Japanese companies exhibit robots to help care for a rapidly aging society
Toyota's latest humanoid robot "T-HR3" is like an avatar that can be controlled remotely by a human operator. The goggle on the operator allows them to envision what the robot is seeing, while they fe ...
Alternate realities: Battling misinformation online
The Internet has taken the concept of mis- and disinformation and democratized it and weaponized it to great effect in both political and more pedestrian situations. But there’s a small group of resea ...
Heavy metal: 830 tons of surf-riding clean power
It's over a hundred-foot long, 830 tons, and yellow. The Irish-American creators of of the "OE35" call it a buoy, but this piece of mega infrastructure may represent a big leap forward for harnessing ...
Electric firetruck rolls out in California, aiming to extinguish traditional diesel trucks
A new electric-powered concept fire truck, called the CFT, has been unveiled in California, with hopes that it will replace traditional diesel fire engines.
Millionaire livestreaming star shares tricks of the trade
Zhang Dayi tugs at the hem of her sweater and rubs the material as millions of viewers watch her every move ahead of China's online shopping festival "Double-12", which is equivalent to Chinese e-comm ...
First commercial electric plane takes flight
An electric-powered seaplane made its first flight on Tuesday (December 10) in Richmond, Canada. Libby Hogan reports.