Researchers have exerted a little mind control over fruit flies by installing genetic “remote controls” within the insects’ brains. These controls, which make the insects respond to an external flash ...

Researchers at Rice University have shown how they can hack the brains of fruit flies to make them remote controlled. The flies performed a specific action within a second of a command being sent to ...

Are we one step closer to remote controlling human brains? According to a peer-reviewed study published in the journal Nature Materials, we just might. A team of researchers at Rice University have ...

Like a hypnotist who gets a man to act like a chicken when he hears a code word, scientists have genetically modified fruit flies to jump or beat their wings when flashed with lasers. "This is a new ...

While it may not be your own real life helicopter, the iRemoco is still a super fun remote control helicopter that plays nice with your iPhone. Thanks to a little adapter that you plug into your ...