Sprint T-Mobile end merger talks
Wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile called off a potential merger, saying the companies couldn't come to an agreement that would benef ...
AP finds hackers hijacked at least 195 Trump web addresses
In this Jan. 19, 2017, file photo, then-President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump and family wave at the conclusion of the pre ...
Blockchain becoming the rage at US business schools
Bitcoin has been a game changer in more than just the currency markets, as more business students going into the finance industry are studyi ...
Solar greenhouses generate electricity and grow crops at the same time
Plants grown in this 'smart' greenhouse fared as well or better than plants grown in conventional greenhouses. Credit: Nick Gonzales ...
AI 'boy' granted residency in central Tokyo
Shibuya said the attempt was aimed at making the district's local government more familiar to residents so that officials hear opinions ...
China unveils massive island-building vessel
The ship is a larger version of the one China used to dredge sand, mud and coral for transforming reefs and islets in the South China Sea in ...
'Godfather' of deep learning is reimagining AI
Geoffrey Hinton, a University Professor Emeritus at U of T and a research fellow at Google, recently published two papers that may help corr ...
Broadcom eyes mega-deal for US chip rival Qualcomm: reports
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan visited the White House and met US President Donald Trump to announce plans to reincorporate in the United States, a d ...
Fluidic transistor ushers the age of liquid computers
Liquid at room temperature, an indium gallium alloy can be used to create stretchable circuit wiring and electrical switches. Credit: Colleg ...
Canada: Amazon to add 1000 jobs in Vancouver
Amazon announced Friday that it will double its workforce in Canada's western metropolis of Vancouver, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) ...
Long queues protests as Apple's iPhone X hits stores
Apple's iPhone X hit stores around the world Friday, drawing crowds in many locations and protests in others as the new flagship device ...
Largest US port complex passes plan to reach zero emissions
In this Feb. 12, 2015 file photo, the Port of Los Angeles, with some cargo loading cranes in the upright and idle position, are seen in this ...
Inside story: How Russians hacked the Democrats' emails
This image shows a portion of a phishing email sent to a Hillary Clinton campaign official on March 19, 2016. An Associated Press investigat ...
35 states and DC back bid to collect online sales taxes
Thirty-five state attorneys general and the District of Columbia this week signed on to support South Dakota's legal bid to collect sale ...
Equifax says execs unaware of hack when they sold stock
Equifax said Friday an internal review found that four executives who sold shares ahead of disclosure of a massive data breach at the credit ...
Carmakers join forces in Europe to make electrics widespread
In this Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 photo a car is connected to a charging station for electric vehicles in Hamburg, Germany. Major automakers ...
How farmers can turn trash into energy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Mention agriculture to many Australians and it conjures up images of mobs of cattle in the dusty outback, or harv ...
On-board computers and sensors could stop the next car-based attack
Existing cars can stop when they detect pedestrians. Credit: Yauhen_D/Shutterstock.com In the wake of car- and truck-based attacks around t ...
AI-enabled Klarity helps companies identify risks in contracts
Software from Klarity seeks to cut down on contract review using artificial intelligence and natural language processing. Credit: MIT Sloan ...
Get ready for targeted ads on digital TV
Credit: Duke University Online ads trying to sell us things we previously searched for are already the norm. But the advent of digital TV m ...
Autonomous forklift trucks which will work with humans are being developed
Pictured L-R with the forklift prototypes is Professor Tom Duckett, Principal Investigator for the University of Lincoln's ILIAD team, D ...
Smart autopilot promises to keep flying safe
Intelligent autopilots could make flying easier for the crews and allow them to undertake on-board training. Credit: A-PiMod/ DLR Intellige ...
New techniques for removing carbon from the atmosphere
Research scientist Tae Wook Kim, left, and professor Tony Kovscek check the status of an experiment in the CT scanner. Credit: L.A. Cicero ...
Can Apple to live up to the hype for the iPhone X?
In this Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, file photo, the new iPhone X is displayed in the showroom after the new product announcement at the Steve J ...
Estonia blocks electronic ID cards over identity-theft risk
Estonia's Prime Minister Juri Ratas announced the decision to suspend security certificates for state-issued ID cards until their owners ...
Drones become crime-fighting tool but perfection is elusive
In this Oct. 16, 2017 photo, Streetsboro Officer Scott Hermon prepares to pilot the department's first drone in Streetsboro, Ohio. Stree ...
Apple's iPhone X hits Asia stores as profits soar
Chinese customers look at the new iPhone X at the Apple store in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province, as the flagship hit abou ...
Outgoing Twitter worker responsible for Trump account outage
President Donald Trump has 41.7 million followers on his personal Twitter account, from which he blasts his most controversial and attention ...
Fast-charging network in Europe aims to boost electric cars
Major automakers say their joint European electric car recharging network will open its first stations this year in Germany, Austria and Nor ...
Structured light beams create new optical opportunities
Structured beams of light which exhibit strange behaviour could have such applications as super-resolution imaging and communications, according to researchers the Harvard School of Engineering and Ap
Study shows need for adaptive powered knee prosthesis to assist amputees
NC State Ph.D. student Andrea Brandt works to test wearable robotics and how they adapt to bearing loads. Credit: Marc Hall, NC State Univer ...
Ivory Coast inaugurates huge China-funded dam
The Soubre dam is to boost Ivory Coast's power capacity while helping it reach emissions goals President Alassane Ouattara on Thursday ...
Ryder adds 125 electric vans to its fleet
The Chanje V8070 electric medium-duty truck is displayed, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in New York. Ryder, the national truck leasing and rental ...
Concrete: A hard material engineers hope to make harder
For thousands of years, people have built civilizations with concrete made from readily available local materials. Just mix and heat, add so ...
Google and AutoNation partner on self-driving car program
In this Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, file photo, a Chrysler Pacifica hybrid outfitted with Waymo's suite of sensors and radar is displayed at t ...
Augmented reality furniture and other signs we're living in the future
Liked Pokémon Go? Wait till you see what's next. You n ...
Study finds fringe communities on Reddit and 4chan have high influence on flow of alternative news to Twitter
This graph represents the news ecosystem for mainstream news domains used in the study. The connecting lines are colored the same as their s ...
Simple rapid determination of cable properties
The tests run automatically – all the user needs to do is clamp in the cable and press the start button. Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Tr ...
AR glasses help surgeons when operating on tumors
AR glasses enable the doctor to precisely locate the site of the lymph node during surgery. Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Malignant tumor ...
Stem cell laboratory in a bag
The mini laboratory is 150 mm long, 120 mm wide and 20 mm high. The screw cap is made using 3D printing. Hydrophilic spots are visible on th ...
Integrated technologies to recover metal and plastic from electronic waste
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a new electronic waste recycling concept that combines a range of technologies and re ...
Researchers achieve 4-D printing of programmable shape-changing structures
3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing is the only peer-reviewed journal focused on the rapidly moving field of 3D printing and related tech ...
Researchers working to mimic giant clams to enhance the production of biofuel
Irodycites, the "sparkly" cells on the surface of clams, cause light to propagate very deeply into the clam tissue and spread out. ...
Students explore immigration through a big data lens
Supercomputers have helped scientists discover merging black holes and design new nanomaterials, but can they help solve society's most ...
Constructing buildings with re-useable components
The Institute for Civil Engineering and Environment (INCEEN) at the University of Luxembourg have signed a "memorandum of understanding ...
A powerful duo
2017-11-02 22:00:10A powerful duo
Bracket with EWOD chip and connections for probe injection and the circuits. Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft An important aspect of pharmac ...
Eight medical projects win EPSRC funding
Eight researchers have been awarded grants to address long-term health challenges through the development of innovative healthcare technologies. The recipients will share more than £8 million of fundi
The future for defense drones may be under the oceans
The next frontier for unmanned military drones may not be solely in the skies. It could be undersea. ...
Television adverts are about to get personal
Integrated personal adverts could soon allow you to explore products related to a film or show you are watching. Credit: 'Cptvdisplay ...
Tesla slides on murky outlook for fixing Model 3 production woes (Update)
This Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, file photo shows the logo of the Tesla Model S on display at the Paris Auto Show in Paris. Tesla Inc. reports e ...
Maker of $1000 'smart' teapot gives up
Three years and $12 million were simply not enough time and money to teach the world about the benefits of owning a $1,000 teapot. ...
Amid soaring profits Facebook vows to curb abuse
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said surging profits for the leading social network don't matter if the platform can't clean up abuse ...
Tesla swings to $671m loss on Model 3 delays
This Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, file photo shows the logo of the Tesla Model S on display at the Paris Auto Show in Paris. Tesla Inc. reports e ...
Hilton will pay $700000 to settle case over data breach
Hotel operator Hilton will pay $700,000 to settle an investigation into two separate data breaches that exposed more than 350,000 credit car ...
Apple aims to work its magic with iPhone X
Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the iPhone X in September, ahead of the November 3 release date for the flagship smartphone With its new iPhone ...
element14 launches Maker to Market Services
Farnell element14 has launched “Maker to Market”, a new range of capabilities that are intended to offer start-ups support, expertise and resources to take their products to market.
Flexible THz detector uses graphene transistors
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a flexible detector for terahertz frequencies which features graphene transistors on plastic substrates.
Atomic scale Moiré patterns to push electronic boundaries?
An atomic scale version of the phenomenon that forms interference patterns on television displays may help electronics design to push the current limits of size and speed.
Making your water safer with UV light
In Natalie Hull's hometown in rural Kentucky, well water was contaminated by heavy metals from mining, and sewage from pipes emptied int ...
Smartphones and the internet cited as primary sources of news consumption in Arab world
Northwestern University in Qatar’s Media Use in the Middle East survey, is the fifth edition of a longitudinal study on media consumption pa ...
3-D printed sports shoes are more about your wallet than your feet
Credit: shutterstock.com The race is on to bring 3-D printed footwear to market. Adidas, Nike and Under Armour are some of the big names th ...
A system that identifies malicious patterns in network traffic
The majority of cyber-security solutions that stand between us and increasingly sophisticated malware, target only specific attacks or subse ...
New analysis says more jobs safer from automation than previously believed
Credit: pathdoc shutterstock We all want to know how many jobs will be threatened by the rise of robots and technology. You might feel vuln ...
A new breathing monitor signals the coming generation of pervasive healthcare
Credit: 9nong, Shutterstock Pervasive healthcare is an approach which addresses the challenge of straining health services with evidence-ba ...
New text-to-speech tool for DIY voiceovers—from soft sad and sultry to scary
IBM Virtual Voice Creator. Credit: IBM The animation world is rich in lovable and memorable characters, each with its own unique voice and ...
Engineers turn to the sea to reduce the environmental cost of energy production
The hydrofoil’s performance was tested using a custom-built instrumentation platform and mounting system. Credit: Trinity College Dublin En ...
New report calls for energy regulation reshape to benefit consumers
Credit: Imperial College London The energy market needs to be better regulated to provide consumers with improved options for managing thei ...
SourceData is making data discoverable
The SourceData logo. Credit: EMBO SourceData from EMBO is an award-winning open platform that allows researchers and publishers to share fi ...
SiFive Flex Logix look to boost custom silicon starts
An agreement between SiFive and Flex Logix will see the latter’s EFLX embedded FPGA technology available for use in the SiFive Freedom Platform as part of the DesignShare programme. According to the p
Fabricating shape-shifting objects with hobbyist 3-D printers
Credit: Amir Zadpoor / TU Delft Researchers at TU Delft have combined origami techniques and 3-D printing to create flat structures that ca ...
Researchers demonstrate a technique to fabricate safer and more compact batteries
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The lithium-ion batteries that commonly power mobile phones and laptops are ubiquitous and efficient. But they ca ...
Technology seeks to preserve fading skill: Braille literacy
In this Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 photo proofreader Georgie Sydnor runs her fingers over braille at the National Braille Press in Boston. The B ...
Malaysia probes leak of 46 mn phone users' data
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Malaysia is investigating an attempt to sell details of more than 46 million mobile phone subscribers that were ...
Sony revives robot pet dog
2017-11-01 18:00:30Sony revives robot pet dog
Sony had to put its previous version of the dog down when its business struggled Japanese electronics giant Sony is marking the year of the ...
China's answer to Kindle raises $1.1 bn for Hong Kong listing
Chinese internet giant Tencent's e-book arm has raised US$1.1 billion for a Hong Kong listing next week, reports said Wednesday. ...
Mate tea made safer
2017-11-01 18:00:28Mate tea made safer
Credit: CC0 Public Domain South America's answer to the Brits' builder's brew, their choice pick-me-up is said to have the kick ...
Postal Service eyes next-day Sunday delivery for holidays
As consumers demand ever-quicker and convenient package delivery, the U.S. Postal Service wants to boost its business this holiday season by ...
Gov't won't pursue talking car mandate
In this July 20, 2015 file photo, a pedestrian crosses in front of a vehicle as part of a demonstration at Mcity on its opening day on the U ...
Law outlawing use of VPNs comes into effect in Russia
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A law banning the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, and other internet proxy services has come into effec ...
Springer Nature blocks access to articles in China
Academic publisher Springer Nature says it has blocked access to articles within China to comply with demands from the Chinese government. ...
System for performing 'tensor algebra' offers 100-fold speedups over previous software packages
A new MIT computer system speeds computations involving “sparse tensors,” multidimensional data arrays that consist mostly of zeroes. Credit ...
What should governments be doing about the rise of artificial intelligence?
Government strategies. Credit: posteriori/Shutterstock There is little doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming almost every ...
Invention generates power cleans water using untapped source
The USF-developed NEWgenerator will soon be installed in Durban, South Africa. It generates nutrients, energy and water by safely recovering ...
Concentrated CO2 enables growth spurt in algae
Credit: Gijs van Ouwerkerk A new technology captures CO2 from ambient air efficiently and inexpensively. Researchers at the University of T ...
Educational computer game that immerses players in 18th-century Ghana
"Sankofa" was created by (from left) UCI history professor Patricia Seed; computer science professor Magda El Zarki, head of UCI&# ...
New fingerprint algorithm helps ID bodies found decades ago
In this Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, photo, Polk County Chief Medical Examiner Gregory Schmunk and Chief Medicolegal Death Investigator Amanda ...
NREL inks technology agreement for high efficiency multijunction solar cells
A 6-inch MicroLink Devices high-efficiency, lightweight and flexible ELO IMM solar cell wafer. Credit: MicroLink Devices The U.S. Departmen ...
Gangs states and 'geeks' behind Canada cyberattacks: minister
Canada's Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says that cyberattacks on Canadian government computers carried out by gangsters, rogue st ...
Traffic signal countdown timers lead to improved driver responses
The "dilemma zone". Credit: Oregon State University Countdown timers that let motorists know when a traffic light will go from gr ...
You can shower with the new Kindle - you just can't read
Coffee is spilled onto a new Kindle Oasis E-reader, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in New York. Amazon's top-of-the-line e-reader is now waterp ...
Apple engineer fired after daughter posts video of iPhone X
If you work at Apple, you should take a lesson from the movie "Fight Club." ...
Energy efficiency labeling for homes has little effect on purchase price
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Most buyers aren't thinking about energy performance certification when they're house shopping. That' ...
Google-bred Waymo aims to shift robotic cars into next gear
This Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, photo provided by Waymo shows a Chrysler Pacifica minivan that are equipped with Waymo's self-driving car te ...
Samsung Electronics logs record-high profit on memory chips
Employees walk past logos of the Samsung Electronics Co. at its shop in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Samsung Electronics Co. ...
Fires destroy part of Hewlett-Packard archives
In this Oct. 9, 2017 file photo, a firefighter sprays a hose into a Keysight Technologies building in Santa Rosa, Calif. The Santa Rosa Pres ...
China's Xi meets Zuckerberg Cook in Beijing
Zuckerberg has made a big show of courting China's leadership in hopes of convincing Beijing to relax its ban on Facebook Apple's T ...
Singapore opens new high-tech airport terminal
A passenger checks-in his luggage using an automated booth at the newly opened Changi International Airport's Terminal 4 in Singapore S ...
High-performance computing methods focus of new text
UD Professor Sunita Chandrasekaran edits textbook on OpenACC, high-performance computing methods. Credit: Evan Krape; photo illustration by ...
Web-based system automatically evaluates proposals from far-flung data scientists
“I think that the concept of massive and open data science can be really leveraged for areas where there’s a strong social impact but not ne ...
U. of Michigan expert puts bird-like robot through its paces
In this Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 image made from video, a new robot, named "Cassie," walks on the campus of the University of Michiga ...