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January 16, 2017

Ultralight 'super-material' is 10 times stronger than steel

A spongy new super-material could be lighter than the flimsiest plastic yet 10 times stronger than steel.

January 13, 2017

Tempers flare on Capitol Hill as Elon Musk fights for US space bucks

It wasn't rockets that flared at the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense in Washington D.C. today.

January 13, 2017

The bionic bunch: Largest gathering ever of exoskeleton-wearers walk for charity

Using new exoskeleton technology that allows the paralyzed to walk again, the largest gathering ever of ReWalk users from across the world came together in New York City on Sunday

January 12, 2017

Brave new world: Will robots of the future be libertarians?

Scientists and ethicists are beginning to wrestle with the question of how to make sure artificial intelligence, when it arrives, is nice to us.

January 12, 2017

Washington, Silicon Valley and the beauty of spontaneous order

Today in the U.S., innovation tends to occur in the freest sectors of the economy, while sectors most closely affiliated with government stagnate.

January 12, 2017

Powerful 3D-printed rifle fires NATO rounds

A group of gunsmiths just 3D printed a bigger, better caliber rifle.

January 12, 2017

How drones are battling animal poachers in Africa

A combination of drone technology and complex math is the latest weapon in the battle against animal poaching. 

January 12, 2017

Prison break manhunt taps tech to track fugitives

As the hunt for two escaped murderers in upstate New York continues, law enforcement officials are using an array of technologies to track down the elusive fugitives. While light towers that illuminate tracts of forest, thermal imaging, and motion sensors are all being used in the search, police predict that old-fashioned tips and shoe leather will play the biggest role in finding Richard Matt and David Sweat.

January 12, 2017

Print and fire: 3D printing could muzzle new gun laws

Where there is a will, there is a way. With sweeping gun control legislation on the horizon that would ban large capacity ammo clips, gun enthusiasts can simply print them.

January 12, 2017

Real-life Spider-Man coming soon: Artificial spider web can be grown in labs

Researchers in Sweden have developed a technique for growing large quantities of artificial spider silk in labs using bacteria. Now we just need Spider-Man-style web shooters to go along with it!