The Wave Gliders could set a Guinness World Record   More than 500 years after Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition crossed the Pacific Ocean on its way to circumnavigating the globe, robot explorers have also begun to

Hologram technology has been steadily evolving   From training sessions to romantic interludes, the holodeck aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise provided virtual environments for both work and play in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” On Earth,

“shape-changing maneuverable munition”   Not long after placing its first order for suicide drones, the U.S. Army has set its sights upon a tiny hovering robot capable of scouting dense city environments before exploding with

Airborne launch platforms that can send small satellites into orbit within 24 hours   U.S. military operations rely heavily upon satellites to spy on battlefields and coordinate friendly forces across the globe, but fast-changing ground

The project may even spawn global standards for underwater noise One device resembles a big fishing float with a piston that goes up and down as it bobs on the waves. Another uses the up-and-down

Regenerating human body parts and defining the boundaries of consciousness Dreams of immortality inspired the fantastical tales of Greek historian Herodotus and Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon‘s legendary search for the fountain of youth.