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Earth Sciences Dec 2, 2020

The very lonely seismometer: A 'dormant' earthquake monitoring program's last remnants

In mid-November 2020, we received an email from one Karl Zuk. It regarded a hike he had just taken at Mountain Lakes Park, a hilly, forested area about 60 miles north of New York City, owned by Westchester County. Zuk had ...

Business May 9, 2019

Toyota, Panasonic form joint venture in housing for Japan

Japanese automaker Toyota and electronics giant Panasonic are forming a joint venture combining their housing businesses in Japan to showcase technologies such as connected cars and the internet of things.

Engineering Oct 15, 2018

Energy harvesting and innovative inputs highlight tech show gadgetry

Wearable technology developed at Dartmouth College with the potential to change the way we live and work will be introduced at the 31st ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium (UIST 2018).

Software Sep 21, 2018

At high-tech Tokyo Game Show, old skool ones are the best

At the Tokyo Game Show, the world's top firms compete to show off their very latest in high-tech gaming gadgetry: from head-spinning virtual reality to cutting-edge multiplayer eSports.

Ecology Jul 27, 2018

These Gummy Bear-looking things will inherit the earth

Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are microscopic animals that live basically everywhere on earth, from the hot springs atop the Himalayas to the icy tundra of Antarctica to —almost certainly —your backyard.

Consumer & Gadgets Jan 13, 2018

Man's best friend goes high tech at gadget fest

Technology is going to the dogs. And to cats and horses, for that matter, as high-end gadgetry showcased at this week's Consumer Electronics Show offered ways that smart devices can improve the lives of animals and their ...

Consumer & Gadgets Jan 12, 2018

With headbands, sensor socks, wearable tech seeks medical inroads

Want to manage your stress? A "neurofeedback" headband could help. Need to be sure your elderly father is taking his medication? Attach a sensor to his sock.

Business Nov 14, 2017

Qualcomm spurns $130 bn Broadcom bid for big tech tie-up

Qualcomm on Monday rejected a $130 billion bid from fellow computer chip maker Broadcom, setting the stage for a potentially bitter fight for control of a key player in the world of mobile technology.

Business Nov 6, 2017

Big tech tieup: Broadcom bids $103 bn for Qualcomm (Update 4)

In what could be the biggest deal ever in the tech sector, Broadcom on Monday bid $103 billion for rival chip maker Qualcomm to gain position in the booming sector fueled by growth in smartphones and an array of connected ...

Materials Science May 12, 2017

A cheaper, greener way to grow crystalline semiconductor films

University of Michigan chemists have developed a greener, cheaper way to make single-crystalline semiconductor films, components at the heart of all of our electric gadgetry.

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