Helping soft robots turn rigid on demand
Imagine a robot.
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Robotics
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Internet
Google ends sale of ads using individual web tracking data
Google says it won't develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet after it phases out existing ad-tracking technology from its Chrome browser, a change that could shake up the online advertising industry.
Mar 3, 2021
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Automotive
Review: 2021 Tesla Model S vs. Porsche Taycan
The Tesla Model S debuted nearly a decade ago and instantly portended the future of electric vehicles. Here was a sleek-looking EV with intriguing new technology features and unmatched performance and range. Tesla's continual ...
Mar 3, 2021
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Engineering
Calculating the albedo-climate penalty of hydropower dammed reservoirs
A trio of researchers from the University of Innsbruck and the Free University of Bolzano has calculated the effect of positive radiation due to the albedo-climate penalty on hydropower dammed reservoirs. In their paper published ...
Consumer & Gadgets
How physiological data can improve persuasive technologies in mobile apps and wearables
Persuasive technology, like mobile apps and wearables, can support individuals in their journey towards a better quality of life. These tools are more successful if they adapt to the user, for instance on the basis of behavior ...
Mar 3, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
NIST tool will help military vehicles fight fires using less harmful chemicals
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new, interactive spreadsheet that will help the U.S. military extinguish aircraft and vehicle fires using the latest environmentally ...
Mar 3, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Azure Percept helps Microsoft users make the most of edge AI
Edge computing allows an increasing number of standalone mobile devices to perform tasks such as image recognition, response to voice commands and textual translation, without access to the cloud. During its 2021 Ignite digital ...
Business
Intel hit with $2.2 bn verdict in US patent trial
A federal jury in Texas on Tuesday ruled that US computer chip giant Intel should pay $2.2 billion to VLSI Technology in a patent infringement case.
Mar 3, 2021
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Internet
Microsoft sets stage for mixed-reality future
Microsoft on Tuesday set the stage for a future in which long-distance coworkers can collaborate as though in the same room, using augmented reality glasses and cloud computing power.
Mar 3, 2021
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Other
How beers and Vikings gave Bluetooth technology its name
One of the best-known modern technologies owes its name and logo to a Viking-era king with a bad tooth: a quarter century ago, two engineers hatched the idea for the moniker "Bluetooth" over beers.
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