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Scientists showcase another way to hack into the brain to control physical behavior in mice

It’s time to embrace reversible computing, which could offer dramatic improvements in energy efficiency

Just kidding. We’re eating it as sushi, and unless we cut back, we’ll drive this majestic fish to extinction

Drone delivery startup Zipline proved itself in Rwanda and is now expanding in a big way

Academics argue about its feasibility, but governments and corporations set their sights on a completely renewable future

The firm's pods levitate under their own power, a flexible but energy-hungry strategy

Like many other encryption-dependent things, Bitcoin could be vulnerable to hacks by future quantum computers. qBitcoin would use quantum cryptography to keep it safe

While the fictional geniuses in HBO’s “Silicon Valley” aim to reinvent the Internet, Mozilla and the NSF hope prize money will attract real-world innovations

Wind, solar, hydropower, and geothermal could power most of the world argues Mark Jaobson and team

Scientists have built the most complex biomolecular computer yet and stored a movie

Handmade out of organic materials, Blossom is a creative new take on social home robots

Bacteria covered with semiconductor nanocrystals convert CO2 into acetic acid

IEEE Spectrum’s Q&A with Scott Page, author of The Diversity Bonus

In Japan, thrifty Buddhists can now hire the Pepper robot as a funeral assistant

Membrane-based antennas can be hundreds of times smaller than regular ones

Numerical modeling and simulation is indispensible in the design of new lithium ion batteries.

Our small electric plane, which uses light and powerful batteries and motors, is less costly than its gasoline-engine rivals

Representatives from 116 companies around the world, including Elon Musk, renew a call for the UN to ban lethal autonomous weapon systems

Today's total solar eclipse was a high-profile demonstration of California's deft management of shifting solar output—a feat the state's grid operators manage on a regular basis.

New VR platform could help shed light on human genes and brain circuits

NASA is partnering with machine learning researchers and computer companies on planetary defense and mapping the moon

Small cells will help companies build denser 5G networks that can reuse bandwidth more efficiently

Organizations, organisms, and communication networks all have similar growth dynamics

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

Inspired by birds, S-MAD uses a controlled approach and microspine toes to land on vertical surfaces and take off again

The autonomous vehicles sense positions, select routes, and stop for obstacles

An experimental C60 device is the first to show the photovoltaic effect and act as a spin-valve at the same time

Acoustics engineers shape experiences that create lifelong memories.

New guidelines recommend longer passwords over an eclectic mix of numbers and characters

An exoskeleton from Bionik Labs now uses Amazon Echo's voice-control system

A trio of techniques can scan 3D-printed items for malicious attacks

The biggest challenges for battery design are energy density, power density, charging time, life, cost, and sustainability. Multiphysics simulation allows researchers, developers, and designers to meet these challenges.

First batch of student-built driverless cars choose safety over speed

The European Space Agency is looking for lunar business proposals, and little gaming robots might be on the way to the moon

D-Connector Gaskets Offered in Many Materials

Court filings show bromance between Uber founder and the engineer at the heart of the Waymo lawsuit

Meanwhile, a last-minute launch cancellation notwithstanding, Japan’s plan to introduce centimeter-level satellite positioning services next year remains on track

Another landmark discovery on the road toward molecular computing

Engineers at HARMAN are using numerical simulation to improve the development process for the latest vehicle infotainment technology.

By querying ubiquitous toll transponders, new services could be deployed quickly and cheaply

This new device changes the function of cells by injecting them with synthetic DNA