Printed solar cell set to transform electronics manufacturing
Credit: Iaremenko Sergii, Shutterstock Researchers have achieved a new efficiency record in organic photovoltaic cells. The process could i ...
Helping to improve medical image analysis with deep learning
An example visualization using the proposed neural network architecture, with an axial view (top) and a 3D view (bottom). Cerebral grey, cer ...
AI could help to manage natural disasters – but only to an extent
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Residents are struggling with the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, a record-breaking storm that has hit the US ea ...
Germany to have 1 million electric cars by 2022
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Germans are beginning to embrace electric cars, with experts predicting the country will have a million hybrid or ...
Edmunds highlights newest safety and technology trends
This undated photo provided by Toyota, shows the 2018 Lexus LS 500. Top-of-the-line Mercedes and Lexus vehicles have automatic steering avoi ...
UK lawmakers: 'Wild West' cryptocurrencies need regulation
In this Dec. 8, 2017, file photo, coins are displayed next to a Bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong. British lawmakers are urging regulation for crypto ...
Supporting brace for historical steel bridges
The Diamond Creek Bridge near Melboune was reinforced with CFRP strips in 2018 and tested for durability with a 42-ton truck after work. Cre ...
Back to the future: Sony to release 'classic' PlayStation
Sony is set to tap into nostalgia with a classic version of its original PlayStation console Sony announced Wednesday it plans to launch a ...
Leti announces EU project to develop sensors with photonic integrated circuits
Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, has announced the launch of the REDFINCH consortium to develop the next generation of miniaturised, portable optical sensors for chemical detection in both gase
Three things we can all learn from people who don't use smartphones or social media
‘Someone likes me.’ Credit: Shutterstock. Many of us spend hours every day tethered to our devices, pawing at the screen to see if it will ...
Musical skin via transparent loudspeakers and MICs
A wearable technology that turns your skin into a loudspeaker has been developed by an international team of researchers affiliated with UNIST.
Mathematicians propose to improve cellular network coverage by using UAVs
UAVs providing network coverage. Credit: Allen Dressen RUDN University mathematicians have simulated the work of a cellular network and mod ...
Increased performance and lifetime of lithium batteries in renewable energy facilities
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In his Ph.D. thesis, Alberto Berrueta has investigated the physical mechanisms that govern the functioning of lit ...
Transparent loudspeakers and mics that let your skin play music
Ultrathin, conductive, and transparent hybrid NMs can be applied to the fabrication of skin-attachable NM loudspeakers and voice-recognition ...
Novel technology will massively boost optical data transfer throughput using existing equipment
Figure 1: Diagram and example use of optical networks connecting datacenters. Credit: Fujitsu Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. has developed an ul ...
Body support device helps people learn to walk again after a stroke trauma
Purdue University’s Xiumin Diao led a team to create a weight support system to help people suffering from walking disabilities after a stro ...
Seven IC products to outpace total 16% 2018 IC market growth
Seven product categories will exceed the 16% growth rate expected from the total IC market this year, says IC Insights. This prediction has emerged as a result of an updated forecast from IC Insights
Leti and EFI Automotive launch project to improve reliability and speed of low-cost electronic devices for autos
A project which looks to improve the reliability and response time of low-cost automotive components by equipping the devices with sophisticated model predictive control techniques has been announced.
Cadence achieves AWS industrial software competency status for its Cloud-Hosted Design Solution
Cadence Design Systems’ Cloud-Hosted Design Solution has undergone technical validation and achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Industrial Software Competency status.
Tesla confirms criminal probe into Musk talk of going private
Tesla shares took a hit after the electric carmaker confirmed a potential criminal probe into CEO Elon Musk's comments on taking the com ...
European nations plan to use more hydrogen for energy needs
In this Sept. 16, 2018 photo a fuel cell train which is powered by hydrogen arrives in Bremervoerde, northern Germany. It is one of two trai ...
Tesla shares fall on report of criminal probe
Shares of the electric car company fell 3.9 percent to $283.33 near 1610 GMT after Bloomberg News reported federal prosecutors were probing ...
SunTrust's online banking difficulties enters third day
This May 7, 2009, file photo shows the SunTrust headquarters building in Atlanta. Customers of the large regional bank SunTrust are experien ...
Ireland recovers 14bn euros in Apple 'back taxes'
The EU says Apple's effective tax rate in Europe was 0.005 percent in 2014 Apple has completed payment of 14.3 billion euros ($16.7 bil ...
Renault-Nissan to use Android system in its dashboards
This Friday Sept. 15, 2017 file photo shows the new logo of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance during a press conference in Paris, Franc ...
EU investigates German carmakers for possible collusion
In this Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017 file photo, the exhaust pipes of a VW Diesel car are photographed in Frankfurt, Germany. The European Union& ...
Eying Uber China's Didi launches in Mexico's second city
A logo of Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing service that is expanding its presence in Mexico to compete with Uber Chinese ride-hailing ...
Back to its roots: Ferrari unveils wide-ranging new plans
This Monday, Oct. 9, 2017 file photo shows a Ferrari logo on a car outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Ferrari is blazing its f ...
BMW to pause UK output of Minis after Brexit
A mini break BMW will stop production at its Mini factory in Oxford for several weeks to avoid supply disruption in case of a no-deal Brexi ...
Apple escapes China tariff hit for now but threats loom
Apple, whose CEO Tim Cook is seen here at the September 12 iPhone launch event, won't face an immediate impact from new tariffs on Chine ...
Cyber vulnerability discovered by Tenable would allow cybercriminals to view and tamper surveillance
A zero-day vulnerability which would allow cybercriminals to view and tamper with video surveillance recordings has been discovered by cyber exposure company, Tenable Research.
Low cost navigation system for unmanned aerial systems
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An EU-funded initiative has developed a low-cost positioning and navigation system for unmanned aerial systems (U ...
A control system to improve the efficiency of wave energy converters
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Interest in wave energy has been growing in recent years, and electric generators specially designed to generate ...
EU targets BMW Daimler VW in pollution cartel probe
A new twist in the pollution saga exactly three years after dieselgate The EU opened an in-depth probe into alleged collusion by major Germ ...
Renault-Nissan alliance takes Google Android for a drive
Renault wants to give drivers "a digital continuity between the car and the ouside world" Renault's alliance with Nissan and ...
Facebook allows gender-biased job ads on its platfor
This Feb. 19, 2014, file photo, shows a Facebook app icon on a smartphone in New York. The ACLU is accusing Facebook of discrimination, sayi ...
Researchers find hints of Israeli spyware around globe
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers say an increasingly notorious brand of Israeli surveillance software is being used further afield tha ...
Cybersecurity firm: More Iran hacks as US sanctions loomed
Alister Shepherd, the director of a subsidiary of the cybersecurity firm FireEye, gestures during a presentation about the APT33 hacking gro ...
Twitter to offer users option to go back to 'chronological' feed
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Twitter is preparing an option for users to go back to its original chronological news feed, responding to compl ...
Ferrari says most of its cars will be hybrid by 2022
Going hybrid Most of the cars made by Ferrari will be hybrid petrol-electric by 2022, the Italian sports car manufacturer said on Tuesday, ...
Too much screen time? New phone controls for you and kids
Apple and Google want to help you spend less time on their phones. ...
A novel approach of improving battery performance
Schematic representation of the preparation process and electrochemical behavior of LixSi-modified lithium foil. Credit: UNIST New technolo ...
“Dramatically enhanced” 3GPP interworking with release of new IoT specifications
oneM2M, the global IoT interoperability standard, has announced the publication of Release 3, its third set of specifications. This focuses on “dramatically enhanced” 3GPP interworking – in particular
Global fab equipment spending to rise by 14% according to SEMI
Worldwide fab equipment spending is predicted to rise by 14% to $62.8 billion this year, reports the latest World Fab Forecast Report published by SEMI.
Can flying drones improve cellular network coverage? RUDN thinks so…
Flying drones are of interest as flying access points for cellular network users and as mobile signal amplifiers, says RUDN University, which has been using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in their sti
Fibre laser may lead to wearable tech and better endoscopes
A smart, flexible photoacoustic imaging technique that may have potential applications in wearable devices, instrumentation and medical diagnostics has been developed by researchers from Jinan Univers
Mentor’s LightSuite Photonic Compiler automated layout tool speeds integrated photonic design development
Mentor has announced the LightSuite Photonic Compiler – what it describes as the industry’s first integrated photonic automated layout system.
“Dramatically enhanced” 3GPP interworking with release on new IoT specifications
oneM2M, the global IoT interoperability standard, has announced the publication of Release 3, its third set of specifications. This focuses on “dramatically enhanced” 3GPP interworking – in particular
Saudi sovereign fund invests $1B in US electric car firm (Update)
In this Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, file photo released by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks at th ...
MoviePass rival offers unlimited movie-going at theaters
This Aug. 23, 2018, file photo shows movie ticket stubs in New York. A Turkish startup is offering a movie a day in theaters for $30 a month ...
Saudi Arabia invests $1bn in Tesla competitor Lucid
The Lucid Air, electric sedan is displayed during the New York International Auto Show at the Javits center in New York on April 13, 2017 S ...
Why nuclear energy should be part of Africa's energy mix
South Africa is the only African country that has nuclear power. The Koeberg nuclear reactor cooling tower. Credit: EPA/Nic Bothma Africa h ...
Pepper-picking robot demonstrates its skills in greenhouse labour automation
Credit: MONOPOLY919, Shutterstock With the rising shortage of skilled workforce in agriculture, there's a growing need for robotisation ...
Germany rolls out world's first hydrogen train
Germany rolls out its first hydrogen powered train, made by the French group Alstom which also builds the high-speed TGV Germany on Monday ...
DowDuPont names leaders for Corteva Agriscience DuPont
In this Dec. 9, 2015, file photo, the company name of Dow appears above its trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. DowDuP ...
Virtual simulation and 3-D modeling assure high performance of projects
The firm’s prototyping solutions use data such as fluid velocity, pressure, temperature, concentration and turbulence, all analyzed by means ...
Tenfold improvement in liquid batteries mean electric car refuelling could take minutes
Big companies from around the world have already shown interest in Prof. Lee Cronin's energy-dense liquid battery. Credit: University of ...
You can't tell whether an online restaurant review is fake—but this AI can
Was this restaurant review written by a machine or a person? Not so easy, is it? Credit: Aalto University Researchers find AI-generated rev ...
Big Tech is overselling AI as the solution to online extremism
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In mid-September the European Union threatened to fine the Big Tech companies if they did not remove terrorist co ...
EU project ‘5G GaN2’ aims to provide powerful 5G cellular network
In the EU project ‘5G GaN2’, 17 partners from research and industry have joined forces in order to develop cost-effective and high-performance technologies, based on gallium nitride (GaN), for the upc
Transferring nanowires onto a flexible substrate
Nanowire-transfer technology has been successful developed by a research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and is expected to enhance the existing chemical reac
RUDN scientists suggest method to increase speed and reliability of wireless channels
A model of a simple system consisting of two unreliable servers and one common queue for waiting customers has been developed by RUDN University mathematicians with a view to create a wireless communi
Vector acquires French Squoring Technologies
Vector, the German-based specialist for the development and test of automotive electronics, has acquired 100% of the shares of the French tool company, Squoring Technologies.
Co-founder of Salesforce buys Time magazine for $190 million
In this Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, file photo, an issue of Time magazine is displayed on a New York newsstand. Time Magazine is being sold by ...
Amazon probing staff data leaks
Jeff Bezos' company Amazon is probing cases that employees have accepted bribes for internal data Amazon is investigating allegations t ...
Machines will do more tasks than humans by 2025: WEF
Robots will handle 52 percent of current work tasks by 2025, a World Economic Forum study says Robots will handle 52 percent of current wor ...
Time magazine sold for $190 million to couple
Time Magazine is being sold by Meredith Corp. to Marc Benioff, a co-founder of Salesforce, and his wife. ...
Amazon launches small business shop
Amazon wants you to shop small. The online retailer launched a ...
Uber glitch leaves drivers unpaid and frustrated
In this March 15, 2017, file photo, a sign marks a pick-up point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Drivers for the ...
Digital assistants hone skills to deliver the news
Credit: CC0 Public Domain "What's the news?" has become a familiar refrain for consumers with smart speakers, opening up a ne ...
Technology streamlines computational science projects
Jay Jay Billings and Alex McCaskey observe visualizations of ICE simulation data on ORNL's Exploratory Visualization Environment for Res ...
Samsung sets new Galaxy device launch for October
Samsung is launching a new Galaxy mobile device less than two months after unveiling its Galaxy Note 9 flagship handset Samsung sent out in ...
Canada top court rules Hollywood must pay to chase alleged internet pirates
Hollywood studios must pay internet service providers to chase down Canadians who illegally download movies or other online content, Canada& ...
Searching through noise for pros and cons
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Structured decision-making support: The research project "ArgumenText" in the field of Ubiquitous Knowl ...
Emergency mobile
2018-09-14 08:01:50Emergency mobile
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Medical emergencies inevitably require an urgent response from doctors and other healthcare workers. Response tim ...
Decline in auto sales slows US retail spending in August
Total retail sales gained for the seventh straight month, but the increase was a tepid 0.1 percent, the Commerce Department said in a monthl ...
The textile reactor takes its place on the recycling landscape
Credit: University of Borås A multi-year collaboration between researchers within Resource Recovery at the University of Borås, S ...
Detectors for online hate speech can be easily duped by humans study shows
How Google Perspective rates a comment otherwise deemed toxic after some inserted typos and a little love. Credit: Aalto University Hateful ...
Could coal ash be a viable source of rare-earth metals?
The ash from coal-burning power plants could provide a new source for rare-earth elements. Credit: Gary Whitton/Shutterstock.com Rare-earth ...
Lego-style solar panels to smash energy bills
Credit: Brunel University Ready-made snap-together solar panels that turn waste heat into hot water are being developed at Brunel Universit ...
Ryanair announces preliminary deal with Italian staff
Ryanair workers are demanding better working conditions and want their contracts to be based on the law in their country of residence rather ...
Robotics & Automation advanced training course launched by EEF
EEF, the manufacturers' organisation, has launched a training course to re-train and up-skill employees covering the knowledge and practical skills involved with robotic and automation engineering
Laser sintering optimised for printed electronics
Printed electronics use standard printing techniques to manufacture electronic devices on different substrates like glass, plastic films, and paper. Researchers at Soonchunhyang University in South Ko
Lawsuit renews focus on privacy policies for mobile apps
This April 26, 2017, file photo shows a Google icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. New Mexico is suing Google, Twitter and other compani ...
Bezos unfazed by antitrust concerns on Amazon
Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos said Thursday he was not worried about the potential for anti-trust scrutiny of the company as ...
imec’s research hub raises €117million to invest in start-up innovations
imec’s research and innovation hub, imec.xpand, which specialises in nanoelectronics and digital technology, has closed its first fund at €117million in committed capital.
Amazon's Jeff Bezos unveils $2 bn philanthropic fund
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is donating $2 billion to a new charitable fund focusing on helping the homeless and creating preschools for under ...
Volkswagen to end iconic 'Beetle' cars in 2019
Even as Volkswagen announced it would end production of its iconice "Beetle" cars in 2019, Volkswagen Group of America's chief ...
Amazon's Jeff Bezos unveils $2 bn philanthropic fund
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is donating $2 billion to a new charitable fund focusing on helping the homeless and creating preschools for under ...
Many populations fear big job loss from automation: survey
An olive oil extracting machine is seen in 2013 in Argentina, one of the countries that Pew Research Group found had the highest degree of c ...
Why we love robotic dogs puppets and dolls
Why are we drawn to tech toys? Credit: Ars Electronica, CC BY-NC-ND There's a lot of hype around the release of Sony's latest robot ...
Iron powder: a clean alternative fuel for industry that replaces natural gas
Team SOLIDs system, burning iron powder. Credit: Bart van Overbeeke. The Dutch government informed Dutch industry in January this year that ...
Amazon's Bezos unveils $2 bn philanthropic fund
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is donating $2 billion to a new charitable fund focusing on helping the homeless and creating preschools for under ...
Facebook 'better prepared' for election meddling Zuckerberg says
Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined reasons why he thinks the social network giant is better prepared to stop election interference ...
Ryanair cabin crew in five countries to strike Sept 28
A European strike against Ryanair won't work, the airline predicts Ryanair cabin crew from five European countries will go on strike on ...
Waste plastic in concrete could support sustainable construction in India
The Bath-led research has shown how replacing 10 per cent of sand in concrete with waste plastic may help to reduce the vast amounts of plas ...
Potholes: How engineers are working to fill in the gaps
Credit: Shutterstock Potholes are a perennial problem. They are dangerous to road users, and the damage they cause to vehicles can be hugel ...
What is energy security and how has it changed?
Australia needs to think about the energy grid of the future. Credit: DAVID MARIUZ/AAP The idea of energy security has been at the centre o ...
GM recalls over 1M pickups SUVs for power steering problem
This Jan. 25, 2010, file photo, shows a General Motors Co. logo during a news conference in Detroit. General Motors on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2 ...