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Mercedes-Benz just showed off a concept car at a that has a deployable robotic warning triangle built into its rear bumper.
Advanced Transport

Mercedes-Benz Prototype Can Deploy Tiny Robot to Direct Traffic

This adorable robot could help warn oncoming drivers of an accident.

By Victor Tangermann

Police in the UK must defend their use of facial recognition tech in court for the first time, and the court's ruling could set a powerful precedent.
Artificial Intelligence

Man Takes Police to Court for Scanning His Face Without Consent

A crowdfunded court case could shape the future of facial recognition tech.

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Postal Service is about to test self-driving trucks on a thousand-mile stretch in an attempt to save money through automation.
Self-Driving Vehicles

The U.S. Post Office Is Testing Self-Driving Mail Delivery Trucks

Autonomous trucks may handle long-haul stretches of highway.

By Dan Robitzski

A new study found that liquid-water subsurface oceans on Pluto are kept from freezing over thanks to an insulating layer of gas hydrates.
Off-World

Scientists: Pluto May be Hiding Alien Life in Buried Oceans

Icy worlds across the universe could be covered in liquid-water oceans.

By Victor Tangermann

Putin: Russian Military Has “Science Fiction” Laser Weapons
Military

Putin: Russian Military Has “Science Fiction” Laser Weapons

The weapons will determine the military's "combat potential" for decades, the president claims.

By Jon Christian

Rolls-Royce unveiled a new hybrid power source for laser weapons. A combo of a battery and a helicopter engine, the system could fire a laser indefinitely.
Future Society

Rolls-Royce Is Selling a Power System for Lethal Laser Weapons

This vehicle-mounted death ray system could change the face of warfare.

By Dan Robitzski

China's lunar rover just analyzed samples of the Moon's mantle, revealing new information about how the Moon may have formed.
Off-World

China’s Rover Collects First-Ever Samples From Under Lunar Crust

This is the first glimpse beneath the Moon's surface in human history.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX recently began building a second Starship Hopper at a new construction site in Florida, hoping to determine which area is best-suited to the task.
Starship

SpaceX Was Secretly Building a Second Starship in Florida

"Both sites will make many Starships."

By Dan Robitzski

By enabling communication between mini models of autonomous vehicles, Cambridge researchers improved traffic flow by 35 percent.
Self-Driving Vehicles

See Mini Self-Driving Cars Work Together to Improve Traffic Flow

The key is teaching the cars to communicate.

By Kristin Houser

Impossible Foods has partnered with Little Caesars on a meatless sausage that will soon be available as a pizza topping in three states.
Food

Little Caesars Adds Impossible Foods’ Meatless Sausage to Menu

The food startup is rolling out its second product.

By Kristin Houser

In a new video, a pastor baptizes a YouTuber's anime-style avatar in virtual reality, putting a high-tech twist on a centuries-old religious rite.
Virtual Reality

Watch a Real Pastor Baptize an Anime Girl in Virtual Reality

Virtual reality is putting a high-tech twist on a millennia-old tradition.

By Kristin Houser

The Artemis plan is an ambitious NASA plan not just to send Americans back to the Moon, but to move toward a permanent presence there.
NASA

NASA’s Plan for a Lunar Outpost Just Leaked

It details the agency's next 37 rocket launches.

By Jon Christian

Facebook has lifted the curtain on its robotics research, sharing details on three projects in a newly published blog post.
Robotics

Facebook Finally Unveils Secret Robotics Projects

And they include a six-legged robot that teaches itself to walk.

By Kristin Houser

As we move closer to colonizing Mars, one evolutionary biologist wonders: how will humans evolve to cope with life on the Red Planet?
Mars

Evolutionary Biologist: Mars Colonists Will Mutate Really Fast

Human life — and genetics — will never be the same for Mars' future inhabitants.

By Natalie Coleman

Police in the Netherlands pulled over a drunk Tesla driver who fell asleep behind the wheel of his vehicle with Autopilot engaged.
Tesla

Drunk Tesla Driver Relies on Autopilot, Gets Busted by Police

Yet another Tesla owner thought Autopilot could be his designated driver.

By Kristin Houser

The details of a newly filed SpaceX lawsuit against the U.S. are currently under wraps, but it may have something to do with an upcoming Air Force contract.
SpaceX

SpaceX Is Now Suing the United States Government

And it doesn't want the details of the case made public.

By Kristin Houser

Researcher from the University of Queensland figured out how to stamp an image of the "Mona Lisa" onto gaseous quantum matter.
Quantum Physics

Physicists Create Quantum-Scale “Mona Lisa,” Just for Funsies

They "just happened to create some of the world’s smallest masterpieces."

By Kristin Houser

A new study suggests that consuming psychedelics, such as LSD or magic mushrooms, may help people overcome their alcohol dependency.
Health & Medicine

LSD Is Helping People End Their Alcohol Dependence

Psychedelics prompt the "big-picture" questions that can help end addiction, says researcher.

By Kristin Houser

Gravity Industries founder Richard Browning straps on his company's Iron Man-style jet suit in a new video from Born to Engineer.
Advanced Transport

Watch a Daring Fellow Fly an Iron Man-Style Jet Suit

See how a concept once relegated to sci-fi is now an incredible reality.

By Kristin Houser

Firms designed to help victims of ransomware attacks often just paid the attackers off, according to a new ProPublica investigation.
Hacking

Tech Firms May Be Funding Terrorism by Paying Hackers’ Ransoms

"I would not be surprised if a significant amount of ransomware both funded terrorism and also organized crime."

By Kristin Houser