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New 'Artificial Synapses' Pave Way for Brain-Like ComputersA brain-inspired computing component provides the most faithful emulation yet of connections among neurons in the human brain, researchers say.
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Want a Real-Life, Full-Size Transformer? This Company Builds ThemWith one fully working prototype, the company plans to release more transforming vehicles soon.
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3D-Printed Acoustic Holograms Could Move Objects in Midair3D-printed plastic blocks can now be turned into acoustic holograms that generate 3D shapes made of sound, which could function like sonic "tractor beams," according to a new study.
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How a Mining Engineer's Invention Made All Pop Singers Sound the SameAuto-Tune was originally developed as a tool in the oil exploration industry, but now it's widely used in pop music.
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'Smart Textile' Turns Body Movements Into Power SourceA fabric designed to power wearable devices by harvesting energy from both sunlight and body movements can be produced on a standard industrial weaving machine, according to a new study.
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Wearable Camera Lets You 'Go Back in Time' to Record Fleeting MomentsA new wearable camera lets you go back in time, so to speak, to retroactively capture those fleeting moments you thought you missed.
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New Tech Could Read Books Without Opening ThemUsing technology akin to X-ray vision, scientists can read closed books, identifying letters printed on stacks of paper up to nine sheets thick.
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Apple of My Eye: Handheld Device Tells You If Fruit Is RipeScientists at MIT have developed a handheld device that can evaluate how ripe an apple is by measuring the glow of chlorophyll in the fruit's skin under ultraviolet light.
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'Magic' Picture Frame Slows Time — Or So it SeemsThe "Slow Dance" frame reveals what it might look like to watch objects move in slow motion in the real world.
