DIY gun turret takes down mini-drones
A technology-enthusiast has invented a Nerf gun turret that can automatically track and shoot down small drones. The ingenious contraption uses a Kinect v2 sensor and a milled steel two-axis gimbal,...
View ArticleFull-size C64 console to come with 64 games plus working keyboard
A new retro games console, dubbed the C64, bucks the trend of recent retro games boxes, being a full-sized recreation of the machine on which it’s based: the Commodore 64 (which originally launched in...
View ArticleWhy Super Mario Maker 2 is the game my daughter and I have been waiting for
"Little Thunder," as I call her, has been obsessed with Mario since Super Mario Odyssey appeared. But the launch of Super Mario Maker 2 has elevated our screen time from mere fun to something rather...
View ArticleScientists identify more than 1,000 sharks and rays tangled in ocean waste
Scientists at the University of Exeter have turned to Twitter for a better picture of the effect ocean plastics are having on sharks and rays. Summing these reports, they identified more than 1,000...
View ArticleFive video games to watch this holiday season
The most exciting titles coming to PS4, Xbox One, PC and Switch in the coming weeks.
View ArticleLunaz to give classic luxury cars an all-electric make-over
Lunaz seeks to make a bold entry into the high-end car market by restoring history's "most beautiful and celebrated cars" to make them all-electric.
View ArticleEverything we know about PlayStation 5
From the hardware improvements to the performance boosts these will permit, let's dive into what we know about Sony's forthcoming Playstation 5.
View ArticleFortnite: 5 changes we'd like to see in season 11
What better way to use Fortnite's downtime than to ruminate on potential improvements for season 11?
View ArticleThe curious case of the house with no knocker
What connects the America's Cup, a dinner in Egypt and a house with no knocker? The answer is a man called Robert, born 216 years ago today, and his ill-fated sail boat: a schooner by the name of Titania.
View ArticleNew retro "Pocket" handheld plays games of every Game Boy – and more
Analogue's latest release, the Pocket, plays host to games for all the classic portables you can shake a pixelated stick at: Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, Sega Game Gear, Atari Lynx,...
View Article5 other disastrous video game launches from history
In the wake of the drama surrounding the release of 2K's WWE 2K20 this month, we remember five other video games releases (including one now-infamous urban legend) that went rather less than swimmingly.
View ArticleObama warns against social media call-out culture
On Tuesday, Barack Obama used the annual Obama Foundation Summit to criticize call-out culture, with his use of the term "woke" garnering particular attention. But what is woke culture, and did Obama...
View ArticleLast Gameboard wants to replace board games with a tabletop console
It's one of those ideas that seems so simple that you wonder why no one's thought of it before: Gameboard-1 is a tabletop games console that could theoretically replace your board game collection – at...
View ArticleRoboBee is first soft-muscled microrobot to achieve controlled flight
We've watched with interest as subsequent developments have allowed RoboBee to fly, swim, hover, perch and lose its tether. Now it's become the first microrobot to achieve controlled flight using soft...
View ArticleAn old Aztec tradition could help feed the megacities of tomorrow
By 2050, the UN thinks there will be nearly 10 billion people on planet Earth, with 68 percent living in urban areas. New research explores whether Aztec farming techniques could hold one answer to...
View ArticleNew evidence shows how humans hunted mammoths 15,000 years ago
The skeletal remains of some 14 woolly mammoths have been discovered in Mexico. More than 800 mammoth bones were distributed in two round pits – apparently traps used to house the mammoths. The remains...
View ArticleThe MIT robot that grows like a plant
This week, roboticists at MIT have demonstrated a new robot with an extending limb that grows a bit like a plant. The appendage can weave its way through confined spaces before lifting a heavy load.
View ArticleScientists create fake rhino horn, hope to flood the market
We're used to thinking of fakes and forgeries with disdain, but a new innovation from the University of Oxford looks set to buck that trend: fake rhinoceros horn. Rhino populations have been devastated...
View ArticleExoplanets of quiet stars most likely to sustain extraterrestrial life
For the first time, atmospheric chemistry and 3D climate modeling have been combined in a way that could help identify planets beyond our solar system which could host life.
View ArticleSharing and cooperation is what separates us from the apes, says study
It's tempting to pin the rise of humanity to become the world's dominant species on our ability to out-think the competition. But new research suggests that our abilities to work together and share are...
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