Cog and Kismet are brothers, who are helping scientists learn a thing or two about artificial intelligence

Sharp, the Japanese electronics giant, says that illusions created when head-mounted video displays are used to display films could be made to appear more natural. At present, the viewer sees an

Plastic electronics is by now fairly common; polymer-based transis-tors and fabricated polymer light emitting diodes (LEDs). But now researchers in the US and the UK have reported integrating the two

How microelectronics might take to carbon

Do you want to know what your baby or pet is trying to tell you? Well, thanks to Japanese inventor Yamamoto Masomi of Yokohama, understanding baby or pet talk will never be difficult again. He is

After the digital pets, Japans latest contribution to alternative tech

Is it a radio or a computer? A British company turns the ordinary PC into a digital radio

A high-quality Video Home System (VHS) video machine has been developed by Japan's electronic giant JVC. Around a decade back, the company had tried to launch a superior video system, called

Bigger, better, faster, more is a safe motto in data transfer techniques, as scientists try to process more information faster

Researchers have developed a hybrid pollution sensor in the form of a bioluminescent bacteria placed on a standard microchip. A common bacteria is genetically altered to glow in the presence of