Solar cell design with over 50% energy-conversion efficiency
A solar cell structure using a hetero interface and the up-conversion of the two-proton system (yellow and red arrows). The light represente ...
Hand scanner measures bitumen quality
Measuring the quality of bitumen by means of light rays at the push of a button. Credit: Vienna University of Technology TU Wien presents s ...
Rutronik adds Swindon office to improve UK coverage
Looking to improve its coverage of the UK and to be closer to customers in the south of the country, Rutronik has opened an office in Swindon. Although the company has been operating in the UK since 2
Why and how businesses should protect against data breaches from within
Data breaches are on the rise and insiders are a big part of it. Credit: Shutterstock As we become more connected and companies hold more d ...
Organ donation—a new frontier for AI?
Credit: THINKSTOCK Organ transplants are a game of odds. Success depends on a number of factors: how old and how healthy the donor is, how ...
Cool solution to lithium battery safety problems
Ice templating could lead to lithium batteries that are safer, have longer battery life and are bendable, according to research undertaken at Columbia University’s Engineering department.
New method enables more realistic hair simulation
Credit: Disney Research When a person has a bad hair day, that's unfortunate. When a virtual character has bad hair, an entire animation vi ...
Autonomous vehicle project targets Oxford to London trial
Oxford based AI developer Oxbotica is to lead a consortium of companies that is looking to further the development of autonomous vehicles. Called the DRIVEN consortium – and funded by an £8.6million g
Nanotube structure strengthens flexible electronics
Thin carbon nanotube (CNT) textiles, synthesised by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, exhibit both high electrical conductivity and a level of toughness that is about 50 t
Philips posts sevenfold jump in profits in Q1
Dutch electronics giant Philips on Monday posted a sevenfold leap in first quarter profits after spinning off its lighting business last yea ...
Samsung to update software over 'red screen' smartphone
The launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone is a key step for the South Korean tech firm as it seeks to move on from last year's humiliat ...
Japan's Nikon sues ASML Zeiss for using chip-making knowhow
Nikon Corp. says it has taken legal action in the Netherlands, Germany and Japan over use of its semiconductor making technology by ASML Hol ...
Satcom-based Planet service boosting special flight operations
The satcom-based Planet service was developed with ESA’s help for air–ground communications in light aircraft. It is now used by larger airc ...
China's quota threat charges up electric car market
A DENZA EV car displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show on April 19, 2017. Major manufacturers are announcing plans to boost their electric vehic ...
Gadgets: Electric bike has 'get up 'n go then stow' features
Foldable electric transportation was a new category for me and I was more than impressed with the 30-pound URB-E Sport GT motorized bike I g ...
3-D technology is game-changer for recruiting future engineers
Stratasys Ltd. employees ran a marathon of sorts earlier this month as they dashed to dozens of Twin Cities schools to introduce 3,500 stude ...
Resetting your Apple ID password can sometimes be tricky
I got a call from my mother-in-law this week. She usually doesn't call me directly unless she has a technology problem, and this time, it wa ...
Russian man sentenced to 27 years in hacking case
In this July 11, 2014 file photo, Valery Seleznev, a prominent Russian lawmaker and the father of Roman Seleznev who was arrested on bank fr ...
DJ app looks to lend professional spin to party dance mixes
James Jones had the problem that every college student wants: too many paid gigs. ...
Tech entrepreneur turned small-town Texas values into a global social network
The gig: Nirav Tolia, 45, is the co-founder and chief executive of Nextdoor, the neighborhood social network that lets people connect with t ...
US indicts Russian suspect in huge botnet takedown
During any 24-hour period, prosecutors say the botnet generated and distributed more than 2,500 unsolicited spam emails that advertised vari ...
Pioneering computer scientist Harry Huskey dies at 101
One of the last surviving members of the team that created the pioneering ENIAC computer in the 1940s has died. Harry Huskey was 101. ...
Saarland University professor receives top research award for improved image compression
Joachim Weickerts method to improve data compression techniques draws on a process observed in nature and follows the same rules as those go ...
Survey: Snapchat and Instagram are most popular social media platforms among American teens
Credit: Jourden C/public domain A new nationally representative survey of American teenagers age 13-17 finds that teens have shifted their ...
Why drivers own light trucks over cars
Credit: University of Michigan A new national survey from the University of Michigan explores why consumers choose to drive SUVs, pick-ups, ...
GM plans to launch 10 electric cars in China by 2020
SAIC-GM president Wang Yongping announces the global launch of the Buick Velite 5, an extended range electric hybrid, during a global launch ...
Sensor-filled glove could help doctors take guesswork out of physical exams
Credit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Everyone experiences stiff muscles from time to time, whether after a rigorous workout, in co ...
Ultraviolet light sensor for wearable devices
The new UV light sensor technology uses only silicon semiconductors to selectively detect and measure the light intensity of UV-A and UV-B l ...
Researchers look to unleash creativity with custom cyber manufacturing
Credit: Texas A&M University Before the Industrial Revolution, custom products were handmade by highly skilled individuals. Basic produ ...
Match for mutts? New website helps people adopt the best dog
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People looking for the perfect family pet tend to choose a dog based on appearance or breed—but that's barking up ...
Samsung's Galaxy S8 hits stores aims to move on from recall crisis
Shares in Samsung Electronics jumped more than 2.5 percent as the Galaxy S8 goes on sale over the counter in South Korea, April 21, 2017 Sa ...
Drift analysis says MH370 likely crashed north of search
In this July 29, 2015 file photo, French police officers look over a piece of debris from a plane in Saint-Andre, Reunion Island. The wing w ...
Apple touts greater use of recycled metal in gadgets
Apple did not disclose the amount of recycled products currently used in its products Apple wants to "one day" end the need to mi ...
France to introduce video refereeing in football play-offs
The video assistant referee system is placed beside the pitch prior to the Club World Cup semi-final football match between Mexico's Club Am ...
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Flying car to go on sale
AeroMobil display their latest prototype of a flying car, in Monaco, Thursday, April 20, 2017. The light frame plane whose wings can fold ba ...
Google Home's assistant can now recognize different voices
In this Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, file photo, Google Home, right, sits on display near a Pixel phone following a product event, in San Francisc ...
Italian court rules mobile phone caused tumour
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a potentially landmark case, an Italian court has ruled that excessive, work-related use of a mobile phone cau ...
Researchers unlock hardware's hidden talent for rendering 3D graphics for science—and video games
High performance computing researcher Shuaiwen Leon Song tests a new architecture on rendering graphics for Doom 3, though the research ulti ...
System sorts granular bulk materials faster and more accurately
Dried fruit, gravel or waste – all this is sorted on belt systems by size and quality. Credit: Fraunhofer IOSB Sand, gravel, coal, deicing ...
Calculating where America should invest in its transportation and communications networks
Which links are most important in road and information networks? Credit: Sahacha Nilkumhang/Shutterstock.com The American economy is underp ...
Rethinking traffic theory in the age of Uber
Credit: U.S. Department of Transportation If you've got the feeling that your morning commute keeps getting longer, chances are you're righ ...
Taking steps toward the 21st century smart grid
Brooklyn Microgrid. Credit: LO3 Energy In 2016, the United States experienced 3,879 blackouts of more than 48 minutes that affected over 18 ...
Buying drinks for a band: the birth of payment service Venmo
In this Feb. 21, 2017, image made from video, Iqram Magdon-Ismail works in his music studio at his new startup, in New York. Magdon-Ismail i ...
Poll: Black teens most active on social media apps
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Teenagers and their technology are inseparable, but a new poll shows black teens are the most likely to have acce ...
Most Americans favor flying cars
Credit: University of Michigan Despite considerable concerns about the safety of flying cars, two-thirds of Americans say they would like t ...
System helps racing cyclists adapt sitting position exactly to physical conditions
With the help of the bike scanner, athletes can adapt their racing bike optimally to their body. Credit: KIT/Markus Breig Participants in t ...
Degradable electronics created from corn starch
To help combat electronic waste, researchers from Nanjing University of Science and Technology have modified a degradable bioplastic derived from corn starch for use in more eco-friendly electronic co
ESCO rebrands as the ElecTech Council
The ElecTech Council – a new organisation born from the Electronics Systems Community, or ESCO – has been established by BEAMA, Gambica and the NMI.
Facebook out to read minds (Update)
Facebook is developing a system capable of typing 100 words-per-minute straight from the brain Facebook wants to read your mind. ...
Charge me up: Rural electric drivers face 'range anxiety'
In this Thursday, April 6, 2017 photo, Sunita Halasz shows how she charges her electric car at her home in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Halasz has tip ...
Alphabet's Verily to embark on health-mapping study
Verily's wrist-worn "Study Watch" designed to gather complex health data in clinical studies Alphabet's life sciences unit Verily ...
Geeking out in the golden years
Philip Guo surveyed adults between the ages of 60 and 85 who were users of pythontutor.com and learning how to code. They were mix of retire ...
Facebook out to read minds
2017-04-20 06:00:09Facebook out to read minds
Facebook is developing a system capable of typing 100 words-per-minute straight from the brain Facebook wants to read your mind. ...
Gaming helps personalized therapy level up
Study participant (face obscured) interacts with computer game system during testing of game features for possible use in improving physical ...
Researchers create robotic cheetah
Credit: University of Twente University of Twente researcher Geert Folkertsma has developed a prototype cheetah robot. Folkertsma has dedic ...
New technique for investigating the action of molybdate on carbon steel
In the search for corrosion-resistant treatments for carbon steel that are non-toxic, A*STAR researchers have developed a technique for inve ...
Pattern discovery over pattern recognition—new way for computers to see
CORI at Lawrence Berkeley Lab is one of the world’s fastest computers. It is named after Gerty Theresa Cori, the first woman to win a Nobel ...
As live streaming murder becomes the new normal online can social media be saved?
Social media murder. Credit: Google The Facebook Live video of the murder of 74 year old Robert Godwin Sr. by Steve Stephens has been watch ...
System detects driver's symptoms of fatigue and prevents traffic accidents
The new system helps prevent possible traffic accidents. Credit: University of Granada Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) and ...
The real issue with the barmy design ideas for Trump's border wall
Credit: Otra Nation Trump promised his supporters a "big and beautiful" wall. Accordingly, the recent design competition required ...
Volvo announces plans to export China-made electric car
Movie star Jackie Chan attends the global launch of the Buick Velite 5, a extended range electric hybrid ahead of the Shanghai Auto 2017 sho ...
Harnessing heat to power computers
A nano-thermal-mechanical device, or thermal diode, developed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineers may allow computers to use heat as an energy source.
Iran blocks Telegram app voice calls: state media
The blockage of Telegram voice calls in Iran follows the arrest last month of 12 people who ran popular reformist channels on the messenger ...
Brittle electrodes turn to glass
The longstanding mystery of why brittle electrode materials don’t crack under the strain of expansion and contraction cycles has been resolved by a team of researchers at MIT, the University of Southe
'Space fabric' links fashion and engineering
This metallic "space fabric" was created using 3-D printed techniques that add different functionality to each side of the materia ...
Are we prepared for the consequences of technology
Michael Bugeja, professor and director of ISU's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, explores what might happen if we allow mach ...
Device meant to feed astronauts on Mars may first make debut in Africa
A team from Purdue University, including Carlos Corvalan (from left), Osvaldo Campanella, Martin Okos and Amudhan Ponrajan, has developed a ...
Nanomaterials made through pressure
Using pressure instead of chemicals, a Sandia National Laboratories team has fabricated nanoparticles into nanowire-array structures like those that underlie the surfaces of touch screens for sensors,
GM announces China version of hybrid Volt
SAIC-GM president Wang Yongping announces the global launch of the Buick Velite 5, an extended range electric hybrid, during a global launch ...
Yahoo earnings beat expectations on cusp of Verizon merger
Yahoo posted profit of $99 million in the first three months of this year on revenue of $1.3 billion, as compared to posting a loss on $1.09 ...
Virtual technology can make landscaping easier
This image provided by iScape shows a screen shot of the company's web site showcasing before and after views of landscaping changes using t ...
Zuckerberg vows work to prevent next 'Facebook killer'
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the social network has a "lot of work" to do in the fight against the spread of grisly images li ...
Google Earth invites you to 'get lost' exploring the planet
Lilian Pintea, chief scientist with the Jane Goodall Institute, demonstrates features on Google Earth, Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in New York. ...
Police break up WhatsApp child porn image sharing network
Europol said 25 WhatsApp groups, formed by invitation only, are being investigated for links to an online paedophile ring Police have arres ...
Facebook pushes to augment reality through smartphones
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveils a push to bring augmented-reality features to applications for smartphones to extend "the physical ...
Predictive Power—CASL aids startup of TVA's Watts Bar Unit 2
The startup of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar Unit 2 nuclear power plant gave researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Con ...
Ex Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer offers facts on government
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has created a new organization to analyze government spending and revenue to make it easier to understand ...
India's TCS records fourth quarter profit
India's biggest IT sourcing firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) reported a 4.2 percent increase in quarterly earnings on Tuesday, just miss ...
Uber banned in Czech Republic's second biggest city
A court has banned the ride-sharing service Uber from operating in Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic. ...
Over 18000 high school students learned to hack in this year's picoCTF hacking contest
A group of high school students at the International School of Stavanger in Norway compete in this year's picoCTF hacking competition hosted ...
Galaxy S8: More screen and elegance but a hefty price tag
The Samsung Galaxy S8, top, and S8 Plus are displayed, Monday, April 17, 2017, in New York. The 5.8-inch S8 and the 6.2-inch S8 Plus both ha ...
Young gamers are inventing their own controllers to get around their disabilities
Credit: AbleGamers Foundation Nintendo's latest gaming device is unique. It can operate like a traditional home console, a tablet or a hand ...
Rambus expands cryogenic memory collaboration with Microsoft
Rambus has announced that it is expanding its collaboration with Microsoft to develop prototype systems that look to optimise memory performance in cryogenic temperatures.
Method to control light propagation in waveguides
A method invented by a team of Columbia Engineering researchers can control light propagating in confined pathways – or waveguides – with high efficiency by using nano-antennas.
Statistical monitoring technology can detect serious falls and immediately warn healthcare providers
A "smart home" system uses computer-controlled cameras and wearable sensors to automatically detect falls and warn caregivers. Cre ...
Volkswagen plans all-electric car for China next year
Volkswagen, Europe's biggest automaker, plans to launch its first pure-electric car in China next year as Beijing steps up pressure on the i ...
Battery coating to improve lithium metal anodes
Coating a lithium ion battery made with metal with an organic compound called methyl viologen can stabilise performance, eliminate dendrite growth and increase the lifetime of the battery by more than
Success in recognizing digits and monosyllables with high accurary from brain activity measurement
Collection of EEG data. Credit: Toyohashi University of Technology A Japanese research collaborative has developed a technology that can re ...
Netflix standing on the threshold of 100 million subscribers
This Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, file photo, shows Netflix on a tablet, in North Andover, Mass. Netflix is about to hit 100 million subscribers ...
Trump order would target high-skilled worker visa program
In this Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump holds up Green Bay Packers jersey given to him by House Speaker Paul Ryan at ...
AWG meets emerging needs at ‘affordable price’
An arbitrary waveform generator from Tektronix is said to offer high signal fidelity and scalability at an affordable price, while meeting the signal generation needs of a range of applications.
California utility launches first hybrid power systems (Update)
A California utility has launched unique systems combining a hybrid battery and gas turbine to produce and store electricity for use during ...
Learn a language while you wait for WiFi: Tool integrates with email and web browsers to harness micro-moments
Waiting for a friend to message you back? Learn some vocabulary while you wait with WaitSuite. Credit: Jason Dorfman, MIT CSAIL Hyper-conne ...
Netflix on the verge of hitting 100 million subscribers (Update)
This Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, file photo, shows Netflix on a tablet, in North Andover, Mass. Netflix is about to hit 100 million subscribers ...
YouTube channel showing giraffe birth 2nd most live-viewed
In this photo provided by Animal Adventure Park in Binghamton, N.Y., a giraffe named April stands with her new calf on Saturday, April 15, 2 ...
Google reaches $7.8 mn antitrust settlement with Russia
Russia's anti-monopoly service in September 2015 considered Google in breach of a competition law after a complaint by Yandex of the competi ...
California utility launches first hybrid power systems
A California utility has launched hybrid battery and gas turbine systems to produce and store electricity for use during hot summer months w ...
Mobile sensing system could give couples the power to anticipate each other's emotional states adapt behavior
Credit: George Hodan/public domain Your partner comes in and slams a door. What was that about? Something you did? What if you knew to anti ...
Russia Google reach $7.8 million settlement on Android case
Russian officials and Google have reached an agreement to settle a two-year-old case against Google for requiring the pre-installation of so ...
Researchers working toward indoor location detection
Rice University researchers (from left) Chen Luo, Anshumali Shrivastava and Juan Jose Gonzalez Espana published a paper on location detectio ...