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Optical fingerprint sensor offers scanning 1mm thick glass
The new sensor, called Synaptics FS9100, would solve many of the current issues that conventional scanners…
Smartphone earthquake detector recorded nearly 400 tremblors
The University of California, Berkeley's worldwide network of smartphone earthquake detectors has recorded nearly…
Nuclear methods used to study pest-resistance
Researchers at the University of Missouri, using advanced nuclear methods, have determined the mechanisms corn…
Polar bears and reindeer suffering from climate change
From the Arctic to the Mojave Desert, terrestrial and marine habitats are rapidly changing. These changes impact…
Train strikes? Commute by drone instead
Drones can do some incredible acrobatics. Being robots, they don’t care all that much about flying sideways or…
Sawdust super sponge soaks up oil spills
The sawmill waste that's sometimes tossed onto home garage floors to soak up oil spilled by amateur mechanics,…
Vehicle-to-vehicle communication required by government
Under a rule the Transportation Department, all new cars and light trucks would be able to talk wirelessly with…
Soft robot picks ripest tomato with human touch
Most robots achieve grasping and tactile sensing through motorized means, which can be excessively bulky and rigid.…
Galileo: Europe’s own satnav goes live
Seventeen years and more than €10bn ($11bn) later, Europe's Galileo satnav system is set to go live on Thursday,…
Greater access to services lifts Kenyans out of poverty
Since 2008, MIT economist Tavneet Suri has studied the financial and social impacts of Kenyan mobile-money…