These materials could make science fiction a reality
Metamaterials, which could improve smartphones, enable the viewing of 3D avatars with augmented reality glasses, and change how we use other technology, let scientists control...
Why robots will need humans in the future
Tesla chief Elon Musk and other big-name Silicon Valley executives have long promised a car that can do all the driving without human assistance. But...
Elon Musk company takes baby steps to wiring brains to the Internet
Neuralink, a San Francisco company funded by Elon Musk, says it has created a device that could one day wire data links directly to the...
A better, safer battery could be coming to a laptop near you
Executives at Ionic Materials announced a design breakthrough that could make solid-state alkaline batteries a viable alternative to lithium-ion and other high-energy storage technologies.
It’s not exactly George Jetson’s aerocar, but flying car closer to becoming reality
The approaches by companies vary and the realization of their competing visions seems far in the future, but they have one thing in common: a...
Robert Taylor, internet and personal-computer pioneer, dies at 85
Robert W. Taylor was instrumental in creating the internet and the modern personal computer.
Real ethics for artificial intelligence
Claims about what robots and artificial intelligence can do often have been exaggerated. But as scientists make rapid advances in some areas of AI, the...
Submarine-drone startup wants people to look underwater
OpenROV, a small California startup that builds submarine-drone kits, hopes to create a mirror image of the airborne-drone craze.