the future

  • The Future Of Wireless Everything

    Almost 15 years ago, I bought an issue of Wired in an airport and read it on an aeroplane bound for San Francisco. In the magazine, a bright-eyed Chris Anderson described an emerging technology called wireless fidelity (or wi-fi, for short), and I simply didn’t believe it. The internet, in the air? Maybe in 15…


  • Scientists: The Future Is Shit

    Scientists: The Future Is Shit

    Scientists recently developed a method to convert sewage into biocrude oil, so it appears that our future will quite literally be shit. According to a report from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, researchers converted poop to oil using a process called hydrothermal liquefaction. PNNL explains that hydrothermal liquefaction “mimics the geological conditions the Earth uses to…


  • The 10 Scariest, Weirdest, Coolest Robots Of 2015

    The 10 Scariest, Weirdest, Coolest Robots Of 2015

    2015 was an insanely wild year in robotics: From leaps in AI technology to piloted, Gundam-like battle machines. We’re living in a bizarre, sci-fi world that entangles humans with robots more than ever before. Here are ten of the craziest ‘bots from the past year.