Three-dimensional printing has been used to make everything from pizza to prostheses, and now researchers are working on using the emerging technology to fabricate hearts, kidneys, and other vital human…
Ferguson police are evaluating a new attachment to their guns that could give a suspect a chance to live in an otherwise lethal encounter with police. This latest piece of…
Eventually, 24 will be selected to make up six crews of four, which Mars One says they hope to launch to the Red Planet every two years from 2024, with…
Violent extremists like the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, have become increasingly sophisticated at creating dense, global networks of support online, networks that are helping these…
Before she got engaged a couple years ago, Lisa Sokolowski, a blogger in Leland, N.C., rarely mentioned her boyfriend on her regular Twitter account. But after he proposed, she started…
Technology isn’t what it used to be, at least in terms of increasing American workers’ productivity. And that’s bad news for the U.S. economy. A new paper from the Federal…
Born in 1979, Bedwei was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of onecerebral palsy is an incurable neurological disorder that affects body movement and muscle coordination but does not…
The English vice-admiral Sir Francis Drake used fire shipsaging hulks set ablaze and allowed to float freely into the Armadato devastating effect, forcing the Spanish ships to break formation. More…
Since the rise of PCs, smartphones, MP3s and an app for nearly everything, it’s never been less practical to use old technology. But among a certain subset of people —…
Buying a home used to mean hiring a licensed real estate agent and visiting place after place, until you found the one you liked. These days, thanks to the Internet,…
Old technology is making a hilarious comeback in the latest video from The Fine Brothers. As part of their “Teens React” series on their YouTube channel, the guys recorded teens’…
For thousands of babies born too early to regulate their own body temperature, the Embrace Warmer blanket has been a lifesaver. And part of the product’s effectiveness is the improvements…
We should all make time to disconnect from our devices, but sometimes technology can be a beautiful tool. Most of us use our smartphones to chat with loved ones, check…
Sure, lava is amazing. But for geologists, the real intrigue lies just below the volcanic surface. It’s why researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) are developing small machines, called…
The use of computers and green screens to create special effects in films and TV shows is so commonplace today that it’s hard to imagine a time when this technology…
A law enforcement official said the Secret Service believes the flyer of the DJI Phantom quadcopter, Shawn Usman, should be prosecuted on charges of violating national defense airspace. The official…
This is a story that involves lots of public intrigue, a futuristic wearable technology, a secret laboratory, fashion models, sky divers and an interoffice love triangle that ended a billionaire’s…
Get ready to blow through all the books you’ve downloaded to your smartphone. SpeedRead With Spritz, a 99-cent Android app, uses Spritz speed-reading technology to help people tackle the ebooks…
Andrew Keen, author of “The Internet is Not the Answer,” is known as the “Antichrist of Silicon Valley.” He calls Google a monster, Uber a bad idea and wants governments…
Riff By JENNA WORTHAM One of the most disturbing moments in the British TV series “Black Mirror” is what appears to be a passionate love scene. The episode takes place…
Last year, for example, the Federal Aviation Administration fined a man for crashing a drone in Manhattan, narrowly missing pedestrians. Also in 2014, the National Park Service banned the use…
HONG KONG — The Chinese government has adopted new regulations requiring companies that sell computer equipment to Chinese banks to turn over secret source code, submit to invasive audits and…
no small feat now that the online world has broadened their experiences exponentially. “The advent of the Internet means that the [drug] pusher is no longer on the corner in…
Growth in on-demand services helps customers improve their lives by finding somebody else to clear out the garage, put up the shelves or run errands. But do the people handling…
Fadi Chehade, CEO of ICANN, explained how we “went from twenty-something” top domain names to hundreds thanks to one simple change. “The reality is, the more there are names, the…
Eugene Kaspersky, founder of the Kaspersky Lab, said there’s both good and bad news about cybersecurity. The good news is that leaders are starting to understand the issues with cybersecurity…
PATH President and CEO Steve Davis stopped by HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday to share how he and others are working to help the fight against the Ebola virus….
Andrew McAfee of the MIT Sloan School of Management stopped by HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday, where he spoke about the book he wrote with his colleague Erik Brynjolfsson…
Microsoft International President Jean-Philippe Courtois didn’t hesitate when asked what new technology makes him say, “Wow.” “We presented something very cool. It’s called HoloLens,” he told HuffPost Live’s Alyona Minkovski…
Education for Employment’s president and CEO Jamie McAuliffe, along with founder and chair Ron Bruder, sat down with HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday where they discussed youth unemployment. Bruder…