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MIT Develops Solar-Powered Sensor To Keep IoT Data Flowing

Researchers invent solar-powered sensors to harness Internet of Things potential

9 years ago

Will Robots Replace Border Guards At Airports?

Aeroplane passengers in the future could be greeted by robot border guards instead of immigration officers

9 years ago

SoftBank’s Emotional Robot Pepper Goes On Sale

An 'emotional' robot that promises to be genuinely interactive will go on sale in America this weekend

9 years ago

BBC Toys With Mind Control Headset For iPlayer

Beam me up Scotty! Headset that reads brainwaves being developed to control BBC iPlayer platform

9 years ago

Airbus To Build Fleet Of 900 Internet Satellites

OneWeb selects Airbus Defence and Space as manufacturing partner for 2018 satellite constellation launch

9 years ago

Boffin Reveals Folding Battery Powered By Bacteria

Breakthrough design could mean smaller, more powerful batteries than ever before

9 years ago

Jaguar Land Rover’s Smart Cars Can Now Spot Potholes

Road monitoring technology helps spot obstacles in the road and hopefully minimise damage to your vehicle

9 years ago

Google Sidewalk Labs Targets Smart City Life

New startup Sidewalk Labs looks to develop unique technology to benefit the urban dweller

9 years ago

Baidu Teams Up With BMW For Self-Driving Cars

Chinese search giant may even beat Google in getting its vehicles out on the roads later this year

9 years ago

Artificial Intelligence Could Assimilate CIOs, Says Gartner

Total singularity may still be science fiction, but it's still worth CIOs 'raising awareness' of the issue to ensure appropriate…

9 years ago

Google Futurologist: Humans Will Have ‘Cloud Gateways’ In Brains By 2030

Nanobots in brains will be able to connect us to the Internet within 15 years, claims Google’s Ray Kurzweil

9 years ago

IBM CTO Says Artificial Intelligence Won’t Overtake Humans “For Centuries”

Contrary to Stephen Hawking’s claims, IBM Watson Fellow says artificial intelligence fear comes from "gross underestimation” of humans

9 years ago

IT Life: The Journey To Business Manoeuvrability

Thoughtworks' Ian Cartwright takes us through his career in IT, admiration for Elon Musk and his predictions for the future

9 years ago

Intel Gives Us A Gaze Into The Connected Future

Connected homes, smart TVs, and drones that fly themselves all form part of Intel’s future view

9 years ago

Google Self-Driving Cars Involved In Eleven Accidents

Prototype vehicles have been in only a handful of accidents in six years and over a million miles of testing,…

9 years ago

BAE Systems’ Oculus Rift VR Tech Could Revolutionise Warfare

‘Mixed Reality’ displays will allow control of the battlefield from hundreds of miles away

9 years ago

Jeff Bezos’ Space Company Completes Test Flight Of New Spacecraft

Amazon founder's Blue Origin space firm carries out maiden test flight of re-usable spacecraft in Texas

9 years ago

Google Achieves US Patent For Robot Personalities

Who needs humans? Google granted new patent to give robots customised personalities

9 years ago

Driverless Cars ‘To Add Billions’ To UK Economy

KPMG report predicts wide range of benefits from next generation of vehicles

9 years ago

‘Ageing Population’ Causing Health Nanotechnology Boom

Increased governmental support and higher R&D spending will also help medical nanotech reach $8.5bn by 2019

9 years ago

Man Arrested For Filming Football Matches With Drone

The ultimate cheap seat! Man charged after drone was used to film a number of English premiership football matches

9 years ago

Carbon3D Printer ‘Grows’ Objects From Pool Of Liquid

Terminator film used as inspiration of new 3D printer that “grows” objects from a pool of liquid

9 years ago

Pornhub Gets Touchy-Feely With The Man-Powered Wearable

Ever wanted to save the planet from the safety of your bedroom? The power is in your hands…

9 years ago

IBM Watson Hauls In 40,000 Developers With AlchemyAPI Acquisition

Purchase of Denver cognitive computing firm is "start of a new journey" for IBM Watson

9 years ago

Drones Could Create 150,000 EU Jobs, Says House Of Lords Report

Drone committee urges UK to become leaders in the drone industry, with thousands of jobs created by 2050

9 years ago

Second Airline Bans Lithium-ion Battery Shipments

Second major American airline bans the bulk shipment of lithium-ion batteries over fire concerns

9 years ago

Agriculture Needs Drone Technology, Say US Farmers

Drone technology is being prepped as the next piece of vital equipment for farmers in the US.

9 years ago

Down Boy – Google Reveals Human-Proof Robot Dog

Developed by robot specialists Boston Dynamics, Spot can cope with hills, rough terrain, and even human kicks

9 years ago

SoftBank Enlists Japanese-Speaking IBM Watson As Profit Falls

IBM to teach Watson Japanese to give a helping hand to Softbank

9 years ago

IBM Adds New Services To Watson Developer Cloud

IBM's five new services for the Watson Developer Cloud enhance developer options for tapping into Watson's cognitive computing power

9 years ago