Bioengineers share their biobot blueprints with the world
Five years ago, they developed biobots that moved using a power supply of rat heart cells. Now, the team wants to help other bioengineers build biobots.
Compact 3D-printed incubator helps plants get a strong start in life
LumiLamp is a 3D-printed, desk-sized incubator designed to grow seedlings indoors and year-round with minimal effort.
Powerhouse bacteria decontaminates wastewater and makes energy
Researchers have demonstrated that this unusual bacteria may some day offer a means to decontaminate wastewater.
Watch live: Experts discuss why Asteroid Day could save us from catastrophy
Astronomers from around the world hold a press conference leading up to the first official U.N. Asteroid Day, to be held on June 30.
Researchers build the world's smallest hammer to smash brain cells
The world’s smallest hammer has been created to study the physical, chemical, and biological effects to brain cells when we hit our head.
Buildings that breathe: Italian architect’s ‘Vertical Forest’ to sprout in China
Some 600 tall trees, 500 smaller trees, and 2,500 plants and shrubs will sprout from concrete balconies of the vertical forests.
Open wide! Researchers develop medical sensors powered by stomach acid
Engineers from MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have harnessed the power of stomach acid to keep small ingestible sensors running.
Pimp my computer desk: Ikea will “open source” a new line of customizable furniture
Ikea has detailed its line of “open platform” furniture meant to encourage tinkerers to modify DIY products into new and interesting designs.
Satellites tremble as Japan's 'space junk' collection mission ends in failure
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's experimental "space junk" cleanup mission ended in failure Monday morning.
Robotic skin: Researchers created a material twice as sensitive as human skin
Researchers have now designed a material that exceeds the sensitivity of human skin and may be used as an artificial skin for robots.
Pushing the body’s boundaries: BodyHacking Conference 2017 kicks off
Bodyhackers from around the world gathered in Austin, Texas to attend the second annual Bodyhacking Conference, where artists, academics, grinders, and tinkerers will discuss the methods, ethics, and legality involved in the movement.
Tough as scales: Researchers create protective material inspired by fish skin
In a bid to build flexible and protective gear, researchers turned to nature for inspiration and frequented a fish market for subjects.
Swarm of grapefruit-sized robots helps scientists unlock secrets of the sea
In a recent paper, scientists describe a study with a swarm of robots, which ride currents and monitor the environment in 3D. Data collected by the swarm has offered insight into plankton, the oceans most abundant life form.
Conquering the clutter: Data Civilizer can sift through heaps of information
Data Civilizer helps minimize the grunt work involved in aggregating and organizing big data so scientists can get right to the analysis.
Biologists just created the world’s first stable semi-synthetic organism
Created by a team of bioengineers, the semisynthetic organism has DNA made up of four natural bases and two manmade bases.
Slacker hacker: Programmer uses AI to disguise his screen when his boss nears
A procrastinating programmer created a deep learning face-recognition program that can hide your screen when your boss walks by.
Pests begone! BioClay offers a safe and sustainable alternative to pesticides
A research team at the University of Queensland in Australia is developing BioClay, an environmentally sustainable alternative to pesticides.
Save your skin from sun damage by snapping a photo in invisible ultraviolet
New Kickstarter campaign SmartUV hopes to promote skin health by letting people see themselves in UV, which is invisible to the naked eye.
Here comes the Sun: ESA releases montage showing the Sun every day in 2016
The European Space Agency's montage shows the Sun as seen by the agency’s PROBA2 satellite throughout 2016.
Wearable device lets visually impaired people sense their surroundings
Using millimeter wave radar sensors, Guidesense can detect obstacles in the environment and relay that information back to the wearer..
Hungry worms may help scientists understand mysterious biological forces
By feeding glowing, nanoparticle-laced bacteria to worms, Stanford researchers hope to measure biological forces at play in our bodies.
Illumina's new machine may bring the cost of genome sequencing to under $100
Illumina — a DNA sequencing company — unveiled a machine called the NovaSeq at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference this week.
The sound of 103 micro drones launched from an F/A-18 will give you nightmares
Over 100 Perdix drones released from three jets demonstrated sophisticated swarming behaviors including decision-making and self-healing.
New $27 million fund aims to save humanity from destructive AI
The Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fund aims turn an analytical eye on the development of AI.
Rapael exoskeleton hand and gaming system is designed for rehabilitation
Neofect’s flagship product is the Rapael Smart Glove, a Bluetooth glove that’s packed with sensors to measure finger and wrist movements.
Superflex's powered clothing is designed to give the elderly their strength back
Superflex is developing “powered clothing." It's lightweight and connected clothing, equipped with electric muscles to support core movement.
What can big data determine about history by analyzing 150 years of news?
Researchers were able to detect the emergence of new technologies and subtle changes in the social and political environment from the news.
Sip in style with this NASA-approved (and expensive) zero-gravity cup
Developed for use on the International Space Station, the mugs are now available for a pretty penny through a spinoff called Spaceware.