The average home-entertainment disc player is good for audio and video, but a talented hacker could apparently expand the machine’s horizons to include medical diagnoses and chemical tests. Normally, ...

In smartphones and many other complex, wirelessly networked devices, sophisticated technologies are used to integrate the individual electronic components into the housing. While active components, ...

Fixing two additional light sensors to a normal CD or DVD drive can transform it into a highly accurate scanner for chemical or medical tests, Spanish researchers have shown. The team has developed a ...