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World’s fastest camera : 10 trillion frames per second
What happens when a new technology is so precise that it operates on a scale beyond our characterization capabilities?
For example, the lasers used at...
5G : Researchers uncover security gaps
Researchers in the Information Security Group subjected the upcoming 5G mobile communication standard to a comprehensive security analysis.
Their conclusion: data protection is improved in...
Salto-1P: the small monopedal jumping robot capable of continuous high-power hopping
"Precision Jumping Limits from Flight-phase Control in Salto-1P" is the academic sounding title of a paper that should nonetheless delight those interested in robotic...
New Bioinspired features a dynamic range about 10,000 times higher than today’s commercial cameras
Inspired by the visual system of the mantis shrimp—among the most complex found in nature—researchers have created a new type of camera that could...
Microsoft joins Open Invention Network – bring a valuable and deep portfolio of over...
The non-aggression patent community can put a new feather in its cap, calling out that Microsoft has joined OIN. Shawn Knight in TechSpot:
"On Wednesday, it...
Boston Dynamics : now Atlas does parkour
Oh, please. We are still coping with the view of Atlas taking a leisurely run through the neighborhood like a boss planner out for...
Head of US National Federation of the Blind says : we need “innovation and...
Innovators should make sure the products they develop serve needs of people with disabilities from the get-go, head of US National Federation of the...
Researchers look at why many of us find enjoyment out of being scared
John Carpenter’s iconic horror film “Halloween” celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
Few horror movies have achieved similar notoriety, and it’s credited with kicking...
Women who are overweight or obese have up to twice the risk of developing...
Women who are overweight or obese have up to twice the risk of developing colorectal cancer before age 50 as women who have what...
The hormone prolactin may play a role in reducing the risk of type 2...
The hormone prolactin—most commonly associated with breastfeeding—may play a role in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that...
A new “metal-coordinated” drug-delivery technology potentially could be used to supplement the standard therapy...
A new "metal-coordinated" drug-delivery technology potentially could be used to supplement the standard therapy for hypothyroidism, which affects nearly 10 million Americans, and many...
The brain creates a map of our environment, which enables reliable spatial navigation
The brain creates a map of our environment, which enables reliable spatial navigation.
The Nobel Prize was awarded in 2014 for research into how this...
The verbal and physical signs of lying are harder to detect than people believe
The verbal and physical signs of lying are harder to detect than people believe, a study suggests.
Tests reveal that people are skilled at identifying...
People with temporal lobe epilepsy also have high rates of problems with their reproductive...
Mice with epilepsy have altered patterns of neuron activity in the portion of the brain that controls the reproductive endocrine system, University of Illinois...
Diabetes : Fat tissue may play a crucial role and protect against glucose intolerance
A new study by Australian researchers, out today, is challenging what we know about the causes of diabetes.
The new research points to fat tissue...
