Human interaction with robots is about to get a little more personal. Meet the face of tomorrow’s interactive technology. An increasingly important – and sometimes frustratin... Read more
Well, Elon Musk can relax now. Having previously announced his intention to at least build a demonstrator of his Hyperloop transporter for high-speed, high-capacity inter-city tran... Read more
“It’s a cross between a Concorde, a rail gun, and an air hockey table.” Now that the media kerfuffle surrounding Elon Musk‘s Hyperloop transit system propos... Read more
Not only does this allow freeform additive fabrication on six axes, it also enables an “undo” function The additive layer process of conventional 3D printers means they... Read more
It is getting easier to foresee wrongdoing and spot likely wrongdoers THE meanest streets of Kent are to be found in little pink boxes. Or at least they are if you look at them thr... Read more
Better Place may have given up on its electric vehicle battery swap technology, but Tesla is moving full-speed ahead. Here’s what the company’s ultra-fast swap stations look like.... Read more
Networking: Emerging undersea data networks are connecting submarines, aquatic drones and other denizens of the deep DURING the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 the Soviet Unio... Read more
Mobile LIDAR may someday be a key to driverless automobiles Imagine driving down a road a few times and obtaining in an hour more data about the surrounding landscape than a crew o... Read more
Teachers may soon be able to sync technology and test grading with an innovative new idea formulated by one of their own. Walter O. Duncan IV, an educator who currently works in Ca... Read more
Sadly, widespread homelessness isn’t going away any time soon, and until society works out a larger solution, ideas are needed to improve the living conditions of people without a... Read more
A smartphone app that uses a phone’s camera to analyse urine and check for a range of medical conditions has been shown off at the TED (Technology, Education and Design) conf... Read more
A transparent computer that allows users to reach inside and touch digital content has been unveiled at the TED conference in Los Angeles. TED fellow Jinha Lee has been working on... Read more
A scalable, operator-free, fully-automated, simple-to-use, high density parking system. Wouldn’t it be nice to park your car at the end of a long day at the office without ha... Read more
The idea struck me during a meeting. While thoughts of waste don’t routinely course through my brain, trash was the subject matter at a meeting of Duke’s Campus... Read more
A satellite navigation system that could drive around jams and avoid gridlock would be a boon Endlessly frustrated by congested roads, computer scientists at California Stat... Read more
