Merkel wants car giants to pick up 100% of diesel refit bill
Can I get this with a clean diesel engine? Chancellor Angela Merkel heaped pressure on auto giants to pick up the full bill for any refits ...
Workplace messaging startup Slack eyes 2019 IPO: report
Stewart Butterfield is the CEO of the workplace software group Slack, which reportedly is preparing a public stock offering next year Workp ...
SecureMark benchmark for the TLS Protocol
EEMBC, an industry consortium that develops benchmarks for embedded hardware and software, has announced that its SecureMark-TLS benchmark is now available for licensing. Part of the SecureMark benchm
Perovskite solar cells leap toward commercialization
Dr. Zonghao Liu (left) and Prof. Yabing Qi (right) with the 5 cm × 5 cm perovskite solar module that they developed in their lab at OIS ...
Robotics company raises $5m to bring spatial AI algorithms to market
SLAMcore, a UK company developing spatial artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for robots and drones, says it has raised $5million in funding led by global technology investor Amadeus Capital Partn
Unique integration of the biofuel cell with electronics demonstrated by WSU
An implantable, biofuel-powered sensor that runs on sugar and can monitor a body's biological signals to detect, prevent and diagnose diseases has been developed by researchers from Washington Sta
Electronics healthy but trade wars loom
Production of electronic equipment is healthy, reports Semiconductor Intelligence. According to the analyst company, China, the largest electronics producer, showed three-month-average change versus a
Bioengineering grad student makes waves in MR research with a 3-D printed phantom head
From a 3T MRI dataset and a 3D digital segmented image to a 3D-printed prototype. Credit: RF Research Facility Phantoms are not just ghostl ...
Ryanair faces fresh strike in Europe
In July, strikes by Ryanair cockpit and cabin crew disrupted 600 flights in Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain, affecting 100,000 t ...
Google CEO to meet with US lawmakers after previous snub
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is scheduled to meet privately with members of Congress Friday after he and his boss, Google co-founder Larry Page, ...
Honda recalls Accord Insight vehicles for software problem
In this July 31, 2018, file photo, an employee of Honda Motor Co. cleans a Honda car displayed at its headquarters in Tokyo. Honda is recall ...
Renewable energy on rise in resource-poor Jordan
The Hamdan al-Qara mosque in southern Amman has 140 solar panels on its roof Set atop a mosque in the south of Jordan's capital, dozens ...
Journalists slam pending Bangladesh digital security law
In this May 3, 2016 file photo, Bangladeshi journalists cover proceedings outside a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journalists and human rights ...
Tesla without Musk at the wheel? It's what the SEC now wants
In this Sept. 17, 2018, file photo SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk speaks after announcing Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa ...
Oversupply and weak demand may result in steep DRAM price decline
DRAM products are anticipated to decline by 5% QoQ, higher than the previous forecast of 1-3 percent, says DRAMeXchang, the DRAM and NAND flash market research firm.
New for 2018 at EDS
2018-09-27 18:00:14New for 2018 at EDS
​New for this year's Engineering and Design Show (EDS) is the EDS TV channel, an exciting new way for everyone to get the maximum benefit from attending the UK’s leading electronics, embedded and
US regulators charge Tesla CEO Elon Musk with fraud
Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave 'false and misleading' statements, according to the SEC, which has charge him with fraud and is seeking to ...
Ford celebrates century of production at storied Rouge plant
In this Feb. 10, 2015, file photo, the Observation Deck Tour gives visitors a chance to watch the Ford F-150 pick-up being produced at the F ...
Amazon opens new concept '4-star' retail store in New York
Amazon opened a new retail store in New York on Thursday selling a range of products that get top ratings from customers of the online colos ...
Ride-hailing increases vehicle miles traveled
Ride-hailing accounts for an 83 percent increase in the miles cars travel for ride-hailing passengers in Denver's metro area, according ...
German cabin crew join Ryanair strike nearly 250 flights cut
Ryanair employees have been striking for higher pay and contracts that will let them access local benefits German cabin crew said they woul ...
Uber Cabify drivers protest in Madrid against rule changes
Demonstrators in Madrid chanted "Let us work!" as they made their way along the city's Paseo de la Castellana, accompanied by ...
What to see at this year’s EDS
There will be more than 120 exhibitors at the Electronics and Embedded Design Shows; here’s a flavour of what visitors will be able to see.
Tech billionaire buys Australia's most expensive home
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has bought a Sydney waterfront mansion for a reported Aus$100 million (US$72 million), media said Thurs ...
Online harassment a problem for many US teens: survey
With many teens constantly on their smartphones, online harassment and bullying is seen as a major problem, according to a recent study A m ...
Vulnerability of promising 2D semiconductor exposed
The structural changes of 2D molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) under long-term environmental impact have been examined by a team of scientists from NUST MISIS, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Univers
Stopping fires before they start—how a salty solution is giving lithium metal batteries a safety check
Ignition tests show how a glass fiber soaked with the promising new electrolyte (right) does not catch fire, unlike a glass fiber soaked wit ...
EU lawmakers push for cybersecurity data audit of Facebook
In this Tuesday, May 22, 2018 file photo, European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, right, welcomes Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg upon hi ...
French government rules out selling Air France-KLM stake
The French government says it's not selling its Air France stake French Finance Economy Bruno Le Maire on Thursday ruled out selling th ...
Researcher discusses cutting energy use in aluminum processing by 40%
Automotive parts in aluminium processing. Credit: Fagor Ederlan Ms Bakartxo Egilegor is a senior researcher at IKERLAN and coordinator of t ...
Let's a not go! Nintendo wins Japan court battle over Mario street karting
A Japanese court has said a go-kart company cannot dress people up as Nintendo's Mario game characters Nintendo said Thursday it has wo ...
Publicizing a firm's security levels may strengthen security over time study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cyberattacks grow in prominence each and every day; in fact, 2017 was the worst year to-date for data breaches, w ...
Brighton testbed looks to help UK become leader in 5G technology
A UK 5G testbed has been launched to showcase some of the region’s latest innovation and immersive technology companies.
Success for NASA's Webb Telescope as its two halves communicate
For the first time, the two halves of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope - the spacecraft and the telescope - were connected together using temporary ground wiring that enabled them to "speak&
OIST scientists demo mechanism that may help develop electronic devices differently
A new mechanism that could allow the control of electrons on the nanometer (10-9 of a metre) spatial scale and femtosecond (10-15 of a second) temporal scales using light has been demonstrated by a te
Photonic chips harness sound waves to speed up local networks
Scientists at the University of Sydney have developed a chip-based information recovery technique that eliminates the need for a separate laser-based local oscillator and complex digital signal proces
UIC becomes first to functionalise boron nitride with other nanosystems
A route to alter boron nitride, a layered 2D material, that enables it to bind to other materials, like those found in electronics, such as biosensors and airplanes, has been developed by researchers
Engineers search for cause in cracked beam at transit hub
Traffic backs up on Fremont Street and is diverted around the closed Salesforce Transit Center Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in San Francisco. ...
Facebook unveils upgraded wireless Oculus headset in VR push
Facebook, which last year unveiled its wireless virtual reality headset Oculus Go, on Wednesday announced a more powerful wire-free device c ...
Lockheed Martin hopes new lab inspires workforce attracts future employees
Lockheed Martin pulled up the curtain on a new innovation lab Tuesday, showing off 3-D printers, virtual and augmented reality headsets and ...
Not a social media influencer? You can still get paid
Don't try to make money off my online behavior—unless, of course, I get a commission. ...
Amazon Apple Google and other companies say they'd support privacy laws but there's a catch
Representatives of six major technology and communications companies, including Google, Apple and AT&T, told lawmakers Wednesday that th ...
Delta to use facial recognition in Atlanta's international terminal
Delta Air Lines plans to launch what it calls the nation's first "biometric terminal" by deploying facial recognition at multi ...
Self-powered heart monitor taped to the skin
An ultra-flexible organic sensor powered by sunlight, which acts as a self-powered heart monitor, has been developed by a team of scientists from RIKEN, a research institute in Japan, in collaboration
AT&T Samsung team up to create 5G 'Innovation Zone' in Austin
Tech giants AT&T and Samsung announced Wednesday that they will create the country's first manufacturing-focused 5G "Innovation ...
Apple-1 computer fetches $375000 at auction
An Apple-1 personal computer, similar to the one seen here from a 2014 auction, was sold this week by a Boston-based auction house for $375, ...
World Bank bets big on batteries for solar energy boost
Solar panels at George Airport, South Africa's first solar-powered airport Solar energy could be a huge source of power in Africa, but ...
WikiLeaks names one-time spokesman as editor-in-chief
WikiLeaks on Wednesday named one-time spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson as its new editor-in-chief. The ramifications of the move are unclear. ...
Uber pays $148 mn over data breach in latest image-boosting move
Ridesharing giant Uber agreed to pay $148 million as part of a settlement over a 2016 data breach exposing personal information on 57 millio ...
Facebook boosts 'stories' format now open to ads
Facebook is stepping up its efforts to promote its "stories" format, visual messages similar to those on Snapchat Facebook said W ...
Uber to pay $148 mn over data breach it concealed
Ridesharing giant Uber agreed to pay $148 million as part of a settlement over a 2016 data breach exposing personal information on 57 millio ...
Google Facebook agree EU 'fake news' code of conduct
EU Digital Economy Commissioner Mariya Gabriel said the commitment was "a step in the right direction" Major tech companies inclu ...
The dangers of biohacking 'experiments'– and how it could harm your health
Credit: shutterstock Biohacking or "do it yourself" biology has been on the rise in recent years – it now even has various organi ...
How humans fit into Google's machine future
Will people use technology, or will it use us? Credit: Zapp2Photo/Shutterstock.com In 1998, Google began humbly, formally incorporated in a ...
21st Century Fox to sell its 39% stake in Sky to Comcast
Comcast is cementing its control of Sky, the British television giant, under a deal enabling the US firm to acquire the 39 percent stake hel ...
Senate panel opens hearing on crafting US privacy law
In this Sept. 5, 2018, file photo, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters after the Republican's policy luncheon on Capitol Hill ...
New Army technology guides soldiers in complete darkness
Researchers demonstrate an example of human identification using conventional and polarimetric thermal cameras. The thermal polarimetric ima ...
Uber agrees to $148M settlement with states over data breach
Uber has agreed to pay $148 million and take steps to tighten data security, after the ride-hailing company failed for a year to notify driv ...
How to make computers faster and climate friendly
The Internet of Things could improve quality of life, but it will also consume vast amounts of electricity and boost greenhouse gas emission ...
One reason people install smart home tech is to show off to their friends
Men are more often the instigators for bringing smart home technology into the home and managing their operation. Credit: Shutterstock Ever ...
Zinc-air batteries provide power in remote areas
Remote villages in Africa and Asia are receiving electricity using a little-known type of technology: zinc-air batteries. ...
Lattice expands ultra-low power sensAI stack
Lattice Semiconductor has unveiled expanded features for the sensAI stack which have been designed to speed time-to-market for developers of flexible machine learning inferencing in consumer and indus
Is your refrigerator spying on you?
David Choffnes, assistant professor, Jingjing Ren, doctoral candidate, and Daniel Dubois, postdoctoral research assistant, work in the Mon(I ...
ARM leads the charge for safer autonomous driving
ARM has unveiled what it says is the first autonomous-class processor with integrated safety.
Why trackless trams are ready to replace light rail
CRRC Zhuzhou Institute developed the rubber-tyred autonomous rail transit (ART) system, or trackless tram, which has already been trialled i ...
Leica revives iconic Soviet Zenit camera
A Russian special police officer with a Zenit camera around his neck seen standing guard in February 2000 at a Chechen-Ingush border checkpo ...
India's billion-strong biometric database
More than a billion Indians have uploaded their biometric details to a national database in exchange for a unique 12-digit ID More than a b ...
Mobile phone ban for Dutch cyclists
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The sight of cyclists hurtling along while glued to their smartphones is a common one in the bike-mad Netherlands ...
In Paris Airbnb blamed for all kinds of ills
In this Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 photo, a cleaning lady works in an apartment located on Airbnb in Paris. The spectacular growth of Airbnb i ...
How to shop for an electric car
This undated photo provided by GM shows the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt, an electric car that gets 238 miles of range on a charge. (Jessica Lynn Wal ...
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche to leave in 2019
German high-end carmaker Daimler said Wednesday that it plans to replace long-serving chief executive Dieter Zetsche next year, setting up a ...
Airlines angry over 'risky' Brexit deadlock
De Juniac said IATA still hoped for a comprehensive agreement including aviation The impasse between Britain and the EU in Brexit negotiati ...
Startups shook up the sleepy razor market. What's next?
In this June 15, 2018, photo, the Winston razor and Harry's face lotion are on display at the headquarters of Harry's Inc., in New Y ...
Returning this October the Engineering Design Show continues to evolve
The Engineering, Electronics and Embedded Design Show returns to the Jaguar Exhibition Hall, Ricoh Arena, Coventry on the 17th and 18th October.
Senate panel to hear from internet execs on privacy policies
In this Sept. 5, 2018, file photo, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters after the Republican's policy luncheon on Capitol Hill ...
Into the fold? What's next for Instagram as founders leave
In this April 7, 2011, file photo, CEO Kevin Systrom, at left, chats with engineers Shayne Sweeney, center, and Mike Krieger at Instagram in ...
EU launches Asia strategy to rival China's 'new Silk Road'
No longer the only game in town As doubts grow over China's vast "Belt and Road" trade infrastructure project, the EU is laun ...
Nike touts edgy ads but shares fall on mixed earnings
Nike reported quarterly revenue gains in September 2018 in all four of its regions, with the strongest increase in China, where year-over-ye ...
Imagination and GLOBALFOUNDRIES announce collaboration
Imagination Technologies and GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) have announced a joint collaboration to provide ultra-low-power baseband and radio frequency (RF) solutions for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and IEEE 80
GLOBALFOUNDRIES extends FinFET offering
GLOBALFOUNDRIES is to introduce a full set of new technology features to its 14/12nm FinFET offering. The features are designed to deliver better scalability and performance for applications in high-g
Intel adds to portfolio of FPGA programmable acceleration cards
Intel has extended its field programmable gate array (FPGA) acceleration platform portfolio with the addition of the Programmable Acceleration Card (PAC) with a Stratix 10 SX FPGA, Intel’s most powerf
Twitter to ban 'dehumanizing' comments with user help
Twitter plans to broaden restrictions on hateful content that would include a ban on tweets dehumanizing people based on race, religion, sex ...
US unveils first step toward new online privacy rules
The US government announced the first steps toward implementing new online privacy rules, calling for public comment on "a new approach ...
NTSB considering technology to avoid accidents close calls
This composite of file images released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows Air Canada flight 759 (ACA 759) attempting t ...
Researchers help to bridge the gap between psychology and gamification
A multi-disciplinary research team is bridging the gap between psychology and gamification that could significantly impact learning efforts ...
Samtec releases over 100000 new models on SnapEDA
Samtec has released new digital models for over 100,000 of its products on SnapEDA, the circuit board design library.
Qualcomm alleges Apple gave swiped chip secrets to Intel
US chip giant Qualcomm is accusing Apple in a lawsuit of misappropriating its technology to help rival chipmakers inlcuding Intel Qualcomm ...
Ryanair says cancelling 190 flights over Friday strike
Ryanair announced 190 cancelled flights due to strike action Ryanair will cancel 190, or eight percent, of its flights due Friday when cabi ...
Instagram departures add to woes for Facebook
Instagram's Kevin Systrom, seen in a 2013 photo, said he and co-founder Mike Krieger are leaving Facebook, which acquired the photo-shar ...
GE shares at 9-year low amid latest power woes
Shares of GE—which are now at a nine-year low—have fallen more than 10 percent between September 19 and 25 2018, following news of a glitch ...
Culturally competent robots – the future in elderly care
Alessandro Saffiotti is convinced that robots in the future will play a more prominent role in our lives. Therefore, their ability to take i ...
A facade that is a power plant and a guarantee of wellbeing
The south side of the unit "SolAce" with the green-blue glazed photovoltaic plant. Credit: Roman Keller Anyone who spends most of ...
Speech recognition technology for air traffic controllers
Credit: Burben, Shutterstock The popularity of air transport continues to grow, placing an even greater workload on air traffic controllers ...
Crucial video evidence of war crimes is being deleted – how can it be saved?
Where’s the evidence? Credit: metamorworks via Shutterstock From Syria to Myanmar and beyond, many of today's most intractable and brut ...
New emissions tests push BMW into profit warning
For 2018, BMW now forecasts revenues from its car business "slightly lower" than last year German high-end carmaker BMW said Tues ...
After years-long wait Israelis board new fast train
Israelis descend to the platforms of Yitzhak Navon station 80 metres (260 feet) below the streets of Jerusalem to test the new high-speed tr ...
Infrared camera to ensure high-quality 3-D reproducibility of parts
The Advanced Photon Source generates high-energy X-rays that show 3-D printing in near real time. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory The a ...
Police on Twitter: Talking to the community or just to themselves?
Research into how the Toronto police force uses Twitter shows that they use the social media platform mostly to talk among themselves, not e ...
Ireland's plan for electric vehicles will reduce emissions but may come at a cost
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The level of emissions coming from Ireland's transport sector are undeniably high, which is of particular con ...
Protecting the power grid from cyber attacks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain As the national power grid becomes increasingly dependent on computers and data sharing—providing significant ben ...