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Drone company reveals new sport: drone surfing

Editorial Team Sep 16, 2016

Yes, it's now a real thing. An aerial video solutions company called Freefly has just given users a bit of a treat on its YouTube channel — as well as a glimpse into the future. The company revealed that you can, in fact. use drones to…

Computers

Google now lets you experience British history virtually

Editorial Team Sep 15, 2016

Want to take a tour of 10 Downing Street — the building which British prime ministers have made some of the most important historical decisions since 1735? The building is in line with America's White House as being the most important…

Automotive

Hail a ride in a driverless Uber

Editorial Team Sep 15, 2016

Over a year ago Uber set out on a mission to bring self-driving Uber vehicles to the public. Just this week, the company announced that the concept is now a reality. The company has launched Self-Driving Uber in Pittsburgh, where it…

A&D

Autonomous Vehicles Take Over the Oceans

Editorial Team Sep 14, 2016

With so much talk in the news about the autonomous vehicles that will soon be taking over the streets we drive on, let’s take a look at how autonomous vehicles have overwhelmed our Earth’s oceans, too. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles…

A&D

Airplane turbulence isn’t as dangerous as you thought

Editorial Team Sep 14, 2016

While flying in an airplane can be a stressful and anxiety-related task, and the instance of turbulence can cause anxieties to rise, researchers from the University of Melbourne have recently revealed that the jolting and bumping isn't…

Computers

Machines can differentiate between tree species

Editorial Team Sep 14, 2016

Caltech engineers have figured out an automated way of putting together an inventory of street trees using satellite data and street-level images in order to simplify surveying processes. While cities have been surveying tree populations…

Featured

Brain-sensing tech allows users to type at rate of 12 words per minute

Editorial Team Sep 14, 2016

Tweleve words per minute may not seem like a huge feat to you, but if you suffer from a movement disorder, or happen to be a monkey, this a big deal. A team of electrical engineers led by Krishna Shenoy at Stanford University Bio-X lab…

Consumer

Let your toddler use your smart devices for better motor skills

Editorial Team Sep 13, 2016

Maybe screen time is OK after all. I'm sure you've seen toddlers these days grabbing at their parents smartphone or tablet, able to navigate it better than most. Well, a recent study in Frontiers in Psychology shows that early…

Featured

New smartphone app lets you paint with light

Editorial Team Sep 13, 2016

If you have a smartphone and a passion for art, check out the newly released app PABLO which allows users to capture HD light trails and light graffiti in real time with a patent-pending "live-view" technology.…

Automotive

Mercedes Benz to develop fleet of autonomous delivery robot vans

Editorial Team Sep 12, 2016

A while back we introduced you to Starship Technologies, the start-up trying to transform the delivery industry with its fleet of friendly sidewalk robots. Well now the company has teamed up with Mercedes-Benz Vans to take autonomous…