Engineering
Adults appear to have a difficult time figuring it out but some bees and ants find the concept quite fundamental: There is strength in numbers; if they cooperate in carrying out tasks, they can survive as a group.
Hardware
A slim area touch fingerprint sensor has been introduced. The news out of San Jose is that Synaptics is rolling out the Natural ID FS4304 biometric fingerprint sensor. It has the flexibility to fit in small spaces, including ...
Software
An X-ray scanner, some small metal balls, and a newly developed algorithm. That is all you need to make a 3D model that enables you to look inside art objects without dismantling them. Thanks to the research of Francien Bossema ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Business
Atom Computing, a California-based startup that builds quantum computers, opened its largest research and development facility in Boulder on Wednesday.
Sep 30, 2022
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Engineering
72,000 euros. That's what it costs when a chip-making machine breaks down for an hour due to a malfunction. It's logical that companies want to prevent these kinds of breakdowns at all costs. Their solution is preventive ...
Jul 15, 2022
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Engineering
Take your shoes off and place them in the bin! That's been part of the flying experience since 2006. It's the outcome of a number of threats to the aviation sector that emerged after the fateful events of September 11, 2001, ...
Apr 27, 2021
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Robotics
Asking someone to put on a mask is a touchy subject, so one shop in Japan has enlisted a robot to make sure its customers wear them during the pandemic.
Nov 19, 2020
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Computer Sciences
In case of an emergency, first responders like the fire brigade need up-to-date information. Two-dimensional maps are a common source of information, but they can be difficult to read in an emergency situation. UT Ph.D. student ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Computer Sciences
What if you could watch a CT scan live, rather than analyzing the images afterward? Thanks to the work of Leiden mathematician Jan-Willem Buurlage, that will soon be reality. He is developing methods to make the algorithms ...
Jun 29, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Those apps that scan for devices using Bluetooth could sound great. The AirPods have fallen out of the ear and they're somewhere in the house. Whip open the app to find them. Or that lost phone, missing tablet or even camera. ...
Jan 24, 2020
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