3-D-printed implants can improve integration of amputee prosthetic devices with bone
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers A new study evaluated two additive manufacturing methods for producing either fine or coarse tex ...
Five reasons why Amazon-Whole Foods won't win grocery war
Goodbye, Kroger? Safeway? Albertsons? Costco? Even Walmart and Target? ...
Cyberattack: Shipping giant's terminals slowly recovering (Update)
In this Jan. 31, 2014, file photo of A.P. Moller-Maersk containers on a ship in the Panama Canal. Hackers Tuesday June 27, 2017 caused wides ...
How conspiracy theories feed political fragmentation
Conspiracy theories are all the rage these days. Barely a day goes by without someone accusing someone else of engaging in fake news, post-t ...
Automotive MCU range expanded with support for CAN-FD
Cypress has expanded its Traveo automotive MCU family with devices that support the CAN Flexible Data rate (CAN-FD) standard, enabling large amounts of data to be exchanged between CAN nodes within in
Silicon-on-Seine: world's biggest tech incubator opens in Paris
Station F will help make Paris the technology capital of Europe, according to President Emmanuel Macron whose own rise in politics has been ...
True romance in the air at Tokyo virtual reality show
At FutureLeap's booth, a young model kneels on a fluffy carpet as she tosses balloons in the air, blows bubbles and flirts with a man wearin ...
High-rise buildings much more energy intensive than low-rise
London. Credit: Maureen Barlin via Flickr  Office and residential buildings use more energy per square metre, the taller they are, acc ...
Power specialist expands production facilities
Stadium Stontronics has added a dedicated manufacturing cell equipped for the production of custom power supplies at its Reading site. Other moves include additional warehouse space and a large ESD co
Walgreens to buy half of Rite Aid stores for $5.2 bn
US pharmacy chain Walgreens announced a new deal on Thursday to buy half of competitor Rite Aid's stores for nearly $5.2 billion after cance ...
A dual-arm construction robot with remote-control function
Figure 1: Double Swing Dual Arm Robot. Credit: Osaka University A group of Japanese researchers developed a new concept construction robot ...
Western Digital says JV partner Toshiba's complaints harmful
Western Digital Corp. lashed back against its joint venture partner Toshiba on Thursday in a deepening feud over the Japanese company's plan ...
Danish shipping firm says bulk of terminals are operational
A screen of an idle virus affected cash machine in a state-run OshchadBank says "Sorry for inconvenience/Under repair" in Kiev, Uk ...
Samsung to create 950 jobs in S. Carolina
Samsung will spend $380 million on a facility in South Carolina, creating 950 jobs over the next three years, company officials announced We ...
In Oakland hackers race DIY autonomous cars—and it may revolutionize your ride
They aren't much to look at with their bare plywood or plastic frames, exposed wires and electronic innards on display. ...
Amazon Prime Day promo starts night of July 10 now 30 hours
In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017, photo, a package from Amazon Prime is loaded for delivery on a UPS truck, in New York. Amazon is extending its ...
Sick of your internet provider? Do some research before you jump ship
We are lucky to live in the age of broadband internet availability just about everywhere. ...
Canada: Top court orders Google to block website search results
Google balked when Equustek asked it to go further and de-index all mentions of the offending company worldwide, not just in Canada Canada' ...
Snapchat users might want to be cautious using app's latest feature
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Popular cellphone app Snapchat has introduced a new feature called Snap Map that allows users to share their loca ...
US demands more security on international flights to US (Update)
In this Jan. 7, 2016 file photo, a laptop is seen in Las Vegas. The Homeland Security Department is set to announce new security measures We ...
Man sentenced for money laundering in massive hacking scheme
A Pakistani man has been sentenced to four years in prison for laundering nearly $20 million as part of an international computer and teleph ...
How artificial intelligence is taking on ransomware
In this Monday, May 15, 2017, file photo, employees watch electronic boards to monitor possible ransomware cyberattacks at the Korea Interne ...
This year's hot graduation gift: Snapchat geofilters
Ann Beverly had eyed a set of golf clubs as a college graduation gift for her son. In an impulse buy during commencement, though, she just h ...
Use Google to shop? Here's what you should know after the big EU fine
Google was levied a record $2.7 billion fine by the European Commission for allegedly favoring its Google Shopping results over other compar ...
When the going got tough Nintendo and Microsoft decided to go for broke on video-game strategy
Nintendo was hemmed in on both sides and in deep trouble. The c ...
US to seek more security on international flights
In this Jan. 7, 2016 file photo, a laptop is seen in Las Vegas. The Homeland Security Department is set to announce new security measures We ...
Highway safety: National Academies committee recommends implementation improvements
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University An estimated 550,000 commercial motor carriers —trucks and buses, employing over 4 million drivers—move ...
Russia scraps plans to ban Telegram messaging app
Russia has ditched plans to ban the Telegram messaging app after its owner agreed to register the company in the country, authorities said W ...
Chinese authorities put the brakes on a surge in live streaming
It's becoming a common refrain. A new social networking technology takes China by storm. Its users outsmart the censors, ushering in an era ...
Tech firms want to detect emotions and expressions but people don't like it
Tech firms want to detect your emotions and expressions, but people don’t like it. Credit: Sergey Nivens As revealed in a patent filin ...
Cyberattack blocks Maersk terminals new orders
Danish shipping mammoth Maersk said it had shut down some of its computer systems after a global cyberattack disrupted operations at its ter ...
Companies weigh cyberattack cost with Ukraine hit hard
A screen of an idle virus affected cash machine in a state-run OshchadBank says "Sorry for inconvenience/Under repair" in Kiev, Uk ...
Patrick May: Google will barely feel multibillion-dollar slap on the wrist
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Take THAT, Google! And with those wo ...
Review: Pico Brew helps bring the craft beer movement to your kitchen
I think a lot of us know someone among our extended family and friends who's tried their hand at brewing their own beer. ...
Facebook's high-stakes dilemma over suicide videos
Amanda Hebert felt powerless as she watched a Facebook video of her 32-year-old friend taking her own life. ...
Toshiba takes flash to 96 layers
Toshiba has developed a prototype sample of a 96 layer BiCS FLASH 3D memory using 3bit/cell technology. Samples of the new device, which has a capacity of 256Gbit, are scheduled for release in the sec
Who'll be responsible when self-driving car crashes?
Credit: Steffen Thoma/Public Domain Fully self-driving cars aren't quite here yet, but they're coming. ...
Leti Fraunhofer to develop next gen technologies
Two of Europe’s leading research institutes are to collaborate to develop next generation microelectronics technologies. Leti and Fraunhofer believe their partnership will spur innovation in their cou
As Spotify and Pandora struggle Apple Music lowers its subscription prices
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Apple's latest move to corner the music streaming market came quietly but is expected to reverberate quickly. ...
Screen-printed batteries for renewables on the way
Credit: University of New South Wales Ultra-thin, flexible screen-printed batteries for cheap portable devices and intermittent renewable e ...
Poll highlights inequities in how Californians access the internet
The number of Californians reporting that their smartphones are their only means of connecting to high speed internet at home has more than ...
New wheelchair prototype with an innovative propulsion system
Dr Rory Flemmer and Dr Claire Flemmer with Ezy-wheels. Credit: Massey University A new wheelchair prototype with an innovative propulsion s ...
Nanoparticles improve the strength of metallic alloys
Adding nanoparticles improves the properties of superalloy components created using laser-aided additive manufacturing. Credit: A*STAR Singa ...
Robots to help children with autism
The robots aim to help children with autism in ways humans can’t. New research involving the University of Portsmouth is aiming to develop ...
NATO says cyber attacks a call to arms
Computer users around the world were scrambling to reboot systems after a tidal wave of ransomware cyberattacks spread from Ukraine and Russ ...
Why it's important to understand social media's dark history
Credit: www.shutterstock.com It was in April 2016 that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social media platform was provid ...
Firms scramble to recover from wave of cyberattacks
A laptop displays a message demanding payment for unlocking files encrypted by the ransomware attack that spread from Ukraine and Russia Th ...
Self driving car development partnership
Volvo Cars and Autoliv will work with NVIDIA to develop advanced systems and software for AI self-driving cars. The partners will also work with Zenuity – a newly formed automotive software developmen
Anglia aims for 10 percent share of the UK distribution market
Anglia Components is looking to grow its share of the UK’s electronic component distribution market over the next five years, with the aim of achieving a 10% market share together with turnover in exc
Graphene set to enable terahertz technology says team
Terahertz technology enabled via graphene could boost the capacity of future data networks, according to researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.
Philips buys US cardiac-implant firm for 1.9 bln euros
Dutch electronics giant Philips Wednesday announced it was buying for 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 billion) a specialist US company manufacturing ...
Toshiba pushes back closing deal on memory unit sale
Japanese electronics and energy giant Toshiba has delayed its deadline for reaching an agreement on selling its lucrative computer memory ch ...
'Ransomware' wave seemed aimed at old flaw and Ukraine
Ukraine's central bank says a cyberattack hit several lenders in the country, hindering operations and leading the regulator to warn other f ...
Facebook to livestream Champions League football games
Facebook will broadcast Champions League matches on the internet, in a deal with Fox Sports, the television network announced Facebook will ...
Crystal oscillators offer lowest jitter performance
Silicon Labs has introduced the Si54x family of high-performance crystal oscillators (XOs), said to provide low jitter performance down to 80fs for integer and fractional frequencies across the entire
Multibillion-dollar contract for Los Alamos lab up for bid (Update)
This undated aerial view shows the Los Alamos National laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The competition for a multibillion-dollar contract to ...
Discrimination lack of diversity and societal risks of data mining highlighted in big data
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers A special issue of Big Data presents a series of insightful articles that focus on Big Data and ...
Israeli spy agency creates fund to invest in tech firms
Israel is seen as a global leader in the technology industry, particularly regarding cyber-defence Israel's Mossad spy agency is starting a ...
Multinationals hit by vast wave of cyberattacks
Ukraine's central bank said a cyberattack hit several lenders in the country, hindering operations and leading the regulator to warn other f ...
Chernobyl's radiation monitoring hit by cyberattack: spokeswoman
This photo taken on April 22, 2016 shows the 4th block of Chernobyl's Nuclear Power Plant (R) and Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement (L) The ...
Multibillion-dollar contract for Los Alamos lab up for bid
The competition for a multibillion-dollar contract to manage the troubled Los Alamos National Laboratory is beginning after a week in which ...
Ransomware the weapon wielded in cyber attacks
Ransomware, which is a type of virus that locks computer files until the user pays a virtual fee to regain access to the data, has been used ...
FPGAs to improve face recognition technology
A face recognition engine from NEC called NeoFace is said to rapidly and accurately identify people, even when they are moving and in a crowd. The company claims the engine could help detect and preve
Facebook hits two billion user mark
More than a quarter of the world's population is now connected to the social network giant Facebook Facebook said Tuesday its ranks of mont ...
Why don't my document photos rotate correctly?
Phone's rotation tracking with a rotation sensor. Credit: KAIST John, an insurance planner, took several photos of a competitors' new broch ...
New cyberattack causes mass disruption in Europe
In this in this Jan. 1, 2008 file photo a flag files over the headquarters of shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ha ...
Uber makes it easier to arrange trips for other riders
Uber's ride-hailing app is making it easier for its users to set up trips for seniors and others who may not know their way around a smartph ...
Computer scientists design flat sheets that transform themselves into smooth-surfaced free-form objects
CurveUps are flat materials that transform themselves through material forces into the desired 3-D object. Credit: IST Austria 3D printers ...
Pandora CEO Tim Westergren departs
Trader Daniel Ryan, left, and Robert Charmak work at the post that handles Pandora on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Jun ...
Can Amazon get shoppers to buy groceries online?
A giant in the technology industry had a bold idea: reinvent the way people shop, rendering grocery stores a quaint reminder of the past. ...
Facebook now deleting 66K posts a week in anti-hate campaign
Facebook is deleting about 66,000 posts a week as the social media giant cracks down on what it considers to be hate speech. ...
Israel security chief: Agency strikes back at online hackers
Israel's security chief says his agency, the Shin Bet, has gone on the offensive against hackers trying to carry out cyberattacks against Is ...
Adaptive cyber security decision support to prevent cyber attacks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Recognising the complexity of cyber attacks and the multi-stakeholder nature of tackling cyber security are the k ...
New research finds potential for greater retrofit energy savings in homes
Credit: Richard Lorch, Editor in Chief of Building Research & Information New research reveals the actual heat loss from suspended timb ...
Record-setting seismic simulations run on the Cori supercomputer
Example of hypothetical seismic wave propagation with mountain topography using the new EDGE software. Shown is the surface of the computati ...
Why a 'cashless' society would hurt the poor—a lesson from India
An Indian woman sorts reusable and recyclable materials from collected garbage in northeast Delhi. Credit: Dana Kornberg, Author provided I ...
Energy program on chopping block but new data suggest it works
Do energy efficiency "audits" really benefit companies over time? An interdisciplinary team of Duke researchers (economist Gale Bo ...
Graphene plasmons enable compact phase modulators
A phase modulator capable of tuning the light phase between 0 and 2π in situ has been developed by researchers at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) and Columbia University.
Method assesses instructor performance in 'freeform classroom'
Graduate students (from left) David Evenhouse, Austin Zadoks and Rohit Kandakatla discuss research involving the Freeform Classroom at Purdu ...
Inference of Bayesian networks made fast and easy using an extended depth-first search algorithm
Connected vertices form a triangulated Bayesian network (a) and cliques of each triangle form the nodes of its corresponding junction tree ( ...
EU fines Google a record 2.42 billion euros
In this Tuesday, March 23, 2010 file photo, the Google logo is seen at the Google headquarters in Brussels. The European Union's competition ...
Prosthetic limbs made user-friendly with polymer based elastic sensors
Design of the PPy band. Credit: University of Electro Communications Prostheses are used to replace body parts damaged through trauma or co ...
Saving the planet with flexible electronics
Fig. 1 Push coating devices onto substrates with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) films. 1. Deposit approximately 5 microliters of solution on a ...
Smart audio platform offers greater flexibility
Looking to meet the needs of those developing smart and networked speakers, Qualcomm Technologies has launched the Smart Audio Platform. The solution includes two SoC options, together with a range of
Printed solar cells thinner than your hair could power your phone
Nanotechnology could give us extremely thin solar panels that could power phones. Credit: Flickr/ Kārlis Dambrāns Extremely thin printable ...
Making a business out of virtual reality
​Last year was widely described as the breakthrough year for Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), driven in no small part by the sheer amount of hype surrounding these two technologies and
A robotic doctor is gearing up for action
A new robot under development can send information on the stiffness, look and feel of a patient to a doctor located kilometres away. Credit: ...
US tech giants join forces against terror content
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube have launched an anti-terror partnership aimed at thwarting the spread of extremist content on ...
China agrees to fight corporate hacking in Canada
Western governments have accused Chinese hackers of stealing valuable proprietary technologies and business secrets from high-tech and pharm ...
Is Amazon getting too big?
2017-06-27 12:00:03Is Amazon getting too big?
When Amazon made a bid for Whole Foods earlier this month, a company that's been a huge but largely online presence for consumers suddenly s ...
Scientists create a cellular guillotine for studying single-cell wound repair
Researchers led by Sindy Tang, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford, have created a new tool for cutting cells, called ...
Facebook to produce own TV series games
Facebook is ready to spend up to $3 million per episode of its forthcoming series, a budget which puts it at the upscale end of television p ...
US mayors back plan for cities to use only renewable energy
A bipartisan group of mayors from across the country unanimously backed an ambitious commitment for U.S. cities to run entirely on renewable ...
Curtain system creates soundproofed office spaces in open floor plans
Multiple sound curtains have been used at the headquarter of the German company Häfele. Credit: Gerriets GmbH Anyone who has worke ...
How AI helped auction off $19 billion worth of radio spectrum
Visualizing the incentive auction's 2.7 million pairwise interference constraints. Credit: Kevin Leyton-Brown, Paul Milgromb,c,1,2, and Ilya ...
Researchers use head related transfer functions to personalize audio in mixed and virtual reality
Credit: Microsoft Move your head left, now right. The way you hear and interpret the sounds around you changes as you move. That's how soun ...
Avis teams up with Waymo on self-driving car program
Avis is teaming up with Waymo on a self-driving car program. Th ...
When kids talk to robots: Enhancing engagement and learning
Credit: Disney Research Conversational robots and virtual characters can enhance learning and expand entertainment options for children, a ...
Portugal airline chief fears increasing drone near-misses
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Portugal's national airline chief said Monday he is considering asking authorities to order that all drones in th ...
Should robot artists be given copyright protection?
Credit: Shutterstock When a group of museums and researchers in the Netherlands unveiled a portrait entitled The Next Rembrandt, it was som ...