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Southeast Asian startups at the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge |…
Digital Asia News UpdateIndia and Bangladesh will represent Asia at the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge, but Southeast Asia has a significant presence in…
Audi gets animated with a cartoon concept car for ‘Spies in Disguise’ |…
It’s not unusual for car manufacturers to mock up cars of the future, but you’ve probably never seen one quite like this Audi. The German automobile maker has…
Digital technology goes back to school | Innovation
Despite the trend towards digital technology in the classroom, questions remain over whether children are getting the most out of such innovative methods…
Study explores how robots in the operating room impact teamwork |…
In traditional surgery, doctors and nurses huddle closely around a patient, passing instruments, watching each other’s faces and often physically touching.…
Musk tweets new video of LA-area transportation test tunnel | Innovation
Elon Musk has tweeted a new video of a tunnel constructed under a Los Angeles suburb to test a new type of transportation system.
Musk tweeted Saturday that…
GM is getting into the electric bike business | Innovation
General Motors said it plans to bring two new electric bikes to market next year — one folding and one compact — as the automaker makes a broader push into…
Red Moon is a novel full of fascinating ideas that never come together |…
Kim Stanley Robinson is known for his heady and thought-provoking science fiction novels. Aurora turned the concept of a generation ship on its head, following…
Neil Armstrong astronaut memorabilia auction lifts off | Innovation
Space enthusiasts stirred by NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong’s venture to the moon spent more than $4 million (€3.5 million) in just the first day of a rare…
There’s something unusual about these lily pads | Innovation Radar |…
The laboratory’s artificial lilypad, called aPad, can explore marine environments while keeping in direct contact with a team above sea level, or other manned…