Technology

A swarm of microrobots could brush and floss your teeth for you

If only they could fold laundry, too.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 weeks ago

Octopus-inspired gloves turn your fingers into tentacles

From ten fingers to tentacles.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 weeks ago

The science behind Transformers' shape-changing robots

How, exactly, do Autobots roll out?

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

Electrically conductive paint could lead to printable circuit boards

Would a painting of waves become a painting of particles when you look at it?

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

Automated drones could be the flying scarecrows of the future

Pay no attention to the birds behind the curtain.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 months ago

World’s smallest remote control robot crabwalks on a penny

It's got better dance moves than most of us.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 months ago

A plant battery powered this computer for a year with photosynthesis

Algae powers the planet's food chain, now it's powering electronics.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 months ago

Plug yourself in, because the human body can now generate its own electricity

You don't even need an actual plug.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

2 months ago

These aren't the droids you’re looking for because Star Wars apparently got them wrong

The droids you are looking for might actually exist in this galaxy.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

2 months ago

Turning seawater into drinking water with less power than a cell phone charger

Someone should have told the Mariner there was a better way!

By Cassidy Ward | 

3 months ago