US Army's hoverbike takes flight

The prototype is able carry 300 lb (136 kg), though army researchers are hoping to extend this by way of a hybrid propulsion system which could one day have it flying along at altitudes of thousands of feet and speeds of 60 mph (96 km/h).

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NASA's Psyche and Lucy to visit metal and Trojan asteroids

The missions will see robotic spacecraft probing parts of our Solar System that could give us deeper insights into its formation and evolution.

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Science Behind Things: Touchscreen

In the 10 years, smartphones- particularly the ones running Android- have gone to capture the global market and have found their niche in the palms of close to 2 Billion humans.

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Chennai to Bangalore in under 30 Min, thanks to Hyperloop's India Debut

Hyperloop is potentially looking at five Indian sectors where the system can be built: Delhi-Mumbai, Bangalore-Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai-Bangalore, Mumbai-Chennai and a port connector project.

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Falcon 9 returns to space with Iridium-1 launch

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California carrying the 10-satellite constellation of the Iridium-1 mission.

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Robot installs new batteries on space station

While people back on Earth were celebrating New Year's Eve, a robot aboard the International Space Station (ISS) got on with the job of upgrading the station's solar power system.

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Hyundai expands its mobility presence with wearable robots and electric scooter

Hyundai is running full-steam ahead with the "mobility company" strategy at this year's CES, showing various technologies to help people jump from A to B to C and back again.

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New telescope tools will probe universe for water

New water-detecting receivers fitted to the ALMA radio telescope in Chile have been designed to take advantage of the scope's high, arid, location, and give scientists a new ground-based capability for investigating the possibility of life elsewhere in th

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Announcing Kidobotikz's Pots 'N' Bots festival

Rules and Regulations for the Kidobotikz " Pots 'N' Bots Festival " . . . .

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Heavy-lift drone could carry a person

The Griff 300 is an octocopter, meaning it has eight propellers each powered by a separate motor. Depending on how much it's carrying, one charge of its battery pack is good for a claimed flight time of 30 to 45 minutes.

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