Fisker relaunches electric car effort
Former BMW designer Henrik Fisker announced plans Tuesday to relaunch his electric vehicle efforts three years after a bankruptcy with his v ...
Google takes on rivals with Pixel phone new hardware
Pixel smartphone will be availabile with a five-inch display or a 5.5 inch display, starting at $649 for US customers, at similar prices to ...
The Latest: Google doubles down on hardware with new gadgets
In this May 18, 2016 file photo, Google vice president Mario Queiroz gestures while introducing the new Google Home device during the keynot ...
Google gets aggressive with new phones other gadgets
Google CEO Sundar Pichai talks about the new Google Assistant during a product event, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, in San Francisco. Google launch ...
Futuristic Dubai dreams of hyperloop transit tubes
An Emirati man passes by a poster presenting Hyperloop Dubai, The Future of Mass Transit at the Dubai Future Accelerators in Dubai, United A ...
'Security fatigue' can cause computer users to feel hopeless and act recklessly
Credit: George Hodan/Public Domain After updating your password for the umpteenth time, have you resorted to using one you know you'll reme ...
The Latest: Google readies new phones gadgets
In this May 18, 2016 file photo, Google vice president Mario Queiroz gestures while introducing the new Google Home device during the keynot ...
Nanoscale electronic motion sensor as DNA sequencer
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have proposed a design for the first DNA sequencer based on an electronic nanosensor that can detect motions as small as a si
Strong at the coast weak in the cities—the German energy-transition patchwork
The ambitious transition to climate-friendly energy provision is moving ahead in all federal states. But from region to region there are hug ...
Visible light communication now possible in the dark
A Dartmouth project called ‘DarkLight’ is said to have demonstrated for the first time how visible light can be used to transmit data even when the light appears dark or off. DarkLight is claimed to p
Credit card or selfie? Mastercard rolls out biometric payments
Removing the need to memorise a password, Mastercard said biometrics like fingerprints or facial recognition could now be used to verify a c ...
Omnidirectional mobile robot has just two moving parts
Carnegie Mellon University's SIMbot robot uses a motor with just one moving part -- a large ball -- to balance and move in an office environ ...
Drone safety: User-centric control software improves pilot performance and safety
A new study into the safety of drone control interfaces suggests that an overhaul of remote control methods ranging from joysticks to smartp ...
Westworld reminds us of how like us robots could be
Credit: HBO For a sci-fi fan like me, fascinated by the nature of human intelligence and the possibility of building life-like robots, it's ...
Basic structure of ultrasound power supply and communication
Basic structure of ultrasound power supply and communication. Credit: Fraunhofer IBMT Unlike drugs, active implants such as electroceutical ...
WikiLeaks' Assange promises leaks on US election Google
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange participates via video link at a news conference marking the 10th anniversary of the secrecy-spilling group ...
Lightweight rotor blades made from plastic foams for offshore wind turbines
Rotor blades made of thermoplastic sandwich materials. Credit: Fraunhofer ICT Offshore wind turbines are becoming ever larger, and the tran ...
Ultrasensitive sensors ensure optimum sight conditions
SPAD sensor chips are implemented in CMOS technology. Credit: Fraunhofer IMS News of the first serious accident involving an automated elec ...
Optimizing sludge treatment
2016-10-04 22:00:09Optimizing sludge treatment
The two-stage high-load anaerobic digestion system in Edenkoben allows the wastewater treatment plant to cope with a higher effluent load du ...
Yahoo launches 'Newsroom' for hot topics
Yahoo on Tuesday unveiled its latest mobile news application, using both algorithms and user choices to deliver the most relevant updates wi ...
World's first implanted bionic arm on test in global competition
Cybathlon participant Magnus at a practice session in July. Credit: Chalmers University of Technology A few years ago, a patient was implan ...
Virtual reality making construction sites safer
n the virtual world, people have an unlimited number of lives. A fact that RUB researchers want to exploit. Credit: RUB, Schirdewahn Bochum ...
TULIPP project to develop a reference platform for image processing apps
The Towards Ubiquitous Low-power Image Processing Platforms (TULIPP) project has been announced and will receive nearly €4million in funding from Horizon 2020. The initiative will target the developme
Large volumes of data from ITER successfully transferred to Japan at unprecedented speeds
Data were transferred from ITER site in France to REC site in Japan. Credit: Hideya Nakanishi The National Institutes for Quantum and Radio ...
Robots galore as Asia's biggest tech fair kicks off
A prototype remote-controlled robot called "Caiba" is demonstrated by developer Katsumori Sakakibara (L) during a press preview of ...
Researchers show air bag bike helmets have promise
Stanford bioengineer David Camarillo knows all too well that bicycling is the leading cause of sports- and activity-related concussion and b ...
US subpoena tests privacy promise of encrypted messaging app
The company whose message-scrambling software is being adopted across Silicon Valley has had a first legal test of its commitment to privacy ...
New cost-effective silicon carbide high voltage switch created
The new NC State high-power switch has the potential to work more efficiently and cost less than conventional solutions. Credit: North Carol ...
Optimizing fuel filters via simulations
Cylindrical housing with pleated filter medium (star filter), side inlets (red) and central outlet (green). Credit: Fraunhofer ITWM Filters ...
New antireflective coating reduces stray light and reflections
Injection-molded optical lens made from transparent plastic demonstrating the nanostructured antireflective coating. Only the coated right h ...
IBM invests in Europe for cognitive IoT
As part of a global investment of $3billion designed to bring Watson cognitive computing to IoT, IBM has allocated more than $200million to its global Watson IoT headquarters in Munich. The investment
Google readies new phones gadgets featuring its software
In this May 18, 2016 file photo, Google vice president Mario Queiroz gestures while introducing the new Google Home device during the keynot ...
Ericsson cuts 3000 jobs in Sweden reduces operations
Ericsson says it's laying off 3,000 workers in Sweden and downsizing operations as part of its global plan to cut costs by 9 billion kronor ...
Sports book firm to pay $22M in penalties in gambling probe
Authorities in New York say one of the nation's largest race and sports book operators has agreed to pay $22.5 million in penalties and forf ...
Apple still a star without Steve Jobs but doubts linger
Apple CEO Tim Cook announces the new Apple iPhone 7 during a launch event on September 7, 2016 in San Francisco, California Five years afte ...
US wants to build Idaho facility for warships' nuclear waste
The Navy and U.S. Department of Energy want to build a $1.6 billion facility at a nuclear site in eastern Idaho that would handle fuel waste ...
Turning to the brain to reboot computing
Sandia National Laboratories researchers are drawing inspiration from neurons in the brain, such as these green fluorescent protein-labeled ...
Gone phishin': CyLab exposes how our ability to spot phishing emails is far from perfect
Each year, tens of millions of phishing emails make it to your inbox, uncaught by your email client's spam filter. Of those, millions more s ...
Color-changing smart material sensor to alert user to get out of sun
According to the American Cancer Society approximately 5.4 million basal and squamous cell skin cancers are diagnosed each year. Yet, the su ...
Facebook expands reach with buy-and-sell 'Marketplace' (Update)
Facebook launched Monday a "Marketplace" trading platform that lets users of the vast social network buy and sell goods with each ...
Vehicle mileage tax is best option for long-term highway funding
A study that forecasts state and federal fuel tax revenues based on different fuel taxation policies found adoption of a vehicle mileage tax ...
Silicon Labs acquires RTOS company Micrium
Silicon Labs has acquired Micrium, a leading supplier of RTOS software for the IoT. This strategic acquisition is said to simplify IoT design by combining a commercial-grade embedded RTOS with Silicon
Engineer develops 'micro-swimmer' with goal of navigating blood system
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Science fiction through the ages has inspired scientific discoveries, such as human flight, interplanetary travel ...
Facebook launches buy-and-sell 'Marketplace' (Update)
Facebook on Monday launched a new online "Marketplace" allowing members of the huge social network to buy and sell with each other ...
Leti joins Stanford SystemX Alliance
French research institute Leti has joined the Stanford SystemX Alliance, a network of 100 Stanford University professors and 27 companies. The Alliance is a pre competitive environment in which the me
Tiny house villages may have big health benefits and challenges
Brandon Irwin, assistant professor of kinesiology, and Julia Day, assistant professor of interior design, are collaborating to build a tiny ...
Functional inks bring additional information and entertainment to products
Traceable consumer products and entertaining solutions are about to become part of our everyday lives, particularly in food packaging or, sa ...
Experimental kit brings research into the classroom
Toralf Scharf, a microengineering instructor, developed portable labs that allow large numbers of students to discover the various facets of ...
Facebook launches new 'marketplace' for buying selling
Facebook says some 450 million people use its site—mainly the "Groups" feature—to buy and sell stuff locally, anything from cars t ...
Government puts £120m into supporting technology transfer
Chancellor Philip Hammond, pictured, has announced a £220million support package for the life science and university sectors, intended to help technology breakthroughs translate into commercial succes
Here's how drones will change cities
Credit: Jag_cz/www.shutterstock.com Amazon has been busy testing out its new Prime Air initiative at a secret location in the English count ...
Facebook launches 'lite' version of Messenger overseas
Facebook is launching a "lite" version of it Messenger chat app. It is aimed at emerging markets, where many people use older phon ...
Toyota's tiny robot sells for under $400 talks can't drive
In this Sept. 27, 2016 photo, Toyota Motor Corp.'s Kirobo Mini, a compact sized humanoid communication robot, sits during a press unveiling ...
Software star Google expected to flex hardware muscle
Industry trackers anticipate Google will show off its own smartphone, showcasing the prowess of its new Nougat version of its Android mobile ...
Advertising on mobile: it's all about 'stopping the thumb'
Advertisers are in a dizzying race to connect with customers as new mobile-borne social media platforms emerge and evolve Almost 80 years o ...
Who inherits a selfie? States seek to fill privacy law gaps
In this May 25, 2016 file photo, Illinois Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch, D-Westchester, speaks to lawmakers at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. S ...
Virtual reality helps net last Auschwitz criminals
Slipping on a virtual reality headset, the indelible images come into view: the steel rails, the imposing brick gatehouse, the rows of ident ...
Netflix engineers rescue Luke Cage after service falters
Superhero Luke Cage can thank Netflix's engineers for coming to his rescue. ...
US cuts cord on internet oversight
When an agreement with the US Commerce Department runs out, ICANN will become a self-regulating non-profit international entity The US gove ...
Official: No 'manipulation' of data seen in election hacks
In this June 5, 2015, file photo, the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. A Homeland Security Department offi ...
California opens pathway for cars that lack steering wheel
California regulators have changed course and opened a pathway for the public to get self-driving cars of the future that lack a steering wh ...
New York police to buy 1000 body cameras
The New York Police Department, the largest city police force in the United States, has agreed to buy 1,000 body cameras, officials confirme ...
A year of Alphabet: Great for Google less so for moonshots
In this Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, file photo, electronic screens post the price of Alphabet stock at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York. Google h ...
How this karaoke company survived the digital darlings and made lots of money
For a while, it looked like the beat wouldn't go on for the Singing Machine Co. The largest manufacturer of home karaoke machines in North A ...
For phone time what's normal?
Credit: Peter Griffin/Public Domain It's come to this. Almost every night, the same fight about my significant other's persistent smartphon ...
Opinion: Tech industry should lead Snowden pardon charge
There's a debate raging right now over whether President Barack Obama, before he leaves office, should grant Edward Snowden a pardon. ...
Review: TiVo's latest model makes it easier to bolt from cable
The first thing you'll notice about the TiVo Bolt is its odd shape - it looks like someone bent the case in an industrial press. ...
Why restaurants want you to order food on your phone
Swipe, click, food. The ability to order food with the click of a few buttons on a smartphone is becoming widespread - even fast-food compan ...
American hopes IT switch doesn't snag flights this weekend
American Airlines will make a big technology change this weekend involving planes and pilots, but passengers won't notice a thing if all goe ...
US official: Hackers targeted election systems of 20 states
A Homeland Security Department official says hackers have targeted the voter registration systems of more than 20 states in recent months. ...
Malls stores consider new ways to protect shoppers
In this April 19, 2016, photo, provided by Stacy Dean Stephens, Knightscope K5 security robots, at right, and background left, patrol alongs ...
What are all these Russian hackers up to?
Russia is pressing its national interests online. Credit: shutterstock.com Russia has been implicated in many breaches of U.S. networks in ...
From Ferraris to SUVs: Five cars that shone at the Paris show
Rear view of the newly unveiled Ferrari Aperta on display during the first press day at the Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, Thursday, Sept ...
Ex-AT&T worker accused of selling customers' phone records
Federal prosecutors say a former AT&T retail sales worker is accused of obtaining customers' cellphone records and selling them to a pri ...
Encryption method takes authentication to a new level
Credit: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed new kinds of encryption methods for ...
Panasonic develops bendable twistable flexible lithium-ion battery
Credit: Panasonic Corporation Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has developed a Flexible Lithium-ion Battery with a thickness o ...
Technique for secure processing of patient data
Credit: Radboud University Thanks to a technique developed by Radboud University large-scale research involving patient data can be done wi ...
Using Big Data to monitor societal events shows promise but the coding tech needs work
Distinguished Professor David Lazer and his colleagues analyzed global-scale databases of news events and found them wanting. Their recommen ...
Directional water transport tester for fabrics
Experimental set up of the Directional Water Transport Tester. Credit: PolyU This Directional Water Transport Tester(DWTT) is a sensitive, ...
RS Components supports education with range of industrial engineering solutions
RS Components (RS) has introduced its new education hub to support schools, colleges and universities to make informed choices about the most appropriate industrial electronics and other engineering e
2D materials for next generation healthcare technologies
The University of Manchester has been awarded more than £5million for research into using nanomaterials, including graphene, in the human body. The grant was one of four major research awards, totalli
Israeli V2X chipset to feature in global platform
A chipset from Israeli V2X specialist Autotalks is being designed into a global V2X platform being developed by Denso. According to Autotalks, the prototyping phase has started, with the intention to
Beijing's latest answer to pollution: the Smog Free Tower
Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde, right, walks by his Smog Free Tower on display at D-751art district in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. In ...
Amy Schumer most dangerous celebrity online
Amy Schumer is the most dangerous celebrity on the internet - and not just because of her no-holds-barred personality. ...
Google asks for airspace access for internet balloons
Google's X Lab hopes to establish a network of helium balloons floating in the stratosphere that will emit a powerful 4G signal to rural and ...
Tech titans join to study artificial intelligence
Academics, non-profit groups, and specialists in policy and ethics will be invited to join the board of the Partnership on Artificial Intell ...
FCC beefs up emergency cellphone alerts
This file frame grab from a cellphone shows an emergency alert along with a news alert on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, about a man wanted in conn ...
New echolocation app on Google Play
Back row, from left to right: Clarkson University electrical engineering master's student Kevin Mack, Assistant Professor of Electrical & ...
Yahoo hacked by 'professional' criminals: researchers
An analysis published by the security firm InfoArmor suggests that stolen data from Yahoo was sold to a state-sponsored group at one point ...
Tesla 'on autopilot' crashes on German Autobahn: police (Update)
Tesla charging stations for electric cars are pictured in Wittenburg, northeastern Germany A Tesla electric car crashed into a tourist bus ...
Three states sue to block US ceding control of Internet group
Three conservative states are suing the Obama administration in an attempt to block the U.S. government from ceding oversight of some of the ...
Electric cars purr at post-'dieselgate' Paris car show
CEO French carmaker Renault, Carlos Ghosn, talks in front of an electric car on the first press day of the Paris motor Show, on September 29 ...
EU's Vestager to scrutinise data in merger decisions
EU competition chief Margarethe Vestager on Thursday said that the relevance of user data to major corporate mergers will come under closer ...
Q&A: The data your car collects and who can use it
Your car knows more about you than you think. Newer cars that c ...
Volvo plans to sell self-driving car in five years
Volvo Car Corp. plans to sell a self-driving vehicle to consumers in five years. ...
FCC delays decision on much-disputed rules on cable boxes
Federal regulators have delayed a decision on requiring cable and satellite TV companies to make free apps to bypass the need for cable boxe ...
Redstone push is on to reunite CBS and Viacom
In this Feb. 13, 2012, file photo, a CBS logo is displayed on the exterior of CBS Scene Restaurant and Bar, at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborou ...
Singapore eases online gambling ban
Singapore has two casinos but online betting is tightly controlled in the wealthy city state Singapore will allow limited online betting in ...
Tesla 'on autopilot' crashes on German Autobahn
Tesla charging stations for electric cars are pictured in Wittenburg, northeastern Germany A Tesla electric car crashed into a tourist bus ...
Explainer: US ceding control of core Internet systems
In this Thursday, March 3, 2016, file photo, people work on a job search on a computer at an office in Atlanta. On Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, t ...