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Previous experiments have focused on cities, because millimeter waves were thought to be of limited use to rural residents

Tracking ARPA-E’s research grants to companies developing batteries capable of backing up a solar and wind-powered electric grid

Eventually the contact lens will both detect glucose levels and communicate to a pump to inject insulin

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Planetary Resources receives government funding for its asteroid mining business

New layering technique offers higher operating temperature for topological insulators

Seeing isn’t just about taking pictures. The real revolution will come when our digital devices understand what’s in front of their eyes

Engineers explain how Tesla must balance aesthetics, cost, performance, and safety

Cybersecurity researchers warn that online voting is not yet safe—and may never be

The technology works almost as fast as a live human neuron to deliver precise amounts of brain chemicals

Magnetic ink enables super fast self-healing materials that makes printed electronics more robust

Giving robots warm skin can help them identify what objects are made of

Each fellow gets $825,000 to further their inventions

New mailbox hardware applies to become your home's watchdog

Ultrahaptics launches developer’s kit; get ready to feel virtual explosions

For the next two years, auto manufacturers can't have you arrested for trying to modify or repair the software on your own car

Small drones bumble through obstacles just like bees

Intel, TSMC, and other chipmakers weigh extreme ultraviolet lithography, which may be ready by 2018

Invisible, digestible silicon tags authenticate pills to help prevent drug counterfeiting

New U.S. guidelines would defend connected cars, which today are sitting ducks

The "Jeep hacker" says denial-of-service attacks against cars are easy hacks—and urges people not to buy any car dongles

A tri-layered nanostructure for Li-ion anodes protects lithium from ambient air during manfuacturing

In an era of atomic cars and atomic planes, Parker’s 1958 Atomic Pen probably seemed like a good idea

With this auto-puffer and a lung-on-a-chip, researchers can closely study the lung disease COPD

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Ohio State engineers optimized their bike for one thing: to climb Pikes Peak faster than any other bike, electric or gasoline powered

Nanomaterial hybrid makes hydrogen storage economically feasible for next-generation vehicles

"People might not always react positively to being probed."

Voltaic Systems’ Arc 20W Outshines Goal Zero’s Sherpa 100 on a five-day off-grid trek

Programmable 3D organ-on-a-chip printing system fabricates a heart-on-a-chip

Game theorist shows how pedestrians will exploit self-driving cars' built-in yen to yield

Casting a vote online can be secure and convenient

Harvard's self-folding robots are getting close to being able to walk straight out of a printer

The Beijing-Shanghai project will form the backbone of the nation’s quantum communications network

Slipping a few lithium ions between layers of 2D materials changes how they conduct heat

The creator of the new Light digital camera explains how he made it work

What’s the single constant? Love of a challenge

The 200-kilometer trip raises the question: when will drinking while being driven be legal?

Set to launch Friday, ZCash is built to do what Bitcoin can't—provide privacy

The security flaws within the Internet of Things must be fixed, or denial-of-service attacks will only worsen

This Georgia Tech robot is smart enough to shove furniture out of the way to get where it wants to go

Fashion designers embrace the LED

This startup pivoted from cleaning up calls to helping machines discern speech

The history of the BBS shows that pre-Internet social media was pretty great

On Friday, multiple distributed denial-of-service attacks hit a common Domain Name System provider for popular sites including Twitter and Netflix

Previous record is nudged just slightly, but much higher conversion efficiencies should be achieved soon

A low-cost way to program and control Lego machines

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