A biomedical solutions company called Draper is developing a technology that can turn a dragonfly into a living drone. They call it the DragonflEye project, and the technology’s main component is a tiny backpack equipped with solar panels to harvest…
You can add tons of features to your Amazon Echo with little apps Amazon calls “Alexa Skills.” Most of them are garbage. We’ve sifted through the mess to find the best ones that are actually useful. If you’ve never added…
Image: Boeing Someone at Boeing has been on a serious Kubrick kick, as evidenced by the new spacesuits it made for Boeing Starliner astronauts. The blue suits, which were revealed today, combine a retro flare with a modern feel. In…
Image: AP Photo/Paul Sancya Yesterday Elon Musk stunned us (and just about everyone else) by tweeting in support of Rex Tillerson, former CEO of ExxonMobil and likely Secretary of State under the Trump administration. Musk’s public image is that of…
This pair of glasses can change focus based on what you look at Image: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering By Anisa Purbasari2017-01-25 22:15:38 UTC If you need different pairs of glasses for seeing different things (say, reading vs.…
You probably do the basic stuff when you clean your home, like wiping down counters and washing sheets, but some things undoubtedly get forgotten. This visual guide can help you establish a regular cleaning schedule for the stuff that tends…
Virgin isn’t the only company determined to make conventional spacesuits seem like ungainly beasts. Boeing has unveiled the spacesuit it wants to use for people aboard its Starliner CST-100 vessels, and they promise to be far more livable than the…
Don’t believe the gruesome rumors about this MLB pitcher’s death Yodano Ventura was 25 years old.Image: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images By Jacob Lauing2017-01-26 02:59:52 UTC Per usual, we can blame the internet for snowballing absurd, ghastly theories. Kansas City Royals starting…
There are a some lessons that we all learn the hard way. Trial and error, though equally arduous, are still the two most ingraining teachers any of us will ever have. We often learn more from our failures than our…
Not sure if you’ve been paying attention, but the world isn’t looking so great right now. People are scared. There’s no easy way to make yourself feel better in these trying times, but here’s something good—zoos around the globe are…