Tag: technology

Fuzzy Logic, Artisan Mathematicians: The Quest for Organic Computers

Turning to the brain to reboot computing ...

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Now That’s Impressive: Water-Powered Satellite to Orbit Moon

Cornell's quest: Make the first CubeSat to orbit the moon...

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New Tech to Classify Galaxy Types, instead of Pesky Humans

Perhaps it's the fault of digital watches, but humans are rubbish at describing galaxies. Report...

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Seeing With Electric Eyes. Video Recognition goes Disney

Recognizing objects in images, though often easy for humans, remains a challenge for automated systems. ...

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Your Safety at Risk: Smartphone Enabled Cars and Mirrorlink

Researchers find vulnerabilities in cars connected to smartphones ...

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The Right Kind of Screen Zombie: iPads For Child Sedation

iPads are as effective as sedatives for children before operations ...

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Sunshine for a Rainy Day: Storing Solar Energy

An effective and low-cost solution for storing solar energy ...

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For Happy Sons, Avoid These Plastics in Pregnancy

Prenatal Bisphenol A exposure linked to anxiety and depression in boys ...

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Pimp My Profile: The Unstoppable Rise of Online Prostitution

Prostitution has gone online - and pimps are thriving ...

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Faster Cats, Quicker Smut: Laser Wi-Fi

White light from lasers demonstrates data speeds of up to 2 GB/s...

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Superefficient Cubic GaN LEDs Get the Green Light

New method for making green LEDs enhances their efficiency and brightness ...

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Do You Want Shinier Computer Graphics? You Got ‘Em

UCSD technicians unveil new techniques for creating shiny computer graphics for film, games and TV. Report...

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Easier, Faster, Cheaper Carbon Nanotubes. At LAST!

A straightforward route for engineering the properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes...

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UAVs: Where We’re Going, We Don’t NEED Humans

Teaching drones about the birds and the bees ...

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Brexit: The Betrayal of the Young

Put the kids in basement and lock the door. We don’t want them consorting with them bloody foreigners!...

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Squeeze it Out: Now You Can Finally Get That Last Drop of Shampoo

Coating developed to make soap pour cleanly out of plastic bottles, reduce waste and frustration...

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Can You See Your House? The Atlas of Light Pollution

Where is the worst artificial skyglow? An atlas of light pollution enlightens us....

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Think Kids With Drones Are Annoying? Meet the RoboBee

Harvard University researchers helps develop unique flying micro-robots...

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Alaska and Asia: The Trans-Pacific Trading Partnership that Pre-dates Columbus

Old World metals traded on Alaska coast hundreds of years before contact with Europeans ...

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Aussie Ute-Juice: Making Biofuel From Roadside Weed Stems

Australian scientists discover abundant source for environmentally friendly biofuel...

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Quit Talkin’, I’m Textin’: Electronic Media Killing Parent/Child Communication

Electronic media keeping kids from communicating with parents ...

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Like circuit bending, but with more control: Interview (Weightausend)

Weightausend discusses hijacking obsolete digital sound modules, hash-induced panic attacks, and Doctor Who ...

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Meet the Self-Healing Electronic Material that means the End of Walloping the Telly

Self-healing, flexible electronic material restores functions after breakage...

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If You Knew Where a Hand Had Been, Would You Still Shake It? In-hand Eye Improves Robotics

Robot's in-hand eye maps surroundings and determines hand's location ...

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One More Way Your Phone Makes You STOOPID. Digital Media and Abstract Thinking

Digital media may be changing how you think. New study finds users focus on concrete details rather than the big picture...

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Sick of Screen Time Tantrums? Blame the Gadget

Two-minute warnings make kids' 'screen time' tantrums worse ...

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No More Fossil Fuels by 2026!? Diesel Never Happen

Fossil fuels could be phased out worldwide in a decade, says new study ...

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Got the time on yer, cock? Digital e-Skin display Developed

Ultrathin organic material enhances e-skin display ...

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Davin Kyle Knight

Repurposing the ubiquitous office tools of the 21st century, Davin Kyle Knight creates hybrids of object and image...

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Can We Trust Autonomous Cars Yet?

To figure out if autonomous cars are safe, alternative testing methods are needed, RAND report finds....

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