June 1, 2020 MIT gives soft robots a better sense of touch and spatial awareness You know robotic grippers are getting advanced when they can pick up a potato chip without crushing it. In order to do that, they…
June 1, 2020 Timex’s new smartwatch is three years behind I thought I was going to be testing a Timex smartwatch, complete with the company’s own homebrewed OS. After all, when I learned Timex…
June 1, 2020 What to buy your dad who’s hopelessly low-tech My dad once downloaded an e-book in French. (He speaks Brooklyn English.) Another time he texted saying he needed help immediately. He’s fallen and…
June 1, 2020 The best gifts for grads under $50 Finding the right gift for a new graduate in your life is tricky, especially if you’re on a strict budget. The usual techie ideas…
June 1, 2020 The best gifts for dad under $50 When buying gifts for a loved one, it’s easy to fall into the trap of spending big. This is especially true for tech-competent parents…
June 1, 2020 The Morning After: SpaceX makes history Since our early weekend edition of the Morning After, SpaceX has made it into space. Its second attempt, on Saturday afternoon, marked the first…
June 1, 2020 The best gifts for the new grads in your life The year 2020 is turning out to be a strange one to say the least, but we can still celebrate momentous occasions like birthdays,…
June 1, 2020 The best gifts for new dads If there's a new dad in your life, they're no doubt terrified about being responsible for a tiny, defenseless human being. It's one thing…
June 1, 2020 Scientists find the universe’s ‘missing matter’ using mysterious cosmic bursts Thanks to some pretty rigorous scientific calculations, researchers have long been able to determine how much matter there was in the universe when the…
June 1, 2020 SpaceX’s pioneering astronauts board the International Space Station Following a dramatic launch, 19-hour voyage and successful docking procedure, pioneering astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley have left the Crew Dragon and are…