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Last year, we brought you a story about how easy it is to fool your phone’s facial recognition security tech, by simply scanning and photographing your head and then 3D printing it. Not a big deal.
We…
Last week, Tesla was approved to begin production in China.
The company is building a $2 billion Gigafactory, its first overseas manufacturing site, in Shanghai.
According to Reuters, Tesla was includ…
Even as laws regarding the use of marijuana become more lax in many states, the grey areas seem to be widening. Take for example, rules regarding cannabis use by workers. Whether or not your state al…
When the economy is good, and your company is performing, it’s not unreasonable to ask for a raise, right?
And if you’re a CEO of a major Fortune 500 business, you might just get one. A big one. But…
Integrating the latest creature comforts and connectivity-laden technologies with new automotive offerings has become increasingly common. But the latest concept from Toyota takes these comforts to a…
This week, Hyundai threw its hat into the flying car ring. You know what? With all of the players and collaborations, someones got to get it right. Right?
The Hyundai Motor Group's big move was that …
The future of hypersonic flight is exciting.
Companies currently building experimental craft are shooting for Mach 1.5 to Mach 2. Boom Supersonic, for example, is now assembling the XB-1 supersonic de…
Flies are annoying. Thus the phrase "shoo fly, don't bother me." Perhaps you've heard of it.
However, its fly movement that interests the researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Rig…
The founder of secretive electric vehicle startup Faraday reportedly declared bankruptcy in the U.S. after running up more than $2 billion in debts.
Bloomberg, citing court documents filed in Delaware…
Other than being a slimy devil, the Northern Clingfish sucks ... and it's really good at it.
The Clingfish clings to rough and slimy surfaces, and it can hold up to 230 times its weight. Researchers …
British company Dyson is most famously known for its high-end vacuum cleaners touted on the air by founder, chief engineer and namesake James Dyson.
But the company also makes a wide variety of other …
Yesterday, the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center unveiled the world's largest polymer 3D printer. The printer is capable of printing parts up to 100 feet long, and at a ce…
Advancements in prosthetic technology continue to amaze me, we've seen everything from 3d printing low-cost limbs to advanced robotics incorporated into new designs.
What struck me in the new work fr…
Huntington Ingalls is regarded as the largest shipbuilder in the U.S. And if a recent suit filed against the company comes to fruition, it will also be responsible for one of the largest fraud cases …
The use of hand grenades on the battlefield goes back to the 1500s. Weighing up to six pounds, these early versions were basically hollow metal balls filled with gun powder and attached to slow-burni…
When GM announced this summer that they’d be moving the engine in the 2020 Corvette, people went bonkers. It was like Beatlemania.
That’s because the change to a mid-engine was just one piece of a co…
Back in the late 90s and early 2000s Ericsson was one of the leading names in an emerging product category – mobile communication devices, or cell phones. This was a time before Android and Apple, so…
Let’s just be real: Doing your taxes is complicated and hard, and even the most honest of individuals can find themselves making a mistake here and there. And if you do, that’s what the auditors are …
Social media continues to make the human resource waters murkier than ever, especially when it comes to deciding what to share on your accounts, but also what companies peruse when considering new ap…
Nio delivered fewer cars as the government phases out subsidies for electric vehicles.
Electric vehicles are considered part of the future of transportation, but in the present day, conventional auto…