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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

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

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

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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