'I choose to be a cyborg': Why I implanted computer chips in my hands
I have computer chips in my hands.
Sep 17, 2020
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Boeing MAX crashes 'horrific' result of lapses by company, regulator
Congressional investigators blamed two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes on "repeated and serious failures" by the company and air safety officials, according to a report released Wednesday that called for an overhaul of the ...
Sep 16, 2020
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Social distancing COVID-19 tech: New Safe Spacer beeps if people get closer than 6 feet
Instead of contact tracing, there's another new kind of device that looks to honor social distancing by beeping when people get closer than 6 feet.
Sep 15, 2020
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400 years later, a new Mayflower will sail without humans
The Mayflower is taking to the water in Plymouth harbor.
Sep 15, 2020
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Airbus thinks goose tip could trim fuel consumption
If planes flew in formation like wild geese they might use five to 10 percent less fuel, European aircraft maker Airbus said Wednesday as it signed up to test the idea.
Sep 9, 2020
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Why people get sick in virtual reality
"Cybersickness" might sound right out of a sci-fi novel, but it's an illness impacting people across industries today. UNSW Sydney researchers are trying to understand what causes this sickness—and how to prevent it.
Aug 20, 2020
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How dangerous are burning electric cars?
There' s a loud bang, and then it starts: A battery module of an electric car is on fire in the Hagerbach test tunnel. A video of the test impressively shows the energy stored in such batteries: Meter-long flames hiss through ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Navigation preferences across people with a diverse range of disabilities
Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have collaborated to create a universal design schema for navigation technologies to better support people ...
Aug 14, 2020
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French firm thrusts Microsoft Flight Simulator to new take-off
Many aircraft are still grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic. But would-be and real pilots will soon be able to travel anywhere in the world—virtually—thanks to the first update in years of Microsoft's Flight Simulator ...
Aug 14, 2020
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Increasing effectiveness of virtual conferences and meetings
Virtual conferences and meetings have been around for many years, but they have come to the fore and are a standard form of group communication now that we are in a "new normal" because of the COVID-19 global pandemic. A ...
Aug 11, 2020
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