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Chris Carter: I Wrote A Third X-Files Movie
Technology

Chris Carter: I Wrote A Third X-Files Movie

By Matt Giles

What Were The U.S. Boats That Iran Captured?
Military

What Were The U.S. Boats That Iran Captured?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Audi Built A Moon Rover
Moons

Audi Built A Moon Rover

By Eric Adams

Special Forces Soldier Plays Pool In Afghanistan
Military

Software Tool Automatically Identifies Guns In Photos

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A 3D-Printing Roving Robot Could Repair Potholes
Robots

A 3D-Printing Roving Robot Could Repair Potholes

By Andrew Zaleski

2016 Mercedes E-Class Prepares Your Ears For A Crash
Technology

2016 Mercedes E-Class Prepares Your Ears For A Crash

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

How Pranking An Online Calendar Almost Sent This Student To Prison
Security

How Pranking An Online Calendar Almost Sent This Student To Prison

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The iPhone’s Siri Can Beatbox In Different Accents
Technology

The iPhone’s Siri Can Beatbox In Different Accents

By Xavier Harding

North Korean Missile Test Less Successful Than It Appears
Technology

North Korean Missile Test Less Successful Than It Appears

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Switzerland
Technology

Google Streetview Takes Viewers Into A Miniature Train ‘Wunderland’

By Mary Beth Griggs

Tesla Car Can Be Summoned And Park Itself
Self Driving

Tesla Car Can Be Summoned And Park Itself

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Tiny Motors Could Help Slower Sperm Swim To Egg
Health

Tiny Motors Could Help Slower Sperm Swim To Egg

By Alexandra Ossola

Ehang 184 passenger drone China
Military

The Military Applications Of China’s CES Passenger Drone

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Archeologist working
Archaeology

Smart Scanner Will Make It Easier To Digitize Archaeological Relics

By Mary Beth Griggs

Greek Coast Guard Will Rescue Refugees With Robot
Aviation

Greek Coast Guard Will Rescue Refugees With Robot

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Drone Catcher Drone Fires Nets At Lesser Drones
Aviation

Drone Catcher Drone Fires Nets At Lesser Drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

At The 2016 Auto Show: Detroit Grows Up
Technology

At The 2016 Auto Show: Detroit Grows Up

By Eric Adams

Air Mule Hovercraft Ambulance Flies Autonomously
Aviation

Air Mule Hovercraft Ambulance Flies Autonomously

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Field Of Drones
Aviation

100 Dancing Drones Set Guinness World Record

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How Airbags Work, And How They Can Fail
Technology

How Airbags Work, And How They Can Fail

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Squirrel Power Outages
Animals

Map Shows Squirrels Are Winning The Cyber War

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Caseless projectile and launching system
Military

Non-Lethal Gun Wants To Fire A Jet-Powered Punch At Rifle Range

By Kelsey D. Atherton

HERE Live HD for Connected Cars Today, Driverless Cars Tomorrow
Technology

HERE Live HD for Connected Cars Today, Driverless Cars Tomorrow

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

China Gaofen 4 Spy Satellite
Military

Gaofen 4, The World’s Most Powerful GEO Spy Satellite, Continues China’s Great Leap Forward Into Space

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

IARPA Wants Human-Like Robot Brains
Military

IARPA Wants Human-Like Robot Brains

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Genetically Modified Limes Are Purpler and More Healthful
Engineering

Genetically Modified Limes Are Purpler and More Healthful

By Alexandra Ossola

Pentagon Agrees To Recognize Drone Pilots With A Decoration
Technology

Pentagon Agrees To Recognize Drone Pilots With A Decoration

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Airbus Introduces A System To Jam Drones Out Of The Sky
Aviation

Airbus Introduces A System To Jam Drones Out Of The Sky

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Qualcomm Snapdragon Sense ID
Technology

Qualcomm’s New Fingerprint Sensor Uses Ultrasonic Waves To Know Who You Are

By Dave Gershgorn

China laser weapon blinding
Military

Chinese Soldiers Have Laser Guns

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Big Idea: Killer Robots Are Coming
Military

Big Idea: Killer Robots Are Coming

By Ryan Bradley

Seismograms Of North Korean Blasts
Military

Seismologists: North Korea’s Latest Nuke Blast Modestly Bigger Than Their First

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Robo-Butchers Could Soon Cut Your Steak
Health

Robo-Butchers Could Soon Cut Your Steak

By Alexandra Ossola

NASA's Hybrid Plane Concept
Aviation

NASA Is Making Progress Toward Hybrid-Powered Airplanes

By Mary Beth Griggs

ISIS Shows Off A Driverless Carbomb
Self Driving

ISIS Shows Off A Driverless Carbomb

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Did North Korea Really Test A Hydrogen Bomb? Here’s How We’ll Find Out
Military

Did North Korea Really Test A Hydrogen Bomb? Here’s How We’ll Find Out

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ford Talks Autonomous Cars at CES
Technology

Ford Talks Autonomous Cars at CES

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

Hackers Take Down Power Stations In Ukraine
Technology

Hackers Take Down Power Stations In Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

New Computer Program Can Predict How Things Will Move, Just Like Us
AI

New Computer Program Can Predict How Things Will Move, Just Like Us

By Mary Beth Griggs

HTC Vive Pre
Technology

HTC Unveils Its Newest VR Headset ‘Vive Pre’

By Michael Nuñez

Nvidia’s New Chip Aims To Power The Next Generation Of Driverless Cars
Self Driving

Nvidia’s New Chip Aims To Power The Next Generation Of Driverless Cars

By Dave Gershgorn

Faraday Future FFZERO1 electric car concept on stage
Electric Vehicles

What Is Faraday Future And Why Should We Care?

By Eric Adams

Robot Inspects Suitcase
Military

German Researchers Are Developing A Bomb Squad Robot That Sees Inside Suitcases

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russia’s New Drone Rules Look A Lot Like America’s
Aviation

Russia’s New Drone Rules Look A Lot Like America’s

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Mark Zuckerberg Wants Girls To Be Their School’s Nerd, Not Date One
Internet

Mark Zuckerberg Wants Girls To Be Their School’s Nerd, Not Date One

By Jason Lederman

Customize An Open-Source HAL For Your Home
DIY

Customize An Open-Source HAL For Your Home

By Rebecca Harrington

Space Defender: Interview With Air Force Lt. Gen. John W. Raymond
Military

Space Defender: Interview With Air Force Lt. Gen. John W. Raymond

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Distracted Walking Is An Actual Public Health Concern
Health

Distracted Walking Is An Actual Public Health Concern

By Alexandra Ossola

CES 2016: What To Expect
Aviation

CES 2016: What To Expect

By Xavier Harding and Michael F. Nuñez

Brains Of Video Game-Addicted Teens Are Hyper Connected
Health

Brains Of Video Game-Addicted Teens Are Hyper Connected

By Alexandra Ossola

Train Systems Are Vulnerable To Hacking
Security

Train Systems Are Vulnerable To Hacking

By Kelsey D. Atherton

DARPA Wants To Turn Small Ships Into Drone Aircraft Carriers
Aviation

DARPA Wants To Turn Small Ships Into Drone Aircraft Carriers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

China Makes Being A Loyal Citizen Fun, With Mandatory National Game
Technology

China Makes Being A Loyal Citizen Fun, With Mandatory National Game

By Kelsey D. Atherton

China Builds Its Own ‘Wild Weasel’ To Suppress Air Defenses
Military

China Builds Its Own ‘Wild Weasel’ To Suppress Air Defenses

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

LS3 Robot At RIMPAC Exercises
DARPA

Marines’ Robot Mule Is Too Loud For War

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Hunter RQ-5
Army

The Army Retires Its Oldest Drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

For Sale: A Fan-Powered Hoverboard That Actually Hovers
Aviation

For Sale: A Fan-Powered Hoverboard That Actually Hovers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Chinese Stealth Fighter J-20 Starts Production
Military

Chinese Stealth Fighter J-20 Starts Production

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Ammunition Explosion Iraq
Military

Earthquake Monitors Used To Decode Massive Ammunition Explosion

By Mary Beth Griggs

Thomas The Former Tank Engine
Robots

A Walking Thomas The Former Tank Engine Is A Nightmare Before Christmas

By Kelsey D. Atherton

We Talked To The Man Who Shot Leonardo DiCaprio (And A Bear)
Technology

We Talked To The Man Who Shot Leonardo DiCaprio (And A Bear)

By Matt Giles

Twitter Just Patented Tweet-Piloted Drones
Aviation

Twitter Just Patented Tweet-Piloted Drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Watch This 15-Foot Star Destroyer Drone Fly Majestically … And Then Crash
Aviation

Watch This 15-Foot Star Destroyer Drone Fly Majestically … And Then Crash

By Kelsey D. Atherton

monkey emoji in the center of a pie chart
Internet

Emoji Users Have Sex On The Brain

By Katie Peek

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