Microsoft announces Coco Framework to facilitate businesses looking to adopt blockchain tech
(Tech Xplore)—Business watchers are looking to blockchain technology as transformational but easier said than done.
Business
News tagged with chief technology officer
Energy & Green Tech
Sunny prospects for start-up's clear solar energy windows
A Redwood City, California-based tech startup has developed a glass window packed with transparent photovoltaic cells that it believes will revolutionize the way solar energy is harnessed.
Energy & Green Tech
Breakthrough opens door to low-cost green hydrogen
In a clean energy breakthrough, researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) have developed new electrolyzer technology that brings cost-competitive ...
Mar 16, 2022
0
702
Robotics
The ulti-mutt pet? Chinese tech company develops robo-dogs
It's whip fast, obeys commands and doesn't leave unpleasant surprises on the floor—meet the AlphaDog, a robotic response to two of China's burgeoning loves: pets and technology.
Apr 8, 2021
1
97
Internet
Facebook says hackers 'scraped' data of 533 mn users in 2019 leak
Facebook said Tuesday that hackers "scraped" personal data of some half-billion users back in 2019 by taking advantage of a feature designed to help people easily find friends using contact lists.
Apr 7, 2021
0
137
Business
Frustrated virtual reality pioneer leaves Facebook's parent
A prominent video game creator who helped lead Facebook's expansion into virtual reality has resigned from the social networking service's corporate parent after becoming disillusioned with the way the technology is being ...
Dec 17, 2022
0
23
Robotics
Hoping for mech racing league comes easy at CES
A crew of supersized exoskeletons ready to race? Well, a machine teased as such, as the machine, of startling proportions, drew attention at CES this week. This curiosity is nearly 15 feet tall, 18 feet wide, and weighs more ...
Security
Venmo did what with my data? My location was shared when I paid with the app
Many of us have ditched cash and, instead, use smartphone apps like Venmo to pay for goods and services.
Feb 24, 2020
1
5
Engineering
Sandblasting with light
Sandblasting—that was yesterday. Laser beams can now clean and structure surfaces more precisely and cost-effectively and in more environmentally friendly ways than conventional systems. The Fraunhofer Institute for Material ...
Sep 21, 2022
0
17
Robotics
Research aims to revolutionize robot mobility
The rapidly expanding robotics program in the College of Engineering at Oregon State University has spun off one of its first businesses, a company focused on legged locomotion that may revolutionize robot mobility and enable ...
Feb 13, 2017
0
25
