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Segway is about to launch a new generation of personal transportation: self-balancing, motorized roller skates will launch next month.
Advanced Transport

The Drift W1 is supposed to be the next (rolling) step in the hoverboard craze.

Reports: Elon Musk Turned Down an SEC Settlement
Elon Musk

The Tesla CEO is prepared to fight.

NASA’s Got Ambitious Goals for Crewed Space Exploration
NASA

NASA wants boots on the Moon in 10 years and on Mars in 20. Give or take.

A new study on bipedal movement in lizards suggests adding lizard-like tails to robots could improve their ability to maneuver "off-road."
Robotics

Tails help bipedal lizards navigate obstacles more easily. Maybe they could do the same for robots.

NASA Is Looking For New Ways to Detect Alien Technology
Exobiology

We might be able to find aliens by looking for their tech.

This Week in Tech: Sept 22-28
Future Society

Horrifying caterpillar robots, flying sports cars, DNA playlists, and more.

This Week in Science: Sept 22-28
Space

Robotic asteroid landers, lab-grown human egg cells, electrical physical therapy, and more.

Ludicrous Mode: SEC Sues Elon Musk, Causing a Quick Drop in Tesla Stock
Elon Musk

The Tesla CEO's tweets are coming back to bite him.

Preventing bird collisions with planes and other manmade objects could be as simply as adding red or blue LEDs to our creations.
Science & Energy

This simple solution could help our feathered friends survive the skies.

By labeling edited social media photos as edited, we could decrease thin ideal internalization, the belief that a woman would be better if she were thinner.
Future Society

One easy trick to make social media a little less damaging.

This robotic finger attaches to a smartphone or tablet, allowing the device to crawl itself across a table or stroke the back of a user's hand.
Robots and Machines

If the future includes smartphones with fingers, count us out.

Breaking: Hackers Accessed 50 Million Facebook Accounts
Hacking

It's been a rough year for the social giant.

A team of Chinese researchers has created software that can predict whether a coma patient will wake up or not. Can it replace human decision-making?
Machine Learning

An algorithm is helping Chinese researchers determine if a coma patient will wake up again.

In a Shift, Apple and Amazon Say They Are in Favor of Federal Privacy Regulation
Privacy

But it's not what it seems.

Paint it Clear: This Coating Could Make Your AC Obsolete
Science & Energy

If the Sun is too hot, reflect it back.

If We Want Drone Delivery To Be A Reality, We’ve Gotta Keep It Simple
Drones

It's already happening in Iceland, while Amazon lags behind.

Glimpse: How An Army of Resurrected Mammoths Could Curb Global Warming
Global Warming

Genetic engineering isn't known for its ability to scale.

An international team of scientists just announced their strategy for trying to figure out whether Mars can support life.
Mars

Scientists laid out the next steps in the search for extraterrestrial life.

A high-tech suit vibrates to let users feel music — a new way for everyone to experience sound, according to its creators, but especially for deaf people.
Prosthetics and Devices

Everyone can try synesthesia with a suit that translates music into touch.

Automation is eating into food and hospitality jobs. Unions are demanding measures that will protect staff from being replaced by robots.
Artificial Intelligence

Hotels want robots to be your bellhop. Human bellhops: uh hello?