Here’s the problem with running a fleet of unmanned, remote-controlled drones: they’re susceptible to viruses, just like a normal computer. And the entire U.S. fleet was just hit with one that they’re still trying to figure out.
This is the Bellingham family. Like any other family out there, they like picnics in the park, road trips, homemade body armor and zombie huntin’.
Rats with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes have been completely cured of the disease, using neuronal stem cells that have been modified to produce insulin. This approach should work in humans, too, and all it involves is shoving a needle up your nose in…
Well, this is impressive. the iMaschine app is like having a full music studio in your pocket, combining a sampler, sequencer, and audio processor into one program that you can use to make full songs on the fly.
Cambridge University Engineering Department Controversial tests of geoengineering hardware, initially set to start in October, have been delayed. The British government agency that provides funding to the project issued the delay on September 29, i…
The Korean auto maker Hyundai is working on its next hybrid, and this time it’s aiming to displace the popular Toyota Prius. The new hybrid will be a plug-in model based on the i30, with its formal introduction scheduled for the end of 2012, and product launch scheduled for 2013.
Uranus isn’t just gassy, it’s also tilted completely sideways, such that instead of rotating like a spinning top, it rolls around the plane of the solar system more like a giant ball. Now astronomers think they know how this happened, and it means that…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) this week granted the Ozark hellbender ( Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi ) protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) but made the unusual decision not to declare critical habitat for the rare, …
When Sprint first moved towards a 4G network, it settled on WiMAX, which has ended up not catching on nearly as much as LTE has. LTE is the wireless tech that both Verizon and AT&T are building, so now Sprint has decided to follow their lead.
This is a story that would have made Charlton Heston proud. You wouldn’t need to pry the gun from his cold dead hand had he known that one day upon his death his ashes could be turned into ammunition. That’s right, for $850 (plus shipping), Alabama’s H…
Those crazy ad men who are always looking for new ways to reach consumers have kicked it up a notch. Make that several notches. The latest European ad for Nestle’s Beneful dog food contains a high-pitched sound that only dogs can hear.
Nissan announces a smart home compatible with the Nissan Leaf! Total off-the-grid self-sufficiency! Available soon! …Nissan seems to be talking science fiction at CEATEC Japan 2011, an IT and electronics exhibition held in Chiba this week, but Technology Marketing Director Nobunori Suzuki assures the exhibition attendees and press that the company is quite serious.
Dear EarthTalk : I’m interested in getting a new tattoo, but recently found out that red tattoo ink contains mercury. Is this true of other tattoo inks as well? Are there any ecofriendly alternatives? –John P., Racine, Wash. It is true that s…
Dell’s approach to combat the iPad and Android tablets has thus far been to sit back, watch, and wait. Looks like it’s about done watching because pics of its 10.1-inch ‘Peju’ tablet running Windows 7 have already slipped out.
For your viewing pleasure, here’s an incredible time lapse video of landscapes. Thanks to the moon, it captures some lovely starry skies too. Enjoy!
Wrik Sen: Rolls Royce seems to have developed a special kind of affinity for the People’s Republic of China. A few years back, we had talked about the $3.8 million Rolls Royce Phantom car specially created for that country, and the recent Year of the dragon editi
Ultrabooks, those super thin and light notebook computers that Intel and the rest of the PC world are pushing to combat Apple’s MacBook Air are about to get a whole lot bigger next year — 15-inch screen big.
TGIF, am I right? It has been another long week, but thankfully the weekend is here in full force. So let’s take a brief look at some of yesterday’s news highlights, including the world’s longest solar bridge, the Renault Twizy gets priced, and one website asks if high speed rail can be saved.
Red is a 7-8 year old Lurcher who hasn’t had a very nice life. He slept on just newspaper and concrete in his previous home and was very timid when he arrived in rescue. His confidence is growing and his tail now wags, but he still needs someone specia…
Most schools issue ID cards to their students, but apparently that isn’t high-tech enough for schools in Washington County Florida. A new system there has students scanning their fingerprints at roll call, and checks them against a database kept by the…
For every 10 ears of corn that are grown in the United States today, only 2 are consumed directly by humans as food. The remaining 8 are used in almost equal shares for animal feed and for ethanol . And, for the 12 months from August 2011 to 20…
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