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Want to Run Faster? This Old-School Concept Might Hold the Answer.
You have to see this new take on the traditional jetpack.
By Jason Fell
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How $10,000 Can Score You a Self-Driving Car (Sort Of)
San Francisco-based Cruise Automation has created a new gadget that gives any car self-driving capabilities.
By Emily Price
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Get This: Facial Recognition — For Cats
It might be more useful than you think.
By Emily Price
Tech
This High-Tech Spray Eats Smog, Turns Surfaces Into Self-Cleaning Germ-Killers
With a spray of this futuristic wonder cleaner, who needs soap, water and elbow grease?
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Forget Drones. ‘RoboBees’ and ‘RoBirds’ Take Flight.
Taking robotics to new heights, scientists and engineers are developing electronic bees and birds to help solve some critical environmental issues.
By Nina Zipkin
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These Motorized ‘Rocket Skates’ Are For Real
Hoverboards? Jetpacks? Self-driving cars? So yesterday. Meet the motorized roller skate.
By Jason Fell
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3 Unusual Ways Smart Tech Meets Fashion
At the convergence of fashion and tech there are many interesting and bizarre applications of wearable technology.
By Jason Fell
Building a Business
This Handy Gadget Is Like Google Glass For Your Car
Navdy projects turn-by-turn directions onto the road in front of you, and allows you to answer calls by just waving your hand.
By Emily Price
Tech
Meet Plantoid, the Robot That Grows Like the Roots of a Plant
Robots do all kinds of amazing things, but this is the first one to actually grow.
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Take a Look: Researchers Aim to Create Vision-Correcting Displays
Have trouble seeing? No worries. A team of university researchers is developing displays that can adjust itself depending on your prescription.
By Nina Zipkin
Tech
This Traveling Robot Isn’t Just a Pile of Junk on the Side of the Road
No joke: A robot made of an old bucket, galoshes and a computer 'brain' is attempting to hitchhike across Canada.
By Jason Fell
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Fade to ‘Vantablack’: Scientists Invent a Material So Black Your Eyes Can’t See It
And you thought plain black was the darkest color known to man. Blink again.
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Say Hello to the Robotic Personal Assistant of Your Dreams
Born from MIT's Media Lab, 'Jibo' can take photos, remind you of important dates and events and, more importantly, interact with you and learn about you.
By Jason Fell
Tech
Novartis, Google to Develop Contact Lenses to Monitor Blood Sugar
Finger-prick glucose tests could soon be a pain of the past. The two mega companies have joined forces to make biosensor-packed smart lenses a reality for diabetes patients.
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Get This: A Cooler That Uses Dirt to Keep Your Beers Cool
The 'eCool' cooler takes an earthy approach to chilling your beverages -- no ice required.
By Emily Price
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This Startup Aims to Warn You About Spying Drones
If being spied on by an unmanned drone is up there on your list of worries, this Kickstarter project might be able to help.
By Jason Fell
Tech
A Tiny, Whip-Tailed Robot Can Administer Meds Anywhere In the Body
Is this miniscule magnetic cyborg swimmer the future of medicine delivery, egg fertilization and scar-free surgery -- all in one?
Tech
A ‘Smart’ Cup That Knows What You’re Drinking — And Counts the Calories
When it comes to monitoring your health, keeping track of your liquids intake hasn't been very smart. Enter: Vessyl.
By Emily Price
Tech
This Company Wants You to Wear Your SIM Card
Japanese mobile-carrier DOCOMO unveils its Portable SIM prototype, a wireless-technology device that could make waves in the world of wearables.
By Nina Zipkin
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A Venture Capital Firm Just Named an Algorithm to Its Board of Directors
No joke. Here's what it does.
By Rob Wile
Tech
Photo-Taking Contact Lenses, Giant Crab Robots and Radiation-Blocking Underwear
A roundup of the 10 most interesting new technologies that make us scratch our heads and say, 'What the heck?'
By Jason Fell
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Far Out: Radiation-Blocking Underwear Also Protect Men’s Fertility
Sorry, dudes. Your smartphone, tablet and laptop are hurting your manhood. You can help protect yourself with these high-tech undies.
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FDA Approves First Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm
The arm allows amputees to perform once impossible tasks, like using a zipper and picking up delicate objects like grapes and eggs.
By Laura Entis
Business Ideas
Check This: Solar Cells the Size of a Pencil Point
A North Carolina-based company says it has produced the world's most efficient solar cells -- and they're the size of the period at the end of this sentence.
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This Crazy, High-Tech Billboard Does More Than Just Display Ads
Get this: An innovative billboard from a university in Peru cleans the air around it. Yup.
By Nina Zipkin
Tech
Eye of the Tiger: U.S. Army Eyes Night Vision Contact Lenses
Forget heavy night vision goggles. Scientists are developing a better, lighter way for soldiers to see in the dark.
Tech
This Contraption Transforms Houseplants Into Musical Instruments
A device called the MIDI Sprout, which transforms plant biorhythms into a sort of music, is sowing major seed funding on Kickstarter -- to the tune of over $27,000.
By Geoff Weiss