VTAC HSD: The New Standard in High Speed Data Testing
The following case study examines the challenges faced when designing a broadband cable for the automotive industry.
Carbon Nanotube-Based Sensor Detects Toxins With a Mobile Phone
Carbon nanotubes wrapped in a polymer offer a powerful sensing platform for many chemicals
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Why Should Engineers Give Themselves Awards?
Because engineers look good in evening wear (and so does the profession)
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Top Ranking Online Masters in Engineering Degrees Designed for Working Professionals
22 September 2016 This informative virtual presentation will highlight how online learning works and specifically address what sets Purdue’s online master’s in engineering apart from other online providers.
Real-Time Crowd Simulator Could Help Prevent Deadly Stampedes
System collects real-time crowd data to help authorities predict and head off tragic stampedes that have left hundreds dead
Tackling Air Quality Prediction in South Africa With Machine Learning
IBM is expanding its machine learning technology to predicting air quality from China to South Africa
Flying Parrot's Disco Drone: An Enormous Amount of Almost-Affordable Fun
Parrot's Disco drone is incredibly easy to fly and comes with an impressive autopilot and FPV included
A Reality Check for the World’s Largest Radio Telescope
Chinese supercomputer tests software of the world’s biggest telescope
Cognitive Enhancement on the (Pokémon) Go
First-generation augmented reality games are harbingers of better mind-expanding tools
Graphene Doubles Up on Quantum Dots' Promise in Quantum Computing
Researchers discover that graphene-based quantum dots can maintain four simultaneous quantum states as opposed to just two
Where the Tech Jobs Are: 2016
The Internet of Things, medical electronics, and railroads are all good bets
Delphi and Mobileye Will Offer a Fully Self-Driving System by 2019
Total self-driving capability may soon go from fringe to mainstream
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Olympic Athletes Are Electrifying Their Brains, and You Can Too
If a brain-stimulation gadget catches on, expect controversy over “brain doping”
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Parrot's Disco Drone Lets You Take to the Sky in Immersive FPV
Parrot officially releases Disco, a smart and sophisticated fixed-wing drone with a full FPV kit
You’re Being Tracked (and Tracked and Tracked) on the Web
The Wayback Machine reveals two decades of Web tracking and third-party requests
HOPE Hacker Conference Shows Off New Tricks
Reverse engineering the Iridium satellite network, a home pharma reactor, and a new censorship-resistant file-sharing system were all demoed in NYC
Bubble Wrap: The Key to a New Floating Solar Thermal System
Foam and bubble wrap help concentrate heat without mirrors or lenses
NASA Funds Plan to Turn Used Rocket Fuel Tanks Into Space Habitats
NanoRacks explains why rocket upper stages should get a second life as space habitats instead of having them burn up in the atmosphere
Festo's Fantastical Flying Robots
Festo's chief pilot gives us a private demo of its eMotionButterfly, AirJelly, and AirPenguin
Genetically Modified Bacteria Conduct Electricity, Ushering in New Era of Green Electronics
Soil bacteria modified to conduct 2000 times as much electricity as that in untreated dirt
Glowing Protein Warms Up Low-Power Laser
The life blood of a new room-temperature laser is a green fluorescent protein from jellyfish
Video Friday: Robo Foosball, Fetch Snackbot, and Europa Submarine
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Are Your Apps Sluggish? Blame Summer
Humidity and rain cause their own form of interference
Nanocrystals Enable a New Generation of Visible-Light Communication
A faster conversion from blue light to red and green light leads to a 20-fold increase in data transmission speeds
Uber Will Start Driverless Service in Pittsburgh—This Month
Uber and Volvo are putting 100 cars on the road faster than anyone had expected
Sloppy Spinal Stimulation Studies Scrutinized
Audits of renowned neuroscientist's electrical stimulation studies uncover problems
Fighting Poverty With Satellite Images and Machine-Learning Wizardry
Computer models combine daytime satellite images, nighttime lighting, and survey data to estimate poverty levels
Popular Internet of Things Forecast of 50 Billion Devices by 2020 Is Outdated
Warning: All projections for the Internet of Things are subject to change
Ford and Baidu Invest $150 Million in Velodyne for Affordable Lidar for Self-Driving Cars
The company that makes the best (and most expensive) lidar systems gets a huge pile of cash to make them cheap enough for cars
Helsinki Tries Self-Driving Buses in Real Traffic
The vehicles are the second stage in robo-bus development, following an earlier test on less-traveled roads
Twisted Light Could Dramatically Boost Data Rates
Orbital angular momentum could take optical and radio communication to new heights
New Startup Aims to Commercialize a Brain Prosthetic to Improve Memory
Kernel wants to build a neural implant based on neuroscientist Ted Berger's memory research
Why IoT Needs 5G
Will 5G become the backbone of the Internet of Things?
China Launches World's First Quantum Communications Satellite
The mission will test quantum links—in principle unhackable—between space and the ground
Let’s Build a Global Power Grid
With a little DC wizardry and a lot of cash, we could swap power across continents
2016's Top Ten Tech Cars: Audi Autonomous RS7
Fast lap to the future
The 2016 Top Programming Languages
C is No. 1, but big data is still the big winner
Protecting GPS From Spoofers Is Critical to the Future of Navigation
GPS is vulnerable to spoofing attacks. Here’s how we can defend these important navigation signals
Robot Octopus Points the Way to Soft Robotics With Eight Wiggly Arms
A squishy underwater robot with limbs that bend in every direction requires unusual control strategies
Today's Electric Car Batteries Can Get You There and Back Again (Usually)
No need for range anxiety: most EV drivers would manage on a given day, and a quarter would have no trouble in an entire year
This Wearable Is a Cure for Motion Sickness and Is Changing My Life
The first consumer generation of the ReliefBand is too big, ugly, and looks and feels like a cheap toy. And I will never again leave the house without it.
Can Nuclear Reactors Be Cheap?
Report says innovative designs can bring down costs
Robot Arms, a Radar Antenna, and a Stick-On Docking System: Finally, My Jetpack Has Arrived
Though it never flew, this 1969 astronaut prototype influenced later NASA models
The Man Who Invented Intelligent Traffic Control a Century Too Early
With traffic accidents soaring, Charles Adler imagined an intelligent transportation system that was ahead of its time
The Rich and Their Reactors
Branson, Gates, and Bezos are pushing for nuclear reactors of one sort or another
Delta Airlines: On Second Thought, the Computer Crash Was Our Fault
Carrier admits that its original story, blaming a local utility for setting off the chain of events that led to more than 1000 flight cancellations on Monday and Tuesday, was a work of fiction
Quantum Entanglement Camera Images Object With Photons That Never Come Near It
Just bizarre
Boeing at 100
This paragon of technological moxie bet heavily on outsourcing and lost. Can it recover its luster?
Engineers and Autism
Intel Confirms Major Layoff, 11 percent of Employees To Go
Company will cut 12,000 workers, starting today; cloud and IoT folks are likely safe