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A drone powered by electrohydrodynamic thrust is the smallest flying robot ever made

New technology teases simple, photon-only alternative to existing high-maintenance quantum repeater technologies

To improve energy efficiency, a smart grid project in Turkey and Portugal leverages consumer choice

The telecom industry has an increasing need for EMI shielding, using EMC gaskets in between metal housing covers.

Leonardo augments humanoid legs with thrusters to help it run and jump

Scientists in Japan have developed a MEMS energy harvester charged by an off-chip electret

This smart seat keeps tabs on your heart while you take care of business

Happy workers are crowding the halls at LinkedIn, Uber, and Salesforce, but in short supply at Snapchat, eBay, and Oracle, according to a survey by Blind

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Bests human professional gamers in the complex strategy game StarCraft II

Using scalp electrodes to jolt the brain has been called both a miracle cure and a sham

Engineers aim to use “silicon interconnect fabric” to build a computer with 40 GPUs on a single silicon wafer

The Princess phone was pitched as the perfect extension for the bedroom

As far as we know, this is the smallest legged robot in existence

Engineers from Johns Hopkins reinvent the humble stethoscope to save lives

To produce a field of 16 teslas for CERN’s Future Circular Collider, scientists must invent a new class of magnets

A novel catalyst protects fuel cells from contaminants, and could help China catch up in battery-free EVs

Defining a “data scientist” is tough; finding one to hire in today’s market can be even tougher. A certification program aims to help

Shape-memory materials could make medical devices longer lasting and easier to implant

An international team of three takes home $1 million for being the best at predicting home prices

More than 10 years in the making, Terra wants to do for your lawn what Roomba has done for your floors

The U.S. government is proposing to reclassify nation's nuclear waste, much of which is stored in Washington state

Hundreds of IEEE members entered our contest. Here are the most memorable submissions

How Flash DSC is transforming rapid-scanning DSC technology, presented by Mettler-Toledo

The machine triumphed in DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge, where teams automated white-hat hacking

Seeing the road is a challenge for self-driving cars, but so is developing a secure software framework that won't crash

Problem highlights increasing concerns about validity of digital forensic apps

Unexpected interactions forced design fixes

This 1943 analog-to-digital converter helped make an unbreakable code

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Computer algorithms help prosthetics wearers walk within minutes rather than requiring hours of training

One day, electric bandages and biodegradable electronic implants could ward off infections and speed recovery

The system uses an adaptive algorithm to adjust to each person’s unique snore

Sapienz and SapFix are automated tools that Facebook now uses to find and fix problems across all of the company’s apps

Lidar wavelengths deemed safe for human eyeballs might imperil digital camera sensors

Immersive 3D video exposure helps people overcome arachnophobia

Their improvement had to do with power density rather than miniaturization

Robot dog gets just a little bit closer to real dog

Audio in VR sucks. Here’s how to fix it to create truly immersive experiences

The process involves two types of LEDs and a specially engineered chemical resin

Every day, researchers use the NI platform to push the boundaries of discovery.

The company that created it, Forced Physics, plans to install the technology in a pilot plant in February

Dieter Fox tells us about his plans for Nvidia's new robotics lab

A year-by-year plan to score a leadership position in engineering

The new network aims to improve traffic, manufacturing, health care, and more