Soon WiFi Could Power Your Devices
Wireless technology has revolutionised our lives. The now ubiquitous WiFi connects us instantaneously to the wider internet, but soon it will be able to...
Watch Drones Make Virtual Reality Physical
Virtual and augmented reality have advanced leaps and bounds in recent years. In the 80s we imagined virtual reality (VR) as us donning huge,...
China To Build Spy-proof Smartphones
For years digital security experts have worried over possible backdoors implemented into equipment manufactured at Chinese factories. Over the years there have been several...
A Drone By Firefighters For Firefighters
NMOTION UAS, a Kansas, US based company is aiming to make firefighter’s jobs much safer by bringing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology into the...
Watch The Robot-Dog Which Might Just Be The Marines’ Best Friend
US Marines are getting a new four-legged buddy named “Spot.” This one, however, doesn’t bark, doesn’t sleep, and they won’t need to pick up...
Li-Fi Will Leave Wi-Fi Far Behind
Nothing travels faster than light. In fact, travelling at 299,792 kilometers per second, light leaves the competition far, far behind. Which is why it...
The Technology To Detect Suicide Bombers From A Distance
Not many people can argue with the fact that terror is currently the world’s biggest threat. The part of the world being attacked rather...
Russia Develops Landmine With ‘Electronic Brain’
Russia has developed new anti-personnel landmines with smart electronic brains that are capable of distinguishing between soldiers and civilians. The landmine goes off only...
Toyota To Open $1 Billion AI, Robotics Research Institute In US
Toyota is set to invest $1 billion to create a new research institute focusing on AI and robotics in the United States. Slated to...
Facebook Wants To Supply Airborne Internet To The Whole World
Facebook is aiming to bring the internet to underserved parts of the world. To do so it has teamed up with defence contractor Raytheon,...
The Encryption Dilemma In The Wake Of Paris Attacks
Encrypted communications specialist Silent Circle said that in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, it was tightening access to its mobile apps and secure smartphone...
Watch This Drone Fly Almost 50 km/h While Avoiding Obstacles
One of the main issues facing drones these days is obstacle avoidance. “Everyone is building drones these days, but nobody knows how to get...
Electric Vehicle Charger That Can Change The Grid
Electric vehicles (EV) are still far from the norm, but their increasing popularity is driving money into research for chargers and ancillary devices. Soon,...
NASA Partners With University Groups To Improve Humanoid Robots
Humanoid robots could play a crucial role in an expedition to Mars. To help such robots become a reality sooner, NASA has awarded prototypes...
Police Body Cams Infected With Notorious Conficker Worm
In a shocking breach of security, multiple police body cams manufactured by Martel Electronics have been found to be infected with one of the...
Small, Eats Pollution And Walks On Water: The Green Robot
Last month, researchers from Bristol presented at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in Hamburg, Germany a robot that could have...
Active Camouflage To Make Drones (Almost) Invisible
Being far smaller, and with the added benefit of having quiet electric motors, modern drones are a lot less conspicuous than their manned predecessors....
Dubai’s Fire Service To Soon Use Jetpacks To Fight Fires
Dubai has sealed a deal with Martin Jetpack in order to have its firefighters armed with technology that could allow them to fly up...
Government Data Requests From Facebook At All-Time High
Facebook has released its biannual report on government data requests, indicating that total law enforcement requests are at their highest level ever at 41,214...
US Woefully Unprepared for Space Weather
The Carrington event was a powerful geomagnetic solar storm that hit the Earth 156 years ago. Unlike now, back then electricity did not rule...
US Plans Cyber War-Games Against Adversaries
Several high-profile, suspected government-backed cyber attacks on the US might have caused a bit of a shift in the American combat strategy. After countless...
Human Radiation Detectors Now In Service
The problem with nuclear radiation is that by the time you can detect it, it’s usually too late. By the time seismographs, infrasound sensors,...
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Electronic warfare has become one of the defining features of modern conflict. Jamming systems can disrupt satellite navigation, interfere with communications, and reduce the...
