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Car Hackers Could Harness Dealerships to Spread Vehicle Malware
One infected vehicle could turn a car dealership into a center for spreading malware to customers
Fujitsu Makes a Terahertz Receiver Small Enough for a Smartphone
Potential for 100 gigabit per second downloads
How Atoms Dance in Dielectrics
New tools reveal details of the relationship between a ceramics’ molecular structure and its capacitance
Arizona Utility Blinks in Bitter Battle Over Rooftop Solar
Arizona’s largest utility is withdrawing a proposed increase for rooftop solar users amidst accusations of improper dealings with state regulators
How Much Power Will Quantum Computing Need?
The new 1,000-qubit machine installed at Google's Quantum AI Lab spends most of its power on keeping cool
Novel Nanostructures Could Usher in Touchless Displays
Nanomaterial responds to the proximity of a finger in milliseconds rather than seconds
Mars Movies: The Good, the Bad, and the Ridiculous
A look back at Hollywood’s love affair with the Red Planet
Video Friday: Walking on Ceilings, Cat-Inspired Legs, and Robot Grasps Tofu
Some of the best robot videos from one of the best robot conferences
David DiVincenzo on his Tenure at IBM and the Future of Quantum Computing
Will qubits cohabit with silicon-based electronics in the future?
Andy Weir on <i>The Martian</i>, Mars, and the Movie
The author of the adapted novel discusses the science behind his plot twists
IBM Solves Nanotube Transistor's Big Shrinking Problem
Microscopic welding lets transistor contacts shrink along with the rest of the device
Honda Using Experimental New ASIMO for Disaster Response Research
More details on Honda's secretive humanoid project
Putting a Physics Lab in a Student’s Pocket
Mechanical engineer Clifton Roozeboom thinks physics students spend too much time fussing with complicated measurement tools instead of learning
When Engineers Had the Stars in Their Sights
This 1964 ad attests to the enduring lure of the final frontier
Robot With Bimetal Feet Can Walk in a Frying Pan Forever
With no sensors, motors, or actuators, hot feet are all this robot needs to walk
Optical Rectenna Could Double Solar Cell Efficiency
While conversion efficiencies are still low, a few tweaks could make the first optical rectenna ready for commercial use in photovoltaics
Cybersecurity System IDs Malware Hidden in Short Twitter Links
A machine classification system can identify harmful website links on Twitter within seconds of being clicked
Goodbye MagStripe, Hello Chip Cards
Magnetic stripe technology retires today after nearly 50 years on the job, but the chip card may just be a temporary replacement
What's Next in Bloodhound's Quest for the Land Speed Record
Nearly 10,000 visitors saw Bloodhound's guts. It's engineers tell us there's still a bit more testing to do
Warp Speed, Mr. Sulu
If it can push a spacecraft, engineers are trying to harness it to fly through space
Imagining Our Martian Future
Special Report
At Last, the Great Martian Movie
More than a century after the first Mars movie, we finally have a really good one
The Mars Generation Suits Up
The Martian’s Matt Damon looks great lost in space, but what will next-gen space suits really need to be like?
Interactive Video: Andy Weir Talks Mars, The Martian, and The Movie
Watch Andy Weir, author of the adapted novel, discuss the science behind his plot twists
<i>The Martian:</i> Andy Weir Explains What He Got Right and Wrong
Software engineer turned sci-fi author talks about his hit book and seeing it adapted to the big screen
Suiting Up for the Red Planet
Engineers fashion ways to survive on Mars
Tomorrow’s Space Suit: Personal “Gravity Pack” Comes Standard
Compact gyroscopes could help astronauts live and work in space
The Evolution of the Space Suit
When Fashion Is a Matter of Life or Death
Harvard's Robot Bee Is Now Also a Submarine
Without any hardware modifications, the Harvard RoboBee learns to land in the water and go for a swim
Carbon Nanotubes Too Expensive? Try Chicken Feathers
Google Science Fair finalists create biofuels and a substitute for carbon nanotubes out of chicken feathers
How Pedestrians Can Protect Themselves From Diesel Exhaust
Don't hold your breath waiting for VW to clean up its diesels. Do hold your breath while crossing the street
U.S. and European Cars Show Safety Differences in Crashes
A safety study finds European cars do better in frontal and side crashes while U.S. cars withstand rollovers better
Reseachers Create First Integrated Circularly Polarized Light Detector on a Silicon Chip
Portable detectors could be used to determine drug chirality in hospitals and in the field
Graphene Has a Place on the Hype Cycle, Says European Flagship Director
As Europe's graphene flagship program turns two, director Jari Kinaret explains the material's negative press and what's to come
Green Flow Battery Based on Cheap, Nontoxic Reagents
Is this green flow battery a first step to affordable electric storage?
Carbon Polluters Fund XPrize to Repurpose Their Emissions
A $20 million Carbon XPrize funded by big fossil fuel producers and users sets a 4-1/2 year challenge to turn carbon dioxide into value-added products. Could there be more value in reducing emissions at the source?
Emissions Testing Tech Puts Pressure on Carmakers
Maturing tech shows that diesel exhaust in the real world is far higher than what carmakers advertise
Hajj Pilgrimage Safety Challenges Crowd Simulator Technology
The world's most crowded public space could use smart design, technology, and crowd management to prevent disasters, says expert
Oxynitride Thin-film Transistors: Faster Screens with Faster Electrons
Will faster transistors revolutionize video?
Tech-Savvy Teens Take on Ebola, Heart Disease, and Alzheimers
Health-related projects at 2015 Google Science Fair are not just child’s play
Whatever Happened to the Molecular Computer?
Why the tantalizing promise of replacing silicon with molecular components has yet to be fulfilled
Scotland and Ireland Consider a Linked Renewable Energy Future
The goal is to build an interconnected network of offshore wind, tidal, and wave energy projects
Video Friday: CableRobot Simulator, Under Ice Rover, and Robotic Optical Illusions
This week's best robot videos are here!
Is Black Phosphorus the New Graphene?
Atoms-thin flakes of phosphorus have a crucial property that graphene lacks
Engineers, Ethics, and the VW Scandal
Case points to the need to move away from a compliance mindset and towards better ethics integration in engineering education
Graphene Keeping It Cool In Electronics
Researchers discover new mechanism by which graphene dissipates heat between its layers
Thin Is in for Invisibility Cloaks
New metasurface could point the way toward practical computing
Rethink Robotics' Sawyer Goes on Sale, Rodney Brooks Says 'There May Be More Robots'
The company's collaborative robot is now available for purchase and being deployed in factories around the world
Researchers Tweak Artificial Photosynthesis for More Efficient Hydrogen Production
Will splitting water with solar energy become part of the hydrogen economy?
Robot Shows How Babies Are Actively Plotting to Make You Smile
Experiments with robot babies reveal that when a baby smiles at you, it's trying to get you to smile back
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