One of the biggest tech stories of 2016 wasn’t about awesome, new technology. It was actually about when technology goes wrong: In many ways, 2016 was the year of the exploding batteries.... read more >>

Today is National Trivia Day. Yes, it’s a “thing”. So, for today, you can call me Cliff.... read more >>

In the past few weeks, fake news has been all over the news. The New York Times reported that both Google and Facebook are taking steps to stem the flow of false news and misinformation. In Google’s case, they are aiming to remove fake news reporting from their top search results,... read more >>

Imagine slowly losing your vision. Many people assume it is like having your eyes closed or being in a dark room. But vision loss can take many forms. For Bill Beaver, 70, of Oxford, UK, it meant that his central field of vision was deteriorating, leaving only his peripheral vision... read more >>

Cyber Monday may have surpassed Black Friday last year in terms of dollars spent, but that doesn’t mean that there is a bigger day for brick-and-mortar stores this holiday season. According to The Street, “…over 150 million Americans will be heading to malls and shopping centers this Thanksgiving weekend. The... read more >>

Engineering students from the Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research (CAR) recently set a world record with their all-electric vehicle. While this is a tremendous achievement, this was far from a first for the CAR engineers: This was their fifth world record.... read more >>

Lola is a fighter. She is also a Kemp’s ridley turtle, the smallest, most critically endangered sea turtle species. She’s faced more than her share of bad luck. First, she was found as a hatchling stuck in the sand on a beach in Texas. She was likely only months old... read more >>

You may have heard about the upcoming US election. There’s been a ‘bit’ of news coverage on the subject. Going back to the purpose of the “Behind the Headlines” blog, this post is to share the role MATLAB plays in an issue that drives today’s news: It’s hard to imagine a recent... read more >>

Nothing could really replace Tigger! But Disney did create a one-legged robot that could possibly challenge Tigger in a bouncing contest. This pogobot weighs less than 5 pounds, is about 12 inches in height and can bounce, untethered, for up to 19 bounces. It’s an autonomous, untethered, bouncing robot, and... read more >>

I’d be willing to bet that if you were asked to list ten uses for your smartphone, you probably wouldn’t include “medical device” in your answer. But as smartphones become increasingly capable, highly-portable computing platforms, researchers are looking to the computer in everyone’s pocket as a way to improve global... read more >>