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@techchat Jun 13, 2018, 3:29 PM UTC

Invisible Cloaks Are Closer Than You Think

If you've ever watched Star Trek or Harry Potter you know how awesome it would be to have an invisible cloak at your disposal. Well, with a couple recent breakthroughs we may be closer than you think…

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@techchat May 23, 2018, 2:19 AM UTC

Would you get in an Uber air taxi?

### Uber takes off Within a few years, you might be hailing an Uber air taxi for your next commute. Uber has been investing a considerable amount of resources into the eVOTL vehicles - short for elec…

56 upvotes 9 replies $0.38
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@techchat May 10, 2018, 10:36 PM UTC

Your next home could be 3D printed

### A race to 3D print anything The time has come when houses can be built in 24 hours. By injecting materials and having a digital model of your desired structure 3D printing has given us this oppor…

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@techchat May 8, 2018, 12:55 AM UTC

This Beastly Boat is Unsinkable and Broke a World Record

The Barracuda XSV 17, nicknamed "Thunder Child". Safe Haven Marines built the Thunder Child as a special-forces military boat. It can be outfitted with a machine gun and grenade launcher that are rem…

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@techchat May 4, 2018, 6:43 PM UTC

Virtual reality goes mainstream

### Oculus Go Oculus, which was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $2.3 billion, has released the first mainstream virtual reality headset, Oculus Go. The headset is the first mobile virtual reality he…

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@techchat May 2, 2018, 1:22 AM UTC

Disney is Building Baymax - the Puffy Robot from Big Hero 6

Meet Baymax Disney's 2014 film, Big Hero 6, starred an adorable character named "Baymax". Baymax is a big inflatable robot that serves as a personal health care companion. His mission is to help peop…

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@techchat Apr 30, 2018, 5:15 AM UTC

MIT figures out how to silently communicate

### MIT does it again... Researchers at MIT have developed a headset, called AlterEgo, that allows you to communicate by simply "speaking silently" to yourself. The team was led by Arnav Kapur who sa…

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@techchat Apr 27, 2018, 4:54 AM UTC

You'll never guess how a casino got hacked

### iHack Nicole Eagan, CEO of Darktrace - the leading machine learning company for cybersecurity, confirmed hackers exploited a smart thermometer in the lobby's fish tank and got access to the high…

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@techchat Apr 25, 2018, 9:48 PM UTC

Playing video games can pay big

### Student Video Game Athlete? Universities are giving away scholarships to top Fortnite players. Welcome to the 21st century. Ashland University in Ohio is the first to offer a scholarship for Fort…

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@techchat Apr 24, 2018, 2:52 PM UTC

b8ta - The Future of Retail

B8ta is a network of stores that showcase high-end consumer tech products, most of which are made by smaller niche companies. Vibhu Norby, the CEO, took after Steve Jobs and his design of the apple s…

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