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Fujitsu Liquid Immersion Not All Hot Air When It Comes to Cooling Data Centers
Fujitsu’s new cooling system promises easy server maintenance while using less power and taking up less space
Artificial Photosynthesis Moves on From Water Splitting to CO2 Reduction
Commercial ventures in artificial photosynthesis have struggled, but the science is marching on
ETH Zurich's Omnicopter Plays Fetch
This omnidirectional eight-rotor drone flies like no other aircraft
Elastic Hologram Can Switch Images When Stretched
Stretchable hologram may have applications in virtual reality, flat-panel displays, and telecommunications
Will Energy Offer the Next Market for Blockchain?
The digital tool first gained attention as a driver behind the global rise of bitcoin applications and is gaining notice across the energy sector
New Report Highlights Dangers of Hacked Factory Robots
Cybersecurity firm describes how malevolent hackers might compromise various kinds of industrial robots
New Bioprinter Makes It Easier to Fabricate 3D Flesh and Bone
This relatively affordable bioprinter, the BioBot 2, aims to take tissue engineering to the next level
WannaCry Update: Microsoft Pushes a "Geneva Convention" to Thwart Cyberattacks
But would a digital cybertreaty of the future bind Redmond to operate Windows XP as a public utility?
A Circuit That Sees Radiation Strikes Could Keep Errors at Bay
Engineers are working on a circuit that will help chip designers avoid vulnerabilities to common radiation-induced errors
Three Studies Show How Robocars Will Make for Safer, More Efficient Roads
In each study, what matters is how robocars and people will get along together
Energy Policy Defies Jobs-Versus-Environment Rhetoric
Methane rules and the Paris Accord expose friction within the GOP and the Trump Administration over climate and energy policy
Why Hardware Engineers Have to Think Like Cybercriminals, and Why Engineers Are Easy to Fool
Scott Borg, director of the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit, says hardware design engineers hold the future of cybersecurity in their hands
NASA Tests Origami-Inspired Robot That May One Day Explore Mars
This small, nimble robot can fold and unfold itself
Video Friday: Morphing Wheels, Soft Inflatable Robot, and Snipe Nano Quadrotor
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
A Weird Time for Drone Operators
Drone operators face a patchwork of federal, state, and local regulations that is increasingly hard to keep up with
Japan Takes Lead in Legitimizing Digital Currencies
New fintech regulations give cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin an aura of respectability--and the market is responding
The Benefits of Old Age (for Transistors)
Simulations suggest old ICs should consume less power than they did in their youth
Consumers Express Community Values With Their Electricity Choices
Values are personal, not necessarily logical, and when applied to electricity choices they can impact the market in unpredictable ways
Fetal Pacemaker Ready for Human Trial
The first-of-its-kind fetal pacemaker boasts a wireless recharging system
Mechanical Metamaterials and Other 3D Printing Tech from CHI 2017
All the coolest 3D printing projects from CHI 2017
CHI 2017: 3D Printing
All the coolest 3D printing projects from CHI 2017
Novel Technique Stamps Out Nanoprobes
The Molecular Foundry at Lawrence Berkeley Lab is scaling up production of nanophotonic devices
FaceDisplay and Other Bizarre Virtual Reality Projects from CHI 2017
All the most bizarre virtual reality projects from CHI 2017
CHI 2017: Virtual Reality
All the most bizarre virtual reality projects from CHI 2017
Drone Uses AI and 11,500 Crashes to Learn How to Fly
Crashing into objects has taught this drone to fly autonomously, by learning what not to do
Photonic Hypercrystals Are Now a Reality and Light Will Never Be the Same
Recently theorized and already realized, photonic hypercrystals will further enable technologeis from Li-Fi to Solar Cells
How to Build a Safer, More Energy-Dense Lithium-ion Battery
Chipmaking techniques contribute to a three-dimensional battery design that outperforms today’s best cells
Cheek Haptics and Other Weird Computer Interfaces from CHI 2017
All the weirdest computer interfaces from CHI 2017
CHI 2017: Interesting Interfaces
All the weirdest computer interfaces from CHI 2017
ARPA-E Survives Brush With Trump Administration Axe
The incubator agency’s 2017 budget victory last week still says little about its fate in 2018
Putting IoT Design to the Parent Test
Owlet provides new parents with much-needed sleep knowing that their infant’s heart rate and oxygen levels are constantly and effectively monitored.
Who’s Hiring? (Software Companies) Who’s Firing? (Hardware)
The headlines show big hiring sprees for Amazon, GE Healthcare, and other software-focused operations. Hardware? The news isn’t as good.
PUFFER: JPL's Pop-Up Exploring Robot
This little robot can go where other robots fear to roll
Energy Storage Rose From California Crisis
A crisis that threatened southern California's electric grid enabled energy storage to demonstrate its flexibility and rapid deployment.
HBO’s Silicon Valley Joins the Push for a Decentralized Web
Silicon Valley’s fictional entrepreneur sets out his plan to reinvent the Internet, and decentralized web pioneer Brewster Kahle says it sounds very familiar
5G Bytes: Millimeter Waves Explained
High-frequency millimeter waves will greatly increase wireless capacity and speeds for future 5G networks
Video Friday: Running Robot, Dog vs. Roomba, and BionicCobot
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Witricity Leverages Magnetic Resonance for Flexible Wireless Charging
Engineers at WiTricity are developing wireless power transfer technology that extends efficiency and charging ranges beyond the reach of existing methods
Smart Contact Lens Detects Diabetes and Glaucoma
Novel hybrid film of graphene and nanowires makes for flexible and transparent electrodes
Graphene Speaker Produces Sound and Mixes Frequencies Simultaneously
Controlling the electrical current for heating graphene allows sound frequencies to be mixed together, amplified, and equalized
How Much Does the U.S. Government Subsidize Electricity Generating Technologies?
When considering only the portion of fossil fuel support that relates to electric power, renewables receive far more federal help
Demo: A Versatile Snake Robot That Masters Tough Terrain and Climbs Metal Walls
Sarcos brought its Guardian S snake robot to Spectrum's office for a demo
Want to Know What’s Happening in a Building? Listen in at the Breaker Box, Says Startup Verdigris
Silicon Valley startup Verdigris’ cloud-based analysis can tell whether you’re using a Chromebook or a Mac, or whether a motor is running fine or starting to fail
Brain Activity Detector Helps Study Pain Relief for Babies
EEG readings of brain activity could help study pain relief treatments for babies who cannot speak
Scientists Figure Out Possible New Threat to Spacecraft
Dust-sized micrometeroids can cause an EMP "like a mini-nuke" that could wreck satellite electronics
Lithographic Feature Sizes Reduced to One Nanometer
Technique opens up potential of tailoring material properties nearly atom-by-atom
Can a Bitcoin Blockchain–Inspired Ledger Give Individuals Control Over Their Online Identities?
Sovrin joins Hyperledger Indy to build a permissioned open ledger for identity management
Designing Heart-Assist Devices with Multiphysics Simulation
At St. Jude Medical, ventricle assist devices are developed to improve the lives of patients with heart failure
Nvidia Opens Up The "Black Box" of Its Robocar's Deep Neural Network
Peering into a deep neural network just got a lot easier
Hands-on With TurtleBot 3, a Powerful Little Robot for Learning ROS
We take an in-depth look at the new TurtleBot 3 Burger and Waffle from Robotis
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