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Michelin and General Motors are betting on near-zero maintenance airless tires for passenger vehicles of the future. The two companies are working on Uptis, an airless wheel structure that is puncture-proof. Uptis is expected to hit the market in 2024. ► Subscribe for more tech & culture videos: http://on.mash.to/subscribe◄ MORE FROM MASHABLE …

Researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Zurich equipped a drone with event cameras and a sonar system to make it capable of detecting and dodging objects thrown at it. This technology could help drones and birds safely co-exist in the sky and it could also prove …

Researchers in Japan hope that a new 3D printed myoelectric prosthetic system will reduce the cost of currently available prosthetics. Their system uses machine learning that needs to be trained to distinguish the motions of each individual finger to learn how to perform more complex gestures, where multiple fingers move …

A team of researchers at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab developed an AI tool that is using a neural network to generate images almost identical to real photographs that are being uploaded by its user. It then lets the user remove any unwanted objects from those pictures or replace them …

Remember that 3D printed e-bike? How about those airless bicycle tires? Both of these were built by NOWLAB, the innovation lab of German 3D printer manufacturer BigRep, which is back with a new project, the BANYAN Eco Wall.   BANYAN is a fully 3D printed green wall that comes with …

Jimmy Choi was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s in 2003. Since then, he’s crushed 100 half-marathons, 16 marathons, an ultra-marathon, and holds the world record for most chest-to-ground burpees in one minute. Choi, an avid TikTok user, often highlights some of the daily struggles of life with Parkinson’s. A video he …

SpaceX launched the Transporter-1 mission on Sunday, Jan. 24 after two delays, sending a record-setting 143 satellites into orbit. Only 10 of them are Starlink satellites, SpaceX’s orbital internet project, while the rest belong to government and business interests. Mashable is your source for the latest in tech, culture, and …

Almudena Romero is an artist researching the materiality and sustainability of photography. Her work focuses the power of sunlight on leaf pigments to create photographic prints of historical imagery. Mashable is your source for the latest in tech, culture, and entertainment.   Subscribe to Mashable: https://bit.ly/2DR64oM Watch more episodes of Technologic: http://bit.ly/2K4jn9N …

Apparently, you can teach an old robot dog very cool new tricks. Boston Dynamics unveiled a bunch of upgrades for their famed ‘Spot’, including a robot arm attachment and long-distance remote control. Mashable is your source for the latest in tech, culture, and entertainment.   Subscribe to Mashable: https://bit.ly/2DR64oM Watch more episodes …

SpaceX reused one of its Falcon 9 rockets for the fifth time – record number one. On top of that, the rocket was used just 27 days ago, making it the fastest turnaround between missions in SpaceX history – record number two. Mashable is your source for the latest in …