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Researchers Work On Battery With Unlimited Lifespan

Researchers from Samsung and the United States university MIT think to have found a way to provide batteries with an unlimited lifespan and up to 30 percent more capacity. The new battery doesn’t use...

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Robot Bakes Pizza With Online Instructions

Computer scientists in Germany have developed a robot called PR2 that’s able to bake pancakes and pizzas based on online instructions. The project has been aimed at allowing robots to better understand...

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New Lab Aims At Fast Wifi And Tiny Sensors

The Eindhoven University of Technology today announced to have set up a brand new research facility aimed at developing future wireless communication technology. The university will specifically focus...

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Intel Invests 50 Million Dollars In Quantum Computing

Chip maker Intel invests $50 million US dollars in QuTech, a research institute from the Delft University of Technology aimed at the development of quantum computers. The two organisations made that...

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Researchers Work On Easier 3D Design System

3D printing is becoming commonplace, but the ability to create designs for it isn’t. Even the simplest design requires experience with computer-aided design (CAD) applications, which is time consuming....

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NASA Wants To Use Laser Communication In Space

The United States space agency NASA wants to transmit data from satelites in space using lasers. NASA has told that to Space.com last night. Currently computer data from space is tranferred using radio...

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Social Media Users Follow Similar Rules As In Speech

Social media users follow similar communication rules as they do during ordinary speech, researchers from Georgia Tech report in a recent paper. The research shows that when tweeters use hashtags — a...

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The Best Universities For Computer Science

Once you decide you want to start a career in computer science finding the right university to study might prove a hurdle. Luckily there are organisations that monitor universities and determine their...

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Researchers Develop Evolutionary Electronic Circuits

Researchers of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology and the CTIT Institute for ICT Research at the University of Twente have presented working electronic circuits that make use of methods similar to...

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Picsbuffet Takes Image Search To The Next Level

Google Maps allows users to zoom in and out over a particular location of interest. Picsbuffet is an image search platform that has implemented a similar concept for visual image search, allowing users...

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Cooling On Chips Allows For Faster And More Durable Hardware

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have presented a way to improve the density and durability of computer chips by directly cooling the surface, several hundred microns away from where...

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Breakthrough In Quantum Computing By Australian Scientists

A team of Australian scientists have made an important breakthrough in the development of a functioning quantum computer. For the first time researchers of the University of New South Wales have made...

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Japanese Built First Laundry Robot

Japanese scientists have developed a robot that can wash, dry, fold and sort clothes. The Laundroid was demonstrated during the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies trade show that’s currently...

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Swiss Scientists Build Resonator For Quantum Computer

Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have build a resonator that can direct electron standing waves. The find brings the implementation of quantum dot technology, etching...

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Microsoft Believes It Can Build Quantum Computer Within Ten Years

Microsoft believes it will be able to realize the construction of a quantum computer within ten years from now. Earlier this week researchers from the United States software giant published a paper...

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Robot Simulates Brain Cells To Navigate

Scientists in Singapore have developed a two-wheeled robot that partially simulates the human brain to allow it to navigate. In order to navigate the robot the researchers have simulated two types of...

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EU Starts Project For Next Generation Supercomputers

This month the European Union officially kicked off ExaHyPE. The project aims at developing open-source software for the next generation of supercomputers, or so called exascale class computers....

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Researchers Develop System That Converts 2D Video Into 3D

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) have developed a system that automatically converts 2D videos of soccer games into 3D....

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New Wireless Sensors Predict Machine Breakdown

European researchers have completed a project that allows for the interpretation of vibrations in industrial machinery. Kallol Das, a PhD researcher at the University of Twente that contributed to the...

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Researchers Train Watson To Solve Problems

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have partnered with IBM’s supercomputer Watson to advance the problem solving capabilities of computers in a wide variety of professions. “Searching...

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