Robot Coffee Tastes Great, But at What Cost? (About $5)
Coffee Haus makes coffee drinks 100 times an hour in its robotic kiosks. No humans required. Continue reading Robot Coffee Tastes Great, But at What Cost? (About $5)
Author Archives: Adam Rogers
Zippin’s Checkout-Free Retail Store Uses Cameras to Watch You Shop
A new startup is offering a new kind of retail experience. Instead of humans handling cash, it’s all apps, smartphones, sensors, and computer vision. Continue reading Zippin’s Checkout-Free Retail Store Uses Cameras to Watch You Shop
So Long, Glassholes: Wearables Aren’t Science Projects Anymore
The end of Google Glass wasn’t even the end of Google Glass. More than that, the idea of augmented reality has been normalized. Continue reading So Long, Glassholes: Wearables Aren’t Science Projects Anymore
University of Washington Researchers Can Wirelessly Charge a Phone Using Lasers
A team of electrical engineering students has a solution to all your charging problems: Lasers. Continue reading University of Washington Researchers Can Wirelessly Charge a Phone Using Lasers
Art Fight! The Pinkest Pink Versus the Blackest Black
Nanotube-based Vantablack was aimed at engineers. Then a famous sculptor locked it up—and the artistic community found this unpalatable. Continue reading Art Fight! The Pinkest Pink Versus the Blackest Black
Sci-Fi TV Doesn’t Have to Be ‘Prestige’—It Can Just Be Fun
In defense of “commodity sci-fi,” the shows dominating the middle rungs of a basic cable lineup near you. Continue reading Sci-Fi TV Doesn’t Have to Be ‘Prestige’—It Can Just Be Fun
The London Fire and the Enduring Problem of Fighting High-Rise Infernos
At Grenfell Tower in London, firefighters couldn’t compartmentalize or suppress the fire. But it’s evacuation that still bedevils fire researchers. Continue reading The London Fire and the Enduring Problem of Fighting High-Rise Infernos
Even If ‘The Mummy’ Is Not Your Thing, the Dark Universe Could Still Be OK
Even if ‘The Mummy’ gets consigned to eternal rest, that shouldn’t mean a wrap on the Dark Universe. Continue reading Even If ‘The Mummy’ Is Not Your Thing, the Dark Universe Could Still Be OK
Even If ‘The Mummy’ Is Not Your Thing, the Dark Universe Could Still Be OK
Even if ‘The Mummy’ gets consigned to eternal rest, that shouldn’t mean a wrap on the Dark Universe. Continue reading Even If ‘The Mummy’ Is Not Your Thing, the Dark Universe Could Still Be OK
What’s Wrong with Apple’s New Headquarters
The architecture and design of the years-in-the-making Apple Park are brilliant. How it fits into the world around it? Not so much. Continue reading What’s Wrong with Apple’s New Headquarters