Electronics
Cost to Message London Is “Exorbitant”
Originally published in August 1866
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Electronics
Cyborg Jellyfish Could One Day Explore the Ocean
An electronic device increases their speed, and later versions could control their direction as well
Electronics
Know What? Your Phone Can Send Photos
Originally published in April 1895
Engineering
A Drone’s-Eye View of the Quick and the Dead
New machine-learning technique can distinguish living bodies from deceased ones
Computing
New Particle Accelerator Fits on a Silicon Chip
The device uses lasers to accelerate electrons along an etched channel
Space & Physics
Internet Cables Could Also Measure Quakes
The fiber-optic cables that connect the global Internet could potentially be used as seismic sensors. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Electronics
New Technique Welds Ceramics with Lasers
The process could lead to the creation of tougher, more biocompatible electronic devices
Electronics
New Virtual Reality Interface Enables "Touch" Across Long Distances
Lightweight, flexible patch conveys a tactile sensation directly to the skin
Engineering
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2019
World-changing technologies that are poised to rattle the status quo
Computing
Goodbye, Phone Calls. Hello, Loneliness
Can you really “reach out and touch someone” via text?
Electronics
GPS Is Doing More Than You Thought
Here are five scientific applications that take the navigation system beyond the map
Behavior
Social Media Has Not Destroyed a Generation
New findings suggest angst over the technology is misplaced
A High-Tech Solution for Rooting Out Counterfeit Goods
Mobile optical scanners can check the authenticity of an object with unprecedented speed
Technology
Lithium-Ion Battery Creators Win Chemistry Nobel Prize
John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino share the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the development of lithium-ion batteries” that have led to portable electronic devices that are rechargeable virtually anywhere on the planet...
Chemistry
Nobel in Chemistry for Lightweight Rechargeable Batteries
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino “for the development of lithium-ion batteries.”
Natural Disasters
Cell Phone Service Must Be Restored Quicker after Hurricanes
Officials pressure wireless companies so first responders and residents can communicate and save lives
Electronics
Heat Loss to Night Sky Powers Off-Grid Lights
A slight temperature difference at night between a surface losing heat and the surrounding air can be harnessed to generate electricity to power lights.
Electronics
Apple’s Amazing New Screen
It will revamp our ideas of what a display can do
Computing
Will China Overtake the U.S. in Artificial Intelligence Research?
The nation wants to make its AI industry dominant by 2030
Computing
Your Employer May Be Spying on You—and Wasting Its Time
New technologies help companies monitor their workers’ every move. But do those data tell them anything useful?
