What’s Driving the Future of Autonomous Cars and Highways?

Traffic has been a continuously growing problem in just about major city in the world. The average American driver spends about 36 hours per year in traffic congestion. The estimated cost of traffic congestion is…

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NYPD to Test Body Cameras On Police Officers

The New York Police Department has announced a pilot program that will involve equipping 60 NYPD officers with body cameras to test whether or not they want to implement cameras for all officers in the…

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HitchBOT, the Hitchhiking Robot, Hits the Road

Attention all Canadians: If you spot an adorable smiling robot on the side of the road, PLEASE put it in your car and have a conversation with it. Seriously, you should do it. If not…

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Plug Power Shares Up, Revenue Tops Expectations…

Shares of fuel cell maker Plug Power were as much as 8% in pre-market trade as reported revenue came in at $17.3 million, exceeding the company’s expectations of $16.65 million. During Q2, Plug Power says…

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Most Impoverished City In America To House SpaceX’s Commercial Launch Facility

SpaceX has announced it will open its commercial rocket launch facility in the greater Brownsville area of Texas, the most impoverished area in America. SpaceX has been negotiating with Texas officials for over two years,…

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Court Finds BP Guilty of “Gross Negligence” for 2010 Oil Spill

BP’s major role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been deemed as a result of “gross negligence” by a Louisiana federal court. This decision likely means BP will…

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New Electric Thinking Cap Stimulates the Brain’s Learning Capabilities

Scientists at Vanderbilt University developed a literal thinking cap, driving the notion that accelerated learning can come from just a light electrical current. Robert Reinhart and assistant professor of psychology Geoffrey Woodman are the brains…

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Graphite “Sponge” Sops Up Sunlight, Blows Off Steam

If MIT’s latest simulation can be extrapolated to a larger scale, then solar generation just gained new steam. As we recently reported here on IndustryTap, researchers at MIT have developed a super-efficient, solar steam-generating graphite…

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Further Testing Brings The LS3 Mule Robot Closer To Military Use…

The Legged Squad Support System (LS3) from Boston Dynamics went through further testing recently by the United States Army during a drill in Hawaii. The LS3, commonly referred to as the mule robot, is expected…

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Colin Furze Creates Iron Man Suit Just to Stand in Exploding Fireworks

British engineer/inventor Colin Furze has made his own Wolverine claws, shot fire from his wrists with his homemade flame thrower and built a machine to pass gas at France. Now he has created another insane…

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