Britain based Peratech is endowing machines with a human-like sense of touch. Their material, a quantum tunneling composite (QTC), increases the electricity it conducts...
The University of Michigan has produced a miniature sensor that harnesses solar energy and could last for years without needing to be replaced. Composed...
Singularity University's inaugural Graduate Studies Program was such a success last year that singularity University press release they've decided to double the class size....
German researchers at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel recently confirmed that variants of the FOXO3A gene are a common characteristic for many people...
Teams of developers are racing to construct the next great human-computer interface, and most already have a product to peddle. Clayton Miller is still...
Theo Jansen's Strandbeests are a strange combination of primitive robots and kinetic sculptures, but he calls them a new form of life. Assembled from...
With the US economy in recession and socialized medicine unlikely, healthcare is becoming precious. How precious, you may ask? Well, Terri Carlson is willing...
Dang-blasted kids with their music, and their clothes, and no respect for authority. They've gone and corrupted law-abiding robots, teaching them how to graffiti!...
Biopharmaceutical company Athersys (NASDAQ: ATHX) received a major boost in its stock price on February 10th, following the announcement that it had received US...
Those looking to better understand and treat Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) now have a powerful new weapon in their fight. The US National Institute...
Modern manufacturing isn't based on human labor, it's based on the robot. Still, most people cannot grasp the breadth of automation in factories. We...
Bill Davenhall gave a brief but enlightening presentation about the importance of geo-medicine at the most recent TEDMED conference. We know that your health...
It's been more than seven years since iRobot introduced the world to the Roomba robotic vacuum. Seven years without fundamental innovation, and its left...
Update: Google, the event sponsor, has not officially announced a cash prize for the winner.
The annual Google AI Challenge has been announced: contestants will...
