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(Digestive Disease Week) Using capsules filled with fecal matter from a lean donor, researchers successfully changed some of the composition of the gut microbiota of patients with obesity, a possible step toward a new tr...

News CenturyLink has retained advisors to review strategic options for the company's consumer business, as the service provider remains focused on leveraging and expanding the reach of its fiber network for next-gen serv...

News A technology that functions like a brain? In these times of artificial intelligence, this no longer seems so far-fetched -- for example, when a mobile phone can recognise faces or languages. With more complex... Con...

News Japanese technology company SoftBank has reported a 36% year-on-year increase in profit for the fiscal year through March, partly on gains from its Vision Fund. Contributed Author: Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer ...

News Some critics say Google's privacy updates sidestep more substantial changes that could threaten its ad-driven business model. Contributed Author: Rachel Lerman and Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writers Topics: Apps

Around the world, obesity is on the rise. A global uptick in body mass index, or BMI -- a measure of whether a person's weight is healthy for how tall they are -- has coincided with rapid urbanization, leading to the ass...

News A tiny team at Hanscom Air Force Base is developing a prototype combat system capable of providing video, voice, chat and command and control to partner nations for under a half-million dollars. The Airborne... Cont...

Videos AMP Robotics Corp., a pioneer in artificial intelligence and robotics for the recycling industry, announced the launch of its new AMP Cortex dual-robot system focused on material recovery in Municipal Solid Waste....

News Would you trust a robot to diagnose your cancer? According to researchers, people with high confidence in machine performance and also in their own technological capabilities are more likely to accept and use digita...

Blog Medical robots are helping doctors and other professionals save time, lower costs and shorten patient recovery times, but patients may not be ready. Our research into human perceptions of automated health care finds...

News Currently, there are no disease-modifying therapies for the treatment of Parkinson's disease; however, one potential strategy for treatment is to prevent α-synuclein aggregation... Contributed Author: Osaka Univers...

News Advancements in zero-emission fuel cells could make the technology cheap enough to replace traditional gasoline engines in vehicles, according to researchers at the University of Waterloo... Contributed Author: Univ...

News Researcher Mark Thielen has developed a 3D printed baby dummy, based on an MRI scan of a real newborn baby, which could improve the training of the reanimation procedure... Contributed Author: Valentina Bonito, Eind...

Videos The European Space Agency's (ESA) Proba-3 mission will consist of two satellites flying together, proving precision formation flying technology. They'll also be conducting a large-scale experiment, where the... St...

Videos A single-use cooler, such as the Styrofoam box cooler, may seem like an easy-to-use, disposable item, but in fact, it's terrible for our environment. In an attempt to redesign this polluting product, Igloo has cre...

Blog The democratization of space began 20 years ago with Beanie Babies - or, more accurately, the clear acrylic box that brought them home. These 4-inch cubes inspired space engineer Bob Twiggs to create CubeSat, the fi...

News A simple innovation the size of a grain of sand means we can now analyse cells and tiny particles as if they were inside the human body. The new micro-device for fluid analysis will enable more tailored experiments ...

News Whether it's landing the first human on the moon, launching the first satellite into orbit or capturing the first images of Mars, space exploration has long been a competition led by a handful of organizations vying...

News Google's annual I/O developer's conference starts today in Mountain View, CA. Speakers are expected to cover a variety of topics, including everything from the latest Android updates, foldable phones... Contributed ...

News We've become accustomed to our smartwatches and smartphones sensing what our bodies are doing, be it walking, driving or sleeping. But what about our hands? It turns out that smartwatches, with a few tweaks... Contr...

Product Announcement Fabless power semiconductor company Helix Semiconductors today announced a new DC-DC product family that maximizes low-profile DC-DC power delivery to create leading-class, high-power density solutio...

Videos How many times in the past week do you think your life was affected by a robot? Unless you have a robot vacuum cleaner, you might say that robots had no real impact on your life. But you're wrong. Let's take a loo...