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Seven Decades Later, Cars Still Need To Get Lighter
Technology

Seven Decades Later, Cars Still Need To Get Lighter

By Katie Peek

Car Disrupted: Hydrogen Hits The Road This Fall
Electric Vehicles

Car Disrupted: Hydrogen Hits The Road This Fall

By Eric Adams

Where To Watch ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer And Get Pre-Sale Tickets
Technology

Where To Watch ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer And Get Pre-Sale Tickets

By Xavier Harding

CIA Director John Brennan
Security

Teen Hacker Claims He Accessed CIA Director’s Personal Email

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Government Wants To Register Drones
Technology

The Government Wants To Register Drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Welcome To Your Future Energy-Efficient House
Electric Vehicles

Welcome To Your Future Energy-Efficient House

By Sarah Scoles

Tesla Powerwall
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Home

By Reported by Harlan Murphy and Lindsey Kratochwill

Virtual Reality Screens Could Soon Be Tailored To Your Glasses Prescription
Technology

Virtual Reality Screens Could Soon Be Tailored To Your Glasses Prescription

By Alexandra Ossola

Health
Announcements

Health

By Reported by Sarah Scoles and Breanna Draxler

Lockheed Mounted A Laser Turret On Business Jet
DARPA

Lockheed Mounted A Laser Turret On Business Jet

By Kelsey D. Atherton

China Yuanmeng airship
Military

China Tests Its Largest Airship

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Real-Time Video Software Puts Someone Else’s Facial Expressions On Your Face
Technology

Real-Time Video Software Puts Someone Else’s Facial Expressions On Your Face

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Hendo 2.0 Concept Art
Technology

Tony Hawk Helped To Design The Hendo 2.0 Hoverboard

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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Climate Change

Solar Decathlon Game Time!

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Facebook Explains How Its New 360-Degree Video Works
Internet

Facebook Explains How Its New 360-Degree Video Works

By Xavier Harding

Battelle's DroneDefender
Aviation

This Device Turns Any Gun Into An Anti-Drone Ray

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Solar Race Team Gets Help from a Superforecast
Technology

Solar Race Team Gets Help from a Superforecast

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

Prosthetic Limbs Could Have Artificial Skin That Really Feels
Technology

Prosthetic Limbs Could Have Artificial Skin That Really Feels

By Alexandra Ossola

Tesla Model S
Self Driving

Tesla Cars Become Autonomous Overnight

By Eric Adams

This Machine Writes Better Clickbait Than You
AI

This Machine Writes Better Clickbait Than You

By Dave Gershgorn

What Is Square, And Why Did It IPO?
Technology

What Is Square, And Why Did It IPO?

By Jason Lederman

Was The First Virtual Reality Presidential Debate A Success?
Technology

Was The First Virtual Reality Presidential Debate A Success?

By Jason Lederman

Skycatch Smart Construction
Aviation

In Japan, Drones Guide Robot Trucks At Construction Sites

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Chinese Spaceship
Military

What Will The Next Chinese Spaceship Look Like?

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Service Dog And Dragon Runner Robot
Military

QinetiQ’s Robot Can Switch Hands During A Mission

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Dragonfly Eyes
Animals

Virtual Reality Gives You Animal Vision

By Mary Beth Griggs

At Army Exposition, We Tried On BAE’s Panoramic Camera System
Military

At Army Exposition, We Tried On BAE’s Panoramic Camera System

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Oculus Toybox Demo Shows Why VR Is So Valuable To Facebook
Technology

Oculus Toybox Demo Shows Why VR Is So Valuable To Facebook

By Xavier Harding

Social Media Celebrates #AdaLovelaceDay
Technology

Social Media Celebrates #AdaLovelaceDay

By Lydia Chain

‘Steller Stories’ Wants To Bring Longform Storytelling To Social Media
Internet

‘Steller Stories’ Wants To Bring Longform Storytelling To Social Media

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You Can Now Use Google Street View In Virtual Reality
Technology

You Can Now Use Google Street View In Virtual Reality

By Xavier Harding

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Technology

Twitter Is Laying Off 336 Employees: How Will This Help?

By Jason Lederman

China CH-4 drone
Military

Iraq Flies Chinese-Made Drones

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Aston Martin’s DB10 Is A Menacing Supercar
Technology

Aston Martin’s DB10 Is A Menacing Supercar

By Joseph Orovic

DARPA Wants Drones That Vanish Into Air
Aviation

DARPA Wants Drones That Vanish Into Air

By Kelsey D. Atherton

As Clouds Grow Darker Over Volkswagen, What’s Next For The Automotive Giant?
Technology

As Clouds Grow Darker Over Volkswagen, What’s Next For The Automotive Giant?

By Eric Adams

British Companies Build Jamming System To Take Down Drones
Aviation

British Companies Build Jamming System To Take Down Drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why Did Google Drive Go Down?
Technology

Why Did Google Drive Go Down?

By Xavier Harding

Airbus Wants To Literally Seat Plane Passengers On Top Of Each Other
Aviation

Airbus Wants To Literally Seat Plane Passengers On Top Of Each Other

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How NASA Turned Astronauts Into Social Media Superstars
International Space Station

How NASA Turned Astronauts Into Social Media Superstars

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China SY-400 Rocket
Military

China Shoots Missile at Typhoon

By

You Can Find An Organ Donor On Social Media
Health

You Can Find An Organ Donor On Social Media

By Alexandra Ossola

China Hypersonic Plane
Military

Chinese Hypersonic Engine Wins Award, Reshapes Speed Race?

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Screenshot of Facebook's Reactions feature
Technology

Facebook’s Dislike Button Is Here, But It’s Not What You Think

By Carl Franzen

Portable Power for Electric Cars
Electric Vehicles

Portable Power for Electric Cars

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

China Reveals Flying Robot Car
Military

China Reveals Flying Robot Car

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

The World’s First Fully Robotic Farm Opens In 2017
Agriculture

The World’s First Fully Robotic Farm Opens In 2017

By Sarah Fecht

This Drone-Mounted Cannon Fires Irradiated Moths At Crops
Agriculture

This Drone-Mounted Cannon Fires Irradiated Moths At Crops

By Mary Beth Griggs

Happy Fifth Birthday, Instagram
Technology

Happy Fifth Birthday, Instagram

By Steph Yin

The National Science Foundation Wants Robots To Read To Kids
Robots

The National Science Foundation Wants Robots To Read To Kids

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Microsoft Unveils Three New Smartphones At Windows 10 Event
Technology

Microsoft Unveils Three New Smartphones At Windows 10 Event

By Xavier Harding

Watch As An Autonomous Truck Zooms Down The Autobahn
Technology

Watch As An Autonomous Truck Zooms Down The Autobahn

By Mary Beth Griggs

Facebook Will Beam Internet From Satellites To Africa In 2016
Technology

Facebook Will Beam Internet From Satellites To Africa In 2016

By Dave Gershgorn

Flying Robot Bees Can Now Swim, Too
Robots

Flying Robot Bees Can Now Swim, Too

By Mary Beth Griggs

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Technology

Next Year, GM Employees Might Ride Autonomous Chevy Volts To Work

By Bengt Halvorson/Green Car Reports

This Video Game Asks: How Would You Survive in a Big City if You Were a Stray Dog?
Technology

This Video Game Asks: How Would You Survive in a Big City if You Were a Stray Dog?

By G. Clay Whittaker

Aaron From ‘The Walking Dead’ Talks About Surviving A Zombie Apocalypse
Technology

Aaron From ‘The Walking Dead’ Talks About Surviving A Zombie Apocalypse

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A Q&A With the Guy Who Wrote the Book on Emoji
Internet

A Q&A With the Guy Who Wrote the Book on Emoji

By Breanna Draxler

2016 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Ups the Ante for Electric Motors
Technology

2016 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Ups the Ante for Electric Motors

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

Your Facebook Profile Picture Can Now Be A Short Video
Internet

Your Facebook Profile Picture Can Now Be A Short Video

By Xavier Harding

This 3D Printed Robot Can Pick Up Even Your Most Fragile Mess
Robots

This 3D Printed Robot Can Pick Up Even Your Most Fragile Mess

By Mary Beth Griggs

Tesla Launches Its Electric SUV, The Model X
Technology

Tesla Launches Its Electric SUV, The Model X

By Eric Adams

DARPA Gives MIT Lab $32 Million To Program Living Cells
DARPA

DARPA Gives MIT Lab $32 Million To Program Living Cells

By Alexandra Ossola

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Technology

Volkswagen Fraud Is Getting Worse, And This Is Just The Beginning

By Mary Beth Griggs

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