Astronomers and scientists across the world have garnered greater insights about black holes, dark energy, extrasolar planets, and cosmic evolution in recent years thanks to a range of ground-based and space telescopes…
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Microsoft’s new tool will let you teach machines how to learn
Microsoft is rolling out a new teaching tool that will help people teach their machines how to learn. The tool will basically let people without a machine learning background teach their systems…
Soft-bodied 3D printed robot is flexible, extremely durable
Researchers have combined 3D printing advances and gradient material strategy to build a flexible robot that is devoid of the traditional rigidity of metallic components, but is also extremely durable. Unlike traditional…
Black arsenic phosphorus pegged as a graphene competitor
The desire for smaller and smaller electronic components and quest for flexible electronics has got researchers working round the clock to find a worthy replacement of silicon which is not only good…
Super-hot electronics? Graphene is here to cool them down!
Wonder material Graphene has one more use – as a coolant for components in electronic circuitry including chips – a new research has revealed. A team of scientists led by Johan Liu,…
Local Motors showcases its first 3D-printed car design
American auto manufacturer Local Motors on Tuesday took the wraps off its transformable 3D-printed electric car which the company intends to sell next year. The winning design for Local Motors’ 3D-printed vehicle…
Genomics to push big data to its limits
Big data emerged out of the challenges companies were facing while storing and processing huge amounts of data generated by their customers, internal processes, external data requirements among other things and owing…
Ford makes progress in autonomous vehicle tech; collaborates for wearables
Fords’ autonomous vehicle technology programme has taken a major leap as the company has announced that their research efforts have transformed into an advanced engineering program with a dedicated team now working…
Can 3D printing techniques be used to fabricate optical fibre? Researchers investigate
A team of researchers has set out to investigate the possibilities of employing 3D printing techniques or additive manufacturing in the fabrication of optical fibres – a new way of fabrication that…
Quantum entanglement breakthrough helps pack more data on a single photon
Quantum computing has shown a lot of promise as far as processing and transmission speeds are concerned, but it also suffers from limitations that limit the data that can be packed into…
Augmented reality tech could mean super sight for surgeons, firefighters, others
Though augmented reality is seemingly a space that is hogged by gaming companies, it holds a lot more potential and could even change how professionals deal with their day-to-day issues or even…
British scientists developing microphone system to help robots ‘hear better’
Ever wondered what will it be like for a robot placed in a room full of people that are talking to each other in in the middle of all that someone is…
Researchers break key communications barrier; pave way for faster Internet
Optical fibers provide communication speeds that no other medium provide, but they suffer from a roadblock as well that limit the distance for which information can travel without getting distorted. Photonics researchers…
Microsoft HoloLens-powered Sidekick to empower astronauts aboard the ISS
NASA has partnered with Microsoft to develop a new project dubbed Sidekick to empower the astronauts aboard the International Space Station by providing them with assistance when and where they need it….
BlackBerry has a new bacteria-free smartphone in pipeline
Are you aware of the fact that your smartphone is house to roughly 25,000 germs per square inch? A study published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology claims that around 20 to…