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GE launches Bright Stik™, a CFL replacement LED light bulb available in an LED 3-pack for under $10 every day at The Home Depot. GE has recently unveiled Bright Stik™LED, a redesigned, entry point 60-watt replacement LED to accelerate…

Forget lining-up and heading for the hot, crowded school bus. Now kids are going on field trips right from the classroom- and to places that wouldn’t be possible before. Google has released Expeditions, an educational tool that allows…

“May the best robot win” has been a frequently uttered phrase throughout the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals, held this Friday and Saturday at the Fairplex in Pomona, California. After years of research and development, several intense days…

Robosimian, a robot created by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, exits the vehicle it had just driven as part of the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Finals. Culminating a year and a half of intensive preparation by teams from around…

Having some trouble with your Wi-Fi connection? Check out these nine tips before you get too frustrated. 1. Change router location Move your router to a higher location at least five feet off of the ground. If possible, ensure a clear…

A research team from Missouri University of Science and Technology has demonstrated a printer that requires no ink. Of course, you’ll need a high-powered electron microscope to read the print. The researchers exemplify their “no-ink”…

For their final project in the Electrical and Computer Engineering program, Cornell students Mingyuan Huang and Jie Zhang built a medicine box that dispenses medications automatically. Their programmable medicine box allows nurses or…

Highly integrated solution with connected diagnostics for IoT-based preventative maintenance reduces costs, simplifies design and speeds time to market Freescale Semiconductor has introduced two highly integrated valve controller…

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, will showcase some of the newest sensor technologies from its manufacturer partners at the Sensors Expo and Conference…

A team of teens for Germany have constructed a system for controlling a wheelchair with just eye movements. Myrijam Stoetzer and Paul Foltin  used a standard webcam and removed the infrared filter to track eye movements. A person’s…