SpaceX ‘not expected’ to successfully land its upgraded Falcon 9 at sea Wednesday
Despite typical optimism from Elon Musk's aerospace company, SpaceX says it does not expect to successfully land its Falcon 9 on a barge Wednesday.
Future Motion withdraws patent infringement action against Changzhou
After filing a legal action to get Changzhou and its Trotter hoverboard banned from CES 2016, OneWheel maker Future Motion has withdrawn its patent lawsuit.
Peter Diamandis’ XPRIZE to award the brightest advancement in AI with $5 million
Speaking at a TED conference in Vancouver, XPRIZE CEO and founder Peter Diamandis announced a new $5 million award for innovative advancements in AI.
Weekend Workshop: Build a semi-automatic snowball launcher
Dominate your neighborhood snowball fights with these easy-to-build semi-automatic snowball launcher made from a cordless leaf blower and some ABS piping.
To Einstein’s delight, scientists just confirmed the existence of gravitational waves
After spending the last five months deciphering an obscure reading, scientists confirm the LIGO interferometer device has detected gravitational waves.
Chinese scientists just achieved a 90 million degree Fahrenheit nuclear fusion test
Scientists at China's Institute of Physical Science in Hefei reportedly created a plasma nuclear fusion test at 90 million degrees F for 102 seconds.
Dominate winter with this fully automatic snowball machine gun
Mark Rober, a former NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer, took to YouTube to show off how he fashioned a snowball machine gun out of a leaf blower.
This 3D-printed gun is semiautomatic, untraceable, and totally legal
A man in West Virginia known only as Derwood has successfully printed a fully operational, semi-automatic weapon with 95 percent of its parts 3D-printed.
Oros insulates gear with the same Aerogel NASA uses in space suits
Launching on Kickstarter this month, the folks at Oros have utilized NASA-inspired SolarCore aerogel to achieve industry-best outerwear insulation.
NASA wants to install extra airlock space on the ISS, then lease it to private companies
The commercialization of space is gaining steam and a company from Texas says it wants to manufacture and attach a dedicated commercial airlock to the ISS.
In just 30 days, nearly 300,000 people have registered their drones with the FAA
In the 30 days since the Federal Aviation Administration began requiring drone certification, the agency says nearly 300,000 people have registered.
A working Hyperloop system may open to the public by as early as 2018
After filing for a construction permit in Quay Valley, California, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies says it plans to build a test track in 2016.
The Pentagon looks to laser-equipped UAVs to resurrect its anti-ballistic missile program
After suspending a chemical laser anti-ballistic missile program in 2012, the Pentagon now wants to put electric lasers on UAVs to down ballistic missiles.
Astronomers have found compelling evidence of an unseen 9th planet in our solar system
In a recent report, astronomer Mike Brown says he's found signs of a planet ten times the mass of Earth located roughly 19 billion miles past Pluto.
China’s recently-completed Shanghai Tower is now the second tallest building in the world
Trailing only Dubai's Burj Khalifa in terms of height, construction on the Taiwanese skyscraper known as Shanghai Tower recently completed.
Say hello to the AirMule, an unmanned aircraft that can carry a half-ton payload
Designed and manufactured by the Israel-based Urban Aeronautics, the AirMule drone is an autonomous UAV that can carry up to 1,100 pounds of equipment.
Researchers at the University of Washington just developed a real-life ‘freeze ray’
A team of engineers at the University of Washington just successfully created the world's first laser capable of cooling liquids instead of heating them.
As Philae drifts further from the Sun, scientists fear the lander is asleep for good
After losing contact last July, scientists employed a last ditch effort to awaken the Philae lander this weekend, though it's assumed it's asleep for good.
DJI expands its 4K offering with the new Phantom 3 4K and Inspire 1 Pro
Drone manufacturer DJI just upped the quadcopter ante by unveiling upgrades to its Phantom 3 and Inspire 1 line of drones. Both are available now.
The FITGuard mouthpiece alerts coaches when a player might have a concussion
Force Impact Technologies' revolutionary FITGuard mouthpiece helps athletes avoid head injuries by alerting them when the force of an impact is too high.
Straight out of France, the D-Vine connected sommelier is like a Keurig for wine
From French startup 10-Vins, the D-Vine smart wine machine knows exactly the right temperatures and aeration to let anyone pour the perfect glass of wine.
This 3D-printed smart bike texts your friends in the event of a crash
Unveiled at CES, Cerevo's ORBITREC 3D-printed bike and RIDE-1 clip-on sensor module offer bicyclists advanced visualization data to improve their riding.
Ultimaker’s next generation of 3D printers increase reliability and grant better control
During CES 2016, 3D printing manufacturer Ultimaker pulled back the veil on two new 3D printers; the upgraded Ultimaker 2+ and Ultimaker 2 Extended+.
One Music Group’s smart piano lights the way to virtuosity
To help reduce the bore factor of learning the piano, One Music Group unveiled its smart piano at CES 2016 which makes playing music feel like a video game.
Say hello to VIDIUS, the world’s smallest first-person-view camera drone
After unveiling the world's smallest quadcopter last April, UAV company Axis is back with the world's smallest first-person-view drone called the VIDIUS.
DARPA’s new drone will be able to take off and land on small Navy ships autonomously
A new unmanned aerial system program developed by DARPA and the U.S. Navy aims to launch and land on small Navy ships completely autonomously.
These crazy sonar gloves let the wearer feel distant objects, even in murky water
Two Ph.D. candidates at Japan's Tsukuba University have successfully developed functional sonar gloves capable of detecting out-of-reach objects underwater.
The country of Costa Rica ran on 99 percent renewable energy in 2015
To help the ongoing fight against global warming, the country of Costa Rica announced it achieved 99 percent renewable energy during all of 2015.
Scientific breakthrough may allow same-sex couples to be biological parents to their kids
According to a recent article, in vitro gametogenesis progress shows same-sex couples may one day have the ability to be biological parents to their kids.
These monstrous deep sea mining robots were built to search for gold on the ocean floor
Assuming the ocean floor to be a potential gold mine, the Toronto-based Nautilus Materials just built a fleet of seabed-mining robots to scour it for gold.
The US Air Force now allows any enlisted person to pilot a surveillance drone — not just officers
The United States Air Force announced this week it would begin allowing all enlisted servicemen the chance to pilot unmanned Global Hawk drone missions.
UPDATE: after a successful test fire, SpaceX aims to launch its new Falcon 9 this Sunday
According to a NASA representative, SpaceX will soon attempt to land one of its Falcon 9 rockets on a landing pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Elon Musk and other tech titans just donated $1B for artificial intelligence research
To help foster beneficial artificial intelligence research, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and others pledged $1 billion to the AI research company, OpenAI.
By FAA decree, all current drone owners must register with the government before February 19
The Federal Aviation Administration just announced any owner of a small drone weighing more than 0.55 lbs must register the aircraft starting December 21.