Engineers make editing video as easy as editing text
A new algorithm allows video editors to modify talking head videos as if they were editing text – copying, pasting, or adding and deleting...
Smartphones help design cheap, simple home diagnostics
The simplest home medical tests might look like a deck of various silicon chips coated in special film, one that could detect drugs in...
This app may help control pain, reducing opioid use after surgery
In a new study, researchers found that a smartphone app called PainCoach could help patients control their pain at home after a knee replacement...
Walking with this flip-flop could generate electricity
Wearable devices that harvest energy from movement are not a new idea, but a material created at Rice University may make them more practical.
The...
Scientists unlock a super tough material for next-generation electronics
Graphene, a super tough wonder material, hasn’t made it into electronics yet because it doesn’t conduct an electric current on its own.
Researchers used...
In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security
The retired football star David Beckham recently received a six-month driving ban after being photographed using his hand-held phone while driving.
Unfortunately, Beckham is not...
Scientists land drones smoothly with deep neural network
Landing multi-rotor drones smoothly is difficult.
Complex turbulence is created by the airflow from each rotor bouncing off the ground as the ground grows ever...
This wearable patch could serve as personal thermostat
UC San Diego engineers have developed a wearable patch that could provide personalized cooling and heating at home, work, or on the go.
The soft,...
This machine learning tool can predict age and gender from just your Twitter profile
Researchers have developed a method to infer information about a social media account owner based on the information disclosed in their Twitter profile information.
A...
These 4 things trigger the ‘compulsive itch’ for your smartphone
Everywhere you look, people are looking at screens.
In the decade since smartphones have become ubiquitous, we now have a feeling almost as common as...