Facebook pushes video onto TV screens with new apps
Facebook announces new apps that will provide a more convenient way for users of the social network to view videos on a large screen Facebo ...
Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies: report
In a survey of 111 countries the World Bank found nearly 80 percent had begun to adopt policies to expand electrical grids, connecting to so ...
Softbank adds Fortress Investment to growing tech empire
The $3.3 billion acquisition by SoftBank Group Corp., the Japanese telecommunications, internet and solar energy giant, of Fortress Investme ...
Toyota recalls all fuel-cell Mirai vehicles
The Mirai was Toyota's first mass-market hydrogen fuel-cell car Toyota said Wednesday it is recalling all the Mirai fuel-cell vehicles it h ...
YouTube star PewDiePie dumped over anti-Semitic videos (Update)
YouTube's most watched blogger PewDiePie will lose his preferred status on the Google-owned video service after posting several videos conta ...
Optimizing data center placement and network design to strengthen cloud computing
Telecommunication experts estimate the amount of data stored "in the cloud" or in remote data centers around the world, will quint ...
Amazon launches videoconferencing for cloud customers
The cloud computing unit of Amazon is among the fastest growing segments for the US tech giant US online giant Amazon on Tuesday announced ...
Senators launch query on Trump's smartphone security
Two US Senators say they are concerned by reports that US President Donald Trump is still using an Android device that may be several years ...
Building a home that helps residents stay healthy
Credit: University of Kansas What if your house could help keep you healthy? ...
Turning sunshine into liquid gold
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Tiny metalic-gold particles are being used to convert sunlight into fuel. The technology is being developed in So ...
Toshiba chairman resigns over huge nuclear business loss
In this April 16, 2016 photo, a man walks past a display of Toshiba Corp.'s products in Tokyo. Japanese electronics and energy giant Toshiba ...
Disney dumps PewDiePie over anti-Semitic videos: report
Disney has cut ties with YouTube's most watched blogger PewDiePie for posting several videos containing anti-Semitic remarks and Nazi refere ...
Researchers restore magnificent cake to original grandeur
Credit: University of Warwick Cutting-edge technology has brought Queen Elizabeth II's wedding cake back to life – thanks to research by WM ...
Researchers calculate major cost savings of 3-D printing household items
Credit: Michigan Technological University Interested in making an investment that promises a 100 percent return on your money, and then som ...
FPGA features low power and high data rate
Microsemi has the mid-range FPGA market in its sights with Polarfire, which boasts a 12.7Gbit/s transceiver and significantly lower power consumption: less than 90mW at 10Gbit/s.
Video: Engineering team designs new solar-paneled walls that make greywater reusable
Architect Maria Paz Gutierrez is a woman on a mission. In addition to mentoring student building designers at the University of California ( ...
Cracking under pressure is no problem for high strength self-healing cement
When geothermal wells are made using PNNL-developed self-healing cement, cracks and breaks in the well can heal automatically. This technolo ...
Low power chip improves voice controlled electronics
A low power chip specialised for automatic speech recognition has been built by MIT researchers. Whereas a cell phone running speech-recognition software might require 1W of power, the new chip is sai
EU consortium to assist photonics companies
The EPRISE project, ‘Empowering Photonics through Regional Innovation Strategies in Europe’, brings together nine photonics innovation clusters and national photonics platforms from around Europe. The
Government Green Paper seen as 'tremendous opportunity'
The Government’s Green Paper, outlining its thoughts on an industrial strategy for the UK, is seen by ESCO – the Electronics and Electrical Systems Council – as a ‘tremendous opportunity’. ESCO believ
Taiwan's HTC posts seventh consecutive quarterly loss
HTC's virtual reality products have failed to boost the smartphone maker Taiwan's HTC on Tuesday announced worse than expected fourth-quart ...
Toshiba warns of huge losses in US nuclear power unit
The value of Toshiba shares has been sliced in half since late December Toshiba hinted at a possible fresh accounting scandal Tuesday as it ...
Britain: 65 percent of large companies suffered cyberattacks
Britain's treasury chief has warned that cyberattacks are increasing in severity and sophistication as authorities open a new center devoted ...
Queen to unveil Britain's new cyber security centre
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is due to formally open Britain's National Cyber Security Centre alongside her husband Prince Philip, and a hos ...
Verizon pulled back into unlimited data game
This Monday, July 25, 2016, file photo shows signage in a Verizon store in North Andover, Mass. Verizon is the latest mobile carrier to brin ...
Senators try to speed up deployment of self-driving cars
In this Dec. 13, 2016 file photo, an Uber driverless car heads out for a test drive in San Francisco. In the first major congressional attem ...
Tesla takes on Gulf gas guzzlers
Tesla CEO Elon Musk (right) with Mohammad al-Gergawi, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Future, at the World Government Summit 2017 in Dub ...
Intel launches Cyclone 10 FPGA family
Intel has announced the Intel Cyclone 10 family of FPGAs. Designed to deliver fast and power-efficient processing, applications include automotive, industrial automation, pro audio visual and vision s
Now you can 'build your own' bio-bot
Schematic of a bio-bot: Engineered skeletal muscle tissue is coupled to a 3-D printed flexible skeleton. Optical stimulation of the muscle t ...
Dubai aims to launch hover-taxi by July
A model of EHang 184 and the next generation of Dubai Drone Taxi is seen during the seconde day of the World Government Summit in Dubai, Uni ...
Accelerating low-carbon innovation through policy
Adaptive Solar Facade. Credit: Chair for Architecture and Building Systems, Institute of Technology in Architecture, ETH Zurich Global clim ...
Diesel Cruze tops all gas or diesel cars at 52 mpg highway
General Motors says its new Chevrolet Cruze diesel compact sedan will get up to 52 miles per gallon on the highway, the best mileage of any ...
Verizon latest carrier to return to unlimited cell plans
Verizon is the latest mobile carrier to bring back unlimited plans, but its version is pricier than offerings from rivals T-Mobile and Sprin ...
Nanorod LEDs could make multifunctional displays
Cell phones and other devices could soon be controlled with touchless gestures and charge themselves using ambient light, according to researchers at the University of Illinois and Dow Electronic Mate
Technology puts 'touch' into long-distance relationships
SIAT graduate student Azadeh Foirghani demonstrates the Flex N Feel glove. Credit: Simon Fraser University Long-distance couples can share ...
Spectroscopic platform to study graphene
A spectroscopic platform has been developed to explain the electronic structure of graphene by physicists at the Korean Institute for Basic Science’s (IBS’) Centre for Theoretical Physics of Complex S
Chip to secure wireless chargers against counterfeit
To resolve the problem of counterfeit wireless chargers — which could cause power surges that fry a device’s circuitry – researchers from MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories have built a chip t
Researchers find new date for the first mass production of timepieces
Watch studied in forgery research. Credit: Birmingham City University New research brings the commonly accepted date for the birth of mass ...
Passengers take mobile measure of comfort for railway companies
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a smartphone app that allows passengers to measure ride comfort themselves using t ...
Software package allows power supply designers to get smart
Starting from a few specifications, such as required power or the entry and exit voltages, SmartCtrl – a program developed by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UCM) – is said to provide those desi
Wikipedia readers get shortchanged by copyrighted material
When Google Books digitized 40 years worth of copyrighted and out-of-copyright issues of Baseball Digest magazine, Wikipedia editors realize ...
Report: Mexican activists suffer spyware hack attempt
An internet watchdog group said Saturday that a spyware hacking attempt targeted activists who campaigned against soft drinks and junk foods ...
Aviation takes baby steps toward sustainable fuels
An Airbus A321 aircraft using Biojet A-1 Total/Amyris, a biofuel produced from an innovative sugar-processing technology, seen at Le Bourget ...
Tech firms must do more against 'fake news': Apple boss
Apple CEO Tim Cook pictured during a visit to the shopfitting company Dula that delivers tables for Apple stores worldwide in Vreden, wester ...
EU at pains to punish VW over 'dieselgate' scandal
The "dieselgate" scandal blew open when Volkswagen admitted installing software in 11 million cars worldwide that reduced emission ...
Tesla chief in public feud with auto workers union
A feud between Elon Musk and the United Auto Workers revved up on Friday as the group denied his accusation they planted a mole to unio ...
No sad endings for Japan's virtual romance fans
The Ikemen (a Japanese term for 'handsome guys') app has been downloaded some 15 million times since its launch about nearly five years ago ...
How algorithms (secretly) run the world
Credit: CC0 Public Domain When you browse online for a new pair of shoes, pick a movie to stream on Netflix or apply for a car loan, an al ...
Algorithms: the managers of our digital lives
Partial map of the Internet based on the January 15, 2005 data found on opte.org. Each line is drawn between two nodes, representing two IP ...
Ford bets $1B on startup founded by Waymo Uber vets (Update)
This Feb. 11, 2016, file photo shows the Ford logo on display at the Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh. Ford Motor will spend ...
Facebook to have outside audit of ad data
Facebook recently announced it was working to fix flaws in its metrics calculations that led to audiences being overestimated at times Face ...
Review: The affordable speaker that keeps party going strong lets you sing along
My wife's family is from southern Louisiana, and every summer we head down there for a family reunion. ...
Ford invests $1B in robotics startup in driverless car quest
Ford Motor will spend $1 billion to take over a robotics startup to acquire more of the expertise needed to reach its ambitious goal of havi ...
Protecting bulk power systems from hackers
Hackers target specific parts of the control network of power infrastructure and they focus on the mechanisms that control it to cause power ...
A new open source dataset links human motion and language
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers Researchers have created a large, open source database to support the development of robot activ ...
Scientist calls for industrial scale-up of greenhouse gas-eating microbe technology in UK
Credit: University of Nottingham A leading green energy scientist who uses bacteria to turn greenhouse gases into usable chemicals is calli ...
How Google Chromebooks conquered schools
In this Feb. 8, 2017, photo, a Google Chromebook displays Candy Crush Saga in New York. Google Chromebook laptops are impractical for many p ...
Engineers developing advanced robotic systems that will become surgeon's right hand
Electrical engineering professor Michael Yip directs the Advanced Robotics and Controls Laboratory. Credit: University of California - San D ...
How machine learning is changing crime-solving tactics
Credit: Public Domain Modern forensic DNA analyses are crucial to crime scene investigations; however the interpretation of the DNA profile ...
The school with the largest solar facade in the world
Credit: EPFL Pilippe Vollichard he Copenhagen International School's new building is covered by 12,000 colored solar panels based on a tech ...
Researchers simulate global potential of electricity generated using hydropower
TU Delft researchers have completed a detailed account of the global potential of hydropower. The results of their research were published i ...
Spanish software optimizes design of new mobile device chargers
Credit: Carlos III University of Madrid An electronic power converter is a system that adapts electric energy from a source to a specific l ...
Self-powered photodetector made from nickelates
A self-powered photodetector has been developed by a research team at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. The photodetector could be used in a range of applications such as chemical analysi
Flow battery could run for more than a decade
A flow battery that stores energy in organic molecules dissolved in neutral pH water has been developed by researchers from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The chemistry is sai
Uber vows to fight in Denmark after law tightened
The Danish branch of the ride-sharing service Uber says it will stay in Denmark to "fight" after the government proposed toughenin ...
GloFo unveils major global capacity expansion
Globalfoundries is expanding its manufacturing capacity in the US and Germany, while building a new fab in China and adding capacity for mainstream technologies in Singapore.
US judge to sentence prolific hacker in $55M scam
A prolific foreign hacker behind cyberattacks that netted an estimated $55 million is facing sentencing by a U.S. judge in a conviction cons ...
Taiwan Uber drivers protest fine hike as app halts service
Protesting Uber drivers circled Taiwan's transport ministry Friday as the ride-hailing app halted operations on the island following an impa ...
Struggling retailers seek silver bullet in Amazon era
Want a coffee while you shop? A glass of wine? Those are just few of the gimmicks being rolled out by retailers as they fight to boost store ...
CEO of recruiting software company focuses on diversity
At first glance, Jon Bischke would seem an unlikely spokesman for diversity. ...
Celebrity megaphone fails to lure ordinary users to Twitter
This Nov. 4, 2013, file photo shows the sign outside of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco. Twitter announced Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, tha ...
Microsoft lawsuit vs. secret government searches moves ahead
This July 3, 2014, file photo shows the Microsoft Corp. logo outside the Microsoft Visitor Center in Redmond, Wash. In a ruling released Thu ...
Kuri: Startup's personal robot designed to touch your emotions
If you've been dreaming for years about having your own R2-D2 or BB-8, get ready. Just don't expect your new robot companion to do too much, ...
Snapchat's young users are at once its greatest asset and one of its biggest risks
Kids don't use email any more. Facebook is for Mom and Dad. And Yik Yak is so 2015. When it comes to communication in 2017, Snapchat is wher ...
Apoorva Mehta had 20 failed startups before Instacart
The gig: Apoorva Mehta, 30, is the founder and chief executive of San Francisco grocery delivery startup Instacart. Over the last four years ...
Virtual assistant Cortana holds people to promises
An update to Cortana  — Microsoft's digital assistant infused with artificial intelligence—enables it to recognize and make note when p ...
The Internet and your brain are more alike than you think
Credit: Salk Institute Although we spend a lot of our time online nowadays—streaming music and video, checking email and social media, or o ...
Twitter woes deepen as growth sputters loss widens
Twitter reports sluggish revenue and user growth, with widening losses in the past quarter Twitter shares plunged Thursday as the social n ...
Cleaner robot pulled from Fukushima reactor due to radiation
In this image released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), a remote-controlled "cleaning" robot, bottom, enters the reactor conta ...
Researchers grow versatile 2D material
A single, three-atom thick layer of a 2D material called tungsten ditelluride has been produced by University of Pennsylvania researchers. Unlike other 2D materials, scientists believe tungsten ditell
'Dieselgate' fallout leads to score-settling at Volkswagen
Volkswagen's "dieselgate" crisis turned personal this week Volkswagen's "dieselgate" crisis turned personal this week, ...
Full-go for NC wind farm that politicians claimed is threat
North Carolina's first large-scale wind farm is fully operational despite efforts by some of the state's most powerful politicians to shut d ...
Organic CMOS image sensor with electrically controllable near-infrared light sensitivity
Fig.1. Cross-sectional image of stacked organic CMOS image sensor with the control of the sensitivity by changing the applied voltage. Pana ...
Most stretchable elastomer for 3-D printing
A 3-D printed conductive buckyball that works as an electric switch. Credit: Dinesh K. Patel Due to its excellent material properties of el ...
Twitter woes deepen as loss widens user growth sputters
Twitter reports sluggish revenue and user growth, with widening losses in the past quarter Twitter came under fresh pressure Thursday as th ...
Belgium: US youth linked to cyberattack on Brussels airport
Belgian authorities say that a U.S. youth in Pittsburgh tried to hack into the Brussels airport computer system and disable it the night aft ...
Russian hackers get burned in deal with Russia's spy agency
Alexander Filinov, a suspected member of a group of hackers involved in blackmailing Russian officials, seen in a video link, attends hearin ...
Industrial maintenance is becoming knowledge work
Service technician receives to his phone tips created by other service technicians, about the maintenance target. Credit: Konecranes Virtua ...
Wikipedia editors ban 'unreliable' Daily Mail as source
Wikipedia says The Daily Mail and its website are "unreliable" as news sources Wikipedia editors have voted to ban the use of art ...
China tightens controls on Bitcoin trading platforms
Chinese bitcoin trading platforms risk closure if they breach new controls Chinese bitcoin trading platforms risk closure if they breach ne ...
Russian election hacks exploited legal grey zone: lawyers
Policymakers need a manual to assess and counter hacking attacks, according to lawyers specializing in cyber issues Russia's alleged comput ...
Chipmaker Infineon says US could block Wolfspeed deal
Infineon's acquisition of US computer chip specialist Wolfspeed has run into opposition from US regulators German semiconductor giant Infin ...
New design tools bring large-area LED products on the market with speed quality and lower costs
Credit: Flexbright VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland develops novel LED light sources based on large, flexible and transparent subst ...
Looking inside materials the smart way
AR-system for intelligent inspection and quality control of safety-critical objects. Credit: Fraunhofer IZFP Aircraft, trains and power pla ...
Virtual twin controls production
Smart Factory 4.0: processed blanks are lifted onto an automated guided vehicle (AGV). Credit: Fraunhofer IPK With an innovative new concep ...
New software for increasingly flexible factory processes
The smart manufacturing network serves as an enabler for connected, adaptive production processes. Credit: Fraunhofer IPT Industrial manufa ...
Intel to spend $7bn to finish Fab 42
Intel will spend more than $7billion to complete construction and equipment of Fab 42. Upon completion, the facility in Arizona will be capable of manufacturing 7nm devices and, according to Intel, wi
New eco-battery that runs on seawater
Shown above are seawater battery pack (left) and seawater battery kit (right) developed by Professor Youngsik Kim’s reserach team at UNIST. ...
Porous carbon assembly optimised for Li-S batteries
Pore size distribution substantially influences the performances of cathodes in Li-S batteries, says a team of researchers from Hefei University of Technology in China.
Donald Trump might end net neutrality
Ending net neutrality could make some sites faster than others. Credit: Shutterstock Donald Trump wants to build another wall. Not a physic ...