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Engineers at MIT have unveiled a robot that assists the elderly with a variety of household tasks and emergency maneuvers.

Engineers Reveal Robot That Takes Care of Old People So You Don’t Have to

A former software engineer of 20 years is sounding the alarm on the reality of AI taking over the workplace.

A Software Engineer Who Was Replaced by AI Was Forced to Live in a Trailer After Getting Rejected from 800 Jobs

California is activating a 70-feet wide "glory hole" — or "passive spillway," in the technical nomenclature — that spills into a huge drain.

Science & Energy

California Activates Gigantic Glory Hole

By Frank Landymore

The city of Amsterdam just unveiled an underwater bike parking garage for the city's cyclers. It's beautiful, efficient, and further disincentives cars.

Advanced Transport

We’re in Awe of Amsterdam’s Huge Underwater Bike Parking Garage

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is releasing a mysterious and seriously haunting howl. But there's a simple explanation.

Science & Energy

The Golden Gate Bridge Is Emitting a Horrible Howling Sound

By Victor Tangermann

YouTuber extraordinaire and NASA alum Mark Rober took it upon himself to launch an egg into space only to release it and have it land safely.

Former NASA Guy Drops Egg Out of Space, Tries to Keep It From Breaking

By Victor Tangermann

It's definitely not a bird, but it is sort of a plane — it's the non-existent but admittedly very cool Sky Cruise, a fantastical nuclear-powered sky hotel.

We’re in Awe of this Absolutely Deranged “Nuclear-Powered Sky Hotel”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Engineers have created a powerful camera that can see through solid and opaque objects such as fog, corners, or even human flesh and bone.

Robots and Machines

Scientists Invent Camera That Can See Through Almost Anything

By Tony Ho Tran

Engineers in England have developed a jetpack that they claim is so easy to use, anyone can fly it with minimal training.

Advanced Transport

Startup Says Anyone New Jetpack Is So Simple That Anyone Can Fly It

By Tony Ho Tran

In 2018, Consultants reported damage that included cracks in support columns and walls at the Surfside, Florida condo that collapsed this week.

Before The Horrific Florida Condo Collapse, the Building Owners Were Warned

By Tony Ho Tran

Engineers on Reddit are sharing some not-so-kind thoughts about Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk after a student asked for their honest opinions.

Science & Energy

The Engineering Subreddit Is Tearing Elon Musk Apart

By Dan Robitzski

IBM engineer Yuksel Temiz needed a new microscope for his microelectronics research, so he built his own out of store-bought Lego bricks.

Robots and Machines

This Engineer Published Scientific Papers Using a Lego Microscope

By Dan Robitzski

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober is back with a new-and-improved Glitter Bomb Trap 2.0, an upgrade to his rigged package for "porch pirates."

NASA Alum Upgrades Glitter Stink Bomb for “Porch Pirates”

By Kristin Houser

Nine year old Belgian genius Laurent Simons is on track to graduate with a degree in electrical engineering this year. He plans to grow artificial organs.

Science & Energy

A 9-Year-Old Genius Is Getting an Engineering Degree Next Month

By Dan Robitzski

An array of solar panels, which could be improved by nanomaterials, stands in a field.

Self-Assembling Nanomaterials Could Improve Solar Panels

Yes! Futurism’s New App Is Here. Meet the Geniuses Behind It.

Yes! Futurism’s New App Is Here. Meet the Geniuses Behind It.

By Foster Kamer