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HoloActive Touch from BMW will be one of the likely attention-grabbers at next month's CES show in Las Vegas. So what is it? This takes the form of a virtual touchscreen next to the steering wheel. It's an interface between the driver…

An ambitious group of engineers sees the shafts in Mineville as a new way to provide a steady flow of electricity in a growing market for renewable energy. They are pitching a plan to circulate some of the millions of gallons of…

Rather than release waste carbon dioxide into the atmosphere or bury it underground, graphene quantum dots may offer a simple way to recycle it, according to Rice University scientists. Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots (NGQDs) are an…

All eight spacecraft of its latest Earth science mission are in good shape, NASA has confirmed. The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) will provide scientists with advanced technology to see inside tropical storms and…

Get ready for a new kind of home companion robot. Gatebox. It is promoted as the world's virtual home robot with which you can spend your everyday life with your favorite characters. Shane McGlaun in SlashGear said the Gatebox device was…

Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have made the world's smallest radio receiver - built out of an assembly of atomic-scale defects in pink diamonds. This tiny radio - whose building…

The golden ticket for successful solar cell technology is efficiency: the amount of sunlight a solar cell can convert to electricity. With perovskites—a particular type of crystal-structured materials—scientists have been able make solar…

In the 'Star Wars' universe, ice, ocean and desert planets burst from the darkness as your ship drops out of light speed. But these worlds might be more than just science fiction. Some of the planets discovered around stars in our…

A new concept in energy harvesting could capture energy that is currently mostly wasted due to its characteristic low frequency and use it to power next-generation electronic devices. In a project funded by electronics giant Samsung, a team…

Ford Motor is studying a system to use drones to help guide self-driving vehicles, including on off-road adventures, company officials said. Drones launched from an autonomous vehicle would help guide it by mapping the surrounding area…

In the not so distant future, first responders to a disaster zone may include four-legged, dog-like robots that can bound through a fire or pick their way through a minefield, rising up on their hind legs to turn a hot door handle or punch…

Google announced its conversation actions for the Google Home this past week, which are similar to the Amazon Echo’s skills but instead prompt users to converse with Home to get something done. Today we got a better idea of Google’s…