IEEE Spectrum

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• Graphene-based Magnetoresistance Sensor 200 Times as Sensitive as Silicon
• The 807, a Vacuum Tube for the Ages
• Australians Invent Architecture for a Full-Scale Silicon Quantum Computer
• Flexible Sensors Measure Blood Flow Under the Skin

Graphene-based Magnetoresistance Sensor 200 Times as Sensitive as Silicon Posted: 30 Oct 2015 01:00 PM PDT New sensor chip is not only more sensitive, but also tunable and resistant to temperature changes

The 807, a Vacuum Tube for the Ages Posted: 30 Oct 2015 12:00 PM PDT Eight decades on, this device still has a niche among ham radio enthusiasts and audiophiles

Australians Invent Architecture for a Full-Scale Silicon Quantum Computer Posted: 30 Oct 2015 11:30 AM PDT A new architecture could enable silicon quantum computing to scale in size and correct quantum errors

Flexible Sensors Measure Blood Flow Under the Skin Posted: 30 Oct 2015 11:00 AM PDT A flexible skin device capable of track ing blood flow could monitor the health of patients around the clock

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IEEE Spectrum

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• Video Friday: Motorcycle Robot, Paper Plane Drone, and R2-D2 Fridge
• The Clock Is Ticking on Bitcoin's Future
• Self-driving Cars Real-World Safety Tested And Found Okay
• Forget Siri: Here's a New Way for Robots to Talk
• How Space Telescopes Will Find Earth 2.0
• Li-ion Batteries Keep Improving, But for What Application?
• Leap in Lithium-Air Battery Tech Could Supercharge Electric Cars
• Mind-Reading with Infrared Light

Video Friday: Motorcycle Robot, Paper Plane Drone, and R2-D2 Fridge Posted: 30 Oct 2015 08:50 AM PDT Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

The Clock Is Ticking on Bitcoin's Future Posted: 30 Oct 2015 08:00 AM PDT Bitcoin's key players have until January to agree on a path for the currency, or there will be potential for mayhem

Self-driving Cars Real-World Safety Tested And Found Okay Posted: 30 Oct 2015 07:32 AM PDT The crash rate is a bit higher but also a bit less severe than for human-driven cars

Forget Siri: Here's a New Way for Robots to Talk Posted: 29 Oct 2015 12:14 PM PDT Georgia Tech researchers want to build humanity and personality into human-robot dialogues

How Space Telescopes Will Find Earth 2.0 Posted: 29 Oct 2015 12:00 PM PDT The galaxy is full of exoplanets. Now we'll find out what they're made of

Li-ion Batteries Keep Improving, But for What Application? Posted: 29 Oct 2015 12:00 PM PDT A silicon hybrid material looks to replace graphite in anodes of Li-ion batteries

Leap in Lithium-Air Battery Tech Could Supercharge Electric Cars Posted: 29 Oct 2015 11:00 AM PDT Lithium-air batteries can have up to 10 times more capacity than lithium-ion ones

Mind-Reading with Infrared Light Posted: 29 Oct 2015 09:00 AM PDT Technique could monitor brain dysfunction or control machines with thought

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Trossen Robotics Blog

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RFID Lockbox Posted: 29 Oct 2015 12:38 PM PDT Kyle shows off the RobotGeek RFID Lock Box Kit in this informative video! The RobotGeek RFID Lock Box kit combines Arduino, RFID and a Project Box to make your very own personal safe! The lock box kit allows you to to program your arduino to lock and unlock the box with the swipe an RFID tag or card, it even stays locked if unplugged. Mildly secure your semi-valuables in this decorative conversation piece!

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IEEE Spectrum

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• Build the Ultimate Digital Picture Frame
• NASA Offering Patents to Startups, No Money Down
• Wal-Mart Wants to Use Delivery Drones, Our Skepticism Reaches New High
• Monuments to Failure
• Understanding Openness
• Leap Second Heads Into Fierce Debate

Build the Ultimate Digital Picture Frame Posted: 29 Oct 2015 08:00 AM PDT Add gesture control to an HDTV to browse through a museum's worth of art

NASA Offering Patents to Startups, No Money Down Posted: 29 Oct 2015 05:00 AM PDT New startups can get their hands on NASA inventions, but must offer commercial products within five years, or the deal's off

Wal-Mart Wants to Use Delivery Drones, Our Skepticism Reaches New High Posted: 28 Oct 2015 02:10 PM PDT Another massive retailer wants to use drones to deliver packages, and consumers are still buying the hype

Monuments to Failure Posted: 28 Oct 2015 12:17 PM PDT The cadavers of dead IT projects are buried under mounds of cash

Understanding Openness Posted: 28 Oct 2015 12:00 PM PDT The choice between closed versus open innovation is not always simple

Leap Second Heads Into Fierce Debate Posted: 28 Oct 2015 12:00 PM PDT Countries are gearing up to decide the fate of UTC

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IEEE Spectrum

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• Google Tries to Keep Patents Out of the Hands of Trolls
• Chile's Hybrid PV-Solar Thermal Power Stations
• Novena: A Laptop With No Secrets
• MIT's Cube Robot Uses Springy Metal Tongues to Jump
• The New Wrinkle in Graphene Is Wrinkles
• American Exceptionalism
• Stretchable Antenna Boosts Range for Wearable Devices
• Acoustic Holograms Form Ultrasonic Tractor Beams for Tiny Objects

Google Tries to Keep Patents Out of the Hands of Trolls Posted: 28 Oct 2015 08:00 AM PDT Internet giant buys 28% of the patents offered during its patent-purchase experiment

Chile's Hybrid PV-Solar Thermal Power Stations Posted: 27 Oct 2015 03:00 PM PDT Heavy overnight power demand from Chile's mines are spurring creative solar power projects that combine cheap photovoltaics with solar power towers optimized for energy storage

Novena: A Laptop With No Secrets Posted: 27 Oct 2015 02:00 PM PDT How we built a laptop with nothing but open-sourced hardware and software

MIT's Cube Robot Uses Springy Metal Tongues to Jump Posted: 27 Oct 2015 01:50 PM PDT Elastic tongues help this robotic cube make lickey split jumps

The New Wrinkle in Graphene Is Wrinkles Posted: 27 Oct 2015 01:00 PM PDT Wrinkles in the surface of graphene contain band gaps that are produced structurally rather than chemically

American Exceptionalism Posted: 27 Oct 2015 12:00 PM PDT You can find it everywhere but in the country-comparison statistics

Stretchable Antenna Boosts Range for Wearable Devices Posted: 27 Oct 2015 12:00 PM PDT A stretchy antenna can survive the bending and flexing of human body movements without suffering in performance

Acoustic Holograms Form Ultrasonic Tractor Beams for Tiny Objects Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:00 AM PDT For the first time, objects can be moved and spun in midair using a single ultrasonic array

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