NASA’s Latest Rover Concept Is Inspired by Worms and Amoebas
A new wormlike rover concept, dubbed the “amorphous surface robot,” is an attempt to overcome some of the difficulties experienced by traditional rovers, which are large, heavy, and vulnerable to the harsh conditions of other planets.

January 12, 2016 at 06:09AM
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Why RoboCop is not the cyborg lawman we need
“RoboCop” has turned out to be remarkably prescient. Police departments in the US have, like ED-209, grown bloated with military firepower. Departments have access to armored trucks, M-16 rifles, grenade launchers, machine guns, silencers, even aircraft. Critics have pointed to this increasing militarization as a serious and overlooked problem: Almost by its very nature, military technology makes police more deadly.

January 11, 2016 at 05:27PM
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Inside Audi’s wonderfully improbable project to put a rover on the Moon
It’s not exactly brain surgery.

January 11, 2016 at 04:27PM
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These Feisty AI’s Fighting Is Hilariously Creepy
This is what happens when you pit Chatbot against Chatbot.

January 11, 2016 at 03:03PM
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David Bowie And The Internet
The beauty of Bowie’s talent is that it wasn’t contained by the medium of music. His odd craft spilled into bewitching performances and curious notions — mostly about technology and the Internet.

January 11, 2016 at 01:17PM
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How Peach’s Most Interesting Feature, the Hybrid Command Line, Is Becoming Mainstream Again
Last Friday, an app called Peach suddenly became the hottest social network among a small but influential coterie of digital media industry watchers. It’s tough to say precisely what Peach is. It’s a social network that lets users post all types of media, but feeds aren’t public, nor does it have an aggregate feed similar to a Facebook News Feed — every user is siloed.

January 11, 2016 at 01:12PM
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Stop Motion Of Objects Getting Cut In Half Is Insanely Trippy
Half a millimeter is sanded off different objects, including a skull and an analogue camera.

January 11, 2016 at 12:08PM
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Inside the Lab Where Invisibility Cloaks Are Made
Can science compete with magic?

January 11, 2016 at 12:05PM
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Intel Has Earned A Guinness World Record For Its 100-Drone Light Show
What happens when you take 100 drones, strap lights to them, launch them into the air, and control them with Intel software while an orchestra plays Beethoven’s “Ninth Symphony” in the background? You get a world record.

January 11, 2016 at 10:47AM
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Why Are Texas Instruments Graphing Calculators So Damn Expensive?
Let’s delve into the history of the calculator wars.

January 11, 2016 at 10:47AM
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