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Comparing maximum efficiency is a good place to start, but it takes more than that for a commercial breakthrough

See how the most efficient solar cells have evolved over time

Experts in New York debated the latest virtual reality trends and whether users are really ready to embrace this new medium

New process will lead to large-area synthesis of device-quality tungsten disulfide that could be good enough for flexible and RF circuits

They're an even match for computing power, too

The new device can wrap around objects to image items with 3-D curves

Matrix Industries comes out of stealth today to say that wearables can—and should—power themselves

Low-resistance nanowires offer an interconnect capabilitiy in self-assembled nanostructures

With mass production, it should cost around US $40—less than one percent of the price of today's least expensive revolving sets

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Language barriers and human interfaces slow adoption of diagnostic-aid tech

This first-in-primate study tested out tech for future human trials

Vulnerable IoT devices put everyone at risk, and government regulation could help

New electric race series join Formula E

It's taken a century to get this thrust-vectoring aircraft off the ground

In Kosovo, the World Bank considers funding a new coal plant. But renewables would be cheaper

Researchers hope prototype will someday help doctors target brain surgery sites with more patient comfort and greater accuracy

Hardware and software engineers looking to work on autonomous vehicle technologies have lots of choices, according to an analysis by Indeed.com

Optical Tweezer Techniqe Holds 50 Atoms in Place for Several Seconds

Researchers develop an algorithm to determine how much screen time kids are getting using a commercial TV color sensor

Medium-sized, plastic silicon cell and solar concentrator photovoltaic modules achieve 5.8 efficiency

Analysis suggests that crabs in Sweden are not negatively affected by Lillgrund farm

This iPhone-sized metamaterial radar can spot power lines from hundreds of meters away

Wind farms can emulate the rotational inertia that conventional power plants provide to stabilize power grids. Next-generation technology will do it even better

The powers of man, robot, and drone combined

California regulators reportedly discovered a software cheat to minimize carbon-dioxide emissions during testing

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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And would you want it to?

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