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• The Semiconductor Boom
• Avidbots Wants to Automate Commercial Cleaning With Robots
• Volvo Matches Google's Test of City-roaming Cars
• Hand-Held Spectroscopy Tool Lets You Examine the Molecular Composition of Your Food
• NASA Uses Transmission Lines For Geomagnetic Antenna Study
• Three Weird Ways to Make Things Invisible

The Semiconductor Boom Posted: 30 Apr 2014 09:01 AM PDT Global sales reach record heights

Avidbots Wants to Automate Commercial Cleaning With Robots Posted: 30 Apr 2014 08:42 AM PDT Can autonomous robots break into the commercial cleaning market?

Volvo Matches Google's Test of City-roaming Cars Posted: 30 Apr 2014 08:09 AM PDT City streets are the toughest test for robocars

Hand-Held Spectroscopy Tool Lets You Examine the Molecular Composition of Your Food Posted: 30 Apr 2014 06:00 AM PDT Kickstarter campaign aims to bring mass-produced spectrometers to consumers

NASA Uses Transmission Lines For Geomagnetic Antenna Study Posted: 29 Apr 2014 01:07 PM PDT Experiments are part of a growing effort to evaluate extraterrestrial hazards to the power grid

Three Weird Ways to Make Things Invisible Posted: 29 Apr 2014 11:00 AM PDT Objects can go undetected by sight, sound, or heat with these tricks

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• Nanoporous Material Combines the Best of Batteries and Supercapacitors
• Google's Autonomous Cars Are Smarter Than Ever at 700,000 Miles
• Ultrawideband Engine-Area Network Lets Sensors Talk Under the Hood
• Liquid Metal Reconnects Severed Nerves in Frogs
• New 3-D Printer Makes Soft Interactive Objects
• Quantum Cryptography Done Over Shared Data Line
• Control System Could Help Flywheels Beat Battery Hybrids

Nanoporous Material Combines the Best of Batteries and Supercapacitors Posted: 29 Apr 2014 09:16 AM PDT Rice University researchers develop a material that is flexible, scalable, and combines the best of batteries and supercapacitors

Google's Autonomous Cars Are Smarter Than Ever at 700,000 Miles Posted: 29 Apr 2014 06:10 AM PDT A focus on urban driving brings Google's self-driving cars even closer to full autonomy

Ultrawideband Engine-Area Network Lets Sensors Talk Under the Hood Posted: 29 Apr 2014 06:00 AM PDT Turkish RF engineers' scheme paves the way toward wireless sensor networks in engine compartments

Liquid Metal Reconnects Severed Nerves in Frogs Posted: 29 Apr 2014 05:01 AM PDT A liquid metal alloy can provide an electrical conduit to help reconnect severed nerves

New 3-D Printer Makes Soft Interactive Objects Posted: 28 Apr 2014 03:28 PM PDT A printer-sewing machine hybrid device turns computerized patterns into 3-D objects

Quantum Cryptography Done Over Shared Data Line Posted: 28 Apr 2014 12:00 PM PDT An advance from European researchers is a step towards using existing networks for quantum key distribution

Control System Could Help Flywheels Beat Battery Hybrids Posted: 28 Apr 2014 10:01 AM PDT Dutch researchers are gearing up to launch a flywheel hybrid this fall

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• How to Automate Your Home Without Rewiring
• First FAA-Approved Drone Test Site Goes Live Next Week in North Dakota
• Online Testing Problems Strike Again
• Why Cloning Silicon Valley Is So Hard
• Cars that Look and Listen to Find Themselves a Parking Spot
• Christopher Yoo Thinks Net Neutrality's End Might Not Be So Bad

How to Automate Your Home Without Rewiring Posted: 28 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT Radio-controlled servos allow you to control lights without having to deal with high voltages

First FAA-Approved Drone Test Site Goes Live Next Week in North Dakota Posted: 28 Apr 2014 08:22 AM PDT The tests will help the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration develop a roadmap for commercial drones

Online Testing Problems Strike Again Posted: 28 Apr 2014 08:00 AM PDT Ulster Bank messes up again as Oregon calls quits on its own healthcare insurance portal

Why Cloning Silicon Valley Is So Hard Posted: 28 Apr 2014 07:00 AM PDT The sprit of a place comes from historical circumstances that are unlikely to be reproduced

Cars that Look and Listen to Find Themselves a Parking Spot Posted: 28 Apr 2014 06:00 AM PDT Fusion of vision and ultrasound, along with some clever software, could let a car find a spot for you

Christopher Yoo Thinks Net Neutrality's End Might Not Be So Bad Posted: 28 Apr 2014 05:01 AM PDT A law and technology expert suggests that the end of strict net neutrality could spur innovation

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How Women Got Through the Doors of Engineering Schools Posted: 25 Apr 2014 01:41 PM PDT Amy Sue Bix describes how 20th-century pioneers began breaking down the gender barrier

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• Video Friday: Obama vs. ASIMO, 3D Printed Hands, and Drone Delivery Fail
• Self-driving Cars You Can Trust
• IBM Prints World’s Smallest Magazine Cover in 3-D
• GE's Distributed Power Station Delivery Goes From Months to Weeks
• Gecko Adhesives Moving from Robot Feet to Your Walls
• FCC Plan for Internet Fast Lanes Leaves Net Neutrality Behind
• What Makes for Better CdTe Solar Cells

Video Friday: Obama vs. ASIMO, 3D Printed Hands, and Drone Delivery Fail Posted: 25 Apr 2014 07:00 AM PDT The President of the United States plays soccer with Honda's humanoid robot

Self-driving Cars You Can Trust Posted: 25 Apr 2014 06:39 AM PDT Human drivers behave differently when automated driving systems inspire confidence

IBM Prints World’s Smallest Magazine Cover in 3-D Posted: 25 Apr 2014 06:30 AM PDT Scanning probe nanolithography enables cheaper 3-D prototyping

GE's Distributed Power Station Delivery Goes From Months to Weeks Posted: 25 Apr 2014 05:06 AM PDT General Electric put in 100 MW of backup power in Libya in just six weeks, and it could just be the beginning

Gecko Adhesives Moving from Robot Feet to Your Walls Posted: 24 Apr 2014 05:38 PM PDT Artificial gecko toes are a beautiful example of bioinspiration in robotics, and they're getting close to a practical application

FCC Plan for Internet Fast Lanes Leaves Net Neutrality Behind Posted: 24 Apr 2014 01:20 PM PDT The FCC plans to allow broadband providers to charge companies a premium for access to faster Internet lanes

What Makes for Better CdTe Solar Cells Posted: 24 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT Mystery of why CdTe solar cells efficiency improves with cadmium-chloride treatment explained

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