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The Tokyo 2020 Robot Project promises an assortment of robots to do useful things for visitors at the games. But will they be more than a novelty?

The famed 19th century engineer may have been inspired by an early example of AI chicanery and hype

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The small NetBlocks team uses tools for monitoring Internet connectivity to shed light on Venezuela's blackout

A new laser-based EUV source can help crack tough material problems that bedevil 7-nm and under photoresists.

It's round three of invasive lionfish vs. underwater robots

The autonomous, easy-to-swallow device administers a drug injection inside the intestines

Mind reading glasses, goggles that erase chronic pain, a wristband that can hear what the wearer can’t, and more futuristic wearables are on the horizon

Every year in the United States, roughly 20 million hard drives are retired from data centers

Hydraulic actuators will give Nadia a unique combination of flexibility and power

A research team in Belgium says its prototype panel can produce 250 liters of hydrogen gas per day

An ultra-low power cryogenic IC would help quantum computers scale up

Sophisticated 16QAM modulation sends data through a transatlantic fiber-optic cable with record efficiency

#CERN: Your next computing engineering career step?

A research consortium hatches a plan to develop the next generation of lead batteries for grid-scale energy storage

As distributed energy resources gain traction, virtual power plants could add value for consumers and utilities alike

Sangbae Kim talks to us about the new Mini Cheetah quadruped and his future plans for the robot

A new memory device based on gallium nitride can operate at 300 degrees Celsius

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Researchers can use the “Moments in Time” project to train AI systems to recognize and understand actions and events in videos

In one fell swoop, Waymo places itself at the head of the pack of challengers to the industry leader

Researchers devise method for snooping on DNA synthesis using acoustic recordings. But is it a real threat?

Intel and academic groups are designing specialized hardware to speed path planning and other aspects of robot coordination

In Silicon Valley, engineers working in search are pulling down the highest salaries; in Paris, blockchain rules

Phones will be our first introduction to 5G, but its true value will come in connecting everything else

IBM's latest report on global cybersecurity trends shows that attackers are obeying the old maxim of following the money

Hired survey shows engineers love Python and hate PHP; meanwhile, companies hunt for the elusive Go programmer

It's all part of the company's drive for zero fatalities by 2020

5G signifies a generational transformation that will profoundly impact businesses and consumers across the globe

Deep learning helps one of Georgia Tech's musical robots to understand humans and sing to them

A stratospheric Hawk 30 prototype will begin its maiden flight at a NASA base within days

A new fiber-optic system can carry 800 gigabits of data per second, a big step up from top speeds of 100 or 200 gigabits in today's data centers

While still far from enabling practical quantum computing, new research demonstrates an impressive reduction in error rates for a simple 2-qubit system

An AI-powered hospital room technology is getting rave reviews from patients and nurses

Millimeter-wave imaging is cheaper, safer, less power-intensive and much more portable than other types of body imaging.

Millimeter-wave imaging is cheaper, safer, less power-intensive and much more portable than other types of body imaging.

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Rich Uhlig, who took over Intel Labs late last year, discusses Intel's vision for the future of computing

Long before we have autonomous vehicles, 5G-enabled services could keep us more alert and informed

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Medical deliveries are scheduled to start in North Carolina in June, but how safe is safe enough for a delivery drone?

A unique online tool to simplify life for thermal engineers.

Many leading scientists of the day vouched for the healing power of electricity