Kids From 2009 Predict Jobs of the Future
Want to feel old? The year 2009 was 10 years ago. No, really. And if you want to feel really old, here’s a video where…
Incredible Experiment Gives Infrared Vision to Mice—and Humans Could Be Next
By injecting nanoparticles into the eyes of mice, scientists gave them the ability to see near-infrared light—a…
Thank God Phones Are Getting Weird Again
Smartphones have been boring for years. They’re just glass rectangles that connect to the internet and take photos.…
How We Can Prepare for Catastrophically Dangerous AI—and Why We Can't Wait
Artificial intelligence in its current form is mostly harmless, but that’s not going to last. Machines are getting…
Self-Transforming Robot Takes Us a Step Closer to Actual Transformers
The path toward humanoid robots capable of transforming themselves into trucks, dinosaurs, and airplanes is now a bit…
The Machines That Will Fight the Social Media Wars of Tomorrow
The internet has entered into a new era, forcing us to second-guess virtually everything we see, hear, and read. In…
Scathing Report Accuses the Pentagon of Developing an Agricultural Bioweapon
A new technology in which insects are used to genetically modify crops could be converted into a dangerous, and…
Emerging Tech Will Create More Jobs Than It Kills by 2022, World Economic Forum Predicts
The advancement of robotics and artificial intelligence will make 75 million jobs obsolete by the year 2022, according…
New MIT Robot Can Delicately Handle Objects It’s Never Seen Before
Robots in factories are really good at picking up objects they’ve been pre-programmed to handle, but it’s a different…
Discovery of Thousands of Unsecured 3D Printers Is a Big Problem
Security experts have identified thousands of instances in which owners of 3D printers have made their devices…
New Research Takes Us One Step Closer to a Bionic Eye
For the first time ever, scientists have 3D-printed an array of light sensors onto an eyeball-shaped surface.…
99 Things That Robots Were Supposed to Be Doing by Now
Humanoid robots are still relatively primitive here in the 21st century. Sure, we have Roombas that can vacuum our…
Robot Peer Pressure Is the Newest Tech Threat to Children
New research shows that children are more likely than adults to give in to peer pressure from robots, a disturbing…
Alvin Toffler Investigated by FBI for Communist Activities According to Newly Released Files
Alvin Toffler, who died in 2016, will be remembered for his many contributions to the work of futurism. Toffler was a…
How a U.S. Military Contractor Wanted to Use Jetpacks in the Vietnam War
When you think of jetpacks, your first thought is probably an image of some fun, care-free piece of pop culture like The…
Boston Dynamics Says It Can Build 1,000 Robot Dogs a Year By Mid-2019
Boston Dynamics is preparing to build its terrifying army of robot dogs, according to a Saturday report in Inverse that…
My 15 Favorite Science and Tech Books for Smart Beach Reading
Summer is finally upon us, which means it’s time to put together a reading list, whether it’s for the beach, your…
‘Electronic Skin’ Allows User of Prosthetic Hand to Feel Pain
Current prosthetic limbs aren’t yet capable of transmitting complex sensations like texture or pain to the user, but a…
Boston Dynamics Wants to Sell You a Piece of the Impending Robot Apocalypse
Boston Dynamics, the makers of the very GIFable robots that will inevitably turn on us all, is preparing to unleash the…
Oh Great, Boston Dynamics Has Unleashed Its Atlas Robot to the Great Outdoors
Boston Dynamics, the company voted most likely to spawn the Robopocalypse, has released a pair of new videos showcasing…