A new class of photonic devices enables the precise broadcasting of light from the chip into free space in a scalable way, which could lead to advanced displays, high-speed optical communications, and ...

Developed by Professor Sam Kriegman, AI-designed metamachines can run in the wild, recover from damage, and transform into new shapes.

A new ultrathin photodetector from Duke University can sense light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum and generate a ...

Metasurfaces featuring tailored silver nanocubes could allow thermal photodetectors to approach speeds akin to traditional ...

A pair of US lawmakers are calling for an investigation into how easily spies can steal information based on devices’ electromagnetic and acoustic leaks—a spying trick the NSA once codenamed TEMPEST.

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs has secured a $200 million investment from software design giant Autodesk as part of a larger $1 billion round from backers, including AMD, Emerson Collective, Fidelity, Nvidia ...

Students in the University of Virginia School of Architecture are developing a library of free plans for affordable, small homes, which could help with housing costs. The Housing Futures Lab, directed ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. “The world is in peril,” warned the former head of Anthropic’s Safeguards ...

Government schools in Delhi received a major boost on Tuesday as Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated 100 advanced ICT labs across the national capital. The inauguration, part of the Digital ...

Texas Instruments announced that it will buy Silicon Labs for approximately $7.5 billion. TI said the acquisition positions it to be a leading provider of embedded wireless connectivity solutions, ...

Texas Instruments is spending $7.5 billion to buy Austin-based tech firm Silicon Labs to extend its chips enterprise. The pair reached a definitive acquisition agreement announced Wednesday, an ...

China has become the first nation to require a change to make it easier to rescue people from car crashes: Car doors must be able to open from either side mechanically, like by lifting a handle. The ...