400 middle school students in California are about to get an unexpected back to school present: a shiny new Apple iPad. Textbook manufacturer Houghton...
Geckos may be good at selling car insurance, but they're even better at climbing walls. Which is why Stanford's Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab...
On September 13, 2010 Singularity University will be hosting a free webinar showcasing the ambitious projects to improve the world developed by students from...
Those fighting conditions like dystonia, Parkinson's Disease, and chronic pain have a way of alleviating their symptoms - direct electric shocks to their brain....
In the late 90s, the digital pets craze swept playgrounds and classrooms throughout Japan and the US. The amazingly popular Tamagotchi let you 'raise'...
A recently published study in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research shows that heavy drinkers actually live longer than those who abstain from alcohol. Scientists...
Carnegie Mellon has taught its robotic snake to climb trees, though one hopes it won't start offering your spouse apples. "Uncle Sam" (presumably named...
Mark Micire's PhD dissertation puts robotic control at his fingertips. The UMass Lowell student developed a command and control program for the Microsoft Surface...
Singularity University recently wrapped up its second summer graduate studies program (GSP '10). SU, started by Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil, among others, aims...
Arthur C. Clarke predicted the rise of telecommuting, telemedicine, and mobile phones decades before they existed. I recently came across his televised interview with...
Dreaming big is easy when you believe in the exponential growth of technology. Singularity University just wrapped up its second summer Graduates Studies Program....
Those little Lego robots you've been building just became much more powerful. Willow Garage recently announced that it designed code to link the popular...
Researchers in Canada and Sweden have successfully treated corneal damage by implanting human collagen into patient's eyes. According to results recently published in Science...
Robots aren't just copying human athletes, they're copying human sportsmanship. At RoboCup 2010 in Singapore, a Nao robot was programmed to register itself for...
The Religion and Ethics News Weekly program on PBS recently interviewed Ray Kurzweil about his predictions for how humanity will change in the years...
Imagine if all the sounds in your world translated into visual experiences. Sound psychedelic? The cross-blending of sensory input – called synesthesia...
Canadian robots aren't afraid of a little power. Hydro-Quebec's Research Institution (IREQ) created an inspection and maintenance robot that can traverse overhead transmission lines...
Forget your worries about Iran developing a nuclear bomb, they've set their sights on a much more powerful technology: cute walking robots. Last month...
