Science, Tech & Innovation News
Wheeled robotic centaur set to enter use in hotels – and elsewhere
April 01, 2025
| Ben Coxworth
While we've heard a lot about humanoid robots lately, the requirements for their bipedal walking gait will likely keep them quite expensive – and thus little-seen. By contrast, the FlashBot Arm is something you might actually encounter sometime soon.
Record-breaking tiny robot offloads electronics to fly by magnetism
March 31, 2025
| Ben Coxworth
Scientists have created what they say is the world's smallest untethered flying robot, by taking a unique approach to its design. To minimize size and weight, they've moved the bot's power and control systems out of its sub-centimeter-wide body.
Brain waves become spoken words in AI breakthrough for paralysis
April 01, 2025
| Abhimanyu Ghoshal
A team of California-based researchers has developed an incredible AI-powered system to restore natural speech for paralyzed people in real time and using their own voices.
Top Stories
Latest News
-
April 01, 2025 | Ben CoxworthWhile headphones do provide an immersive listening experience, music is made to be heard through a good set of speakers in a room. Movengine's AirCore OWH headphones are made to simulate that experience, and I recently got to give the things a try.
-
April 01, 2025 | Paul RiddenTickets for autonomous flights over two tourist spots in China should go on sale shortly. China's civil aviation authority has given the green light for EHang to begin low-altitude commercial operations with its EH216-S eVTOL.
-
April 01, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalThe keys on Clevetura's CLVX 1 macOS keyboard aren't just for typing – they're touch sensitive, so you can glide your fingers on them to control your cursor, like you would on a supersized trackpad.
-
March 31, 2025 | Paul McClureEnduring a week of cold water plunges can jolt the body’s cells into starting the process of cleaning up old, worn-out, and broken parts, according to a new study. It highlights the potential of ice baths as a treatment for aging or chronic illness.
-
March 31, 2025TL;DR: There's no need to deal with Microsoft 365's recurring fees—or the upcoming price hike—when you get this Microsoft Office download while it's price-dropped to $29.97 (reg. $229).
-
March 31, 2025 | David SzondyThe latest private space mission has launched four astronauts into a sideways orbit that has never been attempted before with a crewed spacecraft. At 9:46 pm EDT, the Fram2 mission lifted off atop a Falcon 9 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
-
March 31, 2025 | Paul RiddenLike many oddball ideas, the JackRabbit micro ebike began as a crowdfunding project in 2018. The cross between a compact bike and scooter has been growing in power and size ever since, with the new Pro models being the most beastly yet.
-
March 31, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalCalifornia-based startup Inlyte wants to offer a scalable alternative to lithium-ion storage batteries with its sodium-iron tech, and it will soon manufacture cells in the US to showcase its benefits.
-
March 31, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalSome 20 years after it was first founded, San Diego, California-based startup Aptera has taken its solar-powered electric vehicle out on a proper 300-mile road trip – the first time it's been filmed doing so.
-
March 31, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonWhether it's reading a book or putting on music, many of us have some kind of ritual – small or large – that we do to "wind down" in bed. But it can be hard to gauge how good or bad these activities are. Now for one popular pastime, we know more.
Load More