Tag: Technology

FloDesign Wants to Change Clean Energy With Jet-Engine Wind Turbine

Get ready, Californians, because you're soon going to see a whole new crop of windmills dotting your west coast landscape. A Massachusetts' company called FloDesign with investments from California venture capitalists, the U.S. Department of Energy, and Goldman Sachs, is about to go public with its first big invention. FloDesign (soon to be named Ogin) is prepared to roll out a new breakthrough...

Mike Pelletier’s Spooky 3D Animations Showcase Human Emotion

Our faces display thousands of complex human emotions from blissful to rage. Interactive artist Mike Pelletier has explored the layers of human emotion through an incredibly freaky animation sequence. As insightful as Mike's animations are, they're also quite startling. Using facial recognition software that monitors the relative state of people, he's able to digitally manipulate the eerie figures twisted grins and frowns humanity. Via Designboom
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‘Deep Learning’ Reveals Computers of the Future Will Soon Think for Themselves

What if machines could not only learn, but learn by themselves without the input of a human mastermind? It's a radical idea, one that...

The Art of Interviewing: Mastering Conversations in Podcasts

In the world of podcasting, the power of a great interview can't be overstated. It’s the heart and soul of many successful shows. Whether...

How Would A Russian Cyberattack Play Out?

Russia and the U.S. could launch cyber attacks, but what does that look like exactly?

25 Things That Would Have Gen Z Scratching Their Heads

Prepare to watch as confusion washes over the faces of the young.

Scientists Taught Goldfish to Drive… and They’re Not Half Bad

Maybe now that fish are learning to drive we'll give them a little more credit.

The World’s Greatest Slingshot Can Launch Satellites Into Space

SpinLaunch could reshape how we launch rockets into space.

It’s About Time Broadband Internet Come To Rural America

Rural America is finally getting the broadband internet it's so desperately needed.

Could brain surgery be the cure for opioid addiction?

Opioid overdoses claimed 49,860 lives in 2019, according to the CDC, and those overdose deaths -- made worse by the strain of the pandemic...

Revolutionary Winged Microchips are Smaller Than An Ant

Winged microchips are no bigger than the tip of a pencil and could be used for data collection.

Are restaurant subscription services the new streaming wars?

We may soon be signing up for fast food subscriptions they way we do for our movies and TV.

AI Tried to Create Inspirational Quotes, and it Went Hilariously Wrong

AI is a concept that both excites and terrifies us. Machine learning systems are set to revolutionize and streamline the way we live, work,...

This Teenager Created a 3D-Printed Prosthetic Arm for His Veteran Dad

Robbie Frei, just 18, recently 3D-printed two prosthetic arms—one that can play video games, and another that can throw a baseball. The first model is...