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In a not-unexpected move, the FCC approved Verizon's proposal to buy a whole fistful of wireless spectrum from Time Warner and Comcast. The company is paying $3.9... Read More »

Biomechanical engineering on the micro- and nanoscale is starting to get pretty cool. Joe Wang, distinguished professor at UC San Diego, has now given nanoparticles... Read More »

Nearly 300 million people worldwide live with diabetes, and regular testing is a crucial part of many of their lives. Purdue university researcher Jonathan Claussen... Read More »

Most energy generation systems consist of two components: a generator and a battery. Georgia Tech researcher Zhong Lin Wang thinks this is one too many. Along with... Read More »

Yesterday, Curiosity wiggled its front and rear wheels -- a crucial test of the steering actuators before the rover team will do its first driving today. After more... Read More »

Ralstonia Eutropha is a soil bacteria that exhibits a peculiar behaviour. Whenever the bacterium is placed into a stressful situation, it devotes all its time and... Read More »

One of the most important technological challenges of our time is monopolizing on solar energy. Major constraints have always been cost, availability of materials... Read More »

HemoSep is a device designed to recover blood that is spilled in major trauma surgeries and open heart surgeries. The device helps with the process of autotransfusion ... Read More »

In many ways, I feel bad for Judge Lucy Koh. The district court of Northern California seems to get more than its fair share of high-stakes, high-publicity cases... Read More »

University of Tokyo and RIKEN Institute researchers exploit a new type of magnetic phase in materials to eliminate electrical power loss. The team's device uses a ... Read More »

Though it's no shark, having a robot on another planet with a laser attached to its "head" is still pretty cool. The Rover's "ChemCam,"... Read More »

With the populace becoming increasingly excited about sending more junk into space, smaller non-governmental institutions are looking to get into the game. To reduce... Read More »

Cleanliness may be next to godliness, but it's also relevant for solar panel efficiency. "A dirty solar panel can reduce its power capabilities by up to 30... Read More »

Worm locomotion is fairly complex given the relative simplicity of the non-arthropod invertebrates. Recently, an MIT-led, international team of researchers have been... Read More »

Nanyang Technological University researchers have developed a video system that integrates the functionality of your TV, smartphone, and tablet computer. Microsoft... Read More »

Nearly one million individuals with diabetes have to inject themselves daily with insulin. Patients with HIV and certain types of cancer also require frequent... Read More »

A group of Clemson University researchers was unsatisfied with the limited properties of modern fiber optic cables. “We have used a highly purified version of... Read More »

Monday was supposed to be a big day for the tech world, with now-defunct, pre-internet-era technology giant Eastman Kodak's patents up for grabs. Kodak's... Read More »

Graphene is pretty much as thin as it gets, being single-layered sheets of carbon molecules and all. As a result, graphene always needs to be supported by some other... Read More »

This morning ARM revealed a new partnership with chip fab GlobalFoundries to manufacture FinFET-based 20nm chips in its Malta, NY facility. The announcement comes... Read More »