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Doodles secure smartphones better than passwords, according to research
In addition to traditional passwords exist hand gestures and "connect-the-dots" password varieties that provide…
Webpages load 34% faster with MIT’s new system
Waiting for a webpage to load is still a very real problem. Oftentimes, people even ditch the site altogether if it…
NASA’s Soft X-ray Camera Has Been Shrunk, Will Fly As A CubeSat Mission
Back in 2012, NASA unveiled the first wide-field soft X-ray camera, which included a never-before-flown focusing…
GE created a device that uses carbon dioxide to create electricity
While carbon dioxide has been associated with climate change and having a negative impact on the environment,…
You can buy the 1896 Armstrong Phaeton, world’s first hybrid vehicle
Hybrid car technology is becoming pretty popular these days, but long before our time, a man named Harry E. Dey…
Virtual T-shirt let you look inside the human body
At first glance, it looks like an ordinary T-shirt, but when you put a smartphone or tablet in front of it, it…
Amputee gets a bionic finger that can actually feel
While the field of prostheses has come a long way since the simple wooden leg, scientists and researchers are still…
Goodyear wants to replace tires with connected spheres
When you hear Goodyear, it's pretty common to think "tires," but what if we started thinking "autonomous, connected…
Toyota’s newest concept car is made primarily of wood
When Toyota heads out to Milan Design Week, the world's largest design exhibition, next month it will come with its…
Researchers working on soft robotic clothing for those with disabilities
Researchers from the University of Bristol, University of the West of England, University of Nottingham, University…