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Lab-on-a-chip helps locate DNA at crime scenes
A researcher from the University of Twente has devised a system for instantly locating the presence of human DNA at a crime scene.
Pavement preservation cuts greenhouse gas emissions
Asphalt pavement preservation does more than reduce vehicle wear and tear — it also reduces carbon dioxide emissions.
Defect found in nuclear safety-related device: NRC
The condition could result in the instrument's inability to perform its safety-related function, which is accurate indication of a measured process.
Reducing fuel costs in process ovens and dryers
Many manufacturing processes use chemical solvents to produce products. As a result, hot air dryers are frequently used to evaporate those solvents.
Report: Employers to increase or maintain headcount thanks to automation
A report from ManpowerGroup projects that employers will hire more or maintain current human employee headcounts this year thanks to automation.
Avionics supplier tapped for super-quiet supersonic aircraft
The X-59 is being developed by Lockheed Martin for NASA to collect data that could make supersonic commercial travel over land possible through low sonic boom technology.
Watch a robot walk like a 300 million year old animal
The gait of an extinct lizard-like animal was replicated by means of digital simulations and robotics.
Robocalls, telemarketing calls to increase amid government shutdown
Consumers may experience a surge in robocalls and telemarketing calls thanks to the partial government shutdown in the United States.
Four Audi engineers indicted in emissions cheating scandal
The news agency said the new indictments bring the number of VW employees charged in the scandal to 13.
Even robots can get laid off
Japan’s all-robot hotel sacks half its robotic workforce after problems arise.
USDOT proposes rules to allow drones to fly at night and over crowds
New rules to include drones flying safely in national airspace.
New materials could take flight based on bird feather structures
The structures zipping together the barbs in bird feathers could provide a model for new adhesives and aerospace materials.
Study: Permafrost temperatures are heating up
Permafrost melting causes the release of carbon dioxide and methane and speeds up global warming.
FDA-approved sticker increases fruit shelf life
In February, a crowdfunding campaign is set to launch for a novel product claimed to extend the shelf life of fresh fruit by up to 14 days.
Watch: The first 10 MW offshore wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa
The new turbine offers 30% higher annual energy production relative to its predecessor.
Coalition urges tech giants to stop sales of facial recognition tech to the government
Ninety advocacy and activist groups have signed open letters addressed to Amazon, Google and Microsoft, imploring them to not sell facial recognition technologies to government authorities.
Online tool predicts breast cancer risk
The ability to precisely stratify patients into a variety of different risk groups helps doctors better tailor individual care to patients.
Video: Designing the future circular collider
A European initiative seeks to build a 100 km superconducting proton accelerator ring with an energy of up to 100 trillion electron volts.
Challenged by crisis, the electric grid decentralizes
The grid's century-old structure is being challenged by technology innovations, government policy, consumer behavior, and by increasingly frequent and costly natural disasters.
Cell cultivation protocol could spark clinical-grade tissue therapies
The development holds promise for the treatment of blood, heart and immune diseases, as well as repair of damaged bone and cartilage.