Consumer & Gadgets

'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit

Global tech leaders will pack Lisbon's annual Web Summit from Tuesday to talk Artificial Intelligence, robots and startups—all under the shadow of tensions over cutting-edge tech and the natural resources needed to build ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Sweat-powered sticker turns your drinking cup into a health sensor

A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed an electronic sticker that can monitor a person's vitamin C levels using the sweat from their fingertips—no blood draws, lab visits or batteries ...

Business

Global tech tensions overshadow Web Summit's AI and robots

Flashy AI, robotics and self-driving cars will be on show at the annual Web Summit in Lisbon from Monday, but global tensions over high-tech trade, competition and sovereignty will be weighing on the minds of entrepreneurs, ...

Engineering

New testing scheme could work for chips and clinics

Diagnostic testing is big business. The global market for testing semiconductors for defects is estimated at $39 billion in 2025. For medical lab tests, the market is even bigger: $125 billion.

Electronics & Semiconductors

Ultra-thin 3D display delivers wide-angle, highly-detailed images

Researchers have developed an ultra-thin 3D display with a wide viewing angle, clear image quality and vivid display depth. By overcoming tradeoffs that typically limit glasses-free 3D displays, the advance could open new ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

'Living metal' could bridge biological and electronic systems

Electronics have been transforming from rigid, lifeless systems into adaptive, living platforms capable of seamlessly interacting with biological environments. Researchers at Binghamton University are pioneering "living metal" ...

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