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The scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Southern California (USC) are doing some exciting work. They've demonstrated the first successful use of a neural prosthetic device to recall specific…

Researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine are highlighting the intricate interplay of nicotine's effects on human brain regions. Their findings, published in eNeuro, explore how nicotine influences the areas…

Given the ever-increasing data traffic, miniaturized optical transmitters and receivers that operate with high-order multi-level modulation formats and faster data transmission rates are critical. Researchers have developed a new compact…

My marketing experience makes me think there's a considerable non-science application for this. Picture employee team-building exercises that involve making Stone Age tools and then having a chance to use them. But I digress. A research…

Dragonfly Financial Technologies just completed a survey of more than 100 bank executives, 85% of which maintain a positive banking outlook for 2024. Based on that optimism, 51% of respondents believe banks will increase their technology…

There’s a new technology under test at the Redwire Corp. facility in Longmont, CO. NASA hit a key technology milestone at the new facility with a successful deployment of one of four solar sail quadrants.   NASA considers solar sail…

The Volkswagen Group believes that digital products based on AI are critical for its future success. New infotainment and navigation apps, high-performance voice recognition, expanded vehicle functions, and integration of digital ecosystems…

At the end of last year, the VA published its 2023 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Report. They found that 6,392 veterans died by suicide in 2021, up 114% over 2020. What was especially alarming was the suicide increase for women…

Apple just avoided a lawsuit that accused the company of copying heart-monitoring technology from startup AliveCor, after a federal judge ruled in Apple’s favor.  Although details of the decision are sealed because of confidentiality…

Canadian celebrities, including TV chef Mary Berg, singer Michael Bublé, comedian Rick Mercer, and hockey star Sidney Crosby, are revealing their secrets to financial success—until the Bank of Canada tried to stop them. These ads aren't…

NASA’s 2024 Spinoff publication highlights NASA technologies that "benefit life on Earth in the form of commercial products." The 2024 version features 40-plus medical and other commercialized technologies using the agency’s R&D and new…

There’s a new way to make and manipulate a class of high-temperature semiconductors, and an international team, including Rutgers University–New Brunswick, is front and center of the process. The result could be the ability to create…

 “Mixed reality” AKA “spatial computing” headsets combine the real world with digital content. Using passthrough video that blocks out all light, users rely on headset cameras to take in the external world via real-time video playing on…

2023 devastated Silicon Valley tech workers—representing the worst 12 months since the dot.com crash two decades ago. Reasons cited for layoffs in 2023 included over-hiring during the pandemic, rising inflation, and lower consumer demand.…

In August, the news broke that Amazon would acquire iRobot. Today, they announced that they’re terminating the deal due to not getting European Union regulatory approval. Under the deal, Amazon would have invested in continued innovation by…