March 31, 2017 This is Lou -- an electric skateboard that lets you travel at 20 miles per hour Hoverboard-maker SoFlow is expanding its emobility product catalog with the award-winning Lou skateboard. With speeds up to 20 miles per hour, it's the company's lightest and fastest electric skateboard.
March 30, 2017 Large parts of the Amazon were originally planted by natives It’s no happy accident the Amazon rain forest has so many fruit and nut trees. According to a new study, 20 different species of fruit and nut trees originally cultivated by green–thumbed Amazon inhabitants over 8,000 years ago make up large parts of the region today.
March 28, 2017 UK battles counterfeiters, launches ‘most secure coin in the world’ The U.K.’s Royal Mint has released what it describes as the “most secure coin in the world.” The bimetallic £1 coin, which entered into circulation Tuesday, boasts a hologram-style image, micro lettering and a “hidden security feature” designed to beat counterfeiters.
March 28, 2017 US Army set for new lightweight combat helmet The U.S. Army is planning to deploy a combat helmet that is 22 percent lighter than the current helmet used by soldiers.
March 28, 2017 Elon Musk's Neuralink will connect our brains to computers Not content with electric cars, launching rockets, and trying to travel to Mars, Elon Musk also wants to add AI to our brains.
March 28, 2017 US military's 'Gremlin' program lets pilots launch and snag drones in midair The U.S. military is developing a fairy-tale-inspired "Gremlin" program that aims to launch and retrieve drones in midair.
March 27, 2017 Here's the real reason behind King George III's 'madness' Before Aerys II Targaryen, the man known as the "Mad King" was Britain's King George III, prone to bouts of mania that left him foaming at the mouth and writhing on the floor.
March 27, 2017 Watch US Navy researchers test-fire an electromagnetic railgun A cool video shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a powerful electromagnetic railgun.
March 26, 2017 Tech Q&A: Fine-tuning TV picture quality How do I know if my TV is giving me the best picture possible? I tweaked the settings, but now I think it’s worse than before.
March 24, 2017 High-tech school bus 'study hall' helps students in South Carolina More than two dozen school buses in a rural county in South Carolina have a Wi-Fi connection to help students with their homework.