Emmett Smith
By Emmett Smith
Project 'Silo Living' transforms old grain silos into micro homes
The proof of concept could help repurpose abandoned silos all across the Netherlands.
By Emmett Smith

The U.S. military really, really wants the world to see its autonomous Black Hawk helicopter
Awesome, yet slightly terrifying.
By Emmett Smith

A robot delicately learning to play the cello is about more than just music – Strictly Robots
I play, therefore I am?
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Jeff Bezos, a pair of haptic robot hands, and a new tactile technology — Strictly Robots
The hands can even be controlled from another country.
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How sports broadcasting's worst idea led to its best — How Did We Get Here?
There's tech history hiding under every game you watch on TV.
By Emmett Smith

Floating machine uses the motion of the ocean to generate renewable energy – Future Blink
It even helps gather ocean data.
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Using air bubbles as filters, these giant barriers stop plastics from polluting oceans — Future Blink
The curtain-like barrier spans the width of most rivers.
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Fireworks are toxic and loud. So, a design studio created a silent sustainable alternative — Future Blink
Rainbow dust in Spain is actually a non-toxic, totally silent firework display.
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From the road to the sky in minutes, this convertible car is now certified to fly — Future Blink
This flying car just officially got its wings.
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The promise of this personal flying saucer: zero emissions — Future Blink
We want to believe.
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Swapping muscles for wires, this robot is learning to control a smile — Strictly Robots
Pretty dang convincing.
By Emmett Smith

Flower-like solar panels collect daylight for their nightly light shows
Even after its creators have ceased, this art installation will live on.
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Feast your eyes on what claims to be the fastest 3-wheeled EV on the planet — Future Blink
It also mines bitcoin in its downtime?
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Wrapped in digital paper, this concept BMW changes colors like a chameleon — Future Blink
It's wrapped in the same material used to make Kindle screens.
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Here’s how to custom-build a hurricane-resistant house — Future Blink
Deltec homes are designed to withstand nature’s ultimate test.
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A breakthrough solar oven got hot enough to produce carbon-free cement and steel
Its mirrors can generate heat up to 1,482 ºC.
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Clad with a solar roof, this Mercedes-Benz concept EV promises a sleek and efficient future
From Rome to Berlin on a single charge.
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How the powerful Webb telescope will peer 13 billion years back in time
Through it, we can observe the birth of the first stars and galaxies to form after the Big Bang.
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Foam 3D printing technique could minimize concrete is used in construction
This novel fabrication approach can save up to 70 percent concrete.
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In the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean, a fish looks up through its own translucent head
🎶Ohhhhhh, who can see through its own forehead under the sea? The Barreleye fish can!🎶
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This hovercraft flew through a forest like a scene out of ‘Star Wars' — Future Blink
Ewoks not included.
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Tesla's autopilot feature is impressive, but it's not perfect — Future Blink
Close, but no cigar.
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Using 10,000-year-old technology, these earthen homes could resist fires and hurricanes
That's how they built the Great Wall of China.
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