Day: June 9, 2014

A couple of crafty 14-year-old kids from Winnipeg figured out how to get past the security on a a Bank of Montreal ATM. Crazy as it might sound, the "hack" didn’t require any advanced computer hacking at all—these kids just looked up the ATM manual on the internet.

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Training wheels are great for getting kids rolling, but they don’t really develop the balance required for real riding. Jyrobike takes a different approach to the learning process, providing a more authentic cycling experience while still offering…

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Everyone talks about graphene as if it’ll solve all of the world’s problems, forgetting that it’s got a few of its own, too. The biggest issue is that the substance only works in two dimensions, making it hard to use to build complex pieces of…

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TrackingPoint is a startup that’s building smart weapons, like rifles with targeting scopes that’ll turn a rank amateur into a crack sniper. Now, the company is working on ShotView, a system that’ll separate the user form the sight entirely, which is…

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Tesla needn’t be furious with New Jersey anymore after a new bill has passed that could lift of a ban on direct-to-customer sales in the state. After Governor Chris Christie assisted the Motor Vehicle Commission in putting the kibosh on its electric…

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You may not pay much notice to product trackers like barcodes and RFID tags, but they’re absolutely vital in some fields; they cut back on bootlegging and help police determine the origins of bombs. Worcester Polytechnic Institute may have just…

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