Universal Robots Wants to Conquer the Universe (of Robotic Arms) by Erico Guizzo on 2015-03-12 20:20 (#4TQ8) The Danish company continues to expand by offering robot arms so easy to program that even a reporter can do it
First Manganese-based Superconductor Discovered by Charles Q. Choi on 2015-03-12 18:07 (#4TC8) New manganese superconductor might be better than conventional superconductors at resisting magnetic disruption
Magnetosphere Satellites Launch by Charles Q. Choi on 2015-03-12 14:59 (#4SZB) Four satellites set to launch today on a two-year mission to analyze Earth's magnetic fields
ATRIAS Robot Gets Hit By Barrage of Dodgeballs by Erico Guizzo on 2015-03-12 14:25 (#4T1K) Watch this bipedal robot get attacked by vicious dodgeball-loving researchers
Fear of Nanoparticles Takes the White Out of Dunkin' Donuts by Dexter Johnson on 2015-03-11 20:50 (#4R77) Dunkin' Donuts promises to remove titanium dioxide from their powdered sugar coatings
China's Search Giant Baidu Plans To Build a Robocar by Philip E. Ross on 2015-03-11 17:00 (#4QTV) Yet another tech company has jumped on the self-driving bandwagon
Solar Plane Finishes First Sea Crossing of Epic Journey by Jeremy Hsu on 2015-03-11 17:00 (#4QTT) A solar plane crossed the Arabian Sea during its round-the-world journey
Censors Take On China's Silent Spring Moment by Peter Fairley on 2015-03-11 15:00 (#4QJ5) Chinese journalist Chai Jing's viral doc—a damning indictment of toothless environmental enforcement -- was taken down by Chinese government censors
What Might Happen If an Airliner Hit a Small Drone? by David Schneider on 2015-03-11 14:06 (#4QFA) An expert discusses what might ensue if the drone hits the airframe, windscreen, or a turbofan engine
Heat Propagates as a Wave in Graphene by Dexter Johnson on 2015-03-10 21:00 (#4NXZ) Insight should help engineers in applying graphene to thermal management solutions
Creating Lasers in the Sky by Alexander Hellemans on 2015-03-10 18:00 (#4NME) Super-short pulses yield powerful midair beams
AI Researchers Propose a Machine Vision Turing Test by Lee Gomes on 2015-03-10 16:58 (#4NH5) Researchers have proposed a Visual Turing Test in which computers would answer increasingly complex questions about a scene
2015 Hackaday Prize Competition Begins by David Schneider on 2015-03-10 16:02 (#4N9N) The second annual competition of DIYer, hackers, and makers begins
Physicists Find Hints of the Higgs in Superconductivity by Iddo Guneth on 2015-03-10 14:06 (#4KZK) But don't throw out your giant Swiss particle accelerator yet
Apple’s Watch is the Next Big Geek Icebreaker by Tekla Perry on 2015-03-10 00:31 (#4KX7) Starting April 24th, Silicon Valley’s social scene will get a boost, thanks to Apple
How to Insert a Memory Into the Brain of a Sleeping Mouse by Eliza Strickland on 2015-03-09 20:00 (#4KE7) Researchers create synthetic memories through brain stimulation
Watch Heart Tissue Twitch on a Chip When Drugged by Charles Q. Choi on 2015-03-09 18:00 (#4K7H) This is your heart on drugs. On a chip. Any questions?
Mitsubishi Quiets Car Noise With Machine Learning by John Boyd on 2015-03-09 16:15 (#4K1G) Deep neural network wipes out more than 90 percent of noise when talking on hands-free mobile
Video Friday: Drone Dogfight, 3D-Printed Arm, and Kicking a Robot by Erico Guizzo and Evan Ackerman on 2015-03-06 23:30 (#4E7V) The best robot videos of the week are right here
The Conservation of Energy Is a Principle Worth Honoring. Let’s Start by Installing Triple-Pane Windows by Vaclav Smil on 2015-03-06 22:17 (#4E4T) Rather than generate more energy with exotic technologies, we could save it with proven ones, like insulation
Electrons Are Snake Charmed Across Graphene by Dexter Johnson on 2015-03-06 21:00 (#4E16) For the first time, researchers direct electrons across graphene on a predefined path
NASA's Dawn Makes History by Orbiting a Dwarf Planet by Jeremy Hsu on 2015-03-06 20:00 (#4DY9) The NASA spacecraft becomes the first space mission to ever orbit a dwarf planet
Introducing CoBot, Manuela Veloso’s Collaborative Robot by Prachi Patel on 2015-03-06 19:35 (#4DWM) The AI expert says autonomous robots can help us with tasks and decisions but they need not do everything
Smarter Systems Make Web Surfing on Your Phone Less of a Battery Drain by Jeremy Hsu on 2015-03-06 19:00 (#4DTH) Smarter mobile operating systems can make browsing mobile Web apps more energy efficient
Draw Biosensors on Your Skin by Charles Choi on 2015-03-06 16:00 (#4DGG) Ballpoint pens loaded with high-tech inks could lead to "do-it-yourself" sensors
Q&A: Bringing Chappie to Life with VFX Supervisor Chris Harvey by Stephen Cass on 2015-03-06 14:00 (#4D8W) Creating a science-fiction robot requires a solid grounding in real technologies
The Power Suit of the Future by Charles Q. Choi on 2015-03-05 20:54 (#4C6Z) Wearables powered by energy-generating cloth are on the horizon
"Crabots" and Giant Transparent Tents Key to Google's Reconfigurable Campus by Tekla Perry on 2015-03-05 20:00 (#4C3B) Autonomous construction cranes will reconfigure Google's proposed campus by moving modular offices around as needed
DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals Will Have 25 Teams, and a Surprise Task by Erico Guizzo on 2015-03-05 19:00 (#4BYC) A total of 25 teams from seven countries will compete in what is possibly the most anticipated robotics event ever
Black Phosphorous Demonstrates Potential in High-Speed Data Communication by Dexter Johnson on 2015-03-05 19:00 (#4BYB) 2-D material offers performance of germanium-based devices with easier production methods
Nokia Chief Says Net Neutrality Hurts Driverless Cars by Philip E. Ross on 2015-03-05 14:24 (#4BFJ) Robocars need map data right away--and will have to pay extra to get it
The Heaphy Project: Crowdsourced Robot Servants and the Willow Garage Spin-off That Never Was by Mark Harris on 2015-03-04 21:10 (#49WP) A project to train remote workers to teleoperate robot servants looked promising. So why was it abandoned?
Electric Field Would Improve Flow in Keystone Pipeline by Charles Q. Choi on 2015-03-04 20:00 (#49V6) Electric fields could help save energy, improve oil flow in pipelines
Virginia Tech's Robots Will Save You From Disasters by Evan Ackerman on 2015-03-04 20:00 (#49R9) THOR fights fires on ships, while ESCHER will take on disaster areas
Google Tests First Error Correction in Quantum Computing by Jeremy Hsu on 2015-03-04 19:25 (#49TE) A quantum computing team hired by Google has built the first system capable of correcting its own errors
An Unhackable QR Code to Fight Bogus Chips by Charles Q. Choi on 2015-03-04 16:12 (#49E4) New QR code could stem the tide of counterfeit chips
Facebook Comes Out on Top, Google Slips to Third, in Survey of Corporate Interns by Tekla Perry on 2015-03-04 13:06 (#4936) “Real†projects are Facebook’s strength—but where are the napping pods?
A Drone with Bug Vision by Alexander Hellemans on 2015-03-03 22:00 (#47RS) What do you do when you don't have an inertial guidance system? Use your eyes.
Pleurobot Is an Eerily Lifelike Robotic Salamander by Evan Ackerman on 2015-03-03 20:35 (#47N4) This is as close to a salamander robot as we can possibly get
Magnetic Nanoparticles Boost Polymer Solar Cells by Dexter Johnson on 2015-03-03 20:00 (#47JZ) Getting the right mix of nanoparticles and polymer can increase the efficiencies by eleven percent
Topher White: Repurposing Cellphones to Defend the Rain Forest by Elise Ackerman on 2015-03-02 22:00 (#45A5) His networks of solar-powered phones can detect the sounds of illegal logging
Christopher Soghoian: Shining a Light on Government Snooping by Philip E. Ross on 2015-03-02 20:00 (#453X) The ACLU’s technologist exposes attacks on privacy by government agencies and corporate collaborators
NASA's Super Ball Bot Could Be the Best Design for Planetary Exploration by Evan Ackerman on 2015-03-02 19:49 (#44XA) It’s almost certainly not what you picture when you think of a robot, much less a robot that’s intended to head into space
Silicon Carbide Power Electronics for Making Silicon by Katherine Tweed on 2015-03-02 17:00 (#44KD) Germans hope to achieve higher efficiencies by switching to silicon carbide in silicon melting process
Will You Need a New License to Operate a Self-Driving Car? by Mark Harris on 2015-03-02 15:00 (#44A9) Autonomous-vehicle training could include recovering from errors the car makes
A Better, Safer Flow Battery by Charles Q. Choi on 2015-03-02 14:00 (#446M) Zinc-polyiodide flow battery packs in twice the energy without using corrosive acids
Robert Malkin: MacGyvering Medical Gear by David Schneider on 2015-03-01 17:00 (#42CT) He is inspiring students to tackle urgent problems in the developing world
Brian Monks: Keeping Bogus Electronics Out of Consumers’ Hands by Neel V. Patel on 2015-03-01 14:00 (#422J) This engineer at Underwriters Labs is a counterfeiter’s worst nightmare
Ashok Gadgil: The Humanitarian Inventor by Evan Ackerman on 2015-02-28 20:00 (#40ZX) His work on water purification, cookstoves, and arsenic removal has helped tens of millions of people worldwide
Manuela Veloso: RoboCup’s Champion by Prachi Patel on 2015-02-28 17:00 (#40SE) This roboticist has transformed robot soccer into a global phenomenon