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Qi wireless charging standard offers more design freedom Wireless charging is getting a new technology treatment which offers more design freedom. The Wireless Power Consortium’s advance in its Qi wireless charging standard means that phones and chargers will no longer … Continue reading

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UK to allow driverless cars on public roads in January The UK government has announced that driverless cars will be allowed on public roads from January next year. It also invited cities to compete to host one of three trials … Continue reading

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New Device Allows Brain To Bypass Spinal Cord, Move Paralyzed Limbs For the first time ever, a paralyzed man can move his fingers and hand with his own thoughts thanks to an innovative partnership between The Ohio State University Wexner … Continue reading

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For $10,000, your car can drive itself This is the first public demo of Cruise, a new technology and business from a Y Combinator startup aptly named Cruise Automation. It’s designed as a computer-controlled driving system that can take over … Continue reading

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First Movie Of An Entire Brain’s Neuronal Activity One of the goals of neuroscience is to understand how neurons interact with each other to detect external stimuli and respond to it. In other words, how do brains process information and … Continue reading

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