CWAs).
Coffee grounds become high-tech filter to purify contaminated water
A team of Italian researchers are taking a coffee waste product destined for the trash and using it for an unusual purpose -- to clean contaminated water.
Wearable microscope paves the way for at-home cancer detection, drug monitoring
UCLA researchers have developed a wearable microscope capable of detecting cancer and monitoring drug levels in the bloodstream of patients.
LED streetlights save cities millions, but raise health issues — and urban residents hate them
Though popular with city officials, energy efficient LED lights are a source of angst for residents who dislike the bluish tinge and its negative effects.
Optical defibrillator shows promise as a less shocking way to reset your heart
Researchers from John Hopkins University have developed a gentler process that uses light to fix an arrhythmia without any significant damage to the heart.
Australian child golf prodigy takes down drone with a single swing of her club
Eight-year-old Ruby Kavanagh did better than a hole in one. In a viral video, the junior golf prodigy knocked a drone out of the sky with a single drive.
Motion-detecting smartphones can discover a deadly quiver in your heart
Scientists use the accelerometer and gyroscope of the modern smartphone to detect atrial fibrillation, a potentially fatal heart condition.
Squishy, 3D-printed ‘octobot’ is world’s first autonomous, untethered soft robot
Harvard's new eight-legged Octobot ditches the rigid hardware of traditional robots, opening the door to a new revolution in soft-bodies robotics.
Xpider is the world's smallest (and cutest) programmable robotic spider
Inspired by the adorable cyclops character from Monsters, Inc., the Xpider is the world's smallest programmable robotic spider.
America’s first offshore wind farm is set to come online in October
The U.S. lags far behind Europe in offshore energy production, but hopefully the efforts of Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind will change all that.
Trance music hides secret messages in new encryption technique
Next time you find yourself dancing to trance music in a club, listen carefully to the notes -- they may be sending you an encoded message.
NASA preps for seven-year journey to sample a near-Earth asteroid
You can add asteroid retrieval to NASA's repertoire of space exploration skills as the space agency prepares to embark on a seven-year sampling mission.
Glowing pink Pepto Bismol-colored planes? Yep, NASA has them
It's unicorns and bubble gum at NASA as the space agency douses its planes in pink for aerodynamic studies.
Cool new glass technology will darken a room automatically
Wouldn't it be great if the windows in your house could self-shade just like your glasses? This is precisely what a team of engineers from MIT is creating.
Crop-eating Canada geese meet their nemesis — a laser-wielding scarecrow
The latest tool in a farmer's arsenal against crop-eating Canada geese? A high-tech, laser-wielding scarecrow that'll send the birds skyward.
World's highest-flying glider set to become a game-changing weather station
The Perlan 2 glider is ready to ride the stratospheric waves in the Andes mountains, soaring to world record heights and recording valuable weather data.
The U.S. Air Force wants to detonate plasma bombs in the sky
The U.S. Air Force's "go big or go home" solution to improving long-distance calls? Detonate plasma bombs attached to tiny satellites.
Passenger caught with loaded 3D-printed gun in carry-on luggage
TSA officers expected a routine confiscation when they detected gun in a passenger's carry-on bag at the Reno airport, but they were wrong.
After successful tests in Rwanda, Zipline’s medicine delivery drones are headed to the U.S.
"One delivery, one life saved" is the motto of Zipline, a service that uses drones to deliver critical medical products to hard-to-reach rural areas.
Would you let a robot give you a tattoo? This crazy French guy did
A team of students from Paris design school ENSCI Les Ateliers developed a robot that could change the face of tattooing. Here's how it came about.
Here's all the tech that Luke Aikens used for that insane 25,000 foot skydive without a parachute
Luke Aikins successfully completed a skydive from 25,000 feet without a parachute on live TV. Here is the science behind how he did it.
You’ve been invited to design a 3D-printed tool for the International Space Station
Have you dreamed of designing a 3D-printed tool for use by the astronauts on the International Space Station? Here is your chance.
Offshore buoy detects its first whale in waters along New York City
An acoustic buoy deployed to record the sound of whales off the coast of New York City has detected its first whale, and it's a biggie.
Italian teens’ vending machine turns plastic bottles into cell phone cases
A group of Sicilian teens created a vending machine with a 3D printer that converts waste plastic bottles into cell phone cases.
Watch a giant house-building robot lay 1,000 bricks per hour
Impressive time-lapse video shows off the Hadrian, an "end-to-end" bricklaying robot that automates the very labor intensive process of laying down bricks.
A British artist spent 10 years teaching this robot how to draw, and it totally shows
London artist Patrick Tresset is using robotics for his artistic expression, creating a computational system that is "artistic, expressive, and obsessive."
Explosive new findings: Farting shown to play a role in regulating your brain and behavior
According to a recently published study, the gasses in your farts may be acting as "gasotransmitters that affect your brain, mind, and behavior."
Meet Graham, a sculpture that may just scare you into driving safely
Ever wonder what we would look like if our body was designed to survive a car crash? You can, if you dare, thanks to Australian artist Patricia Piccinini.