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These New Batteries Won't Make Your Smartphone Explode

Experimental gas-based lithium-ion batteries could power instruments in high-altitude drones and on spacecraft missions to Mars and beyond

Keep Your Wi-Fi off KRACK

Up-to-date software, apps, browsers and router software offer the best protection against a potential flaw in wi-fi security called a key reinstallation attack, or KRACK.  

New VR Tech Aims to Take Surround-Sound to the Next Level

Spatial audio promises immersive virtual experiences that engage more of the senses

Beware: Your Home Security Cam Is Watching You

It's weird to see how you act when nobody's looking

5 Vital Things You Can't Do Properly When You're on Your Phone

People conversing on a phone can appear to look at something yet fail to consciously detect it

How the Chinese Cyberthreat Has Evolved

The world’s most populous country is home to a slew of cyberspies and hackers who have likely stolen more secrets from businesses and governments than any other country

Biometric Identifies You in a Heartbeat

Like fingerprints and facial recognition, the shape and beat of your heart can be used to verify your identity. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Blade Runner 2049--and Why Eyes Are So Important in This Vision of the Future

In the original, seeking answers was all about looking at the eyes

From Farming to Fitness Trackers: 4–H National Youth Science Day

More than 100,000 students around the country were expected to explore Incredible Wearables in the program's exciting 10th year.

Exploring a Different Kind of Team Sport

Learning how to balance strategy, practice, programming and teamwork at robotics camp

How to Explore Otherworldly Oceans

The tools we build to explore our deep oceans might one day explore ocean world across the solar system. A new observatory called ABISS that can transmit video and long-term chemical measurements at broadband speeds from the seafloor using a system of flashing lights instead of a traditional tether...

What Companies Are Leading the Way in Wireless Charging Technology?

Why Can't We All Charge Our Phones Wirelessly?

Charging your phone wirelessly all day long may not be far off

Facebook’s Anti-Semitic Ad Categories Persisted after Promised Hate Speech Crackdown

After being contacted by ProPublica, Facebook removed several anti-Semitic ad categories and promised to improve monitoring

Never Mind the iPhone X, Battery Life Could Soon Take a Great Leap Forward

Addressing the amount of energy consumed by the CPU when running particular software could make a major difference to how long we need to charge our devices in future

On the iPhone's 10th Anniversary, Think about How Much Your Smartphone Knows about You

Your phone itself is extremely secure, but that alone can't protect your data

The Only Safe E-Mail Is Text-Only E-Mail

Webmail is convenient for advertisers but carries with it unnecessary–and serious–danger

Self-Destructing Circuits Mimic Mission: Impossible Tape

Electronic devices that decompose on schedule will be a boon to security tech and medical implants

VR Theme Park Hopes to Push Public Pickup

VR World is a virtual reality theme park that presents curated video games and 360-degree artistic cultural experiences in order to help the public overcome some of the barriers that have prevented mass adoption...

Is the Power Grid Getting More Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks?

Rising computerization opens doors for increasingly aggressive adversaries, but defenses are better than many might think