Abstract: This paper describes the creation of the second prototype of a device that helps blind people access new technologies. The whole project is named “Optical Cane,” which is an embedded system ...

Dozens of protesters were detained Monday night after making a lot of noise outside a hotel where they believed the Border Patrol commander was staying. Something troopers threatened to use to clear ...

Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams took a break to talk about their favorite hacks last week. You can drop in to hear about articulated mirrors, triacs, and even continuous ...

Step into any public restroom stall in Japan and you’re likely to be enveloped in a soundscape. No, not that kind. It’s the babble of running water, perhaps peppered with cheerful tweets and birdsong, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University research is transforming the pacifier from a parental necessity for quieting a baby to a cutting-edge medical device that uses sound to diagnose breathing ...

In fiction, magic makes levitation easy. With a simple swish-and-flick of his wand, Ron Weasley yanks a troll’s club high above its head in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Through graceful ...

A wildfire burns in the hills of a Los Angeles suburb, leaping from one patch of dry brush to another as it approaches a cluster of homes. The landscaping at the first house burns, but the house ...

Generating electricity on the Moon comes with inherent challenges. For one, solar energy can only be relied upon during the two-Earth-weeks-long lunar daytime, not the equally long night. A separate ...

QUESTION: I’d like to get an AI app on my phone and learn to use it. Any suggestions? ANSWER: If you’ve been thinking about installing an AI app but aren’t sure where to start, you’re not alone.

If you cannot hear anything from your PC or Windows selects the wrong audio output, you can enable or disable sound devices directly from the settings menu. These steps help you switch devices quickly ...

Try Krotos studio for free at Using sound to tell your story can be more effective (and terrifying) than showing it. In this episode, we break down how films like Signs, Alien, and Oppenheimer use ...

Just in time for the holiday shopping season. Just in time for the holiday shopping season. is a NYC-based AI reporter and is currently supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism. She covers ...