Lucid dreaming goes high-tech with InstaDreamer wristband
The fully adjustable, lightweight, medical grade silicon band also doubles as a health and sleep tracker.
RF-Pose can identify and track people through walls
The technology can also identify, with 83% accuracy, people from “known groups.”
Researchers in Tokyo are using living tissue for robotic applications
Perhaps one day in the future we will see a combination of robotics and living tissue working as one on a larger scale?
New development could see smartphone cameras used to diagnose diseases
This could help detect ailments like influenza and STD’s without using expensive imaging equipment.
Spyce is a restaurant based on technology with quality culinary backing
The creators call Spyce “the world’s first robotic kitchen that cooks complex meals.”
[Infographic] Life after artificial intelligence: Will the future be free?
The fears are understandable. Robots are able to complete the work of more than five people and there are almost 5 times as many robots per thousand workers in the U.S. than in the 1990s.
University of Missouri researchers develop new material that could increase battery life
The researchers at the University of Missouri say this honeycomb material has magnetic properties that can address heat and life issues in batteries.
Scientists make some headway on the common cold, cure is still just a dream
This is not a cure, but is perhaps the first small step towards potentially finding a cure for the common cold.
NASA sending a helicopter to Mars, will see if it will fly
This helicopter will be hitching a ride to the red planet on the belly of the Mars 2020 rover.
Boston Dynamics to start selling SpotMini robot dog in 2019
No word on price yet, but Boston Dynamics has said that newer iterations have been significantly cheaper to build.
“Science” says that two spaces after a period are better after a flawed study
If you’re typing on one of these, two spaces make sense. Otherwise, not so much.
Tired of city noise? Noise-canceling windows might be the answer
The prototype isn’t pretty but if researchers can manage to make the technology feasible, that can be worked out as well.
Scientists confirm that parents will never be able to keep up with their kids
These children will probably never stop bouncing.
University of Washington is working on battery-free HD video streaming
This looks like a very interesting project, we’ll see if the University of Washington researchers can make this a viable solution or product.
Robot arms build IKEA furniture so that you don’t have to
The build itself was broken into three distinct phases: scan, plan, build.
Advanced Plant Habitat grows its first crops on the International Space Station
The first batch of crops included Dwarf Wheat and Arabidopsis, which are small flowering plants related to cabbage and mustard.
Aurora Station, first-ever luxury space hotel, wants to launch in 2021
Visitors will be taken on a twelve day cruise quite literally around the world (and around and around).
We want to establish colonies on Mars, but where should we start?
Some areas that make sense to avoid are the inactive volcanoes on the planet surface.
Tiangong-1 space lab likely to come crashing down to Earth tonight
Scientists have been keeping a close eye on the lab as it’s been hurtling out of control.
Enhance your gaming with Razer’s body enhancing nanobot technology
Of course, it’ll be interesting to see how the eSports community reacts to such a performance enhancing drink.
MIT creates biomimetic soft robot fish, SoFi
During its testing, SoFi was able to move among groups of fish without any noticeable agitation or displacement of the living fish.
Crazy dude rockets himself 1,875 feet to see if the Earth is flat
So Hughes built himself a rocket that propelled him to 1,875 feet, about 99 feet higher than One World Trade Center.
Giant harpoon may be the answer to space junk
Airbus is going with a harpoon versus a net, robotic arm, or any other method due to its simplicity.
Startup wants to “backup your brain” but there’s a pretty huge catch
Nectome claims they’ve researched the legality of what they’re looking to do, considering it is tantamount to assisted suicide, and believe they’re in the clear.
Brilliant physicist Stephen Hawking has died at age 76
“A complete, consistent unified theory is only the first step: our goal is a complete understanding of the events around us, and of our own existence.”
NASA Hammer probe would use brute force and nukes for rogue asteroids
Using nukes would admittedly be the very last option.
Mr. Steven narrowly misses its first SpaceX fairing catch
Elon Musk already has ideas about how to do better next time.
Hubble Telescope spots Neptune storm coming to an end
This storm is working a bit differently than researchers expected.
