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Astronaut Scott Kelly decided that it would be fun to dress up like an ape and run around the International Space Station. In his recent Facebook post, Kelly, who is finishing up his year in space mission, posted the following video with…

For years, Facebook users have been acquainted with the beloved "Like" button, allowing them to express their approval of a post, but now they can expand their emotions by letting other Facebook users know if they "Love" something, are…

A team of U.K. drone experts from Ocuair has set an aviation record by flying a drone across the English Channel (over 21 miles) in a 72 minute flight. Last week, Richard Gill and his team of drone experts launched a drone from a…

For years now, in accordance with growing interest in sustainability, scientists have been trying to reap the benefits of bathroom excrement — since there's not much else to do with it anyway. Many have come up with ways to generate…

Boston University student, Emily Fitzgerald, has equipped a robot with a brain for an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program project. The robot can now make observations and identify objects.  “That is a ball.” “I do believe that…

When astronauts Thomas Stafford, John Young and Eugene Cernan headed out to space on Apollo 10 to circle the moon in May 1969, they happened to hear some strange sounds. The sounds lasted about an hour and were relayed to the station…

Here's a nifty concept Mastercard just introduced at Mobile World Congress in Spain this week: pay with a selfie. Since selfies are trending anyway, why not use them to confirm your identity? The new pilot program aims to increase …

Fairview Microwave debuts a new family of semi-rigid test probes operating up to 6 GHz. Designed to assist in testing microwave circuits, these test probes are constructed of high quality semi-rigid coax and SMA Female connectors. The…

LED Engin, Inc. has launched a 4-die, high current, RGBW flat lens LED emitter that sets a new standard for best-in-class flux density in stage, entertainment and architectural lighting. The LZ4-04MDPB emitter delivers more than twice the…

While bendable electronics are in the works all over the engineering world, UK-based company, FlexEnable just showed off a smartwatch that includes one of its flexible OLCD displays at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The company…