The best way to dispose of used face masks? Turn them into roads
Shredding old face masks and turning them into construction materials could save them from being thrown into landfills.
Hit takers: The cutting-edge engineering making football helmets safer than ever
Helmet technology has come a long way since the leatherhead days of football. Today, materials science is driving a revolution in head protection tech
Smart dummies: How robotic tackling tech is transforming football practice
Concussions frequently take place during football practice. This robot tackling dummy could help reduce that risk, and also give players an edge.
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot shows off its grabbing skills in new video
Boston Dynamics’ Spot, one of the most advanced robots around, can now pick up the underwear you left on the floor.
Microsoft’s new quantum chip could help control thousands of qubits
Microsoft doesn’t just make Windows and Surface tablets; it’s also doing some pretty interesting work with quantum computers.
Clever ‘nerve hacking’ prosthetic tricks your brain to make limbs feel lighter
How do you make a prosthesis feel more comfortable for the people who need to use them day in, day out? This tech could help.
High temperatures and a diamond anvil could lead to a solar cell breakthrough
There's still more work to be done, but this is an exciting breakthrough in materials science for better solar cells.
Cyborg Venus flytraps are here. Don’t worry, they’re not hostile
It sounds a whole lot like Little Shop of Horrors, as remade by roboticists. It could turn out to be pretty useful, though.
This quirky humanoid robot can be teleoperated using a VR headset
The inventors of Reachy, a humanoid, open-source robot, have come up with a way to teleoperate its robo-creation using a VR headset.
Quantum communication demonstrated by two hovering drones
The groundwork is being laid for the quantum internet -- up in the air, at least. Here's what researchers at a Chinese university recently pulled off.
Clever new A.I. system promises to train your dog while you’re away from home
A prototype device is able to give out canine commands, check to see if they’re being obeyed, and then provide a treat as a reward when they are.
This game-changing graphene tattoo can continuously monitor your brainwaves
Brainwave data is almost always captured sporadically or intermittently. But with this innovation, it could be captured continuously
These scientists have a wildly futuristic plan to harvest energy from black holes
Could energy from black holes be harvested to provide power for future off-planet colonies? It sounds crazy. It might very well be. But it could be possible.
The world’s first fully automated ‘salmon cannon’ is here to save the planet
How do you transport salmon upstream when there's a dam or other blockage in the way? With a Hyperloop for fish, of course.
Safe graphene battery won’t unexpectedly burst into flames like lithium-ion
Graphene is one seriously exciting material. Its next trick could be powering the next generation of batteries.
New A.I. hearing aid learns your listening preferences and makes adjustments
One of the picks for this year’s CES 2021 Innovation Awards is a smart hearing aid that uses A.I. to improve the audio experience in a couple of crucial ways.
Get this smartphone scope and you might never have to visit an optometrist again
There's no longer a reason to leave your home to get a vision check for new glasses. Here's how VisionCheck 2 works.
TCL Wearable Display squeezes a giant HD TV into a pair of sunglasses
TCL has been working on its Wearable Display smartglasses tech for some time. At CES 2021, it finally showed off the model it plans to ship.
This artificial ‘nose on a chip’ can sniff out wine, coffee, and noxious gas
Small Inspector is a multi-channel smell detector chip that could be used to give your smart devices a sensitive schnozz.
It may sound ridiculous, but the future of satellites could be steam-powered
It might sound like something straight out of steampunk, but steam power could turn out to be a revolutionary innovation for CubeSats.
One of Russia’s largest oil producers creates a Bitcoin mining farm in Siberia
Gazprom Neft, one of the largest oil producers in Russia, is getting into mining -- for Bitcoin, that is.
Edit, undo: Temporary gene editing could help solve the mosquito problem
Movies have taught us that genetically tweaking a killer animal and then releasing it isn't smart. This could be one solution.
The world’s first wooden satellite could launch into orbit by 2023
Earth has a problem with orbiting space junk. Wooden satellites might be one way to avoid making the problem worse.
The future of cars: A new spin on an old idea could revolutionize autonomous vehicles
Most autonomous cars use lidar and other light-based sensors to see the world around them. But what if they could use radar, too?
The future of cooking: How a robotic chef is cooking up a crazy new kitchen
Today, our kitchens have things like ovens, fridges, stovetops, toasters, and microwaves. Tomorrow, they might just have built-in robotic sous chefs.
This industrial drone is capable of lifting an astonishing amount of weight
Think drones can only lift lightweight objects? Think again! xFold drones are capable of lifting up to 1,000 pounds.
The internet is changing human migration patterns
It’s not exactly breaking news to say that the internet has changed the world. But this insight into migration is one way you might not have considered.
The future of military training? Target practice on running, shrieking robots
How do you create the shooting range of the future? Get your hands on an army of autonomous robots to shoot at, of course.
This robot-tended vertical farm will grow 1,000 metric tons of greens per year
The world of farming is changing. Want proof? Check out this amazing robot-filled vertical farm in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Scientists who sent spiders to the ISS have discovered something truly strange
Who doesn't love science? Especially when it means rocketing spiders into space to see how they spin webs in microgravity.
Scientists asked A.I. to analyze the fossil record. This is what it found
Using machine learning to analyze fossil records can shed light on major extinction events and how they changed history.