Lexus NX 300 Review: Why It’s a Best-Selling SUV

The Lexus NX, the smallest SUV in Lexus’ lineup, is a most credible offering, with a nicely trimmed cockpit, long-distance comfort for four adults, and a choice of mainstream, sporty, or hybrid versions. The NX is the best seller

NASA goes back to the middle ages for its rover tire design--Superlastic tires

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The Mars Curiosity rover has been a big success, but NASA's modern tech couldn't save its tires from breaking down in the harsh conditions of Mars. For future missions,

Museum of African American History is freely digitizing home movies at Washington, DC

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Humanity has access to more data than ever before, but there's still so much media scattered around the world that might rot away before it can be preserved. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is launching an initiative to

10 Breakthrough Technologies

These technologies all have staying power. They will affect the economy and our politics, improve medicine, or influence our culture.

Harvard Engineers Create the First Fully 3D-Printed Heart-on-a-Chip

The heart-on-a-chip is made entirely using multimaterial 3D printing in a single automated procedure, integrating six custom printing inks at micrometer resolution.

MIT Develops Nanobionic Plants That Can Detect Explosive

By embedding spinach leaves with carbon nanotubes, engineers transformed spinach plants into sensors that can detect explosives and wirelessly relay that information to a handheld device similar to a smartphone.

How a college student built a self-driving car for $700

The kids these days: Brevan Jorgenson, a college senior, has built a self-driving car using $700 in parts and free access to hardware designs and software. He has been driving it around successfully, and even taking his grandmother for a ride.

Is it legal, you might wonder? That are plenty of rules for automakers building autonomous vehicles, and enough regulatory inquisitiveness to keep parts suppliers from selling kits. But for a garage tinkerer who puts it all together, there appear to be few constraints.