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Sewbo robot can sew a t-shirt thanks to stiffened fabric

(Tech Xplore)—A robot that sews has attracted attention of a number of sites watching for news in robotics systems. Sewbo has announced what the company says is the world's first robotically sewn garment.

Robotics

16 hours ago
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Fluorescent ruby red roofs stay as cool as white

Elementary school science teaches us that in the sun, dark colors get hot while white stays cool. Now new research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has found an exception: scientists have determined ...

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 21, 2016
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Microsoft researchers in test achieve impressively low error rate for conversational speech recognition system

(Tech Xplore)—The languages that we speak: how pervasive will they be in the computing of tomorrow? We are often being told that we are getting closer and closer to computers understanding our words as easily as a human ...

Computer Sciences

Sep 18, 2016
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BSI Group guidelines look at ethics as part of robotic system design

(Tech Xplore)—Roboticists working on a robot's hardware and software can brag a lot. They have made robots which can flip pancakes, make sandwiches, ask children and adults questions, and generate expressions of happiness, ...

Robotics

Sep 23, 2016
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Several thousand suns in a laboratory

Eighteen light sources arranged in a half-sphere can mimic the equivalent of several thousand times the sun's radiation received on earth, with unparalleled power and precision. This system, developed by an EPFL laboratory, ...

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 21, 2016
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Computer scientist shows how to crack Apple iPhone 5c passcode for less than $100

(Tech Xplore)—University of Cambridge computer scientist Sergei Skorobogatov has figured out a way to gain access to an Apple iPhone 5c without having its password. He has written a paper outlining the technique, which ...

Security

Sep 20, 2016
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AI software found able to identify people in blurred images

(Tech Xplore)—A trio of researchers has found off-the-shelf AI software can be used to identify people in blurred or pixilated images. Reza Shokri and Vitaly Shmatikov with Cornell University and Richard McPherson with ...

Computer Sciences

Sep 16, 2016
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Two-armed drones developed to help with hands-on tasks

(Tech Xplore)—Drones are good for things other than delivering pizzas and sneakers for sure. We are reading more and more about applications intended for public services, for farming, engineering and security operations ...

Robotics

Sep 21, 2016
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Security team demonstrates ability to hack and control some functions of Tesla vehicles

(Tech Xplore)—A team of Japanese researchers with Keen Security Lab (part of Tencent Security) has demonstrated an ability to hack into the computer that controls some functions of a Tesla Model S and then to take over ...

Security

Sep 21, 2016
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Measuring your heartbeat and breath wirelessly, this device can tell if you're excited, happy, angry, or sad

As many a relationship book can tell you, understanding someone else's emotions can be a difficult task. Facial expressions aren't always reliable: A smile can conceal frustration, while a poker face might mask a winning ...

Hi Tech & Innovation

Sep 21, 2016
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Feds can read all your email, and you'll never know

Fear of hackers reading private emails in cloud-based systems like Microsoft Outlook, Gmail or Yahoo has recently sent regular people and public officials scrambling to delete entire accounts full of messages dating back ...

Security

Sep 22, 2016
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Reconfigurable chaos-based microchips offer possible solution to Moore's law

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed new, nonlinear, chaos-based integrated circuits that enable computer chips to perform multiple functions with fewer transistors. These integrated circuits can ...

Semiconductors

Sep 20, 2016
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First flight of a solar-powered, piloted helicopter

A University of Maryland student team has once again achieved new aviation heights, this time by successfully lifting a helicopter and passenger through the sole use of solar power.

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 20, 2016
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Lima billboard captures attention of Ford engineer who has idea for cars as water sources

(Tech Xplore)—On-the-Go H20. It's a catchy rhyme but also a catchy idea hatched by an engineer at Ford. He has thought up an idea for an in-car water dispenser. No store-bought plastic bottles of water needed.

Engineering

Sep 17, 2016
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New fabric uses sun and wind to power devices

Fabrics that can generate electricity from physical movement have been in the works for a few years. Now researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have taken the next step, developing a fabric that can simultaneously ...

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 13, 2016
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Existing energy infrastructure upgrade can bring electricity to 15.4 m people

A transformation of existing, poorly used or unexploited energy infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa could represent lower-cost and lower-risk opportunities for investors and ensure access to sustainably generated electricity ...

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 19, 2016
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Drive-by monitoring for urban streetlights

Is there a streetlight burned out on your block? Unless you or your neighbors phone the right city department, there's a good chance nobody knows about it.

Engineering

Sep 19, 2016
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Scientists convert harmful algal blooms into high-performance battery electrodes

Last August, the seasonal harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Erie grew so extreme that they poisoned the water system in Toledo, Ohio, leaving nearly half a million residents without drinking water. But a few researchers ...

Energy & Green Tech

Oct 09, 2015
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Small quadrotors make their moves around poles and narrow window gaps

(Tech Xplore)—Quadrotors with a difference—here is your chance to see an impressive display of what the team at the Penn Engineering GRASP Lab have been up to. The title of the video is "Estimation control and planning ...

Robotics

Sep 15, 2016
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Tech startup bets on slow water to power our future

It's a perfect summer afternoon on the Saint Clair River, on the Canadian border just north of Detroit. Pleasure boats skim across the bright blue water as picnickers watch from the grassy bank. They don't notice the fat ...

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 14, 2016
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Comma.ai kit: Wow, Mountain View to SF without touching the wheel?

(Tech Xplore)—Comma.ai is not a thesis paper editing service—in case you tried to guess. This is a business focused on self-driving.

Hi Tech & Innovation

Sep 16, 2016
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Calculating the financial risks of renewable energy

For investors, deciding whether to invest money into renewable-energy projects can be difficult. The issue is volatility: Wind-powered energy production, for instance, changes annually—and even weekly or daily—which creates ...

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 15, 2016
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Residential solar panels from Swiss startup show results in boosted efficiency

(Tech Xplore)—A Swiss startup has doubled residential solar panel efficiency. London-based Climate Action and other environment watching sites carried the report Monday.

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 14, 2016
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Using machine learning to understand materials

Whether you realize it or not, machine learning is making your online experience more efficient. The technology, designed by computer scientists, is used to better understand, analyze, and categorize data. When you tag your ...

Computer Sciences

Sep 13, 2016
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Does the UK need or even want a 'Great British Firewall'?

You've probably heard of the Great Firewall of China, the virtual fortification that allows the Chinese government to monitor and restrict internet traffic to and from the world's most populous nation. Well, the cyber-security ...

Security

Sep 20, 2016
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