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‘Hunger Games’ Actress Angel Giuffria Talks Life As A Cyborg
Technology

‘Hunger Games’ Actress Angel Giuffria Talks Life As A Cyborg

Plus, the future of bionic limbs

AMC’s ‘Humans’ Is Closer To Reality Than You Think
Science Fiction

AMC’s ‘Humans’ Is Closer To Reality Than You Think

The new sci-fi cable show imagines a world of Synths, but it's not far from today

Unmanned SpaceX Rocket Blows Up During Launch
Space X

Unmanned SpaceX Rocket Blows Up During Launch

Looks like something went wrong in the rocket's second stage

This Insanely Hard, Self-Driving Robot Race Takes Place In A Parking Lot
DARPA

This Insanely Hard, Self-Driving Robot Race Takes Place In A Parking Lot

SparkFun's annual autonomous vehicle competition pushes the limits of cheap tech

These Students Built A Working Hyperloop (A Very Tiny One)
Space X

These Students Built A Working Hyperloop (A Very Tiny One)

'What is this? A Hyperloop for ants!?'

The Race Is On To Surround The Earth With All-Seeing Satellites
Space

The Race Is On To Surround The Earth With All-Seeing Satellites

Many more eyes in the skies

Police Will Throw This Camera Ball Into Rooms
Robots

Police Will Throw This Camera Ball Into Rooms

“Tactical spheres”

Q&A With SciBabe On GMOs, Swearing, And More
Diseases

Q&A With SciBabe On GMOs, Swearing, And More

Science blogger Yvette d’Entremont fights pseudoscience with snark

Superfast Lasers Create A Hologram You Can Touch
Technology

Superfast Lasers Create A Hologram You Can Touch

At quadrillionth-second bursts

From Our Archives: Sign Up Here For A Trip To Space
Space

From Our Archives: Sign Up Here For A Trip To Space

In 1952, the Hayden Planetarium offered applicants the trip of a lifetime

Doctors Are Using Lasers To Treat People With Severe Psychological Conditions
Medicine

Doctors Are Using Lasers To Treat People With Severe Psychological Conditions

Not your grandmother’s lobotomy

Ford Store Offers 3D Printable Models
Vehicles

Ford Store Offers 3D Printable Models

Print your next Ford at home, in miniature

DNA Evidence Is Not Foolproof
Science

DNA Evidence Is Not Foolproof

Believing it blindly could put the wrong people in jail

We’re Entering A Sixth Mass Extinction, And It’s Our Fault
Pollution

We’re Entering A Sixth Mass Extinction, And It’s Our Fault

Species loss rate is 100 times greater than the expected rate

A Sleek Digitally Augmented Router Offers “Autocorrect For Your Hands”
Projects

A Sleek Digitally Augmented Router Offers “Autocorrect For Your Hands”

The Shaper, now reimagined by an ex-Google designer

Self-Healing Material Could Instantly Fix Airplane Wings Mid-Flight
Aviation

Self-Healing Material Could Instantly Fix Airplane Wings Mid-Flight

Airplane, heal thyself

Instagram Adds Trending Locations, Here’s How They Work
Social Media

Instagram Adds Trending Locations, Here’s How They Work

Making yourself #trend is harder than it looks

Rosetta Spacecraft Will Orbit A Comet For Nine Extra Months
Science

Rosetta Spacecraft Will Orbit A Comet For Nine Extra Months

It may use the time to try some risky maneuvers

A Ribbit-ing Concept In Wound Healing
Diseases

A Ribbit-ing Concept In Wound Healing

An antimicrobial peptide from Eurasian frogs can speed up tissue regeneration

Watch A Robotic Roach Learn To Tuck And Roll
Technology

Watch A Robotic Roach Learn To Tuck And Roll

By mimicking the real roach's ability to slip through cracks, robotic roaches could help save trapped disaster victims