The Slog Continues for Lithium-Air Batteries by Sandy Ong on 2020-02-14 16:21 (#4ZCGK) A new cathode could improve battery life, but lithium-air batteries still only last about two months
Boeing Sponsors $1 Million GoFly Prize for Best Personal Flying Machines by Ned Potter on 2020-02-14 13:00 (#4ZC6S) Startups compete to build small, safe one-person flyers that can fit in a garage and take off from a driveway
What North Korea Really Wants From Its Blockchain Conference by Morgen Peck on 2020-02-13 21:00 (#4ZB5H) New reports show that North Korea is already using cryptocurrency to generate revenue and evade sanctions
How to Leverage Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) in AWS Investigations on 2020-02-13 19:30 (#4ZAWA) Attend this webinar to discover how to unpack and leverage the telemetry provided by endpoint security solutions using MITRE Cloud examples.
Iran Unveils Its Most Advanced Humanoid Robot Yet by Erico Guizzo on 2020-02-13 19:15 (#4ZAWB) Surena IV is an adult-size humanoid robot built by University of Tehran researchers
Low-Power AI Startup Eta Compute Delivers First Commercial Chips by Samuel K. Moore on 2020-02-13 17:59 (#4ZAWC) The firm pivoted away from riskier spiking neural networks using a new power management scheme
Time to Update the Software Engineer Stereotype by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-02-13 16:02 (#4ZAWD) The typical software developer is an early bird, drinks just one cup of coffee a day, and never touches Soylent
How We Trained a Deep Neural Pilot to Autonomously Fly the Skydio Drone by Gregory Kahn on 2020-02-13 14:00 (#4ZAJ2) Skydio is testing a deep neural network pilot that efficiently learned to film and avoid obstacles
Skin Monitoring Apps Fail to Detect Melanomas by Megan Scudellari on 2020-02-12 15:56 (#4Z8TH) Experts caution that the AI-based apps are poorly evaluated, loosely regulated, and miss potentially fatal skin cancers
Meet Haru, the Unassuming Big-Eyed Robot Helping Researchers Study Social Robotics by Randy Gomez on 2020-02-12 14:00 (#4Z8TJ) Honda Research Institute roboticists are experimenting with social robots as a new kind of trustful companion
Algorithm Groups People More Fairly to Reduce AI Bias by Matthew Hutson on 2020-02-12 13:00 (#4Z8JM) Fair clustering algorithms aim to make artificial intelligence more impartial
Founder of Italy’s Pavia Museum of Electrical Technology Works to Keep Engineering History Alive by Joanna Goodrich on 2020-02-11 20:00 (#4Z7HX) IEEE Senior Member Antonio Savini is bridging the gap between engineering and art
New Math Makes Scientists More Certain About Quantum Uncertainties by Mark Anderson on 2020-02-11 17:00 (#4Z78F) New statistical calculations suggest the fundamental quantum limits of some sensitive measurements may have been off by a factor of pi
Software Engineering Salaries Jump, Demand for AR/VR Expertise Skyrockets by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-02-11 16:00 (#4Z78G) Meanwhile, Blockchain’s star is fading, Hired report shows
How to Program Sony's Robot Dog Aibo by Evan Ackerman on 2020-02-11 14:00 (#4Z6YC) We take a look at the new visual programming interface and API for Sony’s adorable robot dog
Toshiba’s Optimization Algorithm Sets Speed Record for Solving Combinatorial Problems by John Boyd on 2020-02-10 14:36 (#4Z592) Toshiba may use it to find and exploit arbitrage opportunities in foreign currency markets
California Is Still Top Spot for U.S. Tech Jobs by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-02-10 13:00 (#4Z593) While Amazon leads rankings of tech employers
Video Friday: UBTECH's Walker Robot Serves Drinks, Does Yoga by Erico Guizzo on 2020-02-08 03:05 (#4Z2WA) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Wearable Patch Uses Machine Learning to Detect Sleep Apnea by Michelle Hampson on 2020-02-07 19:00 (#4Z281) A new device could make it easier to monitor sleep apnea at home
Capture Carbon in Concrete Made With CO2 by Maria Gallucci on 2020-02-07 18:00 (#4Z282) Researchers vying for a $7.5 million Carbon XPrize will demonstrate their system in Wyoming
What’s in Store for U.S. National Engineers Week by Corey Ruth on 2020-02-07 16:00 (#4Z284) A variety of fun activities will introduce kids to STEM
What’s in Store for U.S. National Engineers Week by Corey Ruth on 2020-02-07 16:00 (#4Z5JS) A variety of fun activities will introduce kids to STEM
What’s the Hottest Job in Tech? by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-02-07 15:17 (#4Z1YH) Software developer ranks as top tech job, while data engineer is fastest growing
Here's How This Metasurface Lens Could Improve Imaging by Neil Savage on 2020-02-06 19:33 (#4Z0G8) Metasurface performs the mathematical operations necessary for edge detection
UBIQ Aerospace Brings the First Drone De-Icing System to Market by Kathy Pretz on 2020-02-06 19:00 (#4Z0G9) The startup’s autonomous system senses and melts frozen buildup
What's the Deal With Robot Comedy? by Naomi Fitter on 2020-02-06 14:00 (#4Z06C) How to teach a robot to be a stand-up comedian
Large-Area MicroLED Display Startup Makes Gallium-Nitride Transistors Too by Samuel K. Moore on 2020-02-05 17:00 (#4YYHW) iBeam plans roll-to-roll microLED display manufacturing, bypassing large-screen production problems
Graphene Made in a Flash From Trash by Charles Q. Choi on 2020-02-05 16:00 (#4YYHX) A new manufacturing technique for graphene could drive costs down considerably
Battle of the Video Codecs: Coding-Efficient VVC vs. Royalty-Free AV1 by Rina Diane Caballar on 2020-02-05 15:09 (#4YYHY) The explosion of Internet video inspires new software tools to deliver your favorite shows
Drone Swarm Generates Smoke Screen for Huge Laser Displays by Evan Ackerman on 2020-02-04 21:52 (#4YXCC) Instead of using drones as pixels, these drone displays create a mid-air screen for 3D laser projectors
Most IBM Employees Happy About CEO Change, Blind Survey Says by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-02-04 20:30 (#4YX3E) Ginni Rometty exits, Arvind Krishna enters, and many IBM employees cheer
Laser LiFi Could Send Data Speeds Soaring by Neil Savage on 2020-02-04 19:30 (#4YX3F) Optical Communcations Could Quickly Outpace 5G
Steps to Characterize RF Devices with Stimulus-Response Measurements on 2020-02-04 18:30 (#4YX3G) 3 Steps to Better Stimulus-Response Measurements
Extending Quantum Entanglement Across Town by Mark Anderson on 2020-02-04 16:00 (#4YWSV) Does German researchers' ability to transmit quantum bits 20 km put us on the road toward a practical quantum repeater?
Bosch Gets Smartglasses Right With Tiny Eyeball Lasers by Evan Ackerman on 2020-02-04 14:22 (#4YWGZ) A tiny laser array paints images directly onto your retina
Reconfigurable Robot Can Climb Up Its Own Track by Evan Ackerman on 2020-02-03 21:00 (#4YVJT) The minimalist robotic tank can build its own track up into the air as it drives
To Make Solid Electrolytes, Start With a Liquid by Sandy Ong on 2020-02-03 20:05 (#4YVJV) A solutions-based synthesis can make thin yet strong electrolytes for solid-state batteries
Submarine Cable Repairs Underway in South Africa by Jeff Hecht on 2020-02-03 15:41 (#4YTZ4) South Africa's Internet is running on backup connections until cable breaks in Congo Canyon are fixed
Mm-Wave Partial Information DE-Embedding: Errors and Sensitivities on 2020-02-03 14:00 (#4YTZ5) The intrinsic errors, repeatability and configuration sensitivities are studied in this work with examples in the WR-10 and WR-2.2 bands.
A More Efficient Way to Process Tasks in the Cloud by Nick Stockton on 2020-02-03 13:22 (#4YTPT) The Q-Zilla scheduling tool efficiently sorts ‘elephants’ from mice-sized tasks for cloud-based services
The Ethics of Dissent in the Workplace by G. Pascal Zachary on 2020-01-31 22:00 (#4YR0K) Dissent is a matter of personal choice, but choosing when and how to speak out need not happen in isolation
Video Friday: How Robots Are Helping to Fight the Coronavirus Outbreak by Evan Ackerman on 2020-01-31 21:50 (#4YR0M) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
World's First Classical Chinese Programming Language by Charles Q. Choi on 2020-01-31 20:30 (#4YQR4) Programs written in the language include one for fortune-telling from the I Ching
Fun—and Uranium—for the Whole Family in This 1950s Science Kit by Allison Marsh on 2020-01-31 20:00 (#4YQR5) The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab let kids measure radioactivity and prospect for radioactive ores
Do You Work in Tech? Seattle May Be the Best City for You by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-01-31 14:32 (#4YQ50) An analysis of top U.S. metros for tech professionals puts five cities above San Francisco, and 18 above San Jose
Researchers Can Now Interrogate Body-on-Chip by Megan Scudellari on 2020-01-30 21:00 (#4YPAV) The Interrogator system links ten organs-on-chips to predict how a human body metabolizes drugs
A New Kind of Wing Dramatically Improves Flight for Small Drones by Evan Ackerman on 2020-01-30 20:56 (#4YPAW) Inspired by insects and small birds, this wing design offers a massive endurance boost for micro aerial vehicles
Countries Debate Openness of Future National IDs by Lucas Laursen on 2020-01-30 18:45 (#4YP2K) Kenya's High Court rules on rushed next-generation ID system