Software
Research pinpoints bugs in popular science software
A go-to software platform scientists use to do their work could become less glitchy, thanks to University of Alberta research.This article is brought to you by this site.
Month: November 2025
Electronics & Semiconductors
Novel ‘ink’ for light-based 3D printing enables color-changing, conducting polymer structures
A new type of “ink” makes it possible to 3D print electrochemically switchable, conducting polymers using a light-based process. Researchers from the universities of Heidelberg and Stuttgart have succeeded in making so-called redox polymers useful […]
Hi Tech & Innovation
Waymo is hitting the highway. Here’s what to know about the robotaxi’s expanded service
Waymo is hitting the highway. The company said starting Wednesday its robotaxis—already a common sight on some city streets—are expanding their routes to freeways and interstates around San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix. And in […]
Hi Tech & Innovation
Big platforms chart gradual path to self-driving at Web Summit
Major Western ride-hailing platforms like Uber and Lyft sketched a gradual path toward introducing self-driving cars at this week’s Web Summit in Lisbon, with infrastructure, developing regulation and passengers’ preference for human contact weighing on […]
Engineering
Breathe easy: Innovative device removes 94% of airborne pathogens from indoor air
With winter approaching and people spending more time indoors, the quality of the air they breathe becomes increasingly important, especially during cold and flu season.This article is brought to you by this site.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Rubber electronics are first to offer complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor functionality
Researcher Cunjiang Yu and his research team, including several of his former students, have announced a significant milestone in materials and electronics engineering: the creation of what they call “rubbery CMOS,” which provides the same […]
Computer Sciences
AI language models show bias against regional German dialects
Large language models such as GPT-5 and Llama systematically rate speakers of German dialects less favorably than those using Standard German. This is shown by a recent collaborative study between Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) […]
Electronics & Semiconductors
Overestimated semiconductor performance metrics: Researchers uncover main culprit
A research team affiliated with UNIST has uncovered a critical flaw in the performance evaluation metrics that have long guided researchers in semiconductor development. This discovery raises concerns that the commonly used measurement may overstate […]
Engineering
Feeling is believing: Making prosthetic limbs and virtual reality feel more real
Virtual reality and prosthetics are advancing rapidly thanks to technological innovations, but both are still missing one key element—a sense of touch, also known as haptic feedback.This article is brought to you by this site.
Security
Study to better understand West African based cyber-crime could be key to combating online fraud
A University of Portsmouth-led study could help to inform the development of policy and interventions to reduce the risk of people falling prey to online and telephone scams.This article is brought to you by this […]