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Google and the IEEE have launched the Little Box Challenge, offering a US$1 million first prize for an innovative electronic design to shrink power inverters down from their current bigger-than-a-bread-box size to something less than the size of a small laptop.

Engineers at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York have developed a prototype app that provides phones with a form of emotional intelligence.

An MIT team has “extended” the universal jamming robotic technology to create a robotic arm that can twist, flex and grip in a way not dissimilar to an elephant’s trunk.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has announced the publication of the latest revision to the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Standard.

The IEEE has announced the completion of the IEEE 802.22 wireless network standard, which offers up to 62 miles of range from the base station.

The Elfoid P1 is a combination mobile phone and mini telepresence robot, designed to give a physical presence to callers.

Software created at Michigan State University is capable of matching faces in police sketches to those in mug shots.

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have given a robot the ability to learn to make realistic facial expressions through a process of self-guided learning.

The IEEE has approved the IEEE 1394-2008 specification, adding support for bandwidth up to 3.2Gbps.