Efficient chip enables low-power devices to run today’s toughest quantum encryption schemes
MIT researchers have developed a novel cryptography circuit that can be used to protect low-power IoT devices in the coming age of quantum computing.
Fit to drive? The car will judge
Many drivers are unfit to drive from the beginning of their journey, say researchers. Credit - Takahiro Taguchi/Unsplash When you're sl ...
Motion-powered fireproof sensor could save lives
McMaster researchers, working with partners at other universities, have created a motion-powered, fireproof sensor that can track the movements of firefighters, steelworkers, miners and others who wor
Inkjet-printed transistor
2019-03-04 02:00:19Inkjet-printed transistor
A team from the University of Cambridge has developed an inkjet-printed transistor, which is sensitive enough to accurately detect electrophysiological signals from the skin when used in conjunction w
KAIST develops analogue memristive synapses for neuromorphic chips
A KAIST research team developed a technology that makes a transition of the operation mode of flexible memristors to synaptic analogue switching by reducing the size of the formed filament.
Rising star palladium shines brightly
Palladium is used to make catalytic converters for petrol engines Palladium is blazing a record-breaking trail on supply deficit fears, fue ...
With IPO due Uber aims to be 'Amazon of transportation'
Uber, the global ridesharing giant set to follow Lyft on a Wall Street listing, wants to offer a range of travel options to be the "Ama ...
Peugeot plans US return 30 years after exit
A new Peugeot e-208 presented at the French carmaker PSA Groupe headquarters last month. Some 30 years after exiting the United States due ...
Malaysia open to proposals to revive MH370 hunt
Hundreds of people, including some of the relatives of those onboard, gathered at a Kuala Lumpur shopping mall Sunday to mark the anniversar ...
Contest winners: Apple chooses the best pictures shot on the iPhone
A winning image in Apple's Shot on iPhone Challenge contest. Credit: Alex Jiang, courtesy of Apple. The iPhone has become the powerful ...
OnePlus will launch its first 5G phone in the second quarter but it won't start in the US
Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has built its brand on offering powerful phones at cheaper costs than comparable rivals from Apple, Google ...
Lyft reveals big growth but no profits as it readies for IPO
In this May 5, 2015, file photo, Lyft co-founder Logan Green speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt NY event, in New York. Ride-hailing giant Lyft is ...
T-Mobile delays 5G network launch until the second half of the year report
Credit: CC0 Public Domain T-Mobile users may need to wait a little longer for 5G than those on AT&T, Sprint or Verizon. ...
Say goodbye to Facebook Moments: You don't have long to save your photos
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Remember Moments? Yeah, most people ...
Lyft reveals financial details ahead of its IPO
In this May 5, 2015, file photo, Lyft co-founder Logan Green speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt NY event, in New York. Ride-hailing giant Lyft is ...
Tesla defies convention and pays for it as shares slide
In this July 6, 2018, file photo, prospective customers confer with sales associates as a Model 3 sits on display in a Tesla showroom in the ...
Has 'Fortnite' peaked? As season 8 arrives research suggests revenue dipped in January
Could "Fortnite" be losing its mojo? The hugely popul ...
TikTok better positions itself as a Facebook rival
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Watch out, Facebook. The social video app TikTok just hit a major milestone as it sets its sights on global teen ...
Your smartphone is 7 times dirtier than your toilet. Here's how to clean it.
Credit: CC0 Public Domain What's the one item that never leaves your side? ...
'Don't call me before you text': The new rules of communicating in the digital era
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Connecting with people has become so much easier with advancing technology. Tasks that once required an operator, ...
Sophisticated 3-D measurement technology permits gesture-based human-machine interaction in real time
3D sensor technology: two high-speed cameras and a gobo projector capture the 3D data of the moving person. Credit: Fraunhofer IOF Humans a ...
Should online users be bound by their privacy agreements?
The EU’s data protection measures aspire to force companies to be more transparent around data collection. Credit: www.shutterstock.com, CC ...
What makes natural gas bottlenecks happen during extreme cold snaps
All energy measured in thousands of megawatt hours. The wind category also includes renewable sources other than hydro and solar power. Cred ...
Smart voice assistant answers your questions
Fraunhofer IAIS’s new dialog system can answer complex questions – including queries from drivers about their surroundings. The voice assist ...
A smart soft orthosis for a stronger back
ErgoJack in side view. Credit: Fraunhofer IPK When workers in Germany call in sick, back pain is often to blame. It frequently affects empl ...
Go-anywhere cleanroom
2019-03-01 08:00:19Go-anywhere cleanroom
CAPE is as flexible as a tent, providing an ultra-clean manufacturing environment that complies with air cleanliness standards all the way u ...
Robotic solutions aim to improve rail bridge safety and carriage cleanliness
Credit: Heriot-Watt University Scientists at Heriot-Watt University, in partnership with rail industry body RSSB, are developing robotic so ...
Supercomputing enables sound prediction model for controlling noise
At the top, vorticity isosurfaces (± 3,000 Hz, colored blue and red) of the turbulent flat-plate flow are visible. Below the flat ...
High-speed 3-D printer for high-performance plastics
SEAM can accelerate the additive manufacture of plastic components eightfold over conventional processes. The process achieves this ultra-fa ...
Cadence Tensilica ConnX B20 DSP boosts performance
Cadence Design Systems has unveiled the Tensilica ConnX B20 DSP IP, which it says is the highest-performing DSP in the ConnX family.
Smart solutions to join carbon fiber reinforced plastics and metal
Smart solutions to join carbon fiber reinforced plastics and metal. Credit: Fraunhofer IGCV The engineering of lightweight vehicles require ...
Team develops thermoelectric device that generates electricity using human body heat
Wearing thermal electric devices that supply power based on body temperature are attached to the skin to illuminate the LED display. Credit: ...
Data transfer by controlled noise
The new coding technology developed by ETH researchers makes it possible to make better use of the transmission capacity of optical fibres. ...
Your car is more likely to be hacked by your mechanic than a terrorist
An example of an On Board Diagnostic (OBD) port in a car. This port is normally under the steering wheel. Credit: endolith/flickr When it c ...
India's WhatsApp election: Political parties risk undermining democracy with technology
Credit: Shutterstock/lidear21/AshTProductions/Dishant Shrivastava/Rawpixel India's 2019 national elections are widely anticipated to be ...
China touts engineering feats of new international airport
Workers past through the terminal of the Beijing Daxing International Airport under construction on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Friday, ...
eBay rethinking future of StubHub and classified business
Credit: CC0 Public Domain eBay is initiating review concerning the future of its StubHub and its classified ads business. ...
HCC launches first reusable software for safety-critical systems
HCC showcased its new Safety Elements out of Context (SEooC) approach at this week's Embedded World. It is an approach that uses reusable software components that can be integrated with systems en
Huawei invites foreign media to see for itself on spy claims
Chinese telecom giant Huawei has invited US media outlets to visit its facilities and meet staff as the company pushes back against US accus ...
Tesla to close stores to reduce costs for $35000 Model 3
In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photograph, buyers look over a Model 3 in a Tesla store in Cherry Creek Mall in Denver. Tesla is shifting all of ...
Business leaders lawmakers to Amazon: please come back to NY
Amazon had promised the sprawling complex in the New York borough of Queens would create 25,000 jobs Top business leaders, lawmakers and ot ...
Concorde: technical feat financial fiasco
The Concorde, pictured here in 1973, had a pointed nose which drooped downwards during take-off for better pilot visibility The Concorde ai ...
Huawei invites US media to see for itself on spy claims
Chinese telecom giant Huawei has invited US media outlets to visit its facilities and meet staff as the company pushes back against US accus ...
When Concorde first took to the sky 50 years ago
The supersonic jet the Concorde pictured in the sky above Toulouse in France during its inaugural test flight on March 2, 1969 When the mis ...
Zuken introduces new solution for 3D harness design optimisation
Zuken has introduced E3.WiringSystemLab, a new software solution that supports and optimises complex wire harness designs based on inputs from heterogeneous sources.
TySOM Kit accelerates algorithm acceleration-dependent applications
Aldec has launched the TySOM-3A-ZU19EG, to assist in the development of AI, Deep-learning Neural Network (DNN) and other applications dependent on complex algorithm acceleration in firmware.
Micron and Qualcomm work to enable 5G automotive platform
Memory and storage specialist, Micron Technology, is working with Qualcomm to enable an advanced automotive connectivity solution that leverages 5G networks for autonomous driving and direct cellular
GaN platform from Transphorm earns automotive qualification
Transphorm, a designer and manufacturer of the first JEDEC- and AEC-Q101 qualified 650V gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors, has said that its third generation, JEDEC-qualified high voltage GaN platf
Huawei pleads not guilty to trade secrets charges in Seattle
This Dec. 18, 2018, file photo, shows company signage on display near the Huawei office building at its research and development center in D ...
New York probing Facebook on data from apps: source
New York is probing Facebook over its collection of intimate consumer data from smartphone applications. New York regulators are probing Fa ...
YouTube to block comments on most videos showing minors
YouTube is banning comments on most videos involving children after revelations about child porn links shared by users YouTube said Thursda ...
Amazon steers further toward autos hires GM executive
Amazon's hiring of a top executive from General Motors suggests the US tech giant is making further moves toward autonomous vehicles for ...
Facebook's 'Workplace' claims two million users
Workplace by Facebook, a version of the social network designed for business collaboration, now claims some two million paying customers A ...
Boeing lands huge British Airways order after Airbus ends A380
British Airways announced a major order of Boeing 777-9 planes weeks after the US giant's European rival Airbus pulled the plug on the A ...
Nike continues esports push with league partnership in China
Nike has made another push into the esports market, partnering with China's premier "League of Legends" circuit to become its ...
FedEx unveils autonomous delivery robot
FedEx Corp has unveiled an autonomous vehicle to meet the rapidly changing needs of consumers. The SameDay Bot has been designed to help retailers make same-day and last mile deliveries to their custo
Taoglas launches 5G NR Beam-steering gateway antennas
Specialist providers of IoT antenna and RF solutions, Taoglas, has announced the launch of the 5G NR KSF.410, a new 5G millimeter wave beam-steering antenna targeting frequency bands 27.5 GHz to 28.35
LORCA in call for cyber innovators
The London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA) has launched the open call for its third cohort of cyber innovators.
Popular Porsche SUV to go electric
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The next generation of Porsche's popular SUV, the Macan, will be completely electric, company officials annou ...
It looks like a video game but it's not. it's a 3-D map of the buildings roads and land in 1815 baltimore created by
In the early 1800s, you could walk the city of Baltimore in an evening. Thanks to researchers from UMBC, who have created a 3-D digital mode ...
Miniature microfluidics heat sink from imec
At this week's Embedded World in Nuremberg, Germany, imec presented a silicon-based compact microchannel heat sink that enables high heat flux dissipation.
Huawei racks up 5G deals at top mobile fair despite US pressure
Huawei is trying to persuade investors that it is "transparent" Chinese telecoms giant Huawei racked up a slew of deals to sell 5 ...
New software application uses artificial intelligence to calculate images of reality based on incomplete data
Gazing at the universe: The spatial structure of interstellar dust clouds reconstructed from data from the Gaia space observatory. Credit: M ...
NY startup aims to take on Tesla's Powerwall
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Italian entrepreneurs who migrated to Stony Brook University's energy incubator to form an innovative-battery ...
Facebook Twitter doing too little against disinformation: EU
The European Commission is checking on what major internet players have done to meet pledges in a "code of practice" to fight disi ...
Boeing lands huge British Airways order after A380's demise
British Airways announced a major order of Boeing 777-9 planes weeks after the US giant's European rival Airbus pulled the plug on the A ...
Underdog phone makers try to escape shadow of giants at top fair
Do you know a NOA? Regional smartphone makers like this Croatian brand are looking to get some exposure at the Mobile World Congress in Barc ...
Building digitally living digitally
Credit: Roman Keller DFAB HOUSE has officially opened today on the NEST building of Empa and Eawag in Dübendorf. It is the world's ...
Thai lawmakers approve controversial cybersecurity act
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Thailand's legislature passed a cybersecurity bill on Thursday that would allow authorities access to people& ...
Interactive surfaces enter a whole new dimension of flexibility
(left) System Overview, (right) Example Displaying the Letter "S." Credit: Osaka University An "interactive surface" re ...
Amazon taking action to help brands fight against fake goods
Amazon is providing a tool that will allow brands to remove listings from its site that they consider to be for counterfeit goods. ...
Rolls-Royce pulls out of race to power future Boeing plane
Rolls-Royce posted a net loss last year as its Trent engines were hit by costly repairs Rolls-Royce no longer wishes to be a candidate to m ...
Bat flight model can inspire smarter nimbler drones
When a bat wing flaps, it forms swirling masses of air known as vortex rings. Credit: University of British Columbia Bats are among nature& ...
Your period tracking app could tell Facebook when you're pregnant. An 'algorithmic guardian' could stop it
The way it is now, we have almost no way to know how our data are being shared and used. Credit: Shutterstock Most of us know tech platform ...
Samsung Electronics doubling current smartphone storage speed
Credit: Samsung Samsung Electronics today announced that it has begun mass producing the industry's first 512-gigabyte (GB) embedded Un ...
BMW and Daimler join forces to develop self-driving cars
Traditional rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler have joined forces to develop self-driving cars German high-end car giants BMW and M ...
Subaru to recall 2.2 million cars over brake light glitch
Subaru says a brake light glitch has forced the recall of 2.2 million SUVs Subaru announced Thursday a global recall of 2.2 million SUVs, t ...
British Airways announces huge Boeing order
British Airways will order billions of dollars worth of planes from Boeing, it said on Thursday British Airways on Thursday announced a mul ...
Image: Electron backscatter diffraction view of hybrid 3-D-printed metal part
Credit: Balmar/Institute of Metals and Technology, Slovenia A colourful microscopic view of a single piece of space-quality Inconel super a ...
FedEx to test 'SameDay Bot' for local deliveries (Update)
Global courier service FedEx on Wednesday announced plans to test a "SameDay Bot" autonomous delivery device designed to carry pur ...
5G presents security challenge for telecom operators
Uses for the lightning-fast 5G network will be virtually limitless and include autonomous cars While Washington's concerns that future ...
Experts: US anti-Huawei campaign likely exaggerated
Since last year, the U.S. has waged a vigorous diplomatic offensive against the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, claiming that any n ...
Tesla to pay off $920M in bonds with company cash
Tesla Inc. will pay off $920 million worth of bonds when they come due on Friday, using up about one quarter of the cash available for capit ...
Embedded World: R&S launches world's first test solution for Bluetooth 5.1
To enable device manufacturers to test their products in line with the Bluetooth core specification version 5.1 (BT 5.1), Rohde & Schwarz has expanded its Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) test solution
STMicroelectronics and Virscient collaborate
​STMicroelectronics has joined forces with Virscient, a wireless and Internet of Things specialist, which now offers support for customers building automotive solutions using ST's Telemaco3P secur
Wind River unveils edge platform to accelerate the evolution from automated devices to autonomous systems
Wind River has released its Helix Virtualization Platform (Helix Platform). The offering combines the company’s commercial real-time operating system (RTOS) and embedded Linux distribution into an edg
UN aviation agency concealed serious hack: media
The Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization was the victim in November 2016 of the "most serious cyberattack in its hi ...
FedEx joins Amazon in delivery robot fray
FedEx is testing a new self-driving robotic vehicle that could one day compete with Amazon in delivering packages or pizzas to homes. ...
Tesla to retire $920M in notes with company cash
Tesla Inc. will retire $920 million worth of convertible notes in cash when they come due on Friday, using up about one quarter of the cash ...
Broadcasters aren't succumbing to Netflix era
This Jan. 6, 2019, file image originally released by NBC shows Chuck Lorre, foreground right, accepting the award for best TV comedy series ...
Facebook says 'clear history' feature ready this year
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Facebook's feature allowing users to erase all their data is set to be released this year, many months after ...
Teen video app Musical.ly agrees to FTC fine
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The operator of a video-sharing app popular with teenagers is agreeing to pay $5.7 million to settle federal alle ...
UN aviation agency conceals serious hack: media
The Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization was the victim in November 2016 of the "most serious cyberattack in its hi ...
Spiking tool improves artificially intelligent devices
Against a background of more conventional technologies, Sandia National Laboratories researchers, from left, Steve Verzi, William Severa, Br ...
Millions of Australian homes struggling in record-breaking heat
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Australians left with soaring energy bills in the wake of a scorching summer are about to face another harsh real ...
FTC zooms in on tech with new antitrust task force
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Amid calls for breaking up tech giants, the Federal Trade Commission is launching a task force to focus on monito ...
Sprint's 5G network will go live this May in Chicago Atlanta Dallas and Kansas City
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Sprint users hoping to take advantage of the company's forthcoming 5G network now have a month to look forwar ...
Volvo's Polestar unveils electric car touted as Tesla rival
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Volvo's electric performance brand Polestar is unveiling a battery-powered compact car touted as a rival to T ...
Bayer faces new marathon after mammoth Monsanto merger
Taking over seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto slump weighed on German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer's bottom line last yea ...
Blinking ground lights developed to ensure pedestrian traffic safety
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT, President Seung Heon Han) has announced t ...