Futurism

Rosalind W. Picard, a MIT engineer, has developed an innovative pair of glasses that allow you to read other people's emotions during conversation.

The European Space Agency has just rolled out a new 1-billion pixel camera. Over the next five years, this camera will be mapping the entire Milky Way Galaxy in 3D.

The final shuttle mission for NASA includes an experiment that will turn human urine into a sports drink for astronauts.

In 2010, 3-D TV was cited as being the "next big thing" in home entertainment. Why hasn't it caught on with consumers?

Flying cars are no longer the stuff of science fiction. However, the flying cars of the future might actually be environmentally-conscious as well.

The latest advancement in robotics has come from Germany, where scientists have developed a new robotic model that has 'sensitive skin', allowing it to simulate the sensation of touch.

Illumina, a company that offers genome sequencing to the public, has now announced an iPad application to be used to manage your genetic info -- which can be purchased for the low cost of $10k.

Using nothing but a few pieces of plastic with strategically drilled holes, researchers have successfully invented an invisibility "cloak" that could make ships undetectable on sonar.

New technology involving wireless electrodes gives humans the ability to manipulate objects with brain signals.

Acer (of all companies) has made a supercomputer that's now the 42nd fastest in the world -- even if it does take up an entire room.