Supersonic jet to be a reality by 2021
The world’s first supersonic jet could be a reality in a mere six years. The AS2 plane could reach speeds as fast as 1,217mph, enabling passengers to travel from London to New York in as little as three hours. Airbus, an aerospace company that manufactures civil aircraft, hopes to debut the world’s first supersonic jet Read More
New A.I. system is better at reading human emotions than most people
Think you have a good poker face? Well, think again. This A.I. system might just give you a run for your money. Researchers have now developed a new technology that can read facial expressions better than most people — by using an intense, in-depth stare. Machines capable of reading facial expressions aren’t exactly new. Microsoft debuted a Read More
Biohackers insert cyborg chips under skin to make tattoos glow
DIY biohackers from Pittsburgh-based Grindhouse Wetware have developed glowing cyborg chips that can be implanted under your skin. The Northstar V1 chip is about the size of a large coin, making it considerably smaller than its predecessor, the Circadia 1.0 computer chip. The chip has a ring of LED lights designed to illuminate tattoos in a Read More
YouTuber fires homemade “Star Wars weapon” from the back of his car
The U.S. Navy is currently in the process of developing an electromagnetic railgun that can fire projectiles at a staggering 4,500 miles per hour. An American YouTuber, however, has beaten the Navy to it by creating his own homemade railgun, which resembles a weapon straight out of a Star Wars movie. The Youtuber, who goes by the username Read More
Elon Musk admits people cannot be trusted with self-driving vehicles
Elon Musk announced that he will be making adjustments to Tesla’s autopilot to thwart drivers from “doing crazy things.” The Tesla CEO stated that additional constraints will be added, after a YouTube video revealed a driver sitting in the backseat of a Tesla Model S as the autopilot cruised along a highway at 50 mph. No Read More
3rdiTEK wants to put a third eye in the middle of your forehead
Remember Google Glass? Those wearable glasses that could take a picture with the blink of an eye and were long thought to be left for dead? Well, a new version of Google Glass is said to be on the horizon, though it may have some unexpected competition — the 3RDi wearable. The 3RDi was founded by Read More
Robot revolution will completely change economy in 20 years, according to study
As robots rise, blue collar jobs will fall. The robotic revolution will completely change the global economy in the next 20 years as machines take on various tasks, from flipping burgers to assisted living, according to forecasts by financial firm Bank of America Merril Lynch (BAML). The robotic revolution may worsen social inequality as machines take Read More
Self-driving robots to kick delivery men to the curb
A time-consuming chore of everyday life is purchasing groceries week after week. Fortunately, the days of driving to the supermarket may soon be over. Starship has recently debuted a self-driving robot capable of delivering groceries to customers’ homes in 30 minutes or less. The self-driving robot was developed by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Read More
Reddit user creates the world’s first homemade railgun
The world’s first 3D portable homemade railgun has been created by a Reddit user under the name NSA_Listbot. The man in the featured image is neither in the military nor a NASA engineer. Instead, he’s a civilian with some book smarts and a little bit of spare time on his hands. With that spare time, Read More
America’s black swan: The EMP blast
A “Black Swan” is defined as an event regarded at the time of its occurrence as unprecedented and unexpected but later, in hindsight, understood to have been inevitable. An Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) is in that category, since scientific experts have repeatedly warned that a major EMP event is not a question of if, but when. But Read More