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Soon, you may be able to touch to buy -- literally. Capitalizing upon its status as one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, Japan is planning to test a new system of currency over the summer -- t...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the marketing of a new device, called PneumoLiner, a tissue container bag to be used during gynecological procedures. This could be used when removing uterine fibroids...

The Orion capsule's first manned mission isn't scheduled to take off until 2023 at the earliest. NASA is already preparing for it, though, and has begun a series of water impact tests using a mockup of the spacecraft wit...

The Model 3 may be all the rage at the moment, but Tesla hasn't forgotten about the car that helped make it a household name while also establishing the company as force to be reckoned with in the auto industry - the Mod...

So several days ago we reported that in celebration of The Legend of Zelda franchise turning 30 years old, a couple of developers decided to take it upon themselves to create a 3D version of the original The Legend of Ze...

So far without fail, Apple has held an annual developer's event called WWDC in the middle of the year. While the dates of this year's WWDC has yet to be set, we expect that it should be around the middle of the year. Cha...

By Julia Love, Joseph Menn and Nate Raymond

The battle between the FBI and Apple over unlocking the San Bernardino killer's iPhone may be over, but the fight over encryption has just been dramatically ramped up

Micra Transcatheter Pacing System, the world's smallest pacemaker, just received FDA approval. It is one-tenth the size of traditional devices and measures about the size of a large vitamin, so it is easy to implant and ...

There are few things that warm a nerd's heart quite like a great console mod, which is why we felt we had no choice but to share this impressive project from YouTube user wermy. Dubbed "Game Boy Zero," this RetroPie hand...

Facebook is concerned that its users are not sharing enough personal posts, according to sources close to the matter. The social network is hoping a number of new features will encourage users to indulge in more original...

Aside from changing up the crafting and loot system, update 1.1 for The Division is going to come with four new gear sets that provide unique bonuses.

Safely transport and charge your smartwatch anywhere you travel with the Smatree SmaShell A100 Portable Apple Watch Battery and Case. Designed to seamlessly fit and conceal your magnetic charging cable, this travel case ...

Sci-fi doesn't have the best record for portraying cloning in a realistic way. One exception? "Orphan Black." Here's a bioethicist on what it gets right. The post Orphan Black Doesn't Think Human Cloning Is Such a Big De...

Mac and Windows PC owners can now use PS4's Remote Play on their computer screens. We detail the steps that console users can follow to update their monitors and play via their desktop computers.

Democratic assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman filed a bill pushing for the establishment of legal drug injection sites to curb the growing heroin and drug overdose problem. How did law enforcers receive this proposal ...

Patients suffering from phantom limb pain (PLP) may see relief through a newly-developed process which freezes the affected area. How effective is this new procedure?

A live video of an exploding watermelon has taken Facebook by storm. Uploaded by BuzzFeed, the record-breaking livestream was watched by 800,000 viewers and received 300,000 comments. But will it lead to the mainstream p...

SpaceX's successful landing on a drone ship is a step toward reliably getting humans off of Earth--maybe even permanently. The post SpaceX Just Stuck a Historic Landing. So What Now? appeared first on WIRED.

On April 6th, the Swedish Tourist Association launched "The Swedish Number" an actual phone number people from all over the world can dial to speak with a random Swedish person. The marketing gimmick is meant to celebrat...

Google Fiber's biggest hook has always been its $70 gigabit internet access, but there has usually been a far more frugal option: you could get free 5Mbps service if you were willing to pay a construction fee. However, t...

In case you somehow missed it, SpaceX made history yesterday afternoon when it successfully landed one of its Falcon 9 rockets on a remotely-piloted barge at sea. The success came after a few failed attempts over the pas...