Researchers develop spectroscopic 'science camera' system for smartphones
Top view and side view of the compact spectrometer for the smartphone science camera, comprised of an image sensor chip with a linear variab ...
Frankfurt auto show: Diesels improve but will people buy?
A Volkswagen Touareg stands upside down in front of the fair ground of the IAA Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. ...
Lawsuit targets searches of electronic devices at US border
In this Feb. 17, 2016, file photo an iPhone is seen in Washington. A new lawsuit claims the government's practice of searching laptops a ...
There's no need to spend $999 for a good phone these days
In this Aug. 13, 2015, file photo, a product expert demonstrates the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus during a presentation at Lincoln Center in ...
Tech-oriented New York grad school launched by contest opens
In this Wednesday Aug. 16, 2017, photo, former mayor Michael Bloomberg, third from left, visits the Bloomberg Center at Cornell Tech, a new ...
Researchers design the building blocks of synthetic muscle using computational method
Muscle is made up of molecular motors called myosin that form complex combinations to perform specific functions, such as powering muscle co ...
Japan pivotal in advancing energy storage and conversion materials
The largest commercial application of solid state ionics are lithium-ion batteries, which Sony commercialized around 1990.The lithium-ion ba ...
Far infrared sensing solution
AdaSky, a start-up specialising in infrared technology, has announced what it describes as a breakthrough in sensor and computer vision algorithms, which will enable self-driving cars to see and under
Should the US put power lines underground?
Construction at the Moody Air Force base in Georgia to put power lines underground in 2009. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sc ...
Anglia outgrows market by 5x as it hits milestone
UK distributor Anglia Components, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary, continues to report an impressive rate of growth. According to figures from the company, it has outgrown the market by a fa
Toshiba agreement on sale to Bain-led consortium protested
This May 26, 2017 file photo shows the company logo of Toshiba Corp. displayed in front of its headquarters in Tokyo. Toshiba's long mea ...
First commercial hardware acceleration of neuromorphic computing
US company BrainChip, a developer of software and hardware accelerated solutions for advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning, has released a hardware acceleration board, BrainChip Accele
China plans nationwide ethanol use by 2020
China plans to expand use of ethanol in gasoline nationwide by 2020 to curb smog and fossil fuel demand, the government said Wednesday, join ...
Researchers develop cloaking technology
Researchers from TU Wien (Vienna), together with colleagues from Greece and the USA, have developed an innovative idea for a cloaking technology.
Mergeable nervous systems for robots
Self-reconfiguring modular robots scheme. Credit: Iridia Lab ULB Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles have developed self- ...
iPhone X puts exclamation point on Apple's pricing strategy
The new iPhone X is displayed in the showroom after the new product announcement at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple campus on Tuesda ...
Japanese firm to offer 'drive-thru' funeral service
Drive-through mourners can register their names on a touchscreen tablet device and make a traditional offering of incense just by rolling do ...
Robot 'conductor' steals the show from Italy's top tenor
YuMi, designed by Switzerland's ABB, conducts the Lucca Philharmonic Orchestra on Tuesday at the Teatro Verdi in Pisa, Italy Italian te ...
Innovation could mean flexible rechargeable batteries for pacemakers
Credit: Queen's University Belfast Experts at Queen's University Belfast have designed a flexible and organic alternative to the ri ...
Apple 'spaceship' nestled in Earthly oasis
The walls of Apple's new headquarters made of glass, giving the feeling of remaining in nature even after stepping inside Apple's n ...
Self-driving boats: The next tech transportation race
In this Aug. 15, 2017 photo, computer scientist Mohamed Saad Ibn Seddik, of Sea Machines Robotics, uses a laptop to guide a boat outfitted w ...
Toshiba agrees sale with Bain Capital over protests
Toshiba's long meandering sale of its computer memory business is taking another turn, as the Japanese nuclear and electronics company&# ...
Canadian class action suit launched against Equifax over data breach
A class action lawsuit by Canadian consumers whose data was stolen in a massive hack of US credit bureau Equifax was launched Tuesday, seeki ...
Trump administration unveils guidelines on self-driving cars
Uber is among the companies testing self-driving cars The Trump administration released new guidelines on Tuesday designed to promote the d ...
The Latest: Analysts notes potential for iPhone X features
The new iPhone X is displayed in the showroom after the new product announcement at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple campus on Tuesda ...
Apple lays claim to smartphone future with new flagship iPhone X (Update)
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about the new iPhone X during a media event at Apple's new headquarters in Cupertino, California Apple laid c ...
Apple unveils new smartwatch says it is world's top watch
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during a media event at Apple's new headquarters in Cupertino, California Apple unveiled an updated version o ...
The Latest: iPhone 8 with camera display speaker upgrades
Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, shows features of the new iPhone 8 at the Steve Jobs Theater on the ...
Google appeals $2.9 billion EU fine even as it plans fixes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Google is appealing a $2.9 billion fine imposed by European Union regulators. ...
Apple unveils three new iPhones hails 'biggest leap forward' (Update)
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about the new iPhone 8 during a media event at Apple's new headquarters in Cupertino, California Apple unvei ...
Apple unveils $999 iPhone X loses 'home' button
Apple CEO Tim Cook announces the new iPhone X at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple campus, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Cupertino, Cali ...
Apple's new iPhone will probably cost more than a MacBook Air
Is a phone worth a mortgage payment? That's what consumers may be asking themselves when Apple unveils its newest iPhone on Tuesday. ...
US expected to update self-driving car guidelines
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is expected to announce updated safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles Tuesday during a visit ...
To Improve smartphone privacy control access to third-party libraries
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Smartphone apps that share users' locations, contacts and other sensitive information with third parties ofte ...
DAAP grad puts 'design doing' into action with new sports lighting system
DAAP grad Barry Hutzel helped design Qualite's GameChanger, a unique new modular sports lighting system. Credit: Craig Van Der Lende On ...
Tesla system partly to blame in fatal 2016 crash: safety panel
A federal safety panel has concluded that Tesla's Autopilot system was partly to blame for a 2016 crash in which a vehicle was using the ...
Apple kicks off event; $1000 iPhone is expected
Apple CEO Tim Cook kicks off the event for a new product announcement at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple campus on Tuesday, Sept. 12 ...
The Latest: Apple opens iPhone event with Steve Jobs tribute (Update)
The new Apple campus is seen early Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, before a new product announcement, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sa ...
Video: Drones help scientists check the health of Antarctic mosses revealing climate change clues
Mosses are sensitive to even minor changes in their living conditions. Credit: Sharon Robinson, Author provided Drones are helping scientis ...
Can we fix traffic congestion?
If your work commute is the worst part of your day, you'll be pleased to hear there are better ways. ...
Converting waste toilet paper into electricity
Waste toilet paper can be converted to electricity by gasification followed by reaction with air in a high-temperature fuel cell. Credit: Uv ...
In Persian Gulf computer hacking now a cross-border fear
Tony Cole, Vice President of FireEye Inc., a cybersecurity firm headquartered in Milpitas, California, speaks at the FireEye Cyber Defence L ...
Study sets new distance record for medical drone transport
Temperature-controlled specimen transport container designed by Johns Hopkins researchers is packed with blood sample test tubes. Credit: Jo ...
Scientists are analyzing your tweets and FB posts—is it ethical?
The National Science Foundation has granted researchers $3 million to study ethical issues surrounding big data research. Credit: University ...
Making lithium-ion batteries safer stronger
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, left, and Yifei Yuan. Credit: University of Illinois at Chicago Today's rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are ...
A drone for last-centimeter delivery
An accurate, self-flying drone. Credit: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne A new drone developed at EPFL uses cutting-edge technology ...
Smart homes could worsen domestic abuse—but the same technology may also make us safer
Smart home technology, such as cameras, could be used as part of domestic violence. Credit: Vasin Lee/Shutterstock Digital technology is in ...
Are cryptocurrencies a dream come true for cyber-extortionists?
More cryptocurrencies appear all the time. Credit: Wit Olszewski/Shutterstock.com When malicious software takes over computers around the w ...
IAA car show displays industry in throes of reinvention
Almost 1,000 exhibitors will fan out across the 200,000-square-metre area—the size of 27 football pitches—of the German financial capital ...
Electric cars small SUVs dominate buzz at Frankfurt show
BMW i vision dynamics is presented at a BMW event during the first media day of the International Frankfurt Motor Show IAA in Frankfurt, Ger ...
Cleaner engines and spinning sails propel emissions reductions in big ships
Spinning cylindrical sails can be used on large ships to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and propel them forward. Credit: Norsepower A majo ...
Samsung eyes foldable smartphone voice-controlled speaker
Koh Dong-jin, president of mobile business at Samsung Electronics, speaks during a media day for Galaxy Note 8 in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesda ...
Wisconsin set to approve $3 billion for Foxconn
The Wisconsin Senate was poised to approve nearly $3 billion in cash payments for Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group on Tuesday, an unpre ...
Two years after 'dieselgate' can diesel be saved?
In the wake of Volkswagen's 'Dieselgate', diesel has become the bete noire of the auto industry. Buffeted by scandals and threa ...
Big-ticket 'iPhone X' expected to star at Apple event
Apple is seeking to recapture the magic of the first iPhone with the release of a 10th anniversary edition of the iconic smartphone A 10th ...
Japan: the land of a thousand conveniences
Japan's multi-function toilets have an astonishing range of features, from heated seats and jets to deodorisers and flushing noise butto ...
Nissan decries incremental change seeks dramatic jumps
In this Aug. 2, 2017, photo, Nissan Motor Co. factory workers check engines on an assembly line at its plant in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Aiming ...
With Irma goodwill gesture Tesla's remote control raises eyebrows
Electric car maker Tesla helped its owners fleeing the path of Hurricane Irma, offering a complementary boost to the car battery's range ...
Investigators to determine likely cause of fatal Tesla crash
This image provided by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the damage to the left front of the Tesla involved in a May 7, 2016, c ...
Key process to be modernized in production of life-saving drugs food preservation
Research scientist Nithin Raghunathan works in the LyoHUB Lyophilization Technology Demonstration Facility at the Birck Nanotechnology Cente ...
GM unit says it has 'mass producible' autonomous cars
Kyle Vogt, CEO of General Motors' unit Cruise Automation, speaking at a July conference, announced on Monday that the auto giant is read ...
How to fix identity-theft issues posed by the Equifax hack
This Monday, June 19, 2017, photo shows fingers on laptop keyboard in North Andover, Mass. The Equifax breach not only exposed sensitive per ...
Russian cyber hacker pleads guilty in identity theft case
A Russian cybercriminal identified as a leader of a $50 million identity theft and credit card fraud ring has pleaded guilty in Atlanta to h ...
Getting up to speed on the Equifax data breach scandal
This July 21, 2012, file photo shows Equifax Inc., offices in Atlanta. On Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, Equifax said it has made changes to addres ...
Volkswagen to electrify entire range by 2030
CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) Matthias Mueller presented Sedric, the group's first autonomous car prototype during a preview ni ...
UK wind electricity cheaper than nuclear: data
New offshore wind power is now cheaper than nuclear in Britain. The price of electricity from offshore wind in Britain has dipped below the ...
Congressional redistricting less contentious when resolved using computer algorithm
Concerns that the process of U.S. congressional redistricting may be politically biased have fueled many debates, but a team of University o ...
OPEC added billions to cost of oil production new research says
OPEC's effects on the world economy extend far beyond the prices consumers see at the pump, says new research from Duke University. By l ...
Teachable ultra-compact autonomous phenotyping robot introduced to investors market
TerraSentia is a low-cost, autonomous robot that analyzes crops throughout the growing season to pinpoint traits for plant breeders and rese ...
Austria domain registry rejects US neo-Nazi website
An Austrian company has revoked the domain name of an American neo-Nazi website that previously was rejected by internet hosts in the United ...
Qualcomm and Nokia collaborate on mobile 5G NR deployments
Qualcomm Technologies and Nokia are to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on the 5G New Radio (NR) Release-15 specifications being developed by 3GPP.
The new iPhone will land in Apple's flying-saucer shaped campus
iPhone, schm-iPhone. What we all really want to see come Sept. 12 is Apple's newly landed flying saucer of a headquarters. ...
With fossil fuel bans e-cars shift into higher gear
Chinese companies are betting big on electric cars, like the 'LeSEE' concept car internet company LeEco Holdings Ltd unveiled in las ...
R&D grants found to significantly boost growth and create jobs
Research led by Prof Stephen Roper, from the Warwick Business School and director of the Enterprise Research Centre, has found that over a 13-year period, R&D grants spurred growth worth £43 billi
Researchers develop advanced material for ultra-stable high capacity rechargeable batteries
The crystal structure for single-crystalline 3Q, a novel organic material developed by Professor Loh Kian Ping and his team at National Univ ...
The only safe email is text-only email
Credit: CC0 Public Domain It's troubling to think that at any moment you might open an email that looks like it comes from your employe ...
As your car becomes more like an iPhone get ready to update its software regularly
Updating a car as easy as updating an iPhone? Credit: Bosch In response to millions of people fleeing Florida in the face of Hurricane Irma ...
3-D LiDAR sensor enabling detection of distances with wide angle of view
Credit: Panasonic Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has developed a 3-D LiDAR sensor that accurately measure the direction of a ...
Facebook staffs up in China despite being blocked
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg during a visit to China, where the social networking site in blocked Facebook has hired a Chinese gover ...
Microlease releases cloud asset management service
Test equipment sourcing specialist Microlease has unveiled LEO 2, a cloud-based Asset Management solution, which can be used to manage any moveable or fixed asset, including test instruments.
Daimler to offer electrified versions of all Mercedes 'by 2022'
Every Daimler will have its electric or hybrid version The world's largest luxury carmaker Daimler plans to offer an electric or hybrid ...
Rogue Korean child-monitoring app is back researchers say
In this May 15, 2015 file photo, a promotional banner of mobile apps that block harmful contents, is posted on the door at a mobile store in ...
Diesels on display in Frankfurt auto show despite scandal
The image provided by Daimler shows smart vision EQ fort. The self-driving concept car will be presented at the Frankfurt International Moto ...
Tesla puts charging stations in more locations
In this Saturday, June 24, 2017, file photo, a Tesla car recharges at a charging station at Cochran Commons shopping center in Charlotte, N. ...
Leading companies in CCIX test chip collaboration
Xilinx, Arm, Cadence Design Systems and TSMC are collaborating to build the first Cache Coherent Interconnect for Accelerators (CCIX) test chip with TSMC 7nm FinFET process technology for delivery in
Facebook fined 1.2 mln euros by Spanish data watchdog
Facebook is fined 1.2 million euros in Spain for failing to prevent its users' data being accessed by advertisers. Spain's data pro ...
Researchers develop advanced material for stable high capacity rechargeable batteries
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully designed an organic material that provides enhanced electrical conductivity and energy retention capability for use in bat
Chinese video site offers virtual escape from 'boring' reality
Bilibili.com is a Shanghai-based video-sharing platform that has attracted more than 150 million Chinese users with its eclectic mix of user ...
Apple may test the bounds of iPhone love with a $1000 model
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Apple is expected to sell its fanciest iPhone yet for $1,000, crossing into a new financial frontier that will te ...
Dutch engineer aims high with latest green roof design
In this photo taken on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, Joris Voeten inspects the rooftop garden he helped develop in Amsterdam. Voeten, an urban eng ...
China's ever-tighter web controls jolt companies scientists
In this Aug. 19, 2013 file photo, computer users sit near a monitor display with a message from the Chinese police on the proper use of the ...
China looks at ending sales of gasoline cars
Credit: Steffen Thoma/Public Domain China is joining France and Britain in announcing plans to end sales of gasoline and diesel cars. ...
Apple out to renew iPhone frenzy at age 10
Apple CEO Tim Cook, seen at the 2016 unveiling of the iPhone 7, is expected to announce updated versions of the smartphone at an event on Se ...
What you need to know about the Equifax data breach
This July 21, 2012, photo shows Equifax Inc., offices in Atlanta. Credit monitoring company Equifax says a breach exposed social security nu ...
Lyft to unleash self-driving cars on Bay Area roads
Self-driving Lyfts are coming to the Bay Area, promising to give area residents a first-hand look at the technology that's poised to dra ...
Best Buy drops Kaspersky products amid Russia concerns
Cyber security giant Kasperky Lab, its Moscow office shown here, faces increasing allegations in the US that it has close links to the Kreml ...
Amazon's two-day shipping is more like 13 thanks to Hurricane Irma
Amazon, which has trained all of us to expect packages delivered in two days or fewer, has finally met its match—Hurricane Irma. ...
Fake Facebook 'like' networks exploited code flaw to create millions of bogus 'likes'
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A thriving ecosystem of websites that allow users to automatically generate millions of fake "likes" an ...
Equifax breach sows chaos among 143M Americans
This July 21, 2012, photo shows Equifax Inc., offices in Atlanta. Credit monitoring company Equifax says a breach exposed social security nu ...
Massive credit bureau hack raises troubling questions
The Equifax data breach is not the largest on record but could be the most damaging because of the sensitive nature of the information held ...