SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Landing Aborted Due To ‘Thrust Vector Control Actuator’ Issue

SpaceX was forced to abort the company’s highly-anticipated attempt at landing its Falcon 9 rocket on a barge in the ocean one minute before launch due an issue with a “thrust vector control actuator.” The…

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Live Video Will Soon Replace Face-To-Face Meetings

For internet pioneer Robert Metcalfe, Professor of Innovation and Murchison Fellow of Free Enterprise at MIT, the video internet, a rich experience of sound and images, has always been the final frontier. Since the invention…

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Carnegie Mellon Created A Crazy Modular Robot Called ‘Snake Monster’… But Resembles a Spider?

The latest thing to come out of the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Biorobotics Laboratory is a robot called Snake Monster, even though the six-legged modular robot is more spider-like than it is snake. The creepy…

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Adrenaline Junkie Builds Jet-Powered Bicycle

In a DIY project, a British plumber who already holds three Guinness World Record titles has built a jet-powered bicycle, which he has dubbed Norah. Colin Furze, 32, modified an old Rayleigh bike by adding a homemade…

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India to Build World’s Largest Solar Power Plant

The Indian solar power market is heating up with the government of India making a massive commitment to the solar industry. India plans to invest over $1 billion into renewable energy in the coming years,…

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New Smartwatch Can Predict Your Future

Designers are getting more and more creative with each new piece they design. These days, you can even find a smartwatch that will predict your future. Israeli designer Dor Tal came up with the predictive smartwatch. The watch helps…

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NASA’s Orion: First Deep Space Capsule Since Apollo

Since NASA’s Apollo moon mission in 1972, astronauts have flown only a few hundred miles above Earth. On December 5th, NASA successfully launched the first test flight of its new Orion spacecraft. The flight, which NASA…

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Man Made Body Parts to Replace Animals in Lab Tests

Using animals in laboratory testing is a highly controversial issue. Think about spending your entire life inside a locked cage without any control over any aspect of your life. You can’t choose what to eat…

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Good News Star War Fans: Hoverbikes Soon to Arrive

The California-based firm Aerofex has developed a hoverbike, ‘Aero-X,’ that resembles the one from the science fiction film ‘Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi,’ bringing science fiction to life. This user-friendly vehicle is a…

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US Navy’s GhostSwimmer Robot Is a Super Stealthy Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

Boston Engineering has developed a shark-like unmanned underwater vehicle called the GhostSwimmer as part of the US Navy’s NEMO project. GhostSwimmer Specs: Weighs 100 pounds 5 feet long Emulates the swimming style of a “large…

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