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January 29, 2016

Boeing's new 737 MAX plane takes its maiden flight

Boeing’s new 737 MAX aircraft completed its first test flight Friday.

January 29, 2016

Tired of computer bugs? MIT may have the answer

Researchers at MIT have developed a system to automatically repair computer bugs.

January 29, 2016

Patent tips details of Google's Project Wing drone delivery

With Google's plan, drones use infrared beacons to connect with and navigate to a container on the ground.

January 29, 2016

Japan unveils stealth plane, may combine with next-gen jet

Japan unveiled its first homemade stealth plane Thursday as it tries to catch up on the technology and enhance its reconnaissance and intelligence capabilities as China expands its own military presence in the region.

January 28, 2016

Google program beats human at ancient Go game, in AI milestone

In a historic first for artificial intelligence, a computer program developed by Google DeepMind has successfully beaten a professional human player at the ancient game of Go.

January 27, 2016

My conversation with Alec Ross: How technology will change our economy and culture

Alec Ross's new book offers in-depth analysis of the relationship between technology and government, business, and education, and predicts how future innovation will disrupt society.

January 27, 2016

A bright new future for traditional light bulbs?

A team of researchers at MIT and Purdue University may have just saved the traditional light bulbs from going the way of the abacus.

January 27, 2016

Going green: Navy vessels head to Asia powered by cattle fat

The first Navy warships partly powered by biofuels will launch today from San Diego, as part of the service’s long-running efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign oil and derive almost half its energy from alternative sources by 2020.

January 27, 2016

Study finds states could significantly reduce emissions by going green

States could drastically reduce the greenhouse gas emissions coming from the power sector in the next 15 years, if they ramped up their investment in renewables such as wind and solar, according to a study released Monday.

January 27, 2016

Fuel cells could let drones fly for several hours

Intelligent Energy's hydrogen fuel cell-powered range extender promises longer flight time and faster re-fueling.