Electronics Stretchy, bendy electronic circuits paves way to new wearable tech, bioimplants June 15, 2018
News Scottish supermarket hires bot, sacks him after only one week, says retail robots “unlikely” January 22, 2018
News Chinese AI outperforms humans in language comprehension test — the first time a machine ever has January 15, 2018
News New eco-friendly AC uses only water to cool down air, saves on the energy bill to boot January 9, 2018
News This space probe is so small you could lose it in your backpack — and it just got launched into space August 23, 2017
Computer Science & IT A history of how computers went from stealing your heart, to stealing your job August 14, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
News IBM achieves 330TB storage on magnetic tape, set to improve ‘cloud’ applications August 3, 2017 - Updated on July 28, 2023
Materials Water-repelling surface makes dew droplets so small, they’re practically invisible July 31, 2017
News Curious what a Tesla battery rack looks like inside? Watch these guys throw one off the roof to find out July 6, 2017
Climate Corrected satellite data shows 2.4 times faster warming than previously indicated July 3, 2017
News Lensless camera designed to be paper-thin and do anything a traditional camera does June 22, 2017
News Knowing for the sake of knowing: algorithm developed to hardwire curiosity into robots June 1, 2017
News Nano-holograms 1,000 times thinner than the human hair pave way for smartphone-generated holograms May 30, 2017
News Meet Tolley, the single most adorable robot you’ll ever see ever — who’s also a breakthrough May 23, 2017
Materials Paper-thin device turns touch into electricity, flags into loudspeakers, bracelets into microphones May 17, 2017
News Spray-on touchscreen can turn almost anything into a sensor with a flick of the wrist May 15, 2017
Electronics 3D-printed bionic skin can give bots a sense of touch, protect soldiers from explosions May 11, 2017
News SpaceX will launch three times more satellites than there currently are in orbit to give you fast internet May 4, 2017
Science Yesterday, US officials said you had no right to online privacy — we don’t agree so here’s Internet Noise to help you out March 30, 2017
News Single-atom magnets used to create data storage one million times more dense than regular hard disks March 9, 2017 - Updated on July 28, 2023
News World-first Braille Smartwatch brings all the connectivity of a smartphone to your fingertips March 6, 2017
Genetics Operating system and a movie, among others, stored in DNA with no errors. The method can pack 215 petabytes of data in a single gram of DNA March 3, 2017