Researchers develop innovative more cost-effective method to make drugs
Zinia Jaman, a Purdue University doctoral student in chemistry, prepares a reactor system as part of the process for making generic lomustin ...
Facebook blocks manipulation efforts in Britain Romania
Facebook said it took down accounts from users concealing their identities and seeking to influence political discourse in Britain and Roman ...
Road upgrades to help humans drive alongside automated cars
Road layouts, signs and signals need to be adjusted so that automated robotic drivers can properly navigate bottlenecks and roadworks. Credi ...
Airbnb buys HotelTonight app to broaden travel offerings
Airbnb is broadening its lodging offerings with the acquisition of last-minute booking app HotelTonight Airbnb said Thursday it was acquiri ...
From 'bling-bling' to 'hypercars' limitless luxury on show in Geneva
The new fully electric Pininfarina Battista 'hypercar' will set you back around two million euros Luxury figured high on the menu a ...
Facebook's vision of future? Looks like Chinese app WeChat
In this April 11, 2018, photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg listens to a question as he testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing ...
Germany to require suppliers of 5G networks be 'trustworthy'
People walk past a Huawei retail shop in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province, Thursday, March 7, 2019. Chinese tech giant Huawei is cha ...
Would you trust a robot to mind your child?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain With an anticipated 39.5 million domestic/household robots expected to be in our homes by 2021 (IFR, 2018), Cranf ...
Goodyear to unveil concept tires for flying cars at Geneva motor show
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Goodyear isn't just prepping for self-driving cars—it's getting ready for ones that fly. ...
Ocean life in 3-D: Mapping phytoplankton with a smart AUV
An artist's visualization of Harald in the ocean, detecting and measuring chlorophyll a as an indication of phytoplankton amounts and lo ...
Data-driven modeling and AI-based image processing to improve production
Recognition of the postures of humans using AI-based image analysis. Credit: Fraunhofer FIT At Hannover Messe 2019, Fraunhofer FIT will pre ...
Automated disease detection in maize
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Maize is perhaps the single, most-important cereal crop in the world. It is consumed by millions of people and is ...
Combining low power with intelligence
An ultra-low power hybrid chip inspired by the brain could help give palm-sized robots the ability to collaborate and learn from their experiences, according to researchers from the Georgia Institute
How to prevent the 'robot apocalypse' from ending labor as we know it
Some predict robots will take over half of today’s occupations. Credit: Mykola Holyutyak/Shutterstock.com It seems not a day goes by withou ...
Artificial intelligence must know when to ask for human help
Sometimes the questions become too much for artificial intelligence systems. Credit: sdecoret/Shutterstock.com Artificial intelligence syst ...
UK dark fibre communications research facility receives funding from EPSRC
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have announced a £4.9 million grant to fund a National Research Facility, the National Dark Fibre Facility (NDFF) to support UK researche
ESA helps firms large and small prosper in global satcom market
Hundreds of space companies in Europe and Canada—ranging from small and medium-sized enterprises to international consortia—have boosted the ...
Older people can feel left behind by new technology – so we built a device especially for them
Credit: pathdoc/Shutterstock Only 20% of over-75s in the UK have a smartphone compared to 95% of 16-to-24-year-olds. Digital technologies c ...
Could waste materials insulate buildings?
Professor Pete Walker (left) and Dr Shawn Platt (right) from the University are Bath are testing a number of waste materials to assess their ...
Programming in crayon
2019-03-07 06:00:03Programming in crayon
The new app lets children design a game with their own characters. Credit: Game Technology Center / ETH Zurich Electronic devices can spark ...
Intel unveils first 58Gbps FPGA transceiver enabling 400G Ethernet deployment
In what is claimed to be a world first, Intel has unveiled a 58Gbps PAM4 transceiver technology that's been integrated on the Stratix 10 TX FPGA, enabling 400Gb Ethernet deployment.
The mind distracted: technology's battle for our attention
Are we hooked like digital junkies or can we wean ourselves away from the screens which dominate our lives? Between distractions, diversion ...
DRAM market is in freefall says DRAMeXchange
The latest analysis of the PC DRAM market from DRAMeXchange finds that most contracts are now monthly deals rather than quarterly deals, with February even seeing a most unusual, large down-correction
Amazon to expand real-world store presence
The announcement confirms Amazon's goal to strengthen its real-world presence Amazon on Wednesday unveiled plans to open more bookstore ...
China's Huawei sues US over federal ban on its products
The United States says Huawei equipment could be manipulated by China's Communist government to spy on other countries Tech giant Huawe ...
Russia telecoms giant MTS to pay $850 mn in US corruption case
The case shed light on massive corruption in Uzbekistan under the late president Islam Karimov Russia's leading telecoms firm said Thur ...
NBA expands China partnership with Alibaba platforms
NBA stars like Germany's Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks will be available to Chinese fans in new ways thanks to an expanded partn ...
Iranian hackers caused losses in hundreds of millions: report
According to security experts, Iran is seeking to step up its cyber capabilities amid increasing efforts by the United States to isolate the ...
Toyota warns could leave UK under no-deal Brexit: report
Toyota employs more than 3,000 people at its two plants in Britain, which include a motor making factory in Wales Toyota Europe's CEO h ...
Intel announces first 58Gbps FPGA transceiver in volume production enabling 400G Ethernet deployment
At the Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) conference in San Diego, Intel’s Programmable Solutions Group is showcasing market-leading 58Gbps transceiver technology integrated on the Intel Stratix 10 TX
Zuckerberg promises a privacy-friendly Facebook sort of (Update)
In this April 11, 2018, file photo Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pauses while testifying before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capito ...
Chinese carmakers show goods in Geneva as sales tank at home
A visitor posing next to a car at the booth of Chinese carmaker Arcfox Chinese carmakers have flocked to this year's Geneva Internation ...
Spain's Cabify to return to Barcelona despite restrictions
Pressure from taxi drivers resulted in tighter regulations for ride-hailing companies such as Cabify Spanish ride-hailing service Cabify sa ...
iPhone sales are falling and Apple's app fees might be next (Update)
This March 19, 2018, file photo shows Apple's App Store app in Baltimore. As its iPhone sales slip, Apple has been touting its growing d ...
Internet intuition can help businesses spot next big thing
In this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, photo a customer at Allegory Gallery, Denise Glover, right, hands her selections to William Jones, one of t ...
Democrats unveil bill to restore US 'net neutrality'
Credit: Wikipedia Democratic US lawmakers Wednesday unveiled legislation to restore so-called "net neutrality" rules requiring in ...
These robots are small shape-shifting and they adapt to their surroundings
Assistant Professor Jianguo Zhao with one of his lab’s flying robots. Credit: Colorado State University With its low ceiling draped in ...
Bugs or dust? New method quickly reveals whether a surface is truly clean
Credit: Aalto University Aalto University researchers have developed a real-time optical technique for identifying dirt and bacteria on sur ...
Elon Musk firm pitched to build transit system in Las Vegas
This undated conceptual drawing provided by The Boring Company shows a high-occupancy Autonomous Electric Vehicle (AEV) that would run in a ...
Tesla's Chinese rival NIO scraps factory plan after losses
Launched in 2014, NIO went public on the New York Stock Exchange in September 2018 after filing for a $1.8 billion initial public offering ...
US zooms past Europe in electric car sales
US automaker Tesla is a key reason why the US has overtaken Europe as the world's second largest market for electric cars The United St ...
Building an energy corridor along the border instead of just a wall
A bold new plan proposes that the United States and Mexico jointly build a 1,954-mile energy park along the border instead of a wall. The pr ...
New 3-in-1 furniture option for urban living restaurants open offices
A Purdue University professor developed a barstool-style chair with a stackable, interlocking system that allows someone to use it as a sing ...
iPhone sales are falling and Apple's app fees might be next
This March 19, 2018, file photo shows Apple's App Store app in Baltimore. As its iPhone sales slip, Apple has been touting its growing d ...
Harwin sets up academy for aspiring young engineers
Harwin, a leading UK manufacturer of connectors and associated PCB hardware, has announced the founding of its Harwin Academy.
Individuals with visual impairment can 'see' through device that turns digital images into physical sensations
HaptImage LLC has developed a novel haptic device that converts digital graphics into real-time physical sensations. Here, inventor Ting Zha ...
A scholar's book uncovers new material about the effects of the infamous Chernobyl meltdown
Kate Brown, author of Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future. Credit: Kate Brown Not long after midnight on April 26, 1986, t ...
Robot 3-D prints replacement bracket on headlamp
By using a robotic arm to precisely manipulate the headlight under a stationary 3D print head, complex geometries can be printed without the ...
Could robots protect us in the surf?
Mechatronic engineers: Declan Burke, Dr Airlie Chapman, Dr Eric Schoof and James Kennedy. Credit: University of Melbourne Imagine there' ...
Receiving a login code via SMS and email isn't secure. Here's what to use instead
No method is perfect, but physical security keys are a reliable form of multi-factor authentication. Credit: Shutterstock When it comes to ...
Research sparks calls for tougher enforcement on social media companies
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Research into the use of Russian-linked social media accounts following the 2017 UK terrorist attacks has led to ...
A process that improves repair of carbon fiber airplane components
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A team from A*STAR is helping Singapore companies that specialize in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of air ...
Fingerprint and face scanners aren't as secure as we think they are
Biometric systems are increasingly used in our civil, commercial and national defence applications. Credit: Shutterstock Despite what every ...
China's Huawei steps up charm offensive rejects security fears
The US says Huawei equipment could be manipulated by China's Communist government to spy on other countries and disrupt critical communi ...
France unveils new tax for global internet giants
France wants to lead the way in making internet giants pay taxes on digital sales where they take place France is set to unveil legislation ...
World’s first full size autonomous electric bus
Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and Volvo Buses have launched the world’s first full size, autonomous electric bus.
'Sharing economy' goes mainstream as IPOs loom
Lyft is the first major "sharing economy" startup to announce a public offering, part of a trend with a potential to transform mul ...
France tries to set trend with internet tax bill
France wants to lead the way in making internet giants pay taxes on digital sales where they take place France will introduce a bill Wednes ...
Ride-hailing firm Grab secures $1.5 billion in funding
Grab plans to boost its financial services and food and parcel delivery businesses, while also move into on-demand video, digital healthcare ...
China's Huawei opens its gates in widening PR assault
The US says Huawei equipment could be manipulated by China's Communist government to spy on other countries and disrupt critical communi ...
China's Hainan province to end fossil fuel car sales in 2030
Beijing announced plans in 2017 to phase out petrol vehicles across the nation China's southern Hainan island will end sales of fossil ...
Scaling up innovative sensor installation on the Mighty Mac
MSU has developed sensors that can detect road wear, bridge defects and more. Some sensors have already been deployed to Michigan's icon ...
After years of promise battery cars about to go mainstream
The new Honda 'E' concept car is veiled with a red dustsheet during the press day at the '89th Geneva International Motor Show&# ...
30 years later Berners-Lee sees mission to fix internet's ills
Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, says he is working to fix the problems of the internet that had not been envisioned dec ...
Maximising influence in a network
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Finding ways to maximize influence on social networks is a significant endeavour for a wide range of people inclu ...
Weather-responsive intersections could ease traffic congestion
Cities could ease congestion and improve safety during snowstorms by tweaking the timing of traffic lights to take road conditions into acco ...
Autonomous drones can help search and rescue after disasters
Are there people down there who need help? Credit: Roschetzky Photography/Shutterstock.com When disasters happen – whether a natural disast ...
YouTube's paedophile problem is only a small part of the internet's issue with child sexual abuse
Removing illegal web pages isn’t enough. Credit: Thomas Holt/Shutterstock YouTube has, yet again, failed to protect children online. Recent ...
A negotiation strategy to help cities and organizations minimize losses when their data are held hostage
Gregory Falco. Credit: Ian MacLellan In ransomware cyberattacks, hackers steal a victim's sensitive data and threaten to publish or blo ...
Virtual reality adds to tourism through touch smell and real people's experiences
Virtual reality can bring historical sites to life. Credit: The Conversation Back in 2001, an acquaintance who worked for Lonely Planet tol ...
German market puts brakes on high-frequency traders
Trading in German and French share options on the Deutsche Boerse's Eurex platform will face a speed limit in a six-month test from June ...
Facebook scolded for how it protects user phone numbers for security
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Facebook is facing new backlash over how it protects user phone numbers when they provide them for security purpo ...
In age of Amazon services like Birchbox and Dollar Shave Club are getting more popular
When it comes to shopping, Americans increasingly would rather sit and wait than head out and browse. ...
Huawei opens Brussels security lab in bid to reassure EU
This Dec. 18, 2018, file photo, shows company signage on display near the Huawei office building at its research and development center in D ...
Machine learning used to quickly analyse key capacitor materials
Using machine learning a team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology believe they will be able to build more capable capacitors.
Magnonic devices can replace electronics without much noise
Engineers at the University of California, Riverside, have made an important step toward the development of practical magnonic devices by studying, for the first time, the level of noise associated wi
Volvo unveils driverless electric bus in Singapore
A Volvo AB 7300 electric autonomous bus drives on the track of Centre of Excellence for Testing & Research of Autonomous Vehicles after ...
Geneva show has electrics sports cars and a VW dune buggy
This undated picture provided by the Volkswagen car manufacturer shows a Volkswagen Buggy electric car. The new Volkswagen Buggy will be pre ...
Facebook prohibits foreign-funded ads for Indonesia election
In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. Facebo ...
First female gamers qualify for NBA 2K League draft pool
Two female gamers have been invited to attend this year's NBA 2K League draft, the first time women will be included in the draft pool. ...
Stricter emissions limits jolt Europe's auto industry
The annual European Car of the Year prize went to Jaguar's new electric I-Pace model, marking only the second time in the 45-year histor ...
Office Depot and Alibaba opening online store
In this March 17, 2014 file photo, people walk past a company logo at the Alibaba Group headquarters in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhe ...
Walz sets goal: 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050
Gov. Tim Walz set an ambitious goal Monday for Minnesota to get 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2050, though his ...
Autonomous car testing plan aims to boost public confidence
Companies testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh will have to immediately report crashes resulting in any injuries as part of new guideli ...
WarnerMedia hires former NBC exec in reorganization
In this Oct. 16, 2017 file photo, Robert Greenblatt poses in the press room at the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards 27th Anniver ...
Google fights European copyright overhaul
Google says the proposed copyright overhaul 'would be bad for creators and users' Internet giant Google on Monday urged the Europea ...
UK budget airline Flybe says investors back takeover
Flybe said its takeover by a consortium led by Virgin Atlantic was expected to be sealed by March 11 Britain's troubled no-frills airli ...
Bringing more human intelligence to AI data science and digital automation
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers The advent of data science, wireless connectivity and sensors, artificial intelligence (AI), and ...
Regulations needed after cryptocurrency CEO takes passwords to his grave
Canadian CEO Gerald Cotten died in December, taking to his grave the passwords to unlock his cryptocurrency clients’ $190 million. Credit: D ...
Print your city? 3-D printing is revolutionizing urban futures
As 3-D printing revolutionizes manufacturing, new possibilities for cities emerge. Credit: Shutterstock The Fabrication City concept puts m ...
Style recommendations from data scientists
Amy Winecoff uses her background in psychology and neuroscience to improve recommender systems for shopping. Credit: Duke Research Blog At ...
Tesla sets March 14  'Model Y' unveiling
Just after announcing its lowest-cost Model 3 electric car, Telsa is preparing to launch its Model Y, a sport utility crossover that will co ...
Titanium pressure vessel for space exploration built successfully using the Wire + Arc additive manufacturing process
The full-scale prototype titanium pressure vessel. Credit: Cranfield University A team comprising of Thales Alenia Space, Cranfield Univers ...
Spark joy: Use Marie Kondo-inspired method to declutter your smartphone tablet and laptop
Whether you're an app collector, picture hoarder or any other obsessive keeper of digital things, sometimes it feels good just to let go ...
WarnerMedia hires former NBC exec in reorganziation
WarnerMedia is hiring former NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt as chairman of its entertainment and direct-to-consumer divisions ...
Electric Jaguar wins Car of the Year in Europe
The Jaguar I-Pace model was elected "Car of the Year 2019", ahead of the 89th Geneva International Motor Show, at the Palexpo, in ...
What YouTube needs to do to clean up its thorny kid issues
Credit: CC0 Public Domain For years, YouTube, the world's most popular video network, has been battling issues with "bad actors&qu ...
Anglia launches Design Partner Programme
Anglia Components has announced a new design partner service for its customers. The Anglia Design Partner Programme is comprised of carefully selected independent design consultants from across the U
IC Insights finds that 97 IC wafer fabs have been closed or repurposed in the last 10 years
The IC industry has been on a mission to pare down older capacity (i.e. ≤200mm wafers) in order to produce devices more cost-effectively on larger wafers. In its recently released Global Wafer Capacit
First haptic robot hand transmits touch across the Atlantic
In a first, a haptic robot hand has been able to transmit touch over a distance to the operator. The haptic telerobot was able to type, “Hello, World!” on a keyboard in London, while controlled from t