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Navy Patents to ‘Engineer the Fabric of Reality’

The U.S. Navy has patents on weird and little understood technology. According to patents filed by the Navy, it is working on a compact fusion reactor that could power cities, an engine that works using “inertial mass reduction,” and a “hybrid...

Google Wants to Test Drones for Firefighting

Google is asking the US Federal Aviation Administration for permission to test a drone for monitoring and fighting fires, according to a document filed Tuesday with the FAA. The ask comes from Google parent Alphabet’s Google Research Climate and Energy Group...

Tech Allows Gesture Control of Robots and Devices

Senior software engineer David Alfonso of Boston-based Pison Technology doesn’t resemble the sorceror’s apprentice from the old Walt Disney cartoon “Fantasia.” But with a wave of his hand, he seemed almost as powerful. Armed with only a high-tech cuff wrapped around...

Drones to Deliver New Coca-Cola with Coffee

For those who do not get enough caffeine from a regular dose of Coke, the Coca-Cola Company has a new drink that combines the classic pop beverage with Brazilian coffee. While that itself is interesting, the technology side of things comes into play as the company is...

Fake News Is Rampant, AI Can Help

One of the latest collaborations between artificial intelligence and humans is further evidence of how machines and humans can create better results when working together. Artificial intelligence (AI) is now on the job to combat the spread of misinformation on the...

5G Driving iPhone Sales

When Apple unveiled the iPhone 12 last fall, the pitch to customers was a simple one: 5G. That’s the name for the latest and greatest antenna that promises faster download speeds for gobbling up everything from TikTok videos to HBO Max movies. The pitch worked....