WOW Air back in talks with Icelandair after Indigo goes
WOW Air is back in talks with its Icelandic rival, Icelandair, after another potential investor into the financially troubled low-cost airli ...
Boeing to make safety feature standard on troubled Max jets
In this March 21, 2018, file photo a Thai Lion Air employee displays a ceremonial key to the company's newest plane, Boeing's first ...
Tesla chief Musk calls on workers to help deliver cars
Tesla is experiencing "a massive wave of deliveries" throughout Europe, China and North America Tesla chief Elon Musk on Thursday ...
A positive outlook for the organic and printed electronics industry
The signs are still set for growth in the organic and printed electronics industry, according to the latest business climate survey conducted by the Organic and Printed Electronics Association (OE-A).
Self-powered and washable wearable displays
A textile-based wearable display module technology that is washable and does not require an external power source has been developed by a research team from KAIST.
Europe-wide battery research
2019-03-21 16:00:16Europe-wide battery research
The European research initiative BATTERY 2030+ brings together leading scientists and companies from all over Europe to achieve major progress in battery science and technology.
GlobalPlatform takes first step towards ‘integrated’ SE standardisation
GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, has published what it says is the world’s first open specifications to facilitate the standardisation of integrated secure element
Inspiring children and adults to enter the world of robotics engineering
Kitronik, the electronics company that specialises in developing project kits for schools and the maker community, has launched the MeArm robot arm kit to inspire children and adults to enter the worl
Facebook admits storing passwords in plain text (Update)
Facebook says its employees had access to millions of user passwords Facebook on Thursday admitted that millions of passwords were stored i ...
You dumped cable? Comcast hopes to reel you back in
This Jan. 24, 2019, file photo shows a Comcast truck in Pittsburgh. Comcast is launching an aggregated bundle of existing streaming-TV apps ...
Researchers create new way to power electric cars
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A team of UMass Lowell researchers has pioneered a new, more efficient way to power electric vehicles. ...
Energy stealthily hitches ride in global trade
Credit: Michigan State University Fulfilling the world's growing energy needs summons images of oil pipelines, electric wires and truck ...
Facebook left millions of passwords readable by employees (Update)
In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo a Facebook start page is shown on a smartphone in Surfside, Fla. Facebook said Thursday, March 21, 2019, t ...
Facebook admits storing passwords in plain text
Facebook says its employees had access to millions of user passwords Facebook on Thursday admitted that millions of passwords were stored i ...
Ethiopian airline defends its pilots' training standards
In this March 21, 2018, file photo a Thai Lion Air employee displays a ceremonial key to the company's newest plane, Boeing's first ...
A new method for ethical data science
Artificial Intelligence is transforming our world, sometimes in ways that its creators did not intend. In Wellcome Data Labs we are developi ...
Quick charging system for E-bikes
The quick charging system is based on very long-lived lithium-ion cells and uses a comparably high charging current of up to ten amperes. Cr ...
Facebook's plan to protect the European elections comes up short
Intentionally false news stories were shared more than 35m times during the 2016 US presidential election, with Facebook playing a significa ...
Livestreamed massacre means it's time to shut down Facebook Live
Facebook Live can be fun – or really scary. Credit: I'm friday/Shutterstock.com When word broke that the massacre in New Zealand was li ...
German Wikipedia blacked out in protest of EU copyright plan
Wikipedia logo. Wikipedia's German-language page has been blacked out in protest of a proposal to change European Union copyright rules ...
Germany gives seal of approval to truck turning assistant
Germany's transport ministry has issued its first operating license for a driver assistance system meant to reduce the number of cyclist ...
The U.S. is on the cusp of an offshore wind energy boom. Why aren't energy companies capitalizing on it?
It will require specialized equipment and in-depth engineering research to stabilize offshore wind farms on the United States’ east- and wes ...
First artificial intelligence Google Doodle features Bach
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Google is celebrating composer Johann Sebastian Bach with its first artificial intelligence-powered Doodle. ...
True wearable displays: Self-powered washable and wearable
Figure 1. Schematic and photo of a washable wearing display module. Credit: The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) ...
Low-cost and energy efficient recording of biodiversity soundscapes
Set-up of a low-cost and energy efficient wireless audio recorder. Credit: C.M. Leung Ph.D., University of Brisith Columbia An internationa ...
New technology aims to boost wind energy efficiency in Europe
Credit: pauljrobinson, Shutterstock Researchers are developing tools to substantially reduce the operations and maintenance costs of wind f ...
Improved control of big power in little motors
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Little motors power everything from small comforts, such as desk fans, to larger safety systems, like oven exhaus ...
Arrow Electronics joins Siemens’ MindSphere Partner Program
Arrow Electronics has announced that it has joined the MindSphere Partner Program, Siemens’ program for industrial IoT solution and technology providers.
European Canadian regulators to do own review of Boeing jet
In this Monday, March 11, 2019 file photo, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built for TUI Group sits parked in the background at right at B ...
TechWorks appoints Alan Banks as CEO
TechWorks, the UK’s industry association for deep tech connected communities, has announced the appointment of Alan Banks as CEO, with immediate effect.
Cog Systems’ Secure Virtualization now available in Snapdragon platforms
Cybersecurity software provider Cog Systems has been chosen by Qualcomm Technologies to provide virtualization-based security for its Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms, in a newly inked collaboration agre
Boeing 737 MAX to face first congressional hearing
Investigators in Ethiopia comb the site of the Boeing 737 MAX crash on March 16, while flight data information will be scrutinized for clues ...
Europe fines Google $1.7 billion in antitrust case (Update)
European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, March 20, 2 ...
Toilet seat that detects congestive heart failure getting ready to begin commercialization
Nicholas Conn, a postdoctoral fellow at RIT and founder and CEO of Heart Health Intelligence, is part of the university team that has develo ...
Ford repackages investment boosts new jobs from 850 to 900
This Feb. 15, 2018, file photo shows a Ford logo on the grill of a car on display at the Pittsburgh Auto Show. Ford Motor Co. is repackaging ...
Lithuanian man pleads guilty in $100M internet fraud case
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A Lithuanian man who duped Google and Facebook into transferring over $100 million into accounts he controlled ha ...
Ford repackages factory investment plan will add 900 jobs
This Feb. 15, 2018, file photo shows a Ford logo on the grill of a car on display at the Pittsburgh Auto Show. Ford Motor Co. is repackaging ...
Electric shift prompts belt-tightening for German carmakers
BMW's CEO Harald Krueger with the German carmaker's Vision iNEXT concept car, an all-electric and highly automated vehicle German c ...
Supreme Court: Google class-action case should be revisited
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed a lower court to take another look at a lawsuit that involved Google and ...
BMW warns profits will fall due to costs trade uncertainty
A BMWi car is pictured during the earnings press conference in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) Ger ...
Study analyzes pre-installed software on Android devices and its privacy risks for users
Juan Tapiador from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Narseo Vallina-Rodríguez from IMDEA Networks Institute and the Internatio ...
Autonomous transport will shape the future of cities – best get on the right path early
Cities have a choice of autonomous vehicle futures: cars or mass transit vehicles. Which one we adopt is likely to determine how people-frie ...
Electric vehicles as an example of a market failure
A Renault Zoe charging. It’s currently one of the top-selling plug-in electric vehicles in Europe, but what would happen if subsidies dried ...
Smart glove for Industry 4.0: Connecting the physical hand to the virtual world
Doctoral student Sebastian Gratz-Kelly from Professor Stefan Seelecke's research group demonstrates the prototype glove that will be sho ...
Virtual cleanroom could increase safety minimize risks reduce education costs for pharmaceutical professionals
Penguin Innovations, a Purdue University-affiliated startup, created a virtual interactive cleanroom to teach future pharmacists and technic ...
EU fines Google for anti-trust breach
The European Commission has hit Google with another fine for unfair competition, this time nearly 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) over onli ...
Toyota to build new hybrid cars in Brexit-facing UK
Toyota said build a new hybrid car at its Welsh plant in Deeside and its factory in Burnaston, central England Toyota on Wednesday said it ...
Netflix tells Apple: Count us out of your streaming plans
Whatever Apple intends on announcing at a company event March 25, it won't involve Netflix. ...
Novel sensor system improves reliability of high-temperature humidity measurements
A sensor system that precisely measures air humidity even in hot industrial ovens: Project manager Tilman Sauerwald (left) and PhD student H ...
Investors flee Bayer after second glyphosate trial blow (Update)
A US jury has found that the Roundup weedkiller of Bayer's recently-acquired Monsanto caused cancer in a man who sprayed it on his garde ...
UnitedSiC announces strategic investment by Analog Devices
UnitedSiC, a manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, has announced a strategic investment and long-term supply agreement from Analog Devices, (ADI).
Boeing 737 MAX: After two fatal crashes an expert explains the issues
One of the earliest models, a Boeing 737-200, when it was in service with Ryanair. Credit: Guy Brian Gratton The Boeing 737 is the most pro ...
ams and Wise Road Capital create sensors joint venture
ams, a specialist supplier of high performance sensor solutions, and Wise Road Capital, a Private Equity firm have launched a new sensors joint venture.
Researchers teach neural networks to determine crowd emotions
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scholars from the Higher School Of Economics have developed an algorithm that detects emotions in a group of peop ...
Bayer shares plunge on new US cancer ruling
A US jury has found that the Roundup weedkiller of Bayer's recently-acquired Monsanto caused cancer in a man who sprayed it on his garde ...
Disney closes $71B deal for Fox entertainment assets
Cars enter and leave Fox Studios, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. Disney has closed its $71 acquisition of Fox's entertainment ...
What Disney gets as its $71.3B buy of Fox assets closes
In this Aug. 8, 2017, file photo, The Walt Disney Co. logo appears on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Disney closed ...
Google unveils search changes to placate EU
Google's search results are prized internet real estate with the US giant controlling roughly 90 percent of the search market in Europe, ...
Rags-to-riches Skoda mulls post-Brexit sales woes
Skoda has left communist-era jokes far behind Once the butt of jokes, Czech-made Skoda cars have won over Brits, but the UK's looming e ...
Instagram moves into e-commerce with shopping button
Tapping the new "checkout" button will allow shoppers to select options such as size or color and then pay for items without leavi ...
Advances point the way to smaller safer batteries
Cornell University researchers have advanced the design of solid-state batteries.
The potential for bias algorithms to be investigated by the CDEI
Algorithms have huge potential for preventing crime, protecting the public and improving the way services are delivered. But decisions made in these areas are likely to have a significant impact on pe
Researchers discover new material to help power electronics
A finding from a research team at the Ohio State University could change how electronic devices are built.
Why Facebook didn't block live New Zealand shooting video (Update)
This combination of images shows logos for companies from left, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. These Internet companies and others say they& ...
Google moves to disrupt video games with streaming studio
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the online giant's Stadia technology aimed "to build a game platform for everyone" Google set o ...
In end of 20th Century Fox a new era dawns for Hollywood
The Fox Studios sign is pictured at the entrance to the lot, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. Disney's $71.3 billion acquisition ...
Data-driven modeling and estimation of lithium-ion battery properties
Credit: Data Science Institute at Columbia Electric vehicles are powered by lithium-ion batteries (LIB), a rechargeable battery that's ...
Google aims to disrupt video games with streaming
Google CEO Sundar Pichai as the tech giant announced Stadia, a new streaming service that allows players to play games online without consol ...
Canada to assess Boeing 737 MAX airworthiness without US
Air Canada announced it will ground its 24 737 MAX planes until at least July 1, 2019, explaining that it does not know when they will be ce ...
Facebook to overhaul ad targeting to prevent discrimination
In this April 10, 2018, file photo Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg adjusts his tie as he arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Comme ...
Norwegian aluminum producer hit by cyberattack
Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro says it has been a targeted by "an extensive cyberattack" through a ransomware virus impac ...
Researchers measure near-perfect performance in low-cost semiconductors
A new measurement technique developed by researchers at Stanford University may finally dissolve doubts over the uncertainty that surrounds quantum dot quality.
Facebook says no one flagged NZ mosque shooting livestream
A police officer stands guard in front of the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, March 17, 2019, where one of two m ...
Extreme far right: 'pick'n'mix' ideologies and direct messaging online make for deadly new combination
US right-wing activist Candace Owen’s name was used in a manifesto without her knowledge that aimed to send mainstream attention her way. Cr ...
Here's how airplane crash investigations work according to an aviation safety expert
The fatal crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 has resulted in the worldwide grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Investigators are probi ...
How suspicious parties can work together safely
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cryptographer Max Fillinger developed new methods to analyse a group of algorithms called commitments schemes. Th ...
More robots more work
2019-03-19 08:00:15More robots, more work
Credit: Charissa Freese: Gerdien Wolthaus Paauw Robots will take over all jobs, so it is often thought. On the contrary, say Charissa Frees ...
Anxieties over livestreams can help us design better Facebook and YouTube content moderation
Livestream on Facebook isn’t just a tool for sharing violence – it has many popular social and political uses. Credit: glen carrie / unsplas ...
US lawmaker sues Twitter alleging anti-conservative bias
Republican Congressman Devin Nunes alleges that Twitter "shadow bans" conservatives, purportedly making their messages less visibl ...
Facial motion capture helps bring VR documentary to life
The VR experience follows the rehabilitation of Anna following a severe head injury. Credit: University of Bath CAMERA, the University of B ...
Danish telecom group shuns China's Huawei for 5G rollout
There has been a transatlantic dispute over the supply of "5G"—"fifth generation"—the latest, high-speed generation of c ...
Taiwan's new carrier StarLux signs deal with Airbus for 17 planes
Starlux chairman Chang Kuo-wei, right, joined Christian Scherer, Chief Commercial Officer of Airbus, for a signing ceremony in Taipei Taiwa ...
New Argonne supercomputer built for next-gen AI will be most powerful in U.S.
Credit: Argonne The most powerful computer ever built in the United States will make its home at Argonne National Laboratory in 2021, the U ...
Don't fall for it: A parent's guide to protecting your kids from online hoaxes
You can help your children investigate any online hoax. Credit: Shutterstock/junpinzon It's a parent's responsibility to protect th ...
Four ways social media platforms could stop the spread of hateful content in aftermath of terror attacks
Credit: BigTuneOnline/Shutterstock The deadly attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which 50 people were killed and many o ...
Fibre-optic transmitters engineered for shorter lead times
TT Electronics is launching the OPF350A and OPF352A evolved fibre optic transmitter solutions based on 850nm LED technology.
NVIDIA-powered solutions for full spectrum of AI initiatives
"The industry’s first" complete portfolio of solutions for any AI initiative, from early inception to large-scale production, has been announced by data specialists Pure Storage.
Water resistant electronic skin with self-healing abilities
A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have taken inspiration from underwater invertebrates like jellyfish to create an electronic skin with similar functionality.
Robot arms with the flexibility of an elephant's trunk
Dominik Scholtes (l.), Rouven Britz and Yannik Goergen (r.), doctoral research students in Professor Seelecke´s team, with prototy ...
On-chip electronically tunable frequency comb
An integrated, on-chip frequency comb that is efficient, stable and highly controllable with microwaves has been developed by researchers from the Havard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Appl
Nine new 300mm wafer fabs scheduled to open in 2019
According to IC Insights, the number of 300mm IC wafer fabs is expected to reach 121 in 2019.
China's 737 move shows growing global aviation clout: analysts
China is the world's fastest growing aviation market The key role China played in grounding the troubled Boeing 737 MAX 8 has demonstra ...
Hyundai invests $300 mn to help India's Ola battle Uber
The cash from Hyundai subsidiary Kia Motors will be used by India's Ola to expand its fleet of electric vehicles Indian taxi-hailing co ...
Germany launches 5G auction amid row with US over Huawei
Germany launches its 5G auction on Tuesday amid a dispute with Washington over the use of equipment made by Chinese telecoms giant Huawei G ...
A week after Ethiopia crash questions swirl around Boeing
Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are seen at the company's factory in Renton, Washington Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft are grounded across the ...
US probing certification of Boeing 737 MAX
Boeing's 737 MAX planes, including thosed owned by American Airlines, seen here in March 2019, have been grounded following recent accid ...
From dollars to bytes: Digital payment tech companies merge
In this Tuesday, July 16, 2013, file photo, an ATM is displayed at a Wells Fargo bank, in Atlanta. Fidelity National Information Services is ...
Foxconn says Wisconsin factory will be operational in 2020
Foxconn Technology Group said Monday that its manufacturing facility in Wisconsin will be producing flat-screen panels by the end of 2020, w ...
EasyJet withdraws from potential Alitalia consortium rescue
Any rescue of Italy's flagship carrier will now have to happen without easyjet British no-frills airline easyJet said Monday it had wit ...
Micro-robots could go inside the body and track vital signs professor says
Every time University of Pennsylvania engineer Marc Miskin speaks about his research on miniature robots, someone asks the question: How doe ...