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Chirp Microsystems’ Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight Sensors Advance Range-Finding, Position Tracking in Consumer Electronics, Robotics, Drones
Tiny MEMS-based “sonar on a silicon chip” devices provide range-sensing with millimeter-precision and low power consumption.
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AI Helps Researchers Study Master Bricklayers' Techniques for Speed and Safety
Researchers from the University of Waterloo are using artificial intelligence to find new insights that help reduce wear-and-tear injuries and boost the productivity of construction workers on site.
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High-def LIDAR Enables Autonomous Cars to 'See Better'
At CES 2018, TetraVue will be demonstrating light detection and ranging (LIDAR) camera technology that captures real-time images with depth perception down to the pixel level. Applications include autonomous vehicles, machine vision, factory automation and the entertainment industry.
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Watch: Custom 3D-printed Drones in Less Than 24 Hours
U.S. Army researchers working alongside the Marines have developed an on-demand printing system with a suite of tools that allows soldiers to enter mission parameters and then get a 3D-printed aviation asset within 24 hours.
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Watch: Hybrid Underwater Drone for Multiple Missions
The new Integra from Aquabotix is a second-generation hybrid that can function both as an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and as a remotely-operated vehicle (ROV).
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Single-Photon Detector Can Count to Four and Has the Potential to Count up to Twenty
Engineers have shown a widely used method to detect single photons can count the presence of at least four photons at a time. This discovery will unlock new capabilities in physics labs that are working in quantum information science around the world.
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Breakthrough Sensor for Photography, Life Sciences Security and More Developed
Dartmouth Thayer School of Engineering has produced new imaging technology that may revolutionize medical and life sciences research, security, photography, cinematography and other applications that rely on high-quality, low-light imaging.
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Artificial Intelligence in Microscopes Used to Identify Bacteria Quickly and Accurately
Microscopes with artificial intelligence (AI) built in, could help clinical microbiologists diagnose potentially deadly blood infections.
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Method to Reduce Cost and Energy Consumption for High-Speed Internet Discovered
The University of Texas Arlington and the University of Vermont researcher have discovered a new method that could lead to a reduction in the cost and energy consumption of high-speed internet connections.
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Researchers Discover Inner Workings of Unbeatable Artificial Intelligence Poker Player
Libratus is an artificial intelligence that has beat the top four professional poker players in the world at no-limit Texas Hold’em earlier this year.
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Tech Gifts for the Audiophile
Many engineers enjoy music. But some of them live in the rarefied air occupied by those who consider themselves to be audiophiles.
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FEV, Lightspeed Technologies to Present Fiber Optic-based Automotive Optical/Electronic Architecture at 2018 CES
New automotive optical/electronic system architecture technology transmits photons over plastic optical fiber.
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Video: Magna to Showcase EtelligentDrive Systems at CES 2018
The company's e1 demonstration concept vehicle will be used to demonstrate different electric-drive concepts and systems.
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5 Gifts to Rev Up the Road Warrior
Until autonomous autos become commonplace vehicles in which we can indulge ourselves in entertainment and not be mindful of the hazards of the road in front of us — technology integrated into the driving experience to ease our daily grind is welcome.
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Print Your Very Own Vertebrate
The Open Vertebrate (Overt) project is currently in the process of scanning over 20,000 vertebrate specimens, constituting over 80 percent of living vertebrate categories. They will be made freely available for a variety of uses, including 3D printing.
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10 Companies to Watch at CES 2018
Coming from various sectors of the tech industry, the 10 companies selected as semi-finalists in the Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) will make on-stage business plan pitches at CES 2018 to a group of high-profile judges. Included are companies focused on blockchain, energy, the environment, healthcare and more.
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3D Nanoscale Imaging is Now Possible
Nanoscale imaging is important to many modern applications in materials science, physics, biology, medicine and other fields.
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New Quantum Memory Holds World Record and is Based on Laser-Cooled Atoms
In the Quantum Memories Laboratory at the University of Warsaw, a group of laser-cooled atoms has been used as a memory device.
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Floating Solar Fuels Rig for Seawater Electrolysis Developed
A research team has developed a novel photovotalic powered electrolysis device that can operate at a stand-alone platform that floats on open water.
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Autonomous Vehicles in 2018
Autonomous vehicles, once considered a staple only of science fiction, are here, although not yet perfect. Engineers are steadily working on the technology so that in the very near future, autonomous driving will be easy, safer and ubiquitous.
