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Graphene and Silly Putty Creates a Super-Sensitive Strain Sensor
Strain sensor is so sensitive it could serve as a continuous blood pressure sensor
Want Girls Attracted to Tech? Put an "A" for "Art" in STEM
Two Bit Circus continues its push to move the conversation from STEM to STEAM
Google's Self-Driving Car Graduates to Stand-Alone Business Status
That means the project, rechristened Waymo, must now start paying its way
Who’s Liable for George Hotz’s Self-Driving Software?
Most lawyers agree that the open-source code is “Use at your own risk”
Drones Take to the Skies to Screen for Methane Emissions
From a remote island in the South Atlantic, researchers track Africa-born methane
No Jerks Allowed on Personal Drones
A smooth ride is key to drone taxis
Test System Maintenance
Ensure you have a maintenance strategy that can help you manage cost if something does go wrong and reduce the risk of failure.
Velodyne Says It's Got a "Breakthrough" in Solid State Lidar Design
The standard of automotive lidar is getting cheaper and more reliable
Wanted: In-flight Drone Charging, Itty-Bitty Spy Cams, and More
The US military's annual tech wish list is out, and it's loaded with new digital tools and devices to fight terrorism
Mass Interconnect and Fixturing
Learn how to choose a suitable mass interconnect system and design an appropriate fixture that seamlessly mates your DUTs to the rest of your test system.
What You Missed This Week @IEEESpectrum: Deep Learning for Hearing Aids, a Hacker Gives Away Self-Driving Car Software, and Controlling a Hand Exoskeleton With Your Mind
Highlights from the week of 5 December 2016
The World’s Coolest Floating DIY Lab
Steve Roberts turned his yacht into an ever-evolving electronics laboratory
Video Friday: Cybathlon Highlights, Design Your Own Drone, and Buildings Printed by Robots
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Forest of Carbon Nanotubes Stamps Electronic Ink Onto a Surface
Novel approach could enable various electronics from sensors to displays on packaging
Tiny Implantable "Microcoils" in the Brain Activate Neurons Via Magnetic Fields
Precise stimulation could be useful for visual prosthetics or brain-computer interfaces
Autonomous Shuttle Brakes for Squirrels, Skateboarders, and Texting Students
Auro Robotics’ autonomous vehicle is shuttling students, faculty, and visitors around Santa Clara University’s pedestrian pathways 8 hours a day
Selecting Common Mode Filter Chokes for High Speed Data Interfaces
High speed data interfaces like USB, HDBaseTâ„¢, HDMI, DVI, and DisplayPort require careful consideration to ensure reliable communication that is free of disruptive EMI.
Novel Nanomaterial Enables Rewritable Optical Circuits
For the first time, a wave guide is rewritable using an all-optical technique
Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots at X, on the Future of AI, Robots, and Coffeemakers
The head of Alphabet’s innovation lab talks about its latest "moonshot" projects
MIT's Modular Robotic Chain Is Whatever You Want It to Be
A strip of robot modules can be resized and reshaped to form all kinds of different devices and interfaces
Controlling a Hand Exoskeleton With Your Mind
Quadriplegics move hand exoskeletons using brain signals and eye movement, and not just in the lab
Audi Cars Now Talk to Stoplights In Vegas
Easing stoplight angst is just a first taste of what car-to-road communications can do
How a New Middleman Might Help Balance Electricity Grids
Danish island experiments with demand aggregation
A Smart Contact Lens for Eye Injuries
A contact lens uses LCDs and flexible electronics to act as an artificial iris
'Photonic Water' Could Be Boon for Optoelectronic Applications
Researchers discover new property for overlooked 2D material
Semantic Interoperability for Smart Machines with OPC UA
Learn how to quickly connect NI's embedded control and monitoring systems to third party automation components via OPC UA
How to Convert Old Film Reels With a Raspberry Pi
A projector with a Pi-controlled motor and camera can capture frame-by-frame transfers
UC Berkeley's Salto Is the Most Agile Jumping Robot Ever
The secret to agile animals is their ability to make repetitive very high jumps, and Salto is the first robot that can do the same
Four Biomed Tech Game Changers From TEDMED
3D printers and injectable biosensors are among our picks for the best innovations presented last week in California
"Neural Tourniquet" Zaps a Nerve to Stop Bleeding Anywhere in the Body
First clinical trials will take on postpartum hemorrhage in the developing world
Transform Product Development with Easy Access to PLM
Ensuring that product lifecycle stakeholders throughout your organization can access the most accurate, up-to-date product information will benefit all aspects of both the product and the organization itself. But how do these stakeholders – from requirements definition through service and support – get product information in a timely way to begin informing critical decisions today?
Why the Automotive Future Will Be Dominated by Fuel Cells
Range, adaptability, and refueling time will put hydrogen fuel cells ahead of the competition
ARPA-E Under Trump
Some of the work of the U.S. Department of Energy's advanced research wing fits fine with Trump's priorities, but analysts worry the next generation of solar tech could suffer
Germany's Aggressive Switch to Renewables Will Save €149 Billion
The country’s goal of lowering its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2020 is yielding dividends in addition to cleaner air.
Why Ex-Hacker George Hotz is Giving Away Self-Driving Software
Hotz's startup, comma.ai, has given up trying to sell self-driving systems and gone open source
Novel Electrode Structure Provides New Promise for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Nanotubes encapsulate Li-S electrodes, trapping polysulfides while enhancing conductivity
The Crazy Security Behind the Birth of Zcash, the Inside Story
Zcash, the new anonymous cryptocurrency, was born in a cloak-and-dagger cocoon of digital secrecy. There was just one little problem
Innovation in Transformers: Alternative Fluids on the Rise
7 December 2016 The webinar focuses on the main regulations and characteristics of esters in comparison to conventional mineral oil. The benefits that apply to alternative fluids, like eco-footprint, safety, space limitations and performance will be presented on the basis of several use cases. Technological aspects will be covered as well as operational experiences.
Video Friday: Kengoro the Sweaty Robot, Camera Drone on a Leash, and the Next Frontier in AI
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Startup Says Beaming Millimeter Waves Over the Air Will Make It a Star in Ultra-Fast Wireless Broadband
Following its splashy debut, the Boston startup called Starry has quietly tested millimeter waves to wirelessly deliver broadband Internet service with peak speeds up to 1 gigabit per second
Facebook's H-1B Software Engineer Salaries Climb Six Percent Annually. Google's Go Up Two Percent; Uber's Drop
A new online tool for easy browsing of hardware and software engineer salaries dips into H1B visa data
Why Do Hackers Love to Attack Canada’s Energy Departments?
New statistics reveal the Canadian government's natural resources, energy, and environment agencies were hacked hard in 2016
Graphene-based Antenna Still Looking for Path to Commercialization
It does everything a metal antenna can do and more, but it hasn't been adopted yet
Lights for the Enlightened: An Engineering Trek in the Himalayas
How a band of techie volunteers electrified Lingshed monastery and school
IEEE Smart Village and Its partner Global Himalayan Expedition Bring Solar-Generated Electricity to Lingshed Monastery
It’s just the latest effort in Smart Village’s mission to bring electricity to more than 50 million people by 2025
Deep Learning Startup Maluuba's AI Wants to Talk to You
Maluuba sees reading comprehension and conversation as key to true AI. It's built a new way to train AIs on those skills
The Chirp Heard ‘Round the Universe
Analog Devices and LIGO advance science with amazing solutions
The Man Who Invented VR Goggles 50 Years Too Soon
Hugo Gernsback believed millions yearned for his 3D TV eyeglasses
Robot Gift Guide 2016
A dozen robots that we promise will make fantastic holiday gifts
First Graphene Photodetector To Operate in the Microwave
New photodetector is 100,000 times as sensitive to light as previous graphene photodetectors
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