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Chinese Researchers Have Built a Mind Controlled Car
Robots and Machines

Chinese Researchers Have Built a Mind Controlled Car

A team from China has just announced their newest creation: a mind-controlled car. A car that can go forward, back, stop, and do other things using only a person's thoughts.

Ingestible Origami Robot Unfolds When Ingested to Deliver Medicine or Patch Up Wounds
RX and Medicine

Ingestible Origami Robot Unfolds When Ingested to Deliver Medicine or Patch Up Wounds

Origami capsule made of meat can be ingested to remove objects swallowed accidentally, patch up wounds or deliver medicine.

Google’s “Chirp” Could be the Next Big Voice-Controlled Personal Assistant
Google

Google’s “Chirp” Could be the Next Big Voice-Controlled Personal Assistant

Chirping isn't just for the birds anymore.

Hyundai is Developing an Iron Man-like Robotic Exoskeleton
Artificial Intelligence

Hyundai is Developing an Iron Man-like Robotic Exoskeleton

The suit gives you super-strength and may be the future of transport.

Machine Learning: AI That Runs on Human Failure Succeeds in Making Crystals
Machine Learning

Machine Learning: AI That Runs on Human Failure Succeeds in Making Crystals

A team of US chemists has created an algorithm that predicts reactant conditions for making crystals. And it learns from our failures.

Change Colors, Not Clothes: New “Smart Thread” Can Make Chameleon-Like Clothing
Robots and Machines

Change Colors, Not Clothes: New “Smart Thread” Can Make Chameleon-Like Clothing

This new thread can change its color, thanks to electrical charges.

This Five-Fingered Robot Hand Is Nimbler Than Your Own
Artificial Intelligence

This Five-Fingered Robot Hand Is Nimbler Than Your Own

Machine learning + an artificial hand = one dexterous robot.

Watch a Computer Algorithm Transform Videos into Moving Van Goghs
Artificial Intelligence

Watch a Computer Algorithm Transform Videos into Moving Van Goghs

We can now copy art styles from famous paintings and make it look like Van Gogh painted the whole Star Wars movie.

Google’s Next Project? They’re 3D Mapping The Inside of Earth’s Buildings
3D Printing

Google’s Next Project? They’re 3D Mapping The Inside of Earth’s Buildings

Google Maps may be heading to your home, quite literally.

New Images Reveal How Quickly Earth’s Magnetic Field is Changing
Science & Energy

New Images Reveal How Quickly Earth’s Magnetic Field is Changing

Oh, and the magnetic North pole is moving East towards Asia.

Space Race 2.0: Astrobotic Moves Closer to the Moon
Moon

Space Race 2.0: Astrobotic Moves Closer to the Moon

Astrobotic plans to deliver payloads to the Moon, and they just got huge backing.

Future Warfare: Meet The Electromagnetic Railgun
Genetics

Future Warfare: Meet The Electromagnetic Railgun

This is General Atomics’ Railgun “Blitzer.” And it just passed its first test with flying colors.

The Forgotten Dwarf: Meet the Largest Unnamed Object in Our Solar System
Off-World

The Forgotten Dwarf: Meet the Largest Unnamed Object in Our Solar System

It’s very dark, has a 45 hour day, and is the third-largest dwarf planet in the outer Solar System. Oh, and it has no name.

This Liquid Turns Solid When You Punch It, And Now We Know Why
Physics

This Liquid Turns Solid When You Punch It, And Now We Know Why

We may finally understand why non-Newtonian fluids act so strange.

Germany Made So Much Electricity, They Paid People To Use It
Energy

Germany Made So Much Electricity, They Paid People To Use It

In Germany, a sunny day and a strong breeze gets you free money.

The Debate Is Over: 2-Dimensional Materials Can Be Superconductive
Science & Energy

The Debate Is Over: 2-Dimensional Materials Can Be Superconductive

Superconductors are now at their thinnest.

Periscope Now Lets You Search, Save, and Stream From A Drone
Drones

Periscope Now Lets You Search, Save, and Stream From A Drone

Periscope is stepping up its game.

MIT is Spending Billions to “Make a Better World”
Future Society

MIT is Spending Billions to “Make a Better World”

MIT has just launched a $5 billion fundraising campaign to address just about every major challenge the human race is facing.

Universal Basic Income feature image
Future Society

Universal Basic Income: The Answer to Automation?

Facebook is Going to Let You Post 360-Degree Photos Soon
Meta

Facebook is Going to Let You Post 360-Degree Photos Soon

Get ready for even more newsfeed madness.