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Uniti One's 3-Seater EV is Tiny
The Uniti One is a new electric hatchback from Uniti, an EV startup headquartered in Sweden with engineering and production in the United Kingdom.The project started at an open innovation research lab at Lund University, and we could soo...
Implantable Prevents Overdose
Researchers from Northwestern University and Washington University at St. Louis have created a new implant that could save people who are overdosing on opioids. The autonomous device is about the size of a USB thumb drive, and it's ...
Robotic Hand Autonomously Solves Rubik's Cube
San Francisco-based OpenAI has trained a pair of neural networks to solve a Rubik's Cube with a single robot hand. The team places the cube into the palm of a dextrous 24-joint robot hand that mimics human anatomy, but they don't te...
NSC Takes Firm Stance on Cannabis
Even as laws regarding the use of marijuana become more lax in many states, the grey areas seem to be widening. Take for example, rules regarding cannabis use by workers. Whether or not your state allows for legal weed is one thing, but it does...
Tesla Gets Green Light in China
Last week, Tesla was approved to begin production in China.The company is building a $2 billion Gigafactory, its first overseas manufacturing site, in Shanghai. According to Reuters, Tesla was included on the country's approv...
Fingerprint Smudges Can Unlock Certain Phones
Last year, we brought you a story about how easy it is to fool your phone’s facial recognition security tech, by simply scanning and photographing your head and then 3D printing it. Not ...
Microsoft CEO Nets 66% Pay Bump
When the economy is good, and your company is performing, it’s not unreasonable to ask for a raise, right? And if you’re a CEO of a major Fortune 500 business, you might just get one. A big one. But how much is too much?
Taking the Car-Driver Relationship to the Next Level
Integrating the latest creature comforts and connectivity-laden technologies with new automotive offerings has become increasingly common. But the latest concept from Toyota takes these comforts to an almost uncomfortable level. The LQ is a bat...
Faraday Backer Files for Bankruptcy
The founder of secretive electric vehicle startup Faraday reportedly declared bankruptcy in the U.S. after running up more than $2 billion in debts.Bloomberg, citing court documents filed in Delaware, reports that under a debt re...
Dyson Scraps Electric Vehicle Plans
British company Dyson is most famously known for its high-end vacuum cleaners touted on the air by founder, chief engineer and namesake James Dyson.But the company also makes a wide variety of other electronics, and in 2017 offic...
World's Largest 3D Printer Prints Fully Functioning Boat
Yesterday, the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center unveiled the
Robot Flies
Flies are annoying. Thus the phrase "shoo fly, don't bother me." Perhaps you've heard of it. However, its fly movement that interests the researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Right now, they're studying the way ...
Researchers Use Giant Gun to Test Hypersonic Flight
The future of hypersonic flight is exciting.Companies currently building experimental craft are shooting for Mach 1.5 to Mach 2. Boom Supersonic, for example, is
Hyundai Enters Flying Car Game
This week, Hyundai threw its hat into the flying car ring. You know what? With all of the players and
The Northern Clingfish Sucks
Other than being a slimy devil, the Northern Clingfish sucks ... and it's really good at it. The Clingfish clings to rough and slimy surfaces, and it can hold up to 230 times its weight. Researchers from the University of Washington...
Amputees Merge with New Limbs
Advancements in prosthetic technology continue to amaze me, we've seen everything from 3d printing low-cost limb...
Stealth Sub Builder Accused of Falsifying Tests
Huntington Ingalls is regarded as the largest shipbuilder in the U.S. And if a recent suit filed against the company comes to fruition, it will also be responsible for one of the largest fraud cases against a military supplier in recent history...
Grenades Use Building Block Concept
The use of hand grenades on the battlefield goes back to the 1500s. Weighing up to six pounds, these early versions were basically hollow metal balls filled with gun powder and attached to slow-burning fuses. Over time, the weight has gone down...
Gov’t Paid Millions in EV Tax Credits for Ineligible Vehicles
Let’s just be real: Doing your taxes is complicated and hard, and even the most honest of individuals can find themselves making a mistake here and there. And if you do, that’s what the auditors are for, right?Unless nobody is paying att...
HR Shames Applicant on Social Media
Social media continues to make the human resource waters murkier than ever, especially when it comes to deciding what to share on your accounts, but also what companies peruse when considering new applicants.While industry professionals,...
Corvette Stingray Debuts First Hardtop Convertible
When GM announced this summer that they’d be moving the engine in the 2020 Corvette, people went bonkers. It was like Beatlemania. That’s because the change to a mid-engine was just one piece of a complete overhaul: a redesign from ...
$1.2B Scandal Takes Networking Giant Back to the 90s
Back in the late 90s and early 2000s Ericsson was one of the leading names in an emerging product category – mobile communication devices, or cell phones. This was a time before Android and Apple, so the Swedish telecom company was competing ag...
Mattel Launches Gender-Inclusive Dolls
Makers of Barbie and American Girl, Mattel has launched a new line of gender-inclusive dolls.Creatable World is a customizable line that allows kids to create unique dolls. The brand consists of six different kits available in various sk...
Tesla Cop Cruiser Runs Out of Juice During High-Speed Chase
One reason electric vehicle adoption has been slow is the range. People are worried about the charge. They think the car will run out of juice, leaving them stranded. This story isn't going to help the cause.Last week, police officer Jes...