You want to cut the cord and still get CNN?

You've heard about the cost benefits of cutting the cord and saving lots of money from your cable bill, are ready to do it, but there...

Virtual reality becomes more real

Scientists from the Skoltech ADASE (Advanced Data Analytics in Science and Engineering) lab have found a way to enhance depth map resolution...

'Magic crystals' to enable the future of electric cars

CSIRO and Monash University's Matthew Hill will receive the Solomon Award tonight for developing "magic crystals" with dozens ...

Flexoskeleton printing: Fabricating flexible exoskeletons for insect-inspired robots

Insects typically have a variety of complex exoskeleton structures, which support them in their movements and everyday activities. Fabricati...

New device enables battery-free computer input at the tip of your finger

Computer scientists at the University of Waterloo have created a device for wearable computer input suitable for many situations, just by to...

Ambient Mode announced for some Android phones

As far as Android announcements go, the one for Google Assistant Ambient Mode was more like a pleasant cowbell ring than a blasting trumpet ...

Polish firm's drones, from lifesaver to invisible model, take to the skies

Silently the eight propellers of the Hermes V8MT drone begin to spin and the large yellow aircraft rises up, locates its direction and momen...

Artificial intelligence: Towards a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms

The automatic identification of complex features in images has already become a reality thanks to artificial neural networks. Some examples ...

Make cord cutting easier with these ideas

Cutting down the expense of TV content (cord cutting) is a hot topic, and for good reason. from Consumer Electronics News - Electronics Ne...

PlayStation VR roundup: 'Stardust Odyssey,' 'Audica' highlight holiday offerings

PlayStation VR is still going strong going in its fourth year. The peripheral has seen a fair amount of great games since then developers ge...

Could drone deliveries help the environment? Let's unpack that

In the era of e-commerce, it takes a single click to order anything you'd like. But it takes a lot of energy to bring it to your door. ...

Amazon Fire 7 (2019) Review

Amazon’s latest cheap-as-chips Fire 7 tablet is, once again, a slate designed almost solely for the consumption of Amazon content. Books, TV...

Could drone deliveries help the environment? Let's unpack that

In the era of e-commerce, it takes a single click to order anything you'd like. But it takes a lot of energy to bring it to your door. ...

Gadgets: Wireless is the hot earbud these days—with good reason

Earbuds or headphones make great gifts for yourself or a loved one during the holiday season. Every year, out of curiosity, I search for ...

Black Friday: What streaming video device is best for you and can you get a deal?

Streaming video has become a staple in U.S. homes, with seven out of 10 homes subscribing to a subscription streaming service. from Consum...

A smart, self-powered ping-pong table

A team of researchers from China and the U.S. has built a smart, self-powered ping-pong table. In their paper published in the journal Natur...

Honor 9X

What is the Honor 9X? Huawei’s sub-brand has established a strong reputation for hard-hitting budget devices that punch above their weight,...

A new model to retrieve images based on sketches

In recent years, researchers have been developing increasingly advanced computational techniques, such as deep learning algorithms, to compl...

Amazon will make Alexa good to go with little appliances

Amazon had something big to say about Alexa on Monday. Hardware manufacturers would be especially gratified to know that they can directly h...

New ethanol conversion approach can reduce greenhouse gas emissions between 40 and 96 percent

One way of increasing sustainability is to reduce carbon fuel emissions within transportation. In 2017 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from t...

New big data algorithms improve earthquake detection; monitor livestock health and agricultural pests

Two new algorithms could help earthquake early warning systems buy you a few extra seconds to drop, cover, and hold on before the ground beg...

Saving bats from wind turbine death

Wind energy holds great promise as a source of renewable energy, but some have wondered if measures taken to address climate change have tak...

Hydrogen from natural gas without carbon dioxide emissions

Methane pyrolysis will allow for the future climate-friendly use of fossil natural gas. Methane is separated into gaseous hydrogen and solid...

Even computer algorithms can be biased. Scientists have different ideas of how to prevent that

Scientists say they've developed a framework to make computer algorithms "safer" to use without creating bias based on race, g...

New research considers future interactions with computer-generated people in virtual reality

Dr. Rachel McDonnell, Assistant Professor in Creative Technologies at Trinity, focuses on the animation of virtual humans for the entertainm...

New research considers future interactions with computer-generated people in virtual reality

Dr. Rachel McDonnell, Assistant Professor in Creative Technologies at Trinity, focuses on the animation of virtual humans for the entertainm...

Periodic review of the artificial intelligence industry reveals challenges

As part of Stanford's ongoing 100-year study on artificial intelligence, known as the AI100, two workshops recently considered the issue...

AI debate machine argues with itself at Cambridge Union

IBM has a Project Debater AI system that can debate humans on complex topics. A recent event to showcase its capabilities turned into pure d...

Nuclear reactors with a newly proposed barrier could have withstood Chernobyl and Fukushima

In the aftermath of the notorious accidents in the history of nuclear energy at Three Mile Island (1979), Chernobyl (1986) and Fukushima (20...

Before you buy, consider privacy please

This weekend, many folks will be poring over retail circulars, online ads and promotions, doing their research to get ahead on the best deal...

Hey Google? Is it you or Alexa?

OK, Google, so what's it going to be? You or Alexa? from Consumer Electronics News - Electronics News, Electronic Gadget News | Consum...

Shenmue 3 Review

A threequel nearly two decades in the making, Shenmue 3 once seemed like an impossible dream. Now it’s here… well, nightmare would be hyperb...

For the sake of the planet, refrigeration tech needs an update

Refrigeration has been such an integral part of our everyday lives for so long that we rarely think of it. Our food is fresh and our offices...

Wayve unveils self-driving car trials in central London

Wayve, a machine learning company, founded in 2017 by alumni Dr. Alex Kendall, who completed his Ph.D. in Professor Roberto Cipolla's Ma...

A new tool to help one billion people at risk due to lack of access to cooling

The Cooling for All Needs Assessment has been launched today, Thursday, November 7 to help governments, non-governmental organizations and d...

Using machine learning techniques to identify Shakespeare's and Fletcher's writing in Henry VIII

Petr Plecháč, a researcher at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague has used machine-learning techniques to identify which parts of the pl...

A new type of hybrid colloidal quantum dot/organic solar cells

Solution-processed semiconductors, including materials such as perovskites and quantum dots (i.e., small particles of matter in the quantum ...

145 years after Jules Verne dreamed up a hydrogen future, it has arrived

In 1874, science fiction author Jules Verne set out a prescient vision that has inspired governments and entrepreneurs in the 145 years sinc...

Human-machine interaction enables development of highly accurate decision-making systems

Machines can be trained to classify images and thus identify tumors in CT scans, mineral compositions in rocks, or pathologies in optical mi...

Microscope kit transforms smartphones into lab tools

Your phone as camera, check, your phone as fitness counter, check, your phone as GPS, check...and now your phone as microscope? Diple is a p...

New material captures and converts toxic air pollutant into industrial chemical

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Manchester, has developed a metal-organic framework, or MOF, material that pro...

Google admits its 'dark skin' face scan project violated internal policy, leading to overhaul

Google is working to save face. from News on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning https://ift.tt/2OcgzJC

Razer Basilisk Ultimate Mouse

What is the Razer Basilisk Ultimate? The Razer Basilisk Ultimate represents Razer’s newest flagship wireless mouse, ditching the ties for m...

Clothing development software: Computer model calculates heat dissipation beneath clothing

Whether for sports, at work or in the living room—depending on activity and environment, our clothing has to meet different demands. Empa sc...

UK households support a return to hydrogen as a domestic fuel

Households in the U.K. would support a return to the use of hydrogen as a domestic fuel and believe it would have a positive environmental i...

A model to classify cyberattacks using swarm intelligence

In recent years, new technological advances have led to a growing number of devices, ranging from more conventional computers to other gadge...

Tunnel vision for delivery vehicles could cut pollution

Decarbonizing vans that carry Internet-ordered deliveries: if it is a good idea then why not? A company's effort in the UK to do so migh...

Tesla edges into pickup truck market with electric model

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is taking on the workhorse heavy pickup truck market with his latest electric vehicle. from Energy & Green Tech Ne...

Scientists help soldiers figure out what robots know

An Army-led research team developed new algorithms and filled in knowledge gaps about how robots contribute to teams and what robots know ab...

Grid reliability under climate change may require more power generation capacity

A new analysis from university-based and national laboratory researchers applied a new modeling approach for long-term electricity generatio...

Levitation, touch and sound – how you'll be able to feel videogames in the future

Despite advances in both virtual and augmented reality technology in the last few years, there's one area that remains neglected: touch....

New algorithms train AI to avoid specific bad behaviors

Artificial intelligence has moved into the commercial mainstream thanks to the growing prowess of machine learning algorithms that enable co...

Big plans to save the planet depend on nanoscopic materials improving energy storage

The challenge of building an energy future that preserves and improves the planet is a massive undertaking. But it all hinges on the charged...

Rise of the bots: Research team completes first census of Wikipedia bots

Since launching in 2001, Wikipedia has evolved into a sprawling repository of human knowledge, with 40 million collaboratively-written artic...

Samsung Galaxy Fold Review – A winner?

The Samsung Galaxy Fold has had a tough year. Issues with the foldable screen marred the launch and it wasn’t until six months after its gli...

Put together your favorite TV streaming package for less than $30 a month

It's never been more tempting for TV viewers to cut the cord and dive into "the stream." But with the recent launch of Disney+...

Electric cars a major challenge for supermarkets, gas stations

The rise of electric cars is proving a challenge not only for auto makers but also gas stations, supermarkets and malls forced to adapt as m...