May 20, 2016 MIT researchers create 'Cilllia' -- a sensor-filled 3D-printed hair Thinking small, the Tangible Media Group at MIT's Media Lab bucked the trend that bigger is better, using their 3D printing skills to produce a micro-pillar hair they call Cilllia. The 50-um hair can detect changes in the environment and even respond to touch.
May 19, 2016 Google patents 'pedestrian glue' for cars If you're unlucky enough to be hit by one of Google's self-driving cars, the company wants you to stay glued to the front of it, according to a patent that's dated May 17—not April 1.
May 19, 2016 These gloves turn sign language into speech Some half a million people use American Sign Language to communicate.
May 19, 2016 Drawing inspiration from spider webs, engineers create amazing new 'liquid wire' Researchers from the University of Oxford, UK and the Universit Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France believe they have discovered how spider webs flex and have used this knowledge to build a new type of biomaterial called liquid wire.
May 18, 2016 Polaris Defense launches new ATV for Special Operations missions All Terrain Vehicle fan? The latest and greatest in pimped-out ATVs designed for Special Operations just got even better.
May 18, 2016 Smart tampon technology could 'obliterate period anxiety' Tampons are the latest product to go high-tech with startup my.Flow touting what it describes as the world’s first tampon monitor.
May 18, 2016 Navy will use 3-D printed part in Osprey aircraft This June, a V-22 Osprey is scheduled to fly with a part that has been 3-D printed.
May 17, 2016 The bomber continues to fly high after 100 years In February Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James revealed the first concept image of the futuristic B-21 long range bomber, which will be built by Northrop Grumman. Previously known as the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B), it will be the U.S. military's first bomber of the 21st century.
May 16, 2016 Watch the world's biggest plane land in Australia Tens of thousands of Australians turned out to gawk as the world’s largest plane descended into Perth’s airport on Sunday.
May 16, 2016 Could space research offer new hope for cancer patients? The nano age and space age have converged in a partnership that could usher in a new era of hope for cancer patients.