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Why it matters to you By studying how space affects flatworms, scientists hope to uncover how humans will handle long missions. The research could also lead to the development of regenerative medicine. Two and a half years ago, scientists sent a handful of flatworms to the International Space Station to ...

Back in 2015, Logitech took one look at Dropcam / Nest's home security cameras and thought it could do better. It released Circle, a cute ball that could monitor your dwelling and even stream video for three hours untethered from the socket. Two year… Source link

Ubisoft’s next Far Cry game is already surrounded by controversy, and it hasn’t even been released yet. The modern rural Montana setting maybe hits a little bit too close to home for some, but the game was still on display and playable for a short demo, specifically focusing on the ...

Why it matters to you This cutting-edge hexacopter could be the most versatile and athletic drone yet. Seemingly every week there is some new exciting drone design appearing on the horizon, both figuratively and literally. One fascinating new concept is Voliro, a hexacopter with six individually tiltable axes, created by ...

Never mind that Apple keeps updating its notebooks and desktops — Tim Cook once said the iPad represented the future of personal computing. That was one year ago, when the company revealed the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and he seemed to mean it. Of course,… Source link

Microsoft revealed the Xbox One X to the world today, proving that it thinks X is just the best letter. The new console is mostly an Xbox One, but with 4K HDR output capabilities and Dolby Atmos surround sound on board. From an exterior design perspective, however, what’s interesting about ...

Why it matters to you A synthetic tongue could help spot fake whiskies among the good stuff. Once robots steal all of our jobs, we’ll be able to sit around and become experts on things like fine whiskies, which no artificial being is ever going to be able to appreciate ...

For a car that has only been available in less than half of the United States, the Bolt EV has been selling pretty well, at least compared with Chevy’s other plug-in – the Volt hybrid. From January 2017 to May 2017, the Bolt EV has sold 5,950 units. The Volt, ...

Something happened to social media recently. I don’t know exactly when things changed, but almost overnight, randomly scrolling through feeds became a lot less enjoyable. Flame-wars, bad news, fake news, worse news and anxiety-fueling comment sections meant that social media is no longer the escapism it once was. Along comes ...

Why it matters to you From tables to spacecraft, these origami-inspired robots showcase the versatile power of modular bots. The ancient Japanese paper-folding art of origami (“ori” meaning “folding,” and “kami” meaning “paper”) probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think about groundbreaking robot research. That’s ...