Energy & Green Tech

Iraq inches toward solar-powered future

In a small village in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, solar panels adorn most homes, part of a small but growing effort to harness the sun's energy in Iraq, where electricity is scarce.

Robotics

Rise of the cute robots

The red eye that refuses to be extinguished, the metal body that cannot be crushed—for many of us the word "robot" conjures one image: the Terminator.

Engineering

Inertial sensors: Strength in numbers

Inertial sensors such as accelerometers and gyroscopes are used nearly everywhere, from smartwatches to submarines, drones, spacecraft, vacuum cleaners and even game controllers. The purpose of these sensors is to indicate ...

Machine learning & AI

The 1997 chess game that thrust AI into the spotlight

With his hand pushed firmly into his cheek and his eyes fixed on the table, Garry Kasparov shot a final dark glance at the chessboard before storming out of the room: the king of chess had just been beaten by a computer.

Consumer & Gadgets

Five things to watch at CES tech megashow

The world's biggest tech megashow, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), gets underway in Las Vegas this week, with organizers hoping to recapture the excitement of years past after two years marred by the coronavirus pandemic.

Consumer & Gadgets

LG to show off robotic cleaner at CES in January

A robotic vacuum cleaner from LG is about to make its debut at CES 2016 in Las Vegas. The kinds of compliments LG would probably be happy to hear when they show it off: could cleaning get any easier? and oh nice, it doubles ...

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