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Even if you cover your webcam, hackers can still spy on you as usual
Ambient light sensors in smartphones may pose unwanted privacy risks.
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New technology
New technology on 6G phones can help detect skin cancer early
Scientists have discovered a new method that can detect skin cancer in just a few seconds, thanks to technology available on 6G network phones.
Health
New music therapy helps treat dementia syndrome
Australian scientists are developing an app to use music therapy to treat patients with dementia.
Science invention
Health sensor without chip, stick directly on the skin
Engineers from MIT have invented a new type of wearable sensor that can communicate wirelessly without the need for an integrated chip or battery.
Health
MIT engineer successfully developed a patch that can be seen inside the body
The ultrasound patch is about the size of a stamp, but is capable of creating clear images of the heart, lungs, and other internal organs of the user's body.
New technology
Decoding technology that can 'erase' the stealth of submarines: The most modern in the world?
Using the most modern technology in our time can make submarines lose their stealth?
Space science
Hundreds of distant galaxies seen through the James Webb . telescope
An image just captured by the James Webb telescope's Delicate Guide Sensor provides a fascinating view of distant galaxies in the universe in infrared light.
Scientific application
Japan develops personal identification system by... breath
Scientists from Kyushu University (Japan) have developed a type of security tool that allows personal identification through sensors.
Scientific application
How does the robot vacuum know how to navigate and dodge objects so skillfully?
Compact robot vacuum cleaners are becoming more and more popular in households, gradually replacing bulky vacuum cleaners.
Scientific application
Sensors quickly detect pesticides in fruit
KI's nanosensors are reproducible, inexpensive and universal compared to traditional techniques.a This enables early detection of pesticides in fruit.
Oceanography
The world's first unmanned diving device to monitor CO2 in the ocean
An unmanned diving device with a built-in large sensor to measure carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the ocean has completed its first night mission at Resurrection Bay in A…
New technology
Scientists develop electronic skin that integrates artificial hair identical to human skin
Recently, scientists have made a big step in the development of electronic skin integrated with artificial hair.
New technology
'Luminous' membrane sensor technology can measure blood oxygen
Newly developed luminescent sensor technology implanted under the skin does this, and promises to be used to easily measure other levels of substances in the blood.
Scientific application
Light sensor to help warn of sunburn
Tiny fingertip sensor that can be attached to clothing with the ability to change color to signal the time of safe exposure to the sun.
New technology
Successfully developed a 10 millisecond response stretch thermometer
Scientists have developed a flexible, stretchy thermal sensor that is simple in construction and responds very quickly to temperature changes.