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Big physics machine rumbles to life after major upgrade

The trend has more to do with collective behavior than the laws of nature

Without enough commitments Paris climate conference could face trouble

An infrared tracking system watches your pupils and then steers your headlights wherever you're looking

Celebrate robots by taking part in a National Robotics Week event

Paper-thin graphene-based supercapacitors hold twice the charge of thin-film lithium-ion batteries

SuperTruck's 12.2 miles per gallon doesn't sound like a lot, but it's twice as good as a typical semi truck

Here's a big fresh batch of robot videos for you

Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag says this new electric racecar circuit is creating new fans everywhere it goes—and on April 4 it goes to Long Beach

Combining solar power systems with energy storage promises cost-savings and value enhancements achievable for both technologies, but in key states utilities' protection of their bottom lines is getting in the way

Company wagers 10-percent reduction in energy use of LEDs will be a killer app for graphene

This massive robotics event is back, and it starts on Friday

Research raises hope that people may one day get novel superhuman senses

Cheap disposable electronics from super-simple amorphous oxide transistor made from just two materials

Big Blue will invest $3 billion in the business of analyzing data from Internet-connected sensors

Alternatives to conventional integrated circuits may significantly reduce space risks

Samsung now has some competition when it comes to 3-D flash memory, but the economics end of the equation is still blurry

The glorious history and inevitable decline of one of technology’s greatest winning streaks

The best way to bring down a UAV is with another UAV (and a net)

The best way to bring down a UAV is with another UAV (and a net)

It’s time for NASA to start preparing emergency plans for the doomsday scenario

What happens when a computer vision guy thinks someone is trying to rob him? He uses autonomous vehicle technology to watch his house

This year’s cars are super fuel efficient. But with today’s gas prices, will anyone care?

What happened to the technologies exemplified in the 100 cars Spectrum has featured over the years?

Tastes way better than graphene or silicene, say scientists. Makes electrons "go all wobbly"

Doubling down on hydrogen fuel cells

Plasmonics combined with MoS2 could lead to the material being useful in LED applications

Miniaturization may be tough, but there's still room to drive down power consumption in modern computers

Bosch looks to bring 12,000 new hires—mainly engineers—aboard in 2015

Heavy rainfall boosts clean energy and lowers power prices

A millionaire’s gull-winged dream

Fast, but it won’t run away from you

Space agency is preparing for a $1.25 billion claw game to try to pick a boulder off of an asteroid and bring it back to Earth

The visionary engineer reflects on 50 years of Moore’s Law

IC that transmits and receives on the same frequency could free up bandwidth in Wi-Fi and cellular networks

Conservation groups say drones are a powerful deterrent against wildlife poaching. So why are they grounded?

Why Gordon Moore’s grand prediction has endured for 50 years

An aluminum truck for the masses

The best bang for your buck

Luxury-car brains at mass-market prices

Choose your power: gas, diesel, or electric

A green machine on the racing scene

After falling into obsurity, silicon telluride could be the 2-D material with the best chance in electronics

Satellite to Earth: Downshift a bit

And yes, it does use its robotic arm to rewind a fine Swiss watch

If sticky tongues aren't your thing, we've got lots more robot videos for you

Rich in carbon, not in carbon emissions

The place looks like standard Silicon Valley office space, but it can make enough of the glowing semiconductors each year to light 6 million TVs

The German automation giant unleashes a swarm of new robotic insects

Test launching tiny nets in microgravity is helping the ESA developing an anti-orbital debris demonstration mission