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There's a annoying theoretical limit on the efficiency of solar cells that limits the amount of electricity they can create from sunlight. But now a team of MIT engineers has developed a system that overcomes the problem...

It's been a few years since land-cruising Cadillac Escalades ruled America's streets. Fuel economy has trumped gas-guzzling style since the Great Recession, and hybrid cars surged in popularity. The first mass-produced m...

Here are two black mambas--the world's most dangerous snake--fighting each other for the right to mate with a female black mamba. They're engaging in a form of plaiting combat where they twist their bodies in a braid in ...

The Amazon Echo: what happens if this is all there is to a device? CC-licensed photo by Cryptik Merlin on Flickr For years, Apple has made a name for itself through the design of its …

Last month, Intel the tried to make inventors cool. The company brought tinkering into prime time with the debut of America's Greatest Makers, a reality TV competition on TBS where 24 teams of inventors have been competi...

A few weeks ago we saw one Hyperloop start-up company display a small-scale propulsion technology for the 700 mph transportation of our future. Where that company is more focused on cargo transport, the second company, H...

Researchers from the University of Washington and the University of California, San Diego did an experiment to see what could be learned from just the information many cars are already recording. The result was that the ...

The battle to be the life of the party just got that much more intense with the XOUNTS UP 360-degree light-and-sound speaker system. The unit, which strongly resembles a three-foot version of one of those quartz pyramids...

I suppose we should've seen this coming.

According to reports, the world's largest electronics manufacturer Foxconn has replaced around 60,000 human factory workers with machines. Or, as a government publicist for the city of Kunshan told the South China Mornin...

Remember the hoopla around Facebook's alleged 'Trending' section news bias, something that arose from a report citing anonymous sources? Facebook has since published its editorial process concerning the section, and even...

Given the resurgence in the popularity of records, Disney didn't really have to do much to sell copies of The Force Awakens soundtrack now that it's finally available on vinyl, months after the film's release. But if you...

Battleborn, the frenetic team-based shooter from Gearbox Software, has introduced a $20 price cut. What's more, a brand new character joined its ranks, all on the same day rival shooter Overwatch made its debut. Coincide...

Yesterday we learned that starting in September, Netflix will become the exclusive streaming home to all things Disney, Marvel, and Lucasfilm. Being a huge Star Wars nerd, it's easy to get hopeful about seeing The Force ...

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Today we're having a look at Qualcomm's own Quick Charge 3.0 as used in two new AUKEY products: the Amp Type-C 5-Port Charging Station and the QC 3.0 Dual-Port Car Charger. If you're in search of a set of USB-C compatibl...

Air travel is an unmitigated nightmare. But as The Wall Street Journal reports, the airline industry itself has found new ways to make passengers miserable through so-called "family fees." That's right. Airlines are now ...

It's no secret that the Republican Party hates net neutrality regulation, but it's now ready to raise the stakes. House GOP members have drafted a 2017 budget proposal that would neuter some of the FCC's bigger telecom i...

The U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has announced that Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has a pair of new lava flows, and though neither lava flow is putting the nearby residential regions at risk, they have ...

Apple is quietly vacuuming up electric car charging expertise, in what insiders speculate could lead to an EV network for the much-rumored Apple Car. The Cupertino firm has made a number of new hires in the field, while ...

One of the most jaw-dropping shots of the first trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was a group of Imperial walkers storming a beach. They obviously weren't the same as the AT-ATs from The Empire Strikes Back, but w...

Flexible displays – and those that show off its content in full color to boot, happen to be the dream of many a science fiction fan, that is for sure. While we have seen advancements in the field by the likes of LG, he...