March 18, 2019 Robot brain teaches machines to pick up objects they haven’t seen before MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed a new system that gives robots the power to pick up and handle any…
March 17, 2019 Shrimp-inspired robot claw could punch through rock Shrimp may be small, but some of them can pack quite a wallop. One of the pistol shrimp's claws, for instance, delivers such an…
March 17, 2019 Internet Archive races to preserve public Google+ posts Just because Google+ is shutting down on April 2nd doesn't mean your years of social posts will be lost in the void. The ArchiveTeam…
March 17, 2019 Steam partners can use Valve’s network to speed up game traffic Don't be surprised if the online performance of some Steam games happens to get a boost. Valve has released a software framework that lets…
March 17, 2019 Tesla drops mid-range Model 3 battery option Now that the $35,000 Model 3 is here, Tesla appears ready to streamline its options. The automaker has removed the Mid Range battery option…
March 17, 2019 Textiles become circuits in ‘The Embroidered Computer’ Google and others have developed smart clothing with built-in integrated circuits, but what if the textile itself formed the circuit? That's the idea behind…
March 17, 2019 Arizona State University released a free sci-fi anthology about the future of solar power Over the last couple of years, organizations and companies have begun to look at science fiction in ways that go beyond mere entertainment, with…
March 17, 2019 NASA’s latest cubesat candidates include a solar sail test NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative is still going strong nine years after it was first announced. In fact, the agency has just revealed the 16…
March 17, 2019 Amazon’s Virginia headquarters clears a key political hurdle Amazon just took a large step closer to establishing a second headquarters in Virginia. The Arlington County Board has voted unanimously in favor of…
March 17, 2019 The Internet Archive is working to preserve public Google+ posts before it shuts down Google is set to begin deleting data from its beleaguered social network, Google+ in April, but before that happens, the Internet Archive and the…