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Millimeters-Thick Metal Foam Armor Obliterates Incoming Bullets
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Millimeters-Thick Metal Foam Armor Obliterates Incoming Bullets

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Platoons Of Self-Driving Trucks Cross Europe
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Platoons Of Self-Driving Trucks Cross Europe

By Mary Beth Griggs

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Computer Chip Detects Brain Waves That Could Predict Seizures

By Alexandra Ossola

Hannibal’s Famous Alps Crossing Revealed By Ancient Animal Poop
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Hannibal’s Famous Alps Crossing Revealed By Ancient Animal Poop

By Grennan Milliken

FBI Spy Planes Are Using Augmented Reality To Watch America
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FBI Spy Planes Are Using Augmented Reality To Watch America

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Google Drone Callbox
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Google Patented A Drone Rescue Service

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Amazon Echoes Its Virtual Assistant Offering With The Dot
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Amazon Echoes Its Virtual Assistant Offering With The Dot

By Xavier Harding

How An Open-Source Cloud Storage Company Is Taking On Amazon and Google
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How An Open-Source Cloud Storage Company Is Taking On Amazon and Google

By Dave Gershgorn

Mark Zuckerberg: Within Five Years, Facebook Will Be Mostly Video
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Mark Zuckerberg: Within Five Years, Facebook Will Be Mostly Video

By Jason Lederman

MIT Engineers Have 3D-Printed A Walking Robot With A Liquid Center
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MIT Engineers Have 3D-Printed A Walking Robot With A Liquid Center

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Aging In Virtual Reality
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Aging In Virtual Reality

By Claire Maldarelli

The World’s Brightest X-Ray Laser Is Getting A Billion-Dollar Upgrade
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The World’s Brightest X-Ray Laser Is Getting A Billion-Dollar Upgrade

By Dave Gershgorn

Touching Robots In Private Parts Makes People Uncomfortable
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Touching Robots In Private Parts Makes People Uncomfortable

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Drone Dodges Swords
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This Drone Dodges Swords

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Facebook's new automatic alternative text uses artificial intelligence to recognize objects and people in photos.
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How Artificial Intelligence Will Translate Facebook Photos For The Blind

By Dave Gershgorn

You’ve Been Looking at Amazon Dash All Wrong
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You’ve Been Looking at Amazon Dash All Wrong

By G. Clay Whittaker

You Can Now Save A Kitten In Virtual Reality
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You Can Now Save A Kitten In Virtual Reality

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Finnish Filmmakers Gave A Drone A Chainsaw
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Finnish Filmmakers Gave A Drone A Chainsaw

By Kelsey D. Atherton

X-Wings
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Air Force Proposes X-Wings As A-10 Replacement

By Kelsey D. Atherton

NSA Used Submarine Probes To Listen In On Undersea Cable Communications
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NSA Used Submarine Probes To Listen In On Undersea Cable Communications

By Kelsey D. Atherton

LD-2000 China
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The South China Sea Arsenal: These Are The Chinese Weapons Deployed On Disputed Islands

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

What You Missed If You Missed the Tesla Model 3 Reveal
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What You Missed If You Missed the Tesla Model 3 Reveal

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

Tesla Model 3 line in London
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Tesla Model 3 Orders Start As Buyers Wait In Line Outside Stores

By John Voelcker/Motor Authority

This Homemade Cannon Spits Hot Fire
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This Homemade Cannon Spits Hot Fire

By Kelsey D. Atherton

fusion rocket flies around Mars
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We May Need Fusion-Powered Rockets To Stop Comets From Destroying Earth

By Sarah Fecht

Microsoft Thinks Everyone Should Have An Army Of Bots
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Microsoft Thinks Everyone Should Have An Army Of Bots

By Dave Gershgorn

Welcome To New Drone City
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Welcome To New Drone City

By Kelsey D. Atherton

NASA Now Has A Drone That Can Sniff Out Dangerous Gas Leaks
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NASA Now Has A Drone That Can Sniff Out Dangerous Gas Leaks

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Fooling the machine
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Fooling the machine

By Dave Gershgorn

This hydrogen-powered drone could be on sale by the end of the year
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This hydrogen-powered drone could be on sale by the end of the year

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Science Slams Could Be The Future Of Communicating Research
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Science Slams Could Be The Future Of Communicating Research

By Jason Lederman

Tinder in use.
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With New Acquisition, Tinder Gets Into ‘Augmented Reality’

By Dave Gershgorn

anesthesiology station
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Once-Promising Robot Anesthesiologist Loses Its Job

By Sarah Fecht

NOAA’s Tiny Boat Drones Map The Ocean’s Shallow Floors
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NOAA’s Tiny Boat Drones Map The Ocean’s Shallow Floors

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This 10-Year-Old Made Herself A Prosthetic Arm That Shoots Glitter
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This 10-Year-Old Made Herself A Prosthetic Arm That Shoots Glitter

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Sketchy MIT Drone Draws As It Flies
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Sketchy MIT Drone Draws As It Flies

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The First Urban Drone Delivery Just Happened In Nevada
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The First Urban Drone Delivery Just Happened In Nevada

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Fear Not The Drone Apocalypse
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Fear Not The Drone Apocalypse

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russia’s New Combat Robot Is A Tiny Fireproof Tank
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Russia’s New Combat Robot Is A Tiny Fireproof Tank

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Hulu VR And Netflix VR: The Apps Compared
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Hulu VR And Netflix VR: The Apps Compared

By Xavier Harding

DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter
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The FAA Says There Will Be 7 Million Drones Flying Over America By 2020

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Virgin Wants To Fly Across The Atlantic In Under Four Hours
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Virgin Wants To Fly Across The Atlantic In Under Four Hours

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Tay is a millennial A.I. chatbot.
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Here’s How We Prevent The Next Racist Chatbot

By Dave Gershgorn

The 2016 Rallye des Gazelles Is Underway
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The 2016 Rallye des Gazelles Is Underway

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

Nanoparticle-coated fabric
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Nanoparticle-Coated Textiles Clean Themselves With Sunlight

By Alexandra Ossola

Soldier Shoots Down Drone With Cyber Rifle At Defense Secretary’s Feet
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Soldier Shoots Down Drone With Cyber Rifle At Defense Secretary’s Feet

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why Is Ted Cruz’s Face A Meme?
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Why Is Ted Cruz’s Face A Meme?

By William Mansell

Google Maps Moves The World’s Borders Depending On Who’s Looking
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Google Maps Moves The World’s Borders Depending On Who’s Looking

By Jason Lederman

Tay is a millennial A.I. chatbot.
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I Think Microsoft’s A.I. Chatbot Is Flirting With Me

By Dave Gershgorn

MIT Envisions A Future Without Traffic Lights
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MIT Envisions A Future Without Traffic Lights

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Playstation VR’s Cheaper $399 Core Bundle Returns
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Playstation VR’s Cheaper $399 Core Bundle Returns

By Xavier Harding

How Many Submarines Does It Take To Break The Ice?
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How Many Submarines Does It Take To Break The Ice?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Surprisingly Deep History Of Jet Engines And The Planes That Carried Them
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A Surprisingly Deep History Of Jet Engines And The Planes That Carried Them

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This 3D Printed Drone Can Wait Underwater And Launch From The Sea
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This 3D Printed Drone Can Wait Underwater And Launch From The Sea

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Sculpture at Juche Tower in Pyongyang
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North Korea Test-Launched Two Missiles Last Night

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Domino’s Unveils Delivery Robot That Drives Pizza Right To Your Door
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Domino’s Unveils Delivery Robot That Drives Pizza Right To Your Door

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Why This Piece Of Paper ‘Exploded’ In A Hydraulic Press
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Why This Piece Of Paper ‘Exploded’ In A Hydraulic Press

By Mary Beth Griggs

Boston Dynamic's Atlas Robot
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Who Should Buy Boston Dynamics From Google?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Drones Are Great At Counting Birds, Study Finds
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Drones Are Great At Counting Birds, Study Finds

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Plastic Can Repair Itself
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This Plastic Can Repair Itself

By Corinne Iozzio

Soldier Making Snow Cave In Alaska
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The Pentagon Wants Technology To Fight Wars In Big Cities And Underground

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo Finishes Final Tournament Match With A Win
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Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo Finishes Final Tournament Match With A Win

By Dave Gershgorn

GDC 2016 And Virtual Reality: What To Expect
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GDC 2016 And Virtual Reality: What To Expect

By Xavier Harding

Cygnus about to dock with ISS
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What Happens When A Spacecraft Catches On Fire?

By Sarah Fecht

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