Innovation - Page 228

November 5, 2015

Viking Ocean – a new cruise experience

Viking River’s first sea-going vessels will redefine the concept of cruising.

November 5, 2015

Would you spend a night in this ocean cliff villa?

The ultimate daredevil home hangs from a cliff.

November 5, 2015

Amtrak unveils locomotives to replace aging fleet

When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency.

November 5, 2015

Check out the ‘ambulance drone’ that could one day save your life

An engineering student in the Netherlands has unveiled an 'ambulance drone' fitted with a defibrillator that he believes could save thousands of lives a year. 

November 5, 2015

MonoRover R2 scooter rolls into view

Segways are out and rovers are in, but what does this mean in our growing world of technology?

November 5, 2015

Robots: Technology even cats can love

Dystopian visions of 400-pound titanium monsters guided by artificial intelligence (and ready to crush us if we humans get out of line) probably aren't on any mortal's time horizon. But there is plenty of automated technology that is infecting everything from household gadgets to instruments, making them smarter and, well, more life-like.

November 5, 2015

Robin smartphone promises to never run out of storage

The market for sub-$400 Android phones has become quite saturated, but the team at Nextbit, which includes execs from Google and HTC, believes it has something that will set it apart from the pack.

November 5, 2015

Researchers create quad-core computer from four rat brains

The progression of technology is a funny thing.

November 5, 2015

Japan to offer free Wi-Fi at the top of its highest mountain

Japan's highest mountain is getting Wi-Fi.

November 5, 2015

Researchers tap high-tech to solve 'Michelangelo bronzes' mystery

Researchers in the U.K. are using an assortment of high-tech methods – neutron imaging, XRF analysis, 360-degree laser scanning, 3D printing, and real-time X-ray videography – to get a clearer understanding of two Renaissance-era bronze statues believed to be made by Michelangelo.