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Chinese Navy Stars in Latest U.S.Intelligence Report
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Chinese Navy Stars in Latest U.S.Intelligence Report

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Is This Weird 3-Story Solar Powered Jet The Airliner Of The Future?
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Is This Weird 3-Story Solar Powered Jet The Airliner Of The Future?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Drones Fly Over Melting Arctic Ice For Science
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Drones Fly Over Melting Arctic Ice For Science

By Kelsey D. Atherton

China Signs Huge Arms Deal With Russia, Buys World’s Best Missile
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China Signs Huge Arms Deal With Russia, Buys World’s Best Missile

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Navy Makes Armor Clear As Clay
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Navy Makes Armor Clear As Clay

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Homemade Iron Man Glove Fires Lasers
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Homemade Iron Man Glove Fires Lasers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The High-Tech Battle Against Pirates
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The High-Tech Battle Against Pirates

By Erik Sofge

Drones Make Good Jogging Companions, Research Finds
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Drones Make Good Jogging Companions, Research Finds

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Robobarista Can Learn How To Operate Your Coffee Machine
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Robobarista Can Learn How To Operate Your Coffee Machine

By Dan Moren

Google Wants To Be Your Wireless Carrier
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Google Wants To Be Your Wireless Carrier

By Dan Moren

This Security Flaw Can Cause Your iPhone To Reboot Endlessly
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This Security Flaw Can Cause Your iPhone To Reboot Endlessly

By Dan Moren

Augmented Reality Glasses Are Coming To The Battlefield
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Augmented Reality Glasses Are Coming To The Battlefield

By Andrew Rosenblum

Iran Reveals Small Armed Robot Car
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Iran Reveals Small Armed Robot Car

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Parrot AR Drone 2.0 In Flight
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Drone-Proofing The Boston Marathon

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Marine V-22 Osprey Shoots Kamikaze Drones Out Its Backside
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Marine V-22 Osprey Shoots Kamikaze Drones Out Its Backside

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Saudis Use Chinese-made Cannons in Yemen
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Saudis Use Chinese-made Cannons in Yemen

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

New Smart Sensor Sniffs Out Decaying Meat Before You Can
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New Smart Sensor Sniffs Out Decaying Meat Before You Can

By Rachel Fobar

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‘Star Talk’: A Sneak Peek At Neil deGrasse Tyson’s New Late Night Show

By Breanna Draxler

South Korea Unveils Fast Tiltrotor Drone Prototype
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South Korea Unveils Fast Tiltrotor Drone Prototype

By Kelsey D. Atherton

China Jidong Island
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Chinese Shipyard Looks to Build Giant Floating Islands

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Northrop Grumman Andros F6A Robot
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Bomb Squad Robot Delivers Pizza, Saves A Man’s Life

By Kelsey D. Atherton

X-47B Refuels In Mid-Air
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Watch This Autonomous Drone Eat Fuel In The Sky

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Physics Proves Grainy Soil Is Good At Stopping Missiles
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Physics Proves Grainy Soil Is Good At Stopping Missiles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Cyborg Cockroaches: How They Work
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Cyborg Cockroaches: How They Work

By Rachel Nuwer

Buckeye The MUTT On The Ground
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NASA Tests Cartoonish Flying Wing Drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Navy Wants Anti-Drone Lasers On Trucks
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The Navy Wants Anti-Drone Lasers On Trucks

By Kelsey D. Atherton

An Ice-Proof Coating For Airplanes Based On A Frog’s Skin
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An Ice-Proof Coating For Airplanes Based On A Frog’s Skin

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Underwater Robot Surprised By Sperm Whale [Video]
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Underwater Robot Surprised By Sperm Whale [Video]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Hybrid Hot Water for a Hurricane House
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Hybrid Hot Water for a Hurricane House

By SURE HOUSE

What Is A Gyrocopter And Why Did This Man Land One On The Capitol Lawn?
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What Is A Gyrocopter And Why Did This Man Land One On The Capitol Lawn?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Asparagus Delivery Drone Catches Fire In Netherlands
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Asparagus Delivery Drone Catches Fire In Netherlands

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How It Works: The Toyota Mirai
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How It Works: The Toyota Mirai

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A Wearable Pollution Monitor
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A Wearable Pollution Monitor

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A 3D-Printed, Battery-Powered Rocket Engine
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A 3D-Printed, Battery-Powered Rocket Engine

By Loren Grush

How It Works: Project Loon’s Global Internet
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How It Works: Project Loon’s Global Internet

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Watch This Drone Carry A Person
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Watch This Drone Carry A Person

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Sure, Just Give A Robot A Sword
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Sure, Just Give A Robot A Sword

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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This West Virginia Town Has Gone Radio Silent

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Here’s What Scientists Learned In The Largest Systematic Study Of Email Habits
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Here’s What Scientists Learned In The Largest Systematic Study Of Email Habits

By Alexandra Ossola

Writer/Director Alex Garland Discusses His Latest AI-Inspired Film ‘Ex Machina’
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Writer/Director Alex Garland Discusses His Latest AI-Inspired Film ‘Ex Machina’

By Loren Grush

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3 Things You Probably Didn’t Know A Printer Could Do

By Corinne Iozzio

How It Works: The Polaris Slingshot Three-Wheeled Supercar
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How It Works: The Polaris Slingshot Three-Wheeled Supercar

By Eric Adams

Watch The Elaborate Process Of Changing An IMAX Lightbulb
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Watch The Elaborate Process Of Changing An IMAX Lightbulb

By Mary Beth Griggs

Malaysia's Tun Razak Scorpene-Model Submarine
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India Undocks Its First Stealth Submarine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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Testing Avalanches On The Slopes And In The Lab [Video]

By Mary Beth Griggs

Tracking Tag Uses Cell Towers Instead Of GPS To Find Your Stuff
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Tracking Tag Uses Cell Towers Instead Of GPS To Find Your Stuff

By Dan Moren

Aluminum-ion battery
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Aluminum-Ion Batteries Are Flexible, Fast-Charging, And Won’t Catch On Fire

By Dan Moren

Cow Traffic
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Google’s Driverless Cars Are Learning How To Avoid Cows

By Mary Beth Griggs

Watch A Flock Of Drone Butterflies Flutter Around [Video]
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Watch A Flock Of Drone Butterflies Flutter Around [Video]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Pakistan Babur Cruise Missile Nuclear
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New Chinese Submarines to Pakistan

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Octocopter In Flight
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Police In India Get Drones Armed With Pepper Spray

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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Monkeys Are Causing Internet Outages, As Our 404 Page Predicted

By Dave Mosher

Building Information Modeling: How the construction industry is getting ‘smart’
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Building Information Modeling: How the construction industry is getting ‘smart’

By SURE HOUSE

Watch Italian Robots Destroy Underwater WWII Explosives
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Watch Italian Robots Destroy Underwater WWII Explosives

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Google Takes Over Airship Hangars In California
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Google Takes Over Airship Hangars In California

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Typing Test To Diagnose Parkinson’s
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A Typing Test To Diagnose Parkinson’s

By Alexandra Ossola

Non-Newtonian Fluid
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Poland Developing Liquid Body Armor

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Explore Deep Inside Your Body With Google Maps
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Explore Deep Inside Your Body With Google Maps

By Alexandra Ossola

Brain-Implanted Compasses Let Blind Rats Navigate A Maze
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Brain-Implanted Compasses Let Blind Rats Navigate A Maze

By Sarah Fecht

Octocopter In Flight
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South Korea Gets Ready For Drone-On-Drone Warfare With North Korea

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Israel Successfully Tests New Missile Defense Interceptor [Video]
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Israel Successfully Tests New Missile Defense Interceptor [Video]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Flying WANDA Flimmer
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The Navy Is Making A Flying, Swimming, Submarine-Hunting Duck Drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Lightweight Power Boot Makes You Walk More Efficiently
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Lightweight Power Boot Makes You Walk More Efficiently

By Loren Grush

Most Of The Web Is Invisible To Google. Here’s What It Contains
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Most Of The Web Is Invisible To Google. Here’s What It Contains

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