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Apple has bought a San Diego startup working on artificial intelligence technology that analyses facial expressions to detect emotions.It's not immediately clear why Apple bought Emotient, which mostly sold its software to advertisers, but the company has made some other recent acquisitions that are likely complementary. Improving image recognition is a hot topic in Silicon Valley, where Apple rivals Facebook, Alphabet’s Google and others a...

Lockheed Martin is developing a telescope that trades the bulky structure of current two-mirror models for a thin layer of hundreds - or potentially thousands - of tiny lenses that transmit the image to a silicon chip, similar to the camera in smartphones. The system is called SPIDER (Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-optical Reconnaissance), and works on the principle of interferometry.

Five years down the line, after the Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown, and the halls of reactor 3’s building are still racked with radiation. Although clean-up efforts have already helped to contain some radioactive material, the plant’s manager still estimates there’s another 30 to 40 years before a full decommissioning.

From self-regulating refrigerators to smarter public transport, the IoT encompasses a wide range of possibilities. It has swiftly become one of the hottest topics on the tech table, but along with the chatter comes a few inconsistencies. It’s helpful to separate the fact from the fiction as you take a closer look at how the IoT will work and what its true capabilities are. By Barry Gold, Cloud computing consultant and prolific tech writer.

An unmanned air ambulance has been filmed taking off, untethered, for the first time. The AirMule, developed by Tactical Robotics and long proposed as a means of extracting soldiers from a battlefield without risking further loss of life, has been in development for close to a decade.

When it comes to safety, technological advancements play a major role in some of the newest home security and monitoring systems. However, one area where the importance of safety is growing is in cyberspace. Nicolette Emmino explains.

Printeriors 2016 will take place from 8th-11th of March, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, alongside FESPA Digital 2016, demonstrating how print can be used to create statement interiors. This year’s event will offer visitors a visual and interactive experience.

The TV and movie buffs out there will be all-too-familiar with the threat (if an albeit exaggerated one), of dipping your toe in the water in certain parts of the world. However, beach goers in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, can rest easier in their flip-flops after an innovative new project was announced to monitor the state’s coastline against shark attack using state of the art technology.

The wake of the recent terror attacks in Paris has left many of us apprehensive and anxious, and has raised concerns over our personal and national security. And, with technology playing an increasingly integral role in international terrorism, many MPs in the UK have called for a weakening in encryption technology in an effort to assist our police and security forces.

Ways in which we measure our health and well-being have become increasingly portable in recent years, with significant advances in wearable technology such as heart monitors, fitness trackers, smartwatches and other related gadgets.The release of technology such as the Fitbit, the Jawbone, Samsung Gear, the Garmin Forerunner 620, and the Apple Watch have all helped put personal data at our fingertips.