hardware
SyncThink gets a patent for eye tracking in virtual reality
Posted in Business on 18th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
This could be a potentially important piece of intellectual property, as VR headsets become more plentiful.
European Schiaparelli probe on target for Mars landing
Posted in Science on 17th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
It is now on a direct path to intercept the top of the Red Planet's atmosphere on Wednesday.
A Paralyzed Man Just Regained the Sense of Touch, Thanks to a Brain Implant
Posted in Medicine on 15th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
Researchers have developed a set of brain implants that allowed a paralyzed man to feel sensations through a robot arm.
Foxconn reaches 40,000 robots of original 1 million robot automation goal
Posted in Business on 15th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
In 2011, Foxconn had announced a plan to replace 500,000 mainland Chinese workers with 1 million robots over the next 3-5 years.
The Daring Plan to Find the Next Earth Within a Decade
Posted in Science on 15th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
Project Blue, an ambitious effort to discover Earth-like worlds around Alpha Centauri A or B, by building a small, space-based telescope capable of photographing them.