🛩 Personal micro-jet flyer creates a buzz

by Bronwyn Thompson

In a world first, two airports have done away with border guards at counters checking passports and arrival cards, in favor of a new AI-integrated biometric system that lets passengers skip the queue and pass through immigration without stopping.

by Adam Williams

It's always a challenge for families to downsize into a tiny house. However, the Tiny XXL features an extra-wide layout, providing generously proportioned living space inside that's well-suited to a small family.

by David Szondy

Through its Tactical Technology Office (TTO), DARPA wants to move drones to the next level with its Lift Challenge – a US$6.5-million competition aimed at creating small drones capable of lifting payloads four times their weight.

by Abhimanyu Ghoshal

Researchers in South Australia have found a way to funnel a byproduct of the highly destructive process of lithium mining into making stronger and more durable concrete.

by Paul Ridden

Former Huawei subsidiary Honor is primarily known for its phones and wearables, but is now planning to ride the wave of smart projectors with a compact gimbal-packing, AI-powered 1080p model that comes with a stylus for doodling on wall or screen.

by Ben Coxworth

What we think of as polyester fabric is most often actually a blend of polyester and cotton, which has proven very difficult to recycle. A new solvent, however, breaks the blend down into its two components, leaving both almost completely reusable.

by Abhimanyu Ghoshal

If the listening experience inside your car just isn't cutting it, perk up your ears: Warwick Acoustics is building a new automotive speaker system that makes your music sound like it's playing in a space 10 times bigger than the cabin.

by Maryna Holovnova

Terrified of bloodwork, needles, and clinic bills? Science is getting closer and closer to collecting our health data in fast, affordable, and pain-free ways – the latest example being a cup sticker that measures vitamin C levels in the user's sweat.