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Czech researchers turn graphene sheets into the first stable non-metallic magnets

Is there anything graphene can't do?

Adding fibers to hydrogel, a soft material mostly made of water, makes it 5 times tougher than steel

By adding fibers, scientists have turned a soft gel into a material tougher than many metals.

Additive recycles incompatible mixed plastics into uber-polymer

It overcomes a major hurdle in plastic recycling.

The Nokia 3310 is finally here -- with a standby time of a month

Who's up for rekindling an old passion?

Amazing inventions lost through time

Science has progressed amazingly in recent years, but a handful of spectacular inventions have remained lost to knowledge.

Muscle-like fabric could turn regular clothes into 'Superman suits'

The fibers could be woven in clothes so those who have disabilities can enhance their mobility.

Bio-compatible wireless sensors developed to monitor brain injury

When no longer needed the devices can be deactivated to dissolve and be reabsorbed into soft tissue.

This new hair dye changes color based on temperature. Yes, it's awesome

A UK company has revealed a stunning new type of hair dye which changes colors based on temperature.

Want to save a lot of money around the house? Buy a 3D Printer

A 3-d printer can make anyone at least 1000% return on investment over five years.

Mighty migrations: how technology is changing what we know

The stories of three animals embarking on incredible journeys.

Dystopia today: Official German watchdog tells parents a doll might be spying on their children

Technology is evolving faster than we can adapt to it.

Legendary Nokia 3310 phone might be coming back - this month

The epic, sturdy, almost historic Nokia 3310 might be making an unexpected comeback.

John Deere announces first electric tractor

The iconic American manufacturer has announced plans to release its first fully electric tractor.

Scientists develop 'lab on a chip' that costs 1 cent to make

The new technology, which costs just $0.01 to build, could usher in a medical diagnostics revolution.

Why you should be grateful for modern lab safety

You won't believe what was allowed in the past.

New robot picks peppers like a human

Robots are getting smarter and smarter.

New engineered spider silk material could lead to better wound stitches

Scientists believe they might have finally untangled the method of creating spider silk-like materials.

Better containers could significantly curb food waste, enable better food aid

Food aid shipments and many retailers have been using the same packaging for decades.

MIT researchers create extremely strong and light material from graphene flakes

The material is 10 times stronger than steel and is very light.

Google's self-driving minivans will hit the streets in a few weeks

The future is now.

Sci-fi buffs everywhere, rejoyce! The UK military is developing laser weapons

The prototype should be delivered in 2019.

Amazon just completed its first drone delivery. It took 13 minutes

Release the swarm!

German fusion machine working as intended

Germany's extremely complex fusion machine, the largest of its kind, is reportedly working as possible.

We're trusting a lot of fake news because we're abysmal at weeding it out, study finds

Two articles on fake news in one day?! Yes, we do spoil you.

MIT researchers develop printable electronics

MIT engineers have developed a fast, reliable and relatively cheap process through which they can print electronic surfaces.

Time to update the Paleo Diet -- it was heavy on plants and veggies, archaeologists found

Best enjoyed with a stone fork from a bark plate.

There are 30 trillion tons of human-made stuff all over the planet

And it's called the technosphere.

NASA plans to build robots that explore frozen worlds from metallic glass so they don't shatter

"Cold enough to shatter robots" is pretty cold in my book.

Boom Supersonic XB-1 unveiled: the aircraft that will take you from NYC to London in 3.15 hours

Fashionable supersonic flight is back!

Parents might soon watch their unborn babies grow up in 3D

Modern technology is impressive, extremely useful, and sometimes a bit disturbing.

Hyperloop rail might connect Dubai and Abu Dhabi in 12 minutes

It takes 2 hours to take a bus from Dubai to Abu Dhabi. It's a 90-minute drive. The Hyperloop could get you there in 12 minutes.

NASA's morphing wing will make airplanes smoother, more efficient

Taking a cue from nature.

Scientists make semiconductor-free chip that work similarly to vacuum tubes

Taking hints from pre-1950s technology, researchers devised semiconductor-free electronics that operate faster and can handle more power.

Atomic-sandwich material could make computers 100 times more energy efficient

Don't need a calculator to know that's a lot.

China is building an impressive magnetic levitation train that can go at 600 km/h (373 mph)

If there's one thing that China does well, it's going big.

Russian scientists stumble upon secret Nazi base in the Arctic

They did Nazi that coming.

Google's AI just created its own form of encryption

Just two algorithms sending messages to each other - and you can't peek in.

Study finds viewing selfies on social media can make you miserable or jolly -- depending on how you see yourself

Seriously, why are selfies a thing?

DeepMind can now learn how to use its memories, apply knowledge to new tasks

The AI developed by Alphabet, Google's parent company, just received a new and powerful update.

Scientists develop tape that adheres to anything and rejects all liquids

They call it a superomniphobic tape.

A Russian start-up schools Google and Facebook facial recognition technology

NTechLab is only one year old, but it's already making headlines and playing with the big boys in the industry.

For the last 18 years, robotic mussels have been watching over our oceans

They've collected staggering amounts of data.

Study ranks 63 countries by empathy, Ecuador tops the list

How nice are your neighbours?

Newly discovered Japanese plant doesn't photosynthesize, pollinates itself

The most self-sufficient plant I know of.

Second generation EM drive is just around the corner, patent made public on Friday

No gas? No problem!

Google's Artificial Intelligence algorithm just navigated London's underground without any prior knowledge

Google's DeepMind algorithm just got one step closer to behaving like a human.

Skin impression of one of the last dinosaurs found in Spain

Some 60 million years ago, one dinosaur laid down to rest -- creating something unique in the whole of Europe.

Higgs Boson physicist develops a fertility app to replace the pill. It's 99.5% effective

Safe sex, no pregnancy, and an app. My kind of technology.

The 2016 Nobel Prize run-down

Gotta catch them all!

Greek arts may have led to the creation of the Terracotta Army in ancient China

An army made to last forever.

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