Fruit fly brains inform search engines of the future
This illustration represents a fruit fly executing a similarity search algorithm based on odor. Credit: Salk Institute Every day, websites ...
Uber IPO 'target' is 2019: CEO
Uber is on track for a 2019 public stock offering and the plan is not dependent on new funding from Japan's SoftBank, the global ride-sh ...
Self-driving shuttle collision mars Las Vegas debut
A self-driving shuttle, like the one pictured here, was involved in a minor bang-up with a delivery truck during a test in Las Vegas streets ...
Blu Wireless joins 60GHz working group
Looking to help in the development of mmWave communications applications, Blu Wireless Technology has joined the Telecom Infrastructure Project’s (TIP) recently established mmWave working group. This
‘Fully functional’ circuits can be 3D printed in single process
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have pioneered a breakthrough method to 3D print fully functional electronic circuits. The circuits, which contain electrically-conductive metallic inks and
Sri Lanka plans to scrap state-owned fossil fuel vehicles by 2025
Sri Lanka's government will phase out in the next eight years its fleet of diesel and petrol vehicles including buses, and move to elect ...
Kindle with your kale? Amazon to open shops in Whole Foods
You may see more of Amazon inside Whole Foods soon: The online retailer, which has been already been selling its voice-activated Echos at Wh ...
Walk this way—a better way to identify gait differences
Figure: Effective network architecture depending on walking direction. Credit: Osaka University Biometric-based person recognition methods ...
Smartphone study highlights a 'digital divide'
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A research project into smartphone use across the life span has shone a light on some interesting insights into m ...
Grads receive James Dyson Award for cancer detection device
Members of the sKan team meet James Dyson during a visit to the company's UK Headquarters last week. Credit: McMaster University What s ...
Hydrogen-powered trains to run on German rails from 2021
In this Sept 20, 2016 file photo visitors look at an Alstom hydrogen-powered train at the InnoTrans international trade fair for transport t ...
Aviation renaissance: NASA advances concepts for next-gen aircraft
Credit: NASA An aviation renaissance, one focused on energy efficiency and economic impact, is on the horizon, and it's changing h ...
Why is Australia so slow at adopting electric cars?
Without a comprehensive network of recharging stations, like this one in Berlin, it’s little wonder that Australia is lagging behind other c ...
Emissions worldwide—gas vs. battery-electric vehicles
Credit: University of Michigan Gasoline vehicles would produce lower emissions than the average battery-electric vehicle only if their fuel ...
Apple's Venmo rival launches in beta
Time for Venmo, Square Cash and PayPal to play defense? Apple o ...
Time is right to capitalise on artificial intelligence
Universities are on the ‘front line’ to help prepare and upskill the country’s future workforce. Credit: University of Southampton Just wee ...
Machine learning and deep learning programs provide a helping hand to scientists analyzing images
Scientists have for the first time used deep learning to analyze complex distortions in spacetime, called gravitational lenses. This method ...
Facebook Twitter Google and where Silicon Valley's money comes from
Tech companies face dilemma after conundrum after balancing act, and now the spotlight is on their funding sources. ...
Trump's poor climate record sends America's green business to China
Tesla knew just where to look when the California company decided to expand its business in manufacturing electric cars: China. ...
Lithium sulphur battery pack tested for deep water operation
Steatite, OXIS Energy, MSubs and the National Oceanography Centre have developed a pressure tolerant lithium sulphur (Li-S)battery capable of powering autonomous vehicles to ocean depths of more than
CVS to offer nationwide next-day delivery in preemptive shot at Amazon
CVS Health plans to begin offering next-day delivery of prescriptions and retail merchandise from its nationwide network of more than 9,700 ...
Gadgets: Backup device offers peace of mind sleek design
You might not think of an external hard drive as fun, sexy or cool, but the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini can be any or all of them. I can ...
Apple iPhone X strikes viral gold with 'Animoji Karaoke'
Earlier this year, Apple spun off the viral late-night show skit "Carpool Karaoke" to a full-blown TV show exclusive on Apple Musi ...
Apple defends tax setup amid reports
For years, Apple and other multinational firms have faced inquiries from government authorities about tactics they employed to lower their t ...
Sprint turns to improving its wireless network now that a T-Mobile merger is dead
Unwilling to turn control of Sprint over to rivals at T-Mobile US, Sprint's chairman vowed this week to spend more money on the Overland ...
North Korea ever so cautiously is going online
In this May 5, 2015 file photo, a man sits in front of portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, right, ...
How do Facebook ads target you?
The House Intelligence Committee is preparing to release to the public the 3,000 ads the Russian-based Internet Research Agency bought on Fa ...
Twitter purists mourn end of 140-character limit on posts
Twitter logo is displayed at the entrance of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco on March 2011 in California. It was a sad day for Twitte ...
AT&T deal delay? Reports say gov't wants TV properties sold
In this Tuesday, May 26, 2015, file photo, pedestrians walk by an entrance to the Time Warner Center in New York. AT&T now says it's ...
China's Tencent takes 12% stake in Snapchat parent (Update)
In this Thursday, March 2, 2017, file photo, a banner for Snap Inc. hangs from the front of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Chines ...
No one is immune from hacks says former Yahoo CEO
Former Yahoo! Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer waits to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wed ...
Review: Google Pixel 2 XL is almost perfect but the screen gives me the blues
The pressure on smartphone manufacturers must be intense. Every ...
Facebook wants nude photos from Australian users—for a good reason
Facebook's latest attempt to wipe revenge porn off its platform: asking users to send their own nude photos. ...
Moscow says Twitter to store user data in Russia
Russia's telecoms watchdog said Wednesday that Twitter had agreed to store the personal data of Russian nationals on servers located in ...
German officials celebrate doubled Twitter character limit
This Wednesday, April 26, 2017, photo shows the Twitter app on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. Twitter says it is rolling out a 280-characte ...
Former Yahoo CEO says no company or agency immune from hacks
Former Yahoo! Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer waits to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wed ...
Printed graphene circuits survive 20 wash cycles
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have incorporated washable, stretchable and breathable electronic circuits into fabric, opening up new possibilities for smart textiles and wearable electron
Research could 'untangle' vexing problem in computer-simulation technology
Untangling quadrilateral meshes using locally injective mappings. Credit: Krishnan Suresh The computer simulations used to design, optimize ...
Poland eyes cybersecurity in skies
Poland's flagship carrier LOT was briefly forced to suspend operations in June 2015 after a hack attack Poland on Wednesday agreed to t ...
AT&T exec says 'uncertain' when Time Warner deal will close
In this Tuesday, May 26, 2015, file photo, pedestrians walk by an entrance to the Time Warner Center in New York. AT&T now says it's ...
Robotics AI gets £68m from Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) has allocated £68million to support research and innovation in robotics and artificial intelligence systems.
NUS-developed manta ray robot swims faster and operates up to 10 hours
The research team from the NUS Department of Mechanical Engineering developed MantaDroid, a robotic manta ray that can swim at the speed of ...
University spin out looks to develop optical on silicon technology
A spin out from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has received investment to help it commercialise a material technology which could cut the energy used by optical communications, while increasin
The challenge of authenticating real humans in a digital world
Is this the future of human identity? Credit: Luke James Ritchie/Shutterstock.com Proving identity is a routine part of modern daily life. ...
WeChat Pay arrives in Paris department stores
Chinese tourists visiting Paris are now able to pay for their purchases in two of the city's famous department stores with their smartph ...
Tencent buys 10 percent stake in Snap
In this Thursday, March 2, 2017, file photo, a banner for Snap Inc. hangs from the front of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Chines ...
BroadwayHD to offer West End plays and musicals
The digital theater streaming network BroadwayHD is growing bigger than its name. It will soon be the first to stream hits from London's ...
Graphene TMDC combo could enable ultra low power transistors
Scientists from the University of York and Roma Tre University claim that ultra-low-power transistors could be built using composite materials featuring monolayers of graphene and transition metal dic
Europe demand for semis continues to increase
The European semiconductor industry has reported sales of more than €2billion for the third quarter in a row, according to DMASS. In its latest report, the distribution association notes that sales of
Uber reaches for the skies with plan for sleek flying taxi
Commuters of the future could get some relief from congested roads if Uber's plans for flying taxis work out. ...
Ford Chinese partner form electric car venture
Ford Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it is launching a venture with a Chinese partner to develop electric vehicles for sale in China, the ...
Researchers devise an algorithm to combat gerrymandering
A new algorithm divvies up Congressional districts evenly while making the processes difficult to manipulate for partisan gain. Credit: Brow ...
You may be sick of worrying about online privacy but 'surveillance apathy' is also a problem
Do you care if your data is being used by third parties? Credit: www.shutterstock.com We all seem worried about privacy. Though it's no ...
Facing uncertain future fossil fuel workers want retraining in renewables
Oilsands workers, hard hit by the oil price slump, are being retrained in renewables by Iron & Earth. Credit: David Dodge, GreenEnergyFu ...
A robotic spy among the fish
2017-11-08 22:00:13A robotic spy among the fish
Credit: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne A new miniature robot developed by EPFL researchers can swim with fish, learn how they com ...
Fully integrated circuits printed directly onto fabric
Sample circuit printed on fabric. Credit: Felice Torrisi Researchers have successfully incorporated washable, stretchable and breathable el ...
Mechanochemistry paves the way to higher quality perovskite photovoltaics
The laboratory photovoltaic cells, working on perovskite materials obtained by mechanochemistry, convert solar energy into electricity even ...
FBI again finds itself unable to unlock a gunman's cellphone
The Texas church massacre is providing a familiar frustration for law enforcement: FBI agents are unable to unlock the gunman's encrypte ...
Snapchat and Twitter adopting new looks to gain more users
This Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, photo shows the Snapchat app. Snap Inc. reports earnings, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) A pa ...
Wind turbine breaks apart at Australia Antarctic base
The head of a wind turbine lies on the ground at Australia's Antarctic Division's Mawson station after it broke off narrowly missing ...
Twitter to double tweet limit to 280 characters (Update)
This Wednesday, April 26, 2017, photo shows the Twitter app on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. Twitter says it is rolling out a 280-characte ...
Snap shares dive as loss widens
Snapchat parent Snap took a beating after a disappointing third-quarter earnings update which showed a widening loss and slower-than-expecte ...
Twitter doubles character limit to 280 for (nearly) everyone
This Wednesday, April 26, 2017, photo shows the Twitter app on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. Twitter says it is rolling out a 280-characte ...
Waymo rolls out autonomous vans without human drivers
In this Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, file photo, a Chrysler Pacifica hybrid outfitted with Waymo's suite of sensors and radar is shown at the N ...
Researcher seeks to tame 'ghost' of uncertainty in complex dynamic systems
We're surrounded by dynamic systems—systems demonstrating behavior changing through time—in engineering, nature, civilization, even our ...
Is the UK's energy policy fit for purpose?
'Business as usual' is not an option for the UK's nuclear energy sector; our energy companies' 'regressive and unjust fu ...
Virtual driving instructor and close-to-reality driving simulator
A real car has been turned into a driving simulator. The virtual environment is visible in front of the window. Credit: KIT, IMI Chinese dr ...
Europe to test system that uses sunlight to break up plastics in wastewater
A close-up view of nano-sized semiconductors that initiate and speed up a natural process called photocatalytic oxidation. Credit: KTH The R ...
Future robots won't resemble humans – we're too inefficient
Humanoid robots are a vanity project: an attempt to create artificial life in our own image – essentially trying to play God. The problem is ...
Highly flexible organic flash memory for foldable and disposable electronics
Structure of flexible flash memory. Credit: KAIST A KAIST team reported ultra-flexible organic flash memory that is bendable down to a radi ...
Software vastly improves the ability of ships to reroute through unpredictable weather
The Navy is using new software developed by UConn engineering professor Krishna Pattipati to vastly improve the ability to route ships throu ...
Bristol University unveils plans for £43m Quantum Technologies Innovation Centre
The University of Bristol has announced plans to establish the world’s first open access Quantum Technologies Innovation Centre, focusing on taking quantum research from the lab and into the commercia
Researchers study human movement to build better robots
Professor Dagmar Sternad is examining the subtleties of human movement and how they play into our physical interactions with robots. Credit: ...
World's biggest shipping company counts cost of cyberattack
The world's biggest shipping company, Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, has fallen to a quarterly loss due partly to the cost of a cyber ...
Bringing rich graphics to automotive displays
Altia and Cypress Semiconductor have announced that Altia HMI code generation support is now available for the Traveo Automotive Microcontroller (MCU) family from Cypress.
Touch-sensitive avatar-robotic arm based on real-time haptics
Touch sensitive avatar-robotic arm based on real-time haptics developed by Takahiro Nozaki and colleagues at the Keio University Haptics Res ...
Results of Wikipedia study reveal highest influencing contributors
Wikipedia logo. The mysterious world of Wikipedia isn't such a mystery anymore to a pair of researchers who conducted a 10-year study o ...
Thailand to require fingerprints face scans for SIM cards
Thais will soon need face scans or fingerpints to buy SIM cards Face-scans or fingerprints will be needed to buy SIM cards in Thailand from ...
Surf's up for startups at Web Summit 2017
At least 60,000 tech experts are convening in Lisbon as startups network with venture capitalists and hear about new industry trends—but the ...
Broadcom confirms bid for Qualcomm
In what is the largest ever technology takeover Broadcom has confirmed that it is bidding for Qualcomm in a deal that values the rival chip business at over $103billion.
Face to Face with Nest's smartest home security camera
This July 25, 2017, frame grab from video shows the Nest Cam IQ camera. Nest's newest home security camera is supposed to be so smart th ...
Introducing autonomous vehicles sooner could save hundreds of thousands of lives
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Autonomous vehicles should only have to be moderately better than human drivers before being widely used in the U ...
Big tech tieup: Broadcom bids $103 bn for Qualcomm (Update 4)
California-based Qualcomm faces a series of investigations around the world linked to its dominance in the smartphone chip segment In what ...
Apple's $120 mn patent award from Samsung upheld by top US court (Update)
The US Supreme Court on Monday upheld a $120 million patent award Samsung was ordered to pay Apple in the latest ruling in a series of legal ...
Apple tax avoidance plan laid bare in leaked documents
Protesters in France last week urged Apple to "pay your taxes" in a reference to its dispute with EU authorities over back taxes ...
Broadcom's megadeal for Qualcomm would top tech deal list
Broadcom's $103 billion bid for Qualcomm would rank as the biggest acquisition ever in the tech industry, if it goes through. Here's ...
Apple's $120 mn patent award from Samsung upheld by top US court
The US Supreme Court on Monday upheld a $120 million patent award Samsung was ordered to pay Apple in the latest ruling in a series of legal ...
Pandora loses listeners ad revenue
So many listeners have turned off Pandora that Friday could have been called the day the music died for the internet radio streaming pioneer ...
Startup fights fraud as hackers breach networks
With every new hack of computer networks comes questions about how it happened and what kind of security can prevent the next one. ...
States go after third-party sellers on Amazon Marketplace
A chapter in Amazon.com's long tax saga closed this spring when the online retailer began collecting sales tax on purchases in all 45 st ...
Infrastructure optimization tool helps design future bases
Sandia National Laboratories systems analysts Alex Dessanti and Karina Munoz-Ramos review the optimization criteria to select the best combi ...
Afghanistan overturns suspension of WhatsApp Telegram
Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Telegram are widely used by Afghans—including Taliban and Islamic State jihadists—and the attempt to ban them ha ...
Researchers reach milestone in development of ultra-fast communications and computing
Researchers from the University of Utah's departments of electrical and computer engineering and physics and astronomy have discovered that a special kind of perovskite, a combination of an organi
Big tech tie-up: Broadcom bids $130 bn for Qualcomm (Update 3)
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan visited the White House and met US President Donald Trump to announce plans to reincorporate in the United States, a d ...
Supreme Court rejects Samsung appeal in Apple patents case
The Supreme Court has rejected Samsung's appeal of court rulings that it impermissibly copied features of Apple's iPhone. ...
Research team creates powerful system to identify biological threats
The Functional Genomic and Computational Assessment of Threats (Fun GCAT) program challenges research teams to develop new approaches for sc ...
The principle of optical illusions technically imitated in electronic circuit
Marina Ignatov, a doctoral researcher in electrical engineering and lead author of the publication, shows an electronic circuit with which t ...
Arduino upgrades its Create Cloud platform to enable Linux based IoT devices
Arduino has released of a set of new features for its Create Cloud platform (create.arduino.cc) aimed at expanding the number of Arduino supported platforms for the development of IoT applications.
Broadcom plans Qualcomm bid according to sources
Broadcom is expected to announce a bid for smartphone chip supplier Qualcomm, according to various sources. In what would be the biggest technology acquisition to date it would create a $200-billion c