Photonics funded £31million from EPSRC
A set of Prosperity Partnerships announced by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) will receive £31million in funding. This
The next frontier in mesh networking
At a recent meeting of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) it was announced that Bluetooth technology will now be used to support mesh networking. According to the SIG, mesh capability will ena
Electron beam writing in silver
A team from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology claims to be the first to achieve local deposition of silver nanocrystals by elec
Packaged MEMS microphones with a 70dB signal-to-noise ratio
Infineon Technologies is entering the packaged silicon microphone market to address the need for high performance, low noise MEMS microphones.
Dassault Systemes in 'biggest ever contract' with Boeing
US aerospace giant Boeing has signed a billion-dollar contract with French industrial software company Dassault Systemes to modernise its pr ...
Iran's tech sector blooms under shield of sanctions
The names may be unfamiliar but the services are immediately recognisable: Snapp is Iran's answer to Uber, Digikala is its Amazon, and Pinta ...
SK Hynix posts 'best-ever' quarterly profit
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix posted record profits in the second quarter of the year, the company said Tuesday, as strong demand for its ...
Who will control the swarm?
2017-07-25 18:00:08Who will control the swarm?
Who will control the swarm? Credit: iStock/Chesky_W The world is already well on its way to a day when innumerable autonomous cars and dron ...
Power source problem solved for EUV
Extreme ultraviolet lithography – or EUV – has been regarded as the saviour of semiconductor manufacturing for more than a decade. Originally intended to be deployed at the 32nm node, the technology h
System to secure cryptographic keys and codes for data protection
IBM today announced that its engineers have been granted a patent on an approach for utilizing the inherent structure of a printed circuit b ...
Microsoft Paint brushed aside
Microsoft executive Megan Saunders introduces Paint 3D at a Microsoft news conference in 2016 in New York. The original Paint application, d ...
Google parent books $2.7B fine as European fight looms
This Tuesday, July 19, 2016, file photo shows the Google logo at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Alphabet Inc., the pare ...
Alphabet profit hit by EU fine on Google
Google's parent company Alphabet says its quarterly profits took a hit because of a $2.74 billion anti-trust fine imposed by the European Un ...
Fact-checking site Snopes pleads for help to stay alive
Snopes, touted as the internet's oldest fact-checking website, said Monday it is in danger of shutting down due to a legal dispute with a di ...
Target 'best connected neighbors' to stop spread of infection in developing countries
A fishing village along Lake Victoria in the Mayuge District of Uganda, close to where researchers gathered data for the latest study. Credi ...
Academics on Google's payroll?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Google Transparency Project, an arm of an organization called the Campaign for Accountability, released a stu ...
Will this Aussie robot be Amazon's 'pick' of the bunch?
The Australian Centre for Robotic Vision team contesting the Amazon Robotics Challenge. Credit: Anthony Weate, QUT It's the competition tha ...
Swedish leader says security leak in 2015 was disaster
Sweden's prime minister says a security leak in the transport agency two years ago was "a disaster," but it's unclear what damage ...
German automakers' shares fall on diesel emissions concerns
In this Wednesday, March 15, 2017 file photo, the four ring logo of German car producer Audi is photographed at the headquarters after the a ...
Breakthrough in spin wave data processing
A novel method for the simultaneous propagation of spin wave signals in multiple directions at the same frequency without the need for any external magnetic field has been developed by a team at the N
Smart sensors could save lives
KAUST scientists’ disposable mobile wireless sensor nodes can be used to give early warning of industrial leaks or forest fires. Reproduced ...
World's highest output density with power amplifier for W-band GaN transmitters
Figure 1. Credit: Fujitsu Fujitsu today announced the development of a gallium-nitride (GaN) high-electron mobility transistor (HEMT) power ...
Faraday Challenge to boost battery technology
The launch of the first phase of a £246million government investment into battery technology has been announced by Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark.
Efficient FPGA mapping for more power
A method to increase by a factor of five the computing power of a standard algorithm when performed in an FPGA has been developed by researchers at Linköping University.
Ultrathin device harvests electricity from human motion
An ultrathin energy harvesting system developed at Vanderbilt University in the US is said to have the potential to power cell phones, fitness trackers and other electronic devices from movement, such
Philips profits plunge 32.9% in second quarter
Dutch electronics giant Philips Monday posted a 32.9 percent fall in second quarter profits, hit mainly by the costs of spinning off its lig ...
Thai cops bust $3 million phone scam gang
Thai police have arrested hundreds of foreign criminals in a "good guys in, bad guys out" policy, as the kingdom looks to shake ou ...
Russians march against state internet crackdown
Around 1,000 people demonstrated in Moscow against Russian government controls on the internet Around 1,000 people marched through central ...
Uber's airport service in Madrid under attack from town hall
In this photo taken on June 11, 2014, a taxi driver protests against Uber during a 24 hour taxi strike in Madrid, Spain. In a statement Satu ...
Robot finds possible melted fuel inside Fukushima reactor
This handout video grab taken with an underwater robot and provided by Japan's International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning ...
China cashing out as mobile payment soars
This photo taken on June 27, 2017 shows a man making purchases through his smartphone at a seafood booth at a market in Beijing Yang Qianqi ...
UK to tighten rules on drones after near-misses with planes
In this Feb. 25, 2017 file photo, a drone flies in Hanworth Park in west London, as a British Airways 747 plane in the background prepares t ...
UK moves to tighten rules on drone use
Credit: CC0 Public Domain British officials have announced plans to regulate drone use in a bid to prevent accidents and threats to commerc ...
Lyft team steers toward open self-driving tech (Update)
An Amp glows on the dashboard of a driver's car in San Francisco US ride-share startup Lyft on Friday dedicated a new team focused on speed ...
Since its IPO Snap Inc. did exactly what it said it would so why is its stock struggling?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Los Angeles tech company behind Snapchat offers a simple sales pitch to investors: We'll release features nif ...
High-tech mystery: Is a Facebook phone in the works?
Cyber sleuths who have studied a recent Facebook patent filing believe the tech giant may be in the process of making a cellphone Facebook ...
Judge OKs $11.2M settlement for hacked Ashley Madison users
A federal judge on Friday approved an $11.2 million settlement between the marital infidelity website Ashley Madison and users who sued afte ...
Review: Amazon meal kits offer easy dinners—for a price
This Wednesday, July 19, 2017, photo shows the ingredients in a togarashi-spiced salmon dish that is one of the choices available as part of ...
Zing! Sprint opens 'Twice the Price' store next to Verizon retailer
The advertising war between the cell phone carriers is hitting the pavement, and once again, Sprint is taking on Verizon. ...
Best Buy rings up a rebound
2017-07-22 02:00:13Best Buy rings up a rebound
Five years ago Best Buy Co. looked like a retail dinosaur, another victim of e-commerce juggernaut Amazon.com and other online sellers. ...
Hackers had access to millions of Social Security numbers
Hackers who breached a Kansas Department of Commerce data system in March had access to more than 5.5 million Social Security numbers in 10 ...
3-D shape acquisition using water displacement as the shape sensor for the reconstruction of complex objects
3-D scanning using Dip Transform. The object is dipped in water (left) using a robot arm, acquiring a dip transform by which the object is r ...
Silicon Valley investors embrace a new vision of college
Make School, a for-profit startup in this city's South of Market district, is one of the most unusual schools in the country: It lets studen ...
Neural nets model audience reactions to movies
Credit: Disney Research Disney Research used deep learning methods to develop a new means of assessing complex audience reactions to movies ...
Computers using linguistic clues to deduce photo content
Credit: Disney Research Scientists at Disney Research and the University of California, Davis have found that the way a person describes th ...
Lyft forms own autonomous vehicle unit will open network
In this March 31, 2016, a Lyft ride-hailing service logo is displayed on a vehicle at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Lyft ...
India's Ambani to launch free smartphone as he shakes up telecoms
Mukesh Ambani told Reliance shareholders at their annual general meeting the free JioPhone would be available in September. Ambani sent trem ...
Audi to update 850000 cars as diesel recalls widen
In this Wednesday, March 15, 2017 file photo, the four ring logo of German car producer Audi is photographed at the headquarters after the a ...
Russian parliament bans use of proxy Internet services VPNs
Russia's parliament has outlawed the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, and other Internet proxy services, citing concerns about the ...
Briton faces court over Deutsche Telekom cyber attack
A British man admitted in a German court to staging a large-scale cyber attack on Deutsche Telekom last year, saying he was acting for a Lib ...
Possible melted fuel seen for first time at Fukushima plant
An underwater robot has captured images of lava-like lumps inside a damaged reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, spotting fo ...
Australia's robo-footballers go for gold at world champs
A roar rings out as a small, white robot wins a tussle for the ball and kicks it into the goal. ...
Cheap 3D printed prosthetics could be game changer for Nepal
Ram's new hand was manufactured on a 3D printer in Nepal's capital for just $30, an innovation that could be a game changer for many in the ...
Artificial intelligence boosts wine's bottom line
Credit: Ailytic The Australian wine industry is turning to artificial intelligence to streamline its manufacturing. ...
Social networks' reassurances over surveillance ring hollow claims author of new study
Credit: GaudiLab/Shutterstock.com Social media platforms are facilitating surveillance by selling their users' data to apps which are used ...
China announces goal of AI leadership by 2030
In this April 26, 2016 photo, a visitor takes a photo of a LeEco LeSEE self-driving electric concept car at the Beijing International Automo ...
Hyperloop or hyperbole? Musk promises NY-DC run in 29 mins
New York and Washington are separated by some 330 kilometers (200 miles)—currently a two hours 45 minute journey by train or one hour 15 min ...
Microsoft profit rises on shift to cloud computing
Microsoft's quarterly profit figure topped Wall Street expectations, while the revenue was roughly in line Microsoft on Thursday reported t ...
Deep learning on a USB stick for $79
Intel is looking to bring the benefits of deep learning to a wider audience with the launch of the Movidius Neural Compute Stick. Said to be the first USB-based accelerator to bring deep neural networ
Graphcore raises another $30million as IPU nears launch
Machine intelligence company Graphcore has raised a further $30million through a Series B funding round. According to the company, the additional funding comes as it prepares to ship Intelligence Proc
Electron pulses to manipulate nanomagnets for data storage
Read/write ability using bursts of electrons, encoding topological energy structures robustly enough for potential data storage applications has been demonstrated by researchers from Martin-Luther-Uni
Molecular pulleys to boost battery performance
A method using molecular ‘pulleys’ that aid in the expansion and contraction of a silicon anode in a lithium ion battery has been unveiled by researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science a
Tunnel visions: China bets big on subways as cities expand
A worker looks out of a train at the construction site of Line 14 of the Shanghai metro system Deep under Shanghai, workers on a flood-lit ...
Musk says government likes plan for high-speed tunnels
In this Dec. 14, 2016, file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology indus ...
Wisconsin working on incentives to lure Foxconn to state
In this Thursday, May 27, 2010, file photo, a worker looks out through the logo at the entrance of the Foxconn complex in the southern Chine ...
Google EU dig in for long war
The EU accuses Google of giving its multitude of services too much priority in search results to the detriment of other price comparison ser ...
'Social media triangulation' provides new approach for emergency responders
During emergency situations like severe weather or terrorist attacks, local officials and first responders have an urgent need for accessibl ...
3-D printing sweeps toy manufacturing off the shelves
Each plastic building block is made of a different plastic and process; 3-D printing has the potential to disrupt conventional toy productio ...
Google Street View finally captures missing Austria
A Google Street View vehicle pictured on a road in central London Google's Street View cars on Thursday started taking images in Austria, t ...
Alexa turn up my Kenmore AC; Sears cuts a deal with Amazon
In this May 17, 2017 file photo, an Amazon Alexa device is switched on for a demonstration of its use in a ballpark suite before a Seattle M ...
Enhancing the resilience of the nation's electricity system: report
With growing risks to the nation's electrical grid from natural disasters and as a potential target for malicious attacks, the U.S. Departme ...
US European police say 'dark web' markets shut down
The shutdown of two dark web marketplaces announced by US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (C), Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) and ...
China orders tech firms to ramp up censorship
China tightly controls the internet through a censorship system known as the "Great Firewall" and closely monitors social media ne ...
Britain's Johnson meets high-tech robots in Japan
Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visits the robotic centre at Waseda University, which works closely with Britain's University of B ...
Strengthening 3-D printed parts for real-world use
Credit: Texas A&M University From aerospace and defense to digital dentistry and medical devices, 3-D printed parts are used in a varie ...
Technique to manipulate polarisation
A technique has been developed by researchers at Brown University which uses stacks of metal plates to make a polarising beamsplitter. According to the team, the beamsplitter could be useful in a vari
Can the UK's gas grid go green? New white paper explores options
Credit: Imperial College London Options for a greener gas grid are explored by researchers from Imperial College London in a white paper ou ...
Technique creates more efficient LEDs and maybe cloaking
A technique developed by a team from the University of Michigan could could boost the efficiency of LED lighting by 50%, but might also enable invisibility cloaking devices.
Facebook to test news story paywalls: report
Facebook in October will begin testing a feature that limits to 10 the number of stories that can be accessed in its "Instant Articles& ...
SoftBank CEO sees massive data AI as key to future advances
SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son speaks during a SoftBank World presentation at a hotel in Tokyo, Thursday, July 2 ...
Enhanced security in effect on international flights to US
In this March 22, 2017, file photo, an Emirates plane taxis to a gate at Dubai International Airport at Dubai International Airport in Dubai ...
China clamping down on use of VPNs to evade Great Firewall
In this May 15, 2017 file photo, journalists work on laptop computers at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) as Chinese President Xi ...
NBC News launches new broadcast on Snapchat
Snapchat, whose logo is seen here, is hosting a first of its kind broadcast produced by NBC News NBC News launched a news show Wednesday on ...
Toolkit developed to narrow the ‘valley of death’
One of the continuing problems with UK innovation is the failure to capitalise on developments. But the gap between innovation and commercialisation could be narrowed by a toolkit developed by the Man
Facebook working on way to charge for reading news articles
This Monday, June 19, 2017, photo shows Facebook launched on an iPhone, in North Andover, Mass. Facebook is working on a way for news organi ...
Amazon isn't technically dominant but it pervades our lives
In this Tuesday, July 11, 2017, photo, pedestrians walk past a Whole Foods Market, just down the street from the headquarters of Amazon, in ...
India's top court considers whether privacy is a right
Critics say the massive biometric database, now compulsory for basic procedures such as opening a bank account, violates people's right to p ...
Superhero 'Deadpool' opens fire in virtual reality
Gaming fans at an electronics show last month in Los Angeles test virtual reality gear of the sort used in a new 'Deadpool' game tailored fo ...
Russian man who helped develop Citadel malware gets five years
A Russian man who helped develop and distribute malicious software designed to steal personal financial information has been sentenced to fi ...
Panel approves bill to boost testing of self-driving cars
A House subcommittee has approved legislation designed to allow automakers to increase the testing of self-driving cars on U.S. roads. ...
Smart toys without the batteries
When 'smart' puzzle pieces are pushed down into the correct spot, a letter 'C' for correct appears. Credit: American Chemical Society The g ...
Aging power plants provide Trump administration with risks and opportunities
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University When it comes to the current plans to retire U.S. power plants, Carnegie Mellon University researchers b ...
5G progress demonstrated using CommAgility kit
Wireless Telecom Group subsidiary CommAgility is participating in the EC’s COHERENT research project, which is developing technology for 5G wireless networks. The project uses CommAgility’s SmallCellP
Mexico announces new laptop tablet security on US flights
In this June 19, 2017 file photo, a person works on a laptop in North Andover, Mass. Mexican authorities say the U.S. Department of Homeland ...
New app reveals little-known history of Rio de Janeiro port
In this July 6, 2017 photo, Gabriele Roza, a reporter for Agencia Publica who helped develope the "Museum of Yesterday" app holds ...
Apple founder Steve Jobs is the subject of a new opera
This image released by the Santa Fe Opera shows Edward Parks as Steve Jobs in Santa Fe Opera's world premiere of Mason Bates and Mark Campbe ...
AFRL researchers explore automation additive technologies for cost efficient solar power
Dr. Santanu Bag, a project scientist at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, is exploring cost-effici ...
Uber banned from operating in Czech Republic's number 2 city
A court has once again banned Uber from operating in Brno, the Czech Republic's second-largest city. ...
Protecting your smartphone from voice impersonators
Is this an impostor trying to break into your phone with his voice? Credit: Georgejmclittle/Shutterstock.com It's a lot easier to talk to a ...
Does the next industrial revolution spell the end of manufacturing jobs?
Credit: Shutterstock Robots have been taking our jobs since the 1960s. So why are politicians and business leaders only now becoming so wor ...