16 core computer made of ATMegas

Your desktop has two, four, or even eight cores, but when’s the last time you’ve seen a multicore homebrew computer? [Jack] did just that, constructing the DUO Mega, a 16 core computer out of a handful of ATMega microcontrollers.

Spherical robot used to navigate uneven ground

Spanish researchers have designed a spherical robot that can navigate uneven ground in order to monitor farming techniques.

Photo-stitching method creates distortion-free 3D panoramas

Disney’s research organisation has developed a way to create high-resolution 3D panoramic images from several smaller photos without distortion.

Science and engineering set for boost from Queen and country

It’s set to be a good week for science and engineering as the announcement of the next government spending review looms.

On Wednesday and Thursday, the Treasury will lay out government spending plans for 2015/16 that, despite substantial cuts to most department’s budgets, are expected to include billions of pounds worth of capital investment in transport, internet infrastructure and scientific research.

Doctor Performs First Google Glass-Equipped Surgery

We've seen Google Glass in the shower; we've seen Google Glass at Disneyland; we've even seen Google 

Glass pop the question.

Now, it's time for a little Google Gross.

FTC Regulators Investigating Google's Waze Acquisition

When it Wazes, it pours.

Google confirmed to the Wall Street Journal today that the company has been contacted by the Federal Trade Commission for an official antitrust review of Google's $1.1 billion acquisition of Waze, announced earlier this month.

Kinect full body scanner

Why let the TSA have all the fun when it comes to full body scanning? Not only can you get a digital model of yourself, but you can print it out to scale.

Outputting text on a paper tape machine

Back before the days of 8 inch floppy disks, storing computer programs was much more primitive than even a stack of punch cards. The earliest general purpose computers used paper tape, a strip of paper with punched holes designating a 0 or a 1.

UBC Engineers Create Vehicle that Travels from Vancouver to Halifax on a Gallon of Gas

A team of engineering students from The University of British Columbia has built a vehicle so efficient that it could travel from Vancouver to Halifax on a gallon of gasoline.

Wetlev 2 water jet pack marginally less lethal than prior version

You’ve got to admit the thought of tooling around the lake on your own personal water jetpack is a seductive proposition. This is the second summer in which [Toby Gardner] has been trying to work out the kinks on his build. Last year he got out of the water, but the jetpack was pretty hard to control. Over the winter he redesigned the nozzles of the water jets and they seem to be doing quite a bit better.

Facebook Bug Exposes Contact Info for 6M Users

Facebook on Friday revealed that a bug inadvertently exposed the contact information of 6 million of its users via the social network's download your information (DYI) tool.

Google Ordered to Delete Collected U.K. Street View Data

Officials in the U.K. have ordered Google to delete all of the data it accidentally collected via its Street View cars.

The country's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said today that Google has just over a month to delete the information or face a more severe punishment.