Wearable technology is the future. There’s just one problem. No one wants to wear the stuff.
One potential solution? Make it invisible. Weave it into...
ROBOTS: Damage Recovery Algorithm Could Make All Robots Unstoppable
Evan Ackerman | IEEE Spectrum
"But instead of having to figure out which leg is broken and how,...
Join Singularity University on June 15 at Mountain View's Computer History Museum for the Graduate Studies Program opening ceremony. Hear inspiring talks from SU cofounders, Peter Diamandis...
In Lyon, France, cosmetics company L’Oreal is growing human skin.
Each year, some 60 scientists cultivate 100,000 paper-thin skin samples in nine varieties simulating different...
ROBOTICS: MIT'S Humanoid Robot Goes to Robot Boot Camp
Emily Dreyfuss | WIRED
"If the humans were controlling Atlas directly from the command center, this would be...
Jason Silva isn’t a scientist, he’s a synthesizer. And he is a quoting machine. Kevin Kelly, Freeman Dyson, Ernest Becker, Erik Davis, Steven Johnson. These...
What is the metaverse? It’s Philip Rosedale’s second crack at playing god—at least in the virtual sense. Rosedale created his first virtual world, Second...
One of the most interesting things about writing books is the macroscopic picture that emerges when you’re done. Larger patterns begin to reveal themselves,...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the most important technology we're developing this decade.
It's a massive opportunity for humanity, not a threat.
So, what is AI?
Broadly, AI...
We've covered Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci surgical robot for years. In fact, to some, the system's long history—1.5 million surgeries dating back to 2000—may be...
ROBOTICS: Robots Might Be the Necessary Future of Urban Pet Ownership
Evan Ackerman | IEEE Spectrum
"'If artificial pets can replicate the human benefits obtained from live...
Ramez Naam is the author of 5 books, including the award-winning Nexus trilogy of sci-fi novels. Follow him on twitter: @ramez. A shorter version of...
In William Gibson’s latest book The Peripheral, he describes 22nd century London. Beyond the ubiquitous nanobot assemblers, the cosplay zones, and the puppet-like peripherals—Oxford Street has...
“Spooky action at a distance” is how Albert Einstein described one of the key principles of quantum mechanics: entanglement. Entanglement occurs when two particles...
Traditionally, we’ve done science by observing nature in person or setting up experiments in the lab. Now, a relatively new scientific technique is proving...
ROBOTICS: Foxconn’s Robot Army Yet to Prove Match for Humans
Lorraine Luk | The Wall Street Journal
"While the company has automated more manufacturing processes for components and...
Quantum computing is an old idea. But in the practical sense, it’s still very early days. If you actually want your own ready-made quantum computer—you won’t have...
Since the first Oculus Rift virtual reality headset prototype, people have breathlessly asked, “When will a consumer version be ready?” Oculus played coy and...
ROBOTICS: The Future of "Killer" Robots: Helping People
Ciara Byrne | Fast Company
"Robots are already moving out of the research lab, off the factory floor, and into...
With the help of modern brain scanning technology, scientists have begun methodically mapping the brain by asking people to perform tasks or inducing experiences...
