Japan to get 10 more robot-staffed hotels
H.I.S. has found its robot-staffed minimalist hotels successful enough to order up another batch.
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Say 'Cheese' and board your flight? Maybe
JetBlue concludes a successful test of facial recognition for boarding, and Delta tries it out at baggage drop.
Spotted in Vancouver: Cherry-Red 2CV
In Vancouver, PHeymont spotted this pristine charmer, from the last years of 2CV production.
Is your airport bin clean enough? Maybe not.
A hospital and tech company team up to save the world from a danger most of us didn't know existed.
Boeing test flight draws 22-state 787 pix
Boeing tests a plane, using a flight plane that puts art in the sky...
Could NASA plans be the new Concorde?
NASA is funding new research into the possibility of supersonic flight quiet enough to be allowed, and cheap enough to be profitable.
Burden Iron Works, Troy NY—a trip through industrial history
Jonathan L finds another small museum with a great story: the history of the early industrial revolution along the Erie Canal.
Google Maps finds missing Austria
Google's Street View resumes a photo-mapping project abandoned in 2010 over privacy concerns.
Italy launches nationwide Wi-Fi app
Italy launches a nation-wide app to connect users to free Wi-Fi with only one login.
Robots from Around the World at Chicago Museum
A popular exhibit, enhanced with new players, offers museum visitors a chance to work, play and invent with robots.
Boeing Everett: Where they build the big ones
At Boeing Everett, they're building the 747, 767, 777 and 787—all in one huge building that makes the word 'immense' seem too small.
Science knows why your wheels wobble
Like most people, you've probably wondered why your suitcases don't want to follow in your footsteps...
AA, Delta try new tech to speed the lines
TSA, Delta and American are trying out new equipment and procedures to make that darn airport line move a little faster.
Typewriter Museum at San Francisco Airport
At San Francisco's International Airport, there's a small but fascinating museum dedicated to the history of the typewriter. And it doesn't end there!
New airport kiosks know where they're needed
Star Wars, meet the airport. Sita Labs intelligent kiosks can not only check you in and take your bags—they know where to go to greet you.