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For disposable sensors, silicon will never be the right fit—but cheaper tech is nearly here

An Arduino-compatible musical instrument that can teach digital signal processing

NASA’s MarCO satellites have opened the door for a new approach to mission communications

A curious list of test locations in a recent FCC application suggest the tech giant is up to something

Ideas for all ages and every wallet

This robotics kit comes with a vision sensor that promises to be simple to program with autonomous behaviors

New test rigs and strategies are crucial to keeping 5G on track

The biggest problem is how to talk to a rover whose radio will be hidden from the Earth

Users reported it felt “more natural” than using a mouse

MIT researchers have used ion drive—until now a purely space-based system—to fly a model plane a short distance indoors

Axon is promising its AI will be able to describe events recorded in body-cam video, but we’re skeptical

The Milton Keynes Council envisions self-driving vehicles easing traffic congestion and eliminating parking spaces

Cameras will require new software to perform surveillance and monitoring tasks autonomously

Misinformation takes on new meaning when the government decides what counts as truth

Recirculating ball linear bearing systems require periodic maintenance and lubrication to ensure they operate properly and do not cause damage to the ball bearings or guides.

The inflatable tire was invented 130 years ago this month, and it constitutes one of biggest inventions that people take for granted

Enjoy your food in a new, weird way with a robotic third arm with face control

A kidney was flown thousands of meters by a drone without incurring any damage

Cesium atoms and laser traps offer a more robust type of quantum computer

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In a new book, a renowned expert on the risks of emerging technologies uses sci-fi films as a road map for mitigating harm

Paper cheques didn’t finally disappear last month, as hoped in 2009

The International Bureau of Weights and Measures will redefine four base units in terms of fundamental constants in nature

Team Homer teaches TIAGo to autonomously clean a toilet, and it's about time

Noviosense takes a different approach to glucose sensing in tears, with promising results

The proposed strategy relies on manipulating with high precision an unimaginably huge number of variables

Hydrogen ions can turn magnetism on and off in a spintronic device, opening up digital logic applications

Amazon still leads the pack nationally, while Apple tops the list for Silicon Valley, says job search firm Indeed

How a new generation of grippers with improved 3D perception and tactile sensing is learning to manipulate a wide variety of objects

But Zume’s investors have given it unicorn status anyway

The mysterious satellite is a collaboration between artist Tavares Strachan and Los Angeles County Museum of Art

In a quest for penny-priced plastic sensors, Arm and its partners are demonstrating a stripped-down form of machine learning

Term life affordably protects your loved ones, especially during your high earning years and the high spending inherent in raising a family

Will this unionization effort remain a one-off? Or stir up a movement among software engineers?

The NGI brings together innovators, researchers and policymakers – Martel CEO & HUB4NGI coordinator Dr Monique Calisti

In early tests, this laser-activated silk and gold material held wounds together better than stitches or glue

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A limited number of protocols for massive MIMO leaves communications channels open to attacks

Bacterial nanobionics offers applications from sensors to smart materials

OnScale customer Dr. Kendall Waters, of Verathon Incorporated, recently sat down with us to describe how using OnScale Cloud CAE tools quicken development times, tightens interactions between engineering teams and makes prototyping significantly more efficient

I don't know the way in San Jose, my car has a brain and won't go wrong and lose its way

Got an idea to make the grid better? National Grid Partners wants to hear from you

The startup Precise Bio says it can replace donated eyes with 3D-printed corneas

It’s the glass ceiling, not work/life balance, that is pushing women out of tech, study finds