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Dissent is a matter of personal choice, but choosing when and how to speak out need not happen in isolation

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Programs written in the language include one for fortune-telling from the I Ching

The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab let kids measure radioactivity and prospect for radioactive ores

An analysis of top U.S. metros for tech professionals puts five cities above San Francisco, and 18 above San Jose

The Interrogator system links ten organs-on-chips to predict how a human body metabolizes drugs

Inspired by insects and small birds, this wing design offers a massive endurance boost for micro aerial vehicles

Kenya's High Court rules on rushed next-generation ID system

The launch of Apex.OS 1.0 makes autonomous car development simpler, safer, and more secure

Here’s how the Event Horizon Telescope team pieced together the now-famous image of a black hole


The liquid crystal display blocks the sun in just the right spots

The generations-long trend toward lower prices reversed around the turn of the century, and increasing use of solar and wind power is part of the reason why

Validate Power Electronics Control with Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing

Cyborg sea jellies are both faster and more efficient than their purely biological counterparts

A sweaty robotic hand could cool down about three times more efficiently than humans

The hardware limitations of the Internet of Things means the digital certificates these devices rely on to encrypt data can be easily compromised

The densely populated country turns to coal and power imports

New kinds of content addressable memory could speed search, enable in-memory computing

A massive neural network connects cameras, a robot arm, and a suction gripper in Covariant’s logistics system

A proposed crowd-sourcing technique could mean that hardware for 5G networks hitches a ride on cars

At 18 meters tall and weighing 25 tons, this would be the largest humanoid robot ever built

Emulating racing aircraft yielded the most energy-dense aviation battery pack yet

Clearview AI is the latest milestone in recognition technology. We should embrace it, rather than fear it

It's time for engineers to champion repair

A recent experiment finds an unlikely connection between two previously distinct quantum technologies

Colonial-era laws give Indian officials broad authority to order Internet shutdowns in the name of public order

The discovery could touch off renewed interest in guano, scientists joke

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Understanding how current flows inside perovskites inspires a new type of blue LED

A new method could increase transmission of secure data

Cryochips by Intel, Seeqc, and others could help quantum computers scale

VIPER will search for water ice in the Moon’s south pole craters

Getting the technology right for augmented reality will take lots of clever engineering


Kepler Communications’ CubeSat routers will keep other satellites in constant contact with the ground

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Researchers reproduce the sound of a 3000-year-old mummified vocal tract using CT scanning, 3D printing and an electronic larynx

Cruise unveils the Origin, a fully autonomous SUV designed for app-controlled urban transportation

Local 5G networks could replace the familiar wireless standard

Teachers can train robots to help students with autism spectrum disorder with this programmer's code

India’s 2-gigawatt Pavagada Solar Park demonstrates the economies, and problems, of scale

The ClearSpace-1 and Lagrange missions will try to make life safer both in orbit and here on Earth

A spinning ring of water allows this robot to stick to rough surfaces

Imec engineers have been burning through the integration problems, and there’s a clear path forward


In marketplaces and rec rooms, this engineering professor inspires children

New research describes potential ways to momentarily store light pulses

This one will go into cars driven by human beings

Neural implants are used for deep brain stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and mind-controlled prostheses

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Why rubber-pad the motorcycle world? Because that’s where the danger is