Humans and Technology This company embeds microchips in its employees, and they love it Last August, 50 employees at Three Square Market got RFID chips in their hands. Now 80 have them. by Rachel Metz 2018-08-17T07:30:00-04:00
Humans and Technology Meet the guy with four arms, two of which someone else controls in VR These robotic limbs could someday help people work together when they’re far apart. by Rachel Metz 2018-08-06T03:01:00-04:00
Humans and Technology Five ways you can already become a cyborg, one body part at a time Want to use your hand to prove your identity? Become a better skier without any work? Try this. by Rachel Metz 2018-06-19T14:50:00-04:00
Humans and Technology Now playing: a movie you control with your mind Richard Ramchurn’s The Moment lets you play film director, using just your brainwaves. by Rachel Metz 2018-05-25T07:00:00-04:00
Humans and Technology Subcutaneous Fitbits? These cows are modeling the tracking technology of the future Livestock Labs is getting bio-monitors under cows’ skin in hopes of helping farmers spot disease earlier, and it wants to bring its tech to people, too. by Rachel Metz 2018-05-15T10:55:00-04:00
Humans and Technology Say goodbye to Alexa and hello to gadgets listening to the voice inside your head Arnav Kapur’s AlterEgo lets him communicate, switch TV channels, and more by talking silently to himself. by Rachel Metz 2018-04-27T14:46:00-04:00
Humans and Technology Getting e-mail on your skin is actually a thing now, thanks to Facebook Researchers for the social network taught people to feel 100 words on their arms with a wearable prototype. by Rachel Metz 2018-04-17T16:08:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines The Meaning of the Google Glass Backlash Has a product ever provoked as much hostility before even hitting the market as Google’s geek specs are generating? There’s something special about the eyes. by Brian Bergstein 2013-03-14T15:28:07-04:00
Rewriting Life Cyborg Tissue Monitors Cells Nanoelectronic scaffolding supports living tissue. by Megan Scudellari 2012-08-27T00:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology The Army’s Remote-Controlled Beetle The insect’s flight path can be wirelessly controlled via a neural implant. by Emily Singer 2009-01-29T00:00:00-05:00