Category Archives: Technology

U.S. military has a heat ray
The U.S. military is developing a real-life heat ray. CNN’s Thom Patterson explains this non-lethal “active denial system.”
Cumulus Media Sep 04, 2015

World’s biggest twin-engine jetliner has foldable wings
Boeing finalized designs for the 777X, which has folding wings and is expected to be the world’s largest twin-engine jet when it begins service in 2020.
Cumulus Media Sep 04, 2015

Gain a sixth sense with this vibrating vest
With his Versatile Extra-Sensory Transducer, or VEST, neuroscientist David Eagleman hopes to do more than teach deaf people to learn how to feel sounds through vibrations. CNN’s Rachel Crane rep...
Cumulus Media Sep 03, 2015

New crew headed to International Space Station
A new crew blasts off for the International Space Station, and for the first time since 2013 nine astronauts will be calling the ISS home.
Cumulus Media Sep 02, 2015

Laser blasts flying objects
Boeing is developing a laser that shoots drones out of the sky.
Cumulus Media Sep 01, 2015

Honeybees with ‘backpacks’
Researchers have developed a way to study and monitor honeybees by outfitting them with tiny sensors to track their movements.
Cumulus Media Aug 28, 2015

Commercial planes may soon take off vertically
CNN’s Thom Patterson looks at some commercial “Vertical Takeoff and Landing” planes that are currently in development.
Cumulus Media Aug 28, 2015

Josh Duggar: ‘I have been the biggest hypocrite ever’
Reality TV star Josh Duggar released an apology after hackers outed him as one of the millions of people who used the cheating website Ashley Madison.
Cumulus Media Aug 27, 2015

Toucan gets 3D-printed beak
Researchers in Brazil use a 3D printer to replace a toucan’s broken beak. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen has more.
Cumulus Media Aug 25, 2015

Windows 10 makes its debut
Microsoft Windows and Devices Group’s Yusuf Mehdi discusses new features and improvements with Microsoft’s new Windows 10 operating system.
Cumulus Media Aug 20, 2015