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A team of U.K. drone experts from Ocuair has set an aviation record by flying a drone across the English Channel (over 21 miles) in a 72 minute flight. Last week, Richard Gill and his team of drone experts launched a drone from a…

For years now, in accordance with growing interest in sustainability, scientists have been trying to reap the benefits of bathroom excrement — since there's not much else to do with it anyway. Many have come up with ways to generate…

Boston University student, Emily Fitzgerald, has equipped a robot with a brain for an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program project. The robot can now make observations and identify objects.  “That is a ball.” “I do believe that…

When astronauts Thomas Stafford, John Young and Eugene Cernan headed out to space on Apollo 10 to circle the moon in May 1969, they happened to hear some strange sounds. The sounds lasted about an hour and were relayed to the station…

Here's a nifty concept Mastercard just introduced at Mobile World Congress in Spain this week: pay with a selfie. Since selfies are trending anyway, why not use them to confirm your identity? The new pilot program aims to increase …

Fairview Microwave debuts a new family of semi-rigid test probes operating up to 6 GHz. Designed to assist in testing microwave circuits, these test probes are constructed of high quality semi-rigid coax and SMA Female connectors. The…

LED Engin, Inc. has launched a 4-die, high current, RGBW flat lens LED emitter that sets a new standard for best-in-class flux density in stage, entertainment and architectural lighting. The LZ4-04MDPB emitter delivers more than twice the…

While bendable electronics are in the works all over the engineering world, UK-based company, FlexEnable just showed off a smartwatch that includes one of its flexible OLCD displays at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The company…

Samsung has figured out a way to make any car a smart, connected car. The company recently unveiled the Samsung Connect Auto, a dongle that plugs directly into the OBD II port underneath the steering wheel. The device uses real-time…

Right now in Barcelona, attendees have gathered to take part in this year's Mobile World Congress, a program dedicated to staying relevant in the ever-changing world of mobile technology. The conference provides in-depth coverage of the…

Researcher from the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have 3D-printed ultrafast graphene supercapacitor electrodes that have proven to be more efficient than ordinary…

In the wake of recent cyber attacks on a California hospital in which digital medical records were held ransom by hackers, it's no surprise that protecting vital and private healthcare information is a concern for many. Now, researchers…

Many people feel burdened by the task of ironing all the wrinkles out of their garments. With this in mind, researchers from Columbia University developed a robotic arm that will do it for you. According to the team's research paper,…

When humans finally start traveling to Mars, they may do so aboard a spacecraft equipped with engines designed by the University of Michigan. At least NASA thinks so, which is why it decided to fund the building of a spaceflight…

Wouldn't it be great if you never hit a pesky pothole again? According to AAA, pothole damage cost U.S. drivers approximately $3 billion a year and drivers report paying $300 to repair pothole-related vehicle damage. While it may be…