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Segmented structure could help electrons flow in future chips

A spaceplane that uses ground-based microwave power as an energy source could be a very efficient way of launching satellites

Growing polycrystalline materials on a non-wetting surface increases grain size

Physical robots mutate and crossbreed to evolve towards the most efficient mobility genome

Track your dog’s behavior with this smart collar

New wrinkle promises to expand nanowire uses in optoelectronics

Solar fuel cells made of nanowires beat their non-nano predecessors

The first spacecraft of the asteroid-mining venture Planetary Resources will test technologies for future space missions

These lights make for warmer whites and brighter brights; they let me drive faster on a test track, too

New languages enter the scene, and big data makes its mark

New languages enter the scene, and big data makes its mark

A drone delivered medical supplies to a rural clinic with FAA approval

Hankook puts its iFlex airless tire through consumer-oriented ride and handling tests

Can diesel fuel be made green

The most exciting place in robotics right now: Video Friday

Experts dream of reaching exascale computation rates by 2020, but it may take longer than expected

A Raspberry Pi and Kindle make vital information about your bicycle journey readable

Moore's Law's steady cadence hits another hiccup. Will more follow?

The future of distributed energy resources will need far more automation

Researchers combine quantum dots and perovskite that could lead to a hyper-efficient LED

Bricklaying robots, building structures out of rubble, and creative concrete are all works in progress at ETH Zurich

“Weyltronics” could lead to superefficient circuits and new quantum computers

Just one word: plastics

New kinds of compact antineutrino detectors could be the next nuclear safeguard

Yesterday, a paralyzed man strapped on a pair of robotic legs and stepped out a hotel door in midtown Manhattan

It's a small recall--just 65,000 vehicles--but it's the thin edge of the entering wedge for cars that think

Increased jet stream winds from warming climate could lengthen flights, causing more climate-warming emissions

With long-range RFID tags that cost pennies, mobile robots can perform dirt cheap sensing anywhere you want

Research project aims to develop printing production method of perovskite solar cells eliminating lead compounds

During the next power outage, you may indeed be lighting a candle rather than cursing the darkness, at least if you want to charge your phone

Can a novel design for wind energy with storage scale up?

New "metasurface" makes for thinner cloaking devices

Robots using mirrors to reflect sunlight at other robots could enable exploration of craters and caves

Using light bulbs to lunch foods, competitors devise science experiments under pressure

Saudi Arabia's Shaheen II is the region's first supercomputer to compete in the big leagues

Google awards $500,000 to turn Carnegie Mellon University's campus into a testing ground for the Internet of Things

A solar car with an eye towards practicality is energy positive while seating four

My generation will soon have witnessed every planet probed, but it's my grandchildren that will be the real explorers

We very much doubt that Boeing is actively developing this thing, but we can get excited about it anyway

Nanotextiles move from mere water repellants to mobile phone chargers

Do you know what “Button’s Law” is? How about a “Bus Factor” or a “Dave Ratio”? You can find out in a new Silicon Valley Dictionary

Don't be deceived. The best robot videos are here, and only here

Marine energy technologies are beginning to emerge but are a long way from being competitive

New twist on 2-D black phosphorous allows precise control of band gap

With a material that grades from rigid to flexible, this explosive jumping robot can keep on hopping

Remote-controlled cars are no longer just for Bond movies

A satellite with a net will locate and capture a cubesat in an operational test of an orbital space junk removal system

And why it’s the future of the web

As many as two billion human genomes will be sequenced by 2025