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The Big Problem With Self-Driving Cars Is People
And we’ll go out of our way to make the problem worse
Robots Could Act as Ethical Mediators Between Patients and Caregivers
Georgia Tech's robot can step in with ethical advice when a relationship gets complicated
Christina Lampe-Onnerud Has A New Battery Design
Her "supercell architecture" fits existing Li-ion cells into more efficient battery packs
Jerktech: When Callow Ideas Become Code
Technologically mediated obnoxiousness is spawning a new lexicon
Complex Biological Computer Commands Living Cells
Researchers build the most complex RNA-based computer in living bacterial cells
Atomic Movies Offer Insights Into More Efficient Perovskites
Photons spin atoms around into a whirl inside of perovskites, offering clues about how to make the material a more efficient light-to-electricity transformer
Soft Robotic Exosuit Can Help Stroke Patients
Improvements seen within minutes of powering up the device
Nanoneurons Enable Neuromorphic Chips for Voice Recognition
Nanoscale magnetic tunnel junctions recognize spoken digits with 99.6 percent accuracy
Sequential Peeling: A Model-Based Approach to Structure Identification and De-embedding
This whitepaper discusses one of the model-based approaches that uses position information about structures in the fixture and an indicated impedance/admittance model to extract parameters
Naval Research Lab Tests Swarm of Stackable CICADA Microdrones
Here's how to deploy 32 flying little robots at once
The Transformers: Superheroes of Electrical Inventions
This technology, now being updated for the first time in more than a century, is at the very root of our electrified civilization
U.S. Defense Budget May Help Fund "Hacking for Defense" Classes at Universities
Draft Defense Authorization Act includes $15 million for national rollout of Stanford-originated Hacking for Defense class
Smart Contact Lenses and Eye Implants Will Give Doctors Medical Insights
Microsensors and flexible electronics in smart lenses offer a closer look at diabetes and glaucoma
42% of California’s STEM Workforce Hails From Outside the U.S.
Software engineering has highest share of foreign-born workers
The TurtleBot3 Teacher
Learn the ROS platform with this robot kit
DNA Logic Gets Much Faster
Technique for organizing DNA molecules closer together on chip boosts processing speeds
Quantum Cryptography System Breaks Daylight Distance Record
New 53-kilometer record for quantum cryptography through the air could enable a 24/7 space-based quantum Internet
Bespoke Processors: A New Path to Cheap Chips
Engineers can cut size and power in half by stripping away unused logic gates from general-⁠purpose microcontrollers
Modeling Piezoelectric Devices with COMSOL Multiphysics®
If you are interested in modeling piezoelectric devices, then tune into this webinar with guest speaker Kyle Koppenhoefer of AltaSim Technologies.
Robots Learn to Speak Body Language
This body-tracking software could help robots read your emotions
Testing the Internet of Things
A peek inside Silicon Valley’s newest IoT test center
Will Volvo Really Kill the Gasoline Engine?
Why the carmaker’s audacious plan to electrify every Volvo from 2019 may stall out
Real-Time Distance Image Sensor Detects Obstacles
Hamamatsu introduces a new distance image sensor
Unhackable Quantum Networks Take to Space
In two new trials, satellites set distance records for beaming photons usable in quantum crypto
Professor Einstein Is a Fun, Wacky Robot That Loves to Talk About Science
This $300 robot can answer science questions and tell jokes. But is it smart enough to hold your interest?
Robots for Kids: Designing Social Machines That Support Children's Learning
To build better robots, we need to understand kids' relationships with them
Musk Claims "Verbal" Approval for a Hyperloop Tunnel From New York to D.C.
Elon Musk said it in a tweet that the White House acknowledges without confirming that it is true
Where the Jobs Are: 2017
Hot fields in the United States include embedded engineering, control engineering, and robotics
Wearable Sensors Give Skin Space to Breathe
Gold nanomesh sensors last for a week on the skin without causing inflammation
Let’s Stop Using Ankle Bracelets to Monitor Offenders
Smartphones do a better job and allow for positive reinforcement and incentives
Choosing the Middle Path for Industrial IoT Standards
Middleware enables changes in evolving and overlapping industrial and home automation IoT standards.
The Nuclear Weapons Complexities
We can simulate many systems components, except the most unpredictable of all
Black Hole Power: How String Theory Idea Could Lead to New Thermal-Energy Harvesting Tech
Exotic new "semimetal" ushers in age of quantum-inspired materials that skirt some classical limitations of physics
For First Time, On-Chip Nanoantennas Enable High-Bit-Rate Transmission
Entire optical chip size has been reduced to a submicron size
AI Can Help Patients Recover Ability to Stand and Walk
Neural nets and robotic harnesses can aid patients after spinal cord injury, stroke
How to Control Those Extra Robotic Limbs You've Always Wanted
MIT researchers show how you can control an extra pair of robotic legs using your chest and belly
Fake Malaria Meds Meet Their Match in a Handheld Spectrometer
Up to 35 percent of antimalarial drugs are useless. Engineers are combatting this counterfeit menace
Four steps to secure Linux-based systems
Protecting vulnerable connected Linux-based devices from online attacks—especially those used in healthcare settings—requires a multifaceted monitoring, assessment, notification, and remediation process.
Top Programming Languages 2017: Focus on Jobs
We analyze the languages that are in demand by employers
The 2017 Top Programming Languages
Python jumps to No. 1, and Swift enters the Top Ten
Doing a Startup Involving Cryptography? Get Out of the U.S.
Singapore entrepreneurs say being able to avoid NSA requirements gives their companies a big advantage
Beyond Bitcoin: How Blockchains Secure the IoT
Here’s a look at how SPARKL is seamlessly integrating legacy platforms with blockchain technology.
Formula E Comes to Brooklyn
These race cars are fast, stealthy, cool—and electric
THOR Transformer Drone Hovers and Cruises With No Compromises
To fly efficiently, aircraft can either be designed for hovering or cruising but not both—except for THOR
Low-Cost Pliable Materials Transform Glove Into Sign-to-Text Machine
Smart glove features rubbery sensors, costs less than US $100, and converts sign language into text
Ruggedized Servers Pave Road to Autonomous Vehicles
The development of autonomous vehicles requires ruggedized components and chassis to handle on-the-road and environmental stresses.
5G Bytes: Beamforming Explained
Future 5G networks will transmit data through targeted beams and advanced signal processing that could speed up data rates and boost bandwidth
Video Friday: Water Drones, Sad Robot, and Self-Driving in Duckie Town
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Tech for Lucid Dreaming Takes Off—But Will Any of It Work?
These 4 sleep wearables coming to market soon all claim to encourage lucid dreaming
3 Maker Boards Go Professional
Boards like the Raspberry Pi are great for makers—but if you want to turn professional, you’ll need another solution.
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