Google ventures backs transphorm's efficient power conversion technology

Alternative energy sources are a big step on the way to a sustainable power grid, but efficient power conversion is just as important. Enter...

Infographic of the day: the next 25 years in emerging tech

Everyday, we blitz you with news of exotic technologies that will change the world -- and so does everyone else. You

Introducing the 3-d printed bicycle

EADS, the European aerospace and defense group, has figured out how to construct a 3-D printed bicycleout of nylon, no less.

Why all your bulbs may soon be LEDs

A breakthrough in producing light emitting diodes could bring LED production costs down as much as 75.

Robot butlers are finally a reality [+video]

PAL Robotics has been working on its REEM-x lineup of wheeled humanoid robots for some time. Now it

The female robot 'unveiled'

German scientists have unveiled a female robot which they claim is best suited for factory work despite her model-like looks.

New developments in quantum computing

Quantum computers are computers that exploit the weird properties of matter at extremely small scales. Many experts believe that a full-blown quantum computer could perform calculations that would be hopelessly time consuming on classical computers, but so far, quantum computers have proven hard to build. Researchers have planned an experiment that, if it worked, would offer strong evidence that quantum computers can do things that classical computers can

World’s first eye-controlled laptop presented at CeBIT 2011

Computer manufacturer Lenovo has partnered with Swedish startup Tobii Technology to launch (at CeBIT in Hannover) the world

Versatile ultra-low power biomedical signal processor

Researchers have developed a versatile ultra-low power biomedical signal processor, CoolBioTM, meeting the requirements of future wearable biomedical sensor systems. The biomedical signal processor consumes only 13pJ/cycle when running a complex ECG (electrocardiogram) algorithm at 1MHz and 0.4V operating voltage. This C-programmable chip is voltage and performance scalable supporting a frequency range of 1MHz up to 100MHz with an operating voltage from 0.4 to 1.2V.