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Theory Lowers the Speed Limit for Quantum Computing
A lower theoretical speed limit for quantum entanglement puts new bounds on future quantum computers
Unlucky Robot Gets Stranded Inside Fukushima Nuclear Reactor, Sends Back Critical Data
A brave little robot has given its non-life to send back critical data on the inside of the damaged reactor
How Nicaraguan Villagers Built Their Own Electric Grid
Modern infrastructure had bypassed Nicaragua’s northern highlands, so locals took matters into their own hands
Camera Array Gives You Real-Time Third Person View As You Drive
It's not a video game, it's the next step in automotive safety
New Theory Leads to Gigahertz Antenna on a Chip
Tech history and modern physics inspire a new path to smaller antennas
Molybdenum Disulfide Gets a Boost as a Li-ion Electrode Material
Researchers find a way to maintain MoS2's high charge capacity over numerous cycles
Singapore to Open Robocar Testing Facility
Nanyang Technological University's "Smart Mobility Test Bed" will focus on vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure communications
Video Friday: Robotic Kitchen, Swarming Drones, and Robots Want Your Blood
The week's best robot videos are here. Yes, right here. Here. HERE!
Engineers Attack Mt. Everest's 12-Ton Poop Problem
A new waste-to-energy system could help power a nearby Nepalese village
Graphene Brings Photodetectors to the Brink of Terahertz Speeds
Graphene's properties overcomes charge carrier cooling times, which had limited switching speeds
Rethinking Radio
A novel changes my perception of radio waves
How Much Did Early Transistors Cost?
About a billion times more than they do now
University of Pennsylvania Unleashes Robot Jerboa Upon the World
Thanks to an actuated tail, this robot has hops
IBM Will Harness Fitness and Health Data from Apple Devices
A new IBM Watson Health unit will analyze personal health data to hopefully benefit patients, physicians and researchers
Robocop Delivers Pizza, Prevents Suicide
A standoff between police and a man threatening to jump from a highway overpass came to a peaceful end, thanks to a robotic intervention
BMW's Mini Will Augment Your Vision
Stand aside, Google Glass and Oculus Rift--BMW's giving drivers virtual eyes
Q&A: Carver Mead
A longtime collaborator recalls the first time he met Gordon Moore
Where are the Top Companies for Tech Women?
This year’s list of Top Companies for Women Technologists includes four in the San Francisco Bay Area, three in New York City, and two near San Antonio, Texas
Tactical Laser Weapon Module Can Laserify Almost Anything
General Atomics displays a small, self-contained, weapons-grade laser cannon that can be attached to the roof of your car
Electronic Gate Built For Silicon Quantum Computers
Researchers implement a 1998 proposal to control long-lived silicon qubits
How Brain Pacemakers Treat Parkinson's Disease
Figuring out how deep brain stimulation actually works may lead to next-generation implants
Self-Powered Video Camera Could Run Indefinitely In Bright Light
Camera is based on a new photovoltaic pixel design that captures images while powering itself
Who Is Gomtec, the Collaborative Robotics Company Acquired by ABB?
Here's why Swiss automation giant ABB is buying a small robot arm company
SpaceX Tries Again for Reusable Rocket Landing on Drone Ship
SpaceX hopes for a historic upright landing of a reusable rocket on a drone ship after past attempts faltered
Perovskite Leads to 100-Percent Efficient Nanowire Lasers
The quality that makes perovskite attractive for photovoltaics makes them near perfect for lasers
NRC Opposes European Moves to Tighten Nuclear Safety Post-Fukushima
Belgium’s top nuclear regulator and an independent corrosion expert say all nuclear pressure vessels should be inspected after flaws are detected at two Belgian power plants. The NRC is unmoved.
You Can Launch This Quadrotor by Throwing It in the Air
Without any external control, this drone stabilizes itself in midair almost instantly
Aston Martin's Robocar: Stirring, Not Shaken
"Q" won't have to tell James Bond to bring it back in one piece. The car will bring itself back
Jeremy Rifkin on the Internet of Things and the Next Industrial Revolution
Will the Internet of Things be a technological and economic panacea?
NASA Invites ESA to Attempt Europa Landing
With the help of the European Space Agency, NASA may attempt a landing on Europa in the late 2020s to search for alien life
DJI Phantom Drone Gets Flight Control Upgrades, Powerful Cameras
The world's most popular camera drone is now even easier to fly
DARPA Announces Tasks for DRC Finals
Robot faceplants guaranteed!
Stop Worrying, Your Electric Car Will Have Plenty of Range
Even with a tired battery back, electric vehicles will still have plenty of charge for most people
Video Friday: Robot Sword Fights, MIT Basement Racing, and RoboGames
Terrible idea: teaching robots to use swords. Not terrible idea: spending the rest of your Friday watching robot videos
Graphene Could Be Great for Spintronics
Scientists have discovered could solve one of the big problems in spintronics—distance
U.S. Blacklisting of China's Supercomputers May Backfire
A U.S. decision to block Intel from upgrading a Chinese supercomputer won't stop China in the long run
Crowdsourcing Smartphone GPS Could Improve Earthquake Warnings
Consumer GPS devices could provide a low-cost earthquake warning system in developing regions
Smart Sewers Will Reveal What’s in Cambridge Citizens' Guts
With robotic samplers in sewage tunnels, public health officials will study the city's microbiome
Quantum Dots Could Harvest Waste Energy From Nanoscale Electronics
Random voltage fluctuations on chips can be turned into electricity
iRobot Definitely Developing Robot Lawn Mower, Astronomers Very Upset
iRobot wants to do away with the annoying edge wire that most lawn mower robots use, but their wireless beacon proposal has angered radio astronomers
Molybdenum Disulfide Could Help Memristors Mimic Neurons
2-D material offers way to produce third-terminal memristive devices, potentially key to new brain-like computers
This Drone Uses a Smartphone for a Brain
A Qualcomm processor in this stock Android phone is powerful enough to autonomously fly this robot
Nvidia Wants to Build the Robocar's Brain
The king of video-game hardware unveils Drive PX, a two-chip monster of parallel processing power
Drought May Force California’s Water System Into the 21st Century
Smart waters meters, rate restructuring and gray water recycling could turn the tide in California's water crisis
Why Google's Robot Personality Patent Is Not Good for Robotics
Google’s patent for generating robot personalities from cloud data is superfluous, and could make it more difficult for companies social robotics companies to innovate
Laser Li-Fi Could Blast 100 Gigabits per Second
Coming laser lighting would free Li-Fi from current data rate constraints
Chip Fingerprinting Scheme Could Secure IoT Devices Against Malware
Mitsubishi will roll it out in April 2016
Fuzzy Math Obscures Pentagon's Cybersecurity Spending
The U.S. military's cybersecurity budgets make it tough to gauge the effectiveness of such spending
Inexpensive 3-D Imaging Device Integrated Into a Smartphone
Nanophotonic coherent imager promises 3-D imaging for 3-D printing applications and beyond
Is This Really the Anniversary of Moore’s Law?
Gordon Moore’s path to his famous prediction
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