IndyCar to use hybrid technology to boost horsepower, safety
IndyCar plans to use hybrid technology to increase horsepower and improve safety.
Aug 1, 2019
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Automotive
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Robotics
Storytelling bots learn to punch up their last lines
Nothing disappoints quite like a good story with a lousy finish. So researchers at Carnegie Mellon University who work in the young field of automated storytelling don't think they're getting ahead of themselves by devising ...
Aug 1, 2019
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Engineering
How roads can help cool sizzling cities
Special permeable concrete pavement can help reduce the "urban heat island effect" that causes cities to sizzle in the summer, according to a Rutgers-led team of engineers.
Aug 1, 2019
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Business
Artificial intelligence could help air travelers save a bundle
Researchers are using artificial intelligence to help airlines price ancillary services such as checked bags and seat reservations in a way that is beneficial to customers' budget and privacy, as well as to the airline industry's ...
Aug 1, 2019
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Security
Report warns of possible mass casualties from automotive cyberattacks
Warnings about connected vehicle vulnerabilities have been a steady drumbeat for years. Now a consumer-advocacy group is putting it in starker terms, suggesting a mass cyberattack against such vehicles could lead to Sept. ...
Aug 1, 2019
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Engineering
Researchers build hybrid chip able to run autonomous bicycle
A team made up of members from a host of institutions in China, one in Singapore and one in the U.S., has built a hybrid chip that can control an autonomous bicycle. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group ...
Internet
Ancestry will let you search online for relatives who were displaced by the Holocaust
Ancestry is digitizing millions of Holocaust and Nazi-persecution records and making them searchable online for the first time ever. Anyone, not just Ancestry's paid members, can explore the records at the company's site.
Aug 1, 2019
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Business
Looking for work? Your next job interview might just come by text message
When the text message popped up on his iPhone, Malcolm Barnes was skeptical. Could this really be from a recruiter? Sure, he had applied online for a job. But in the era of data breaches, spam and scams, he wasn't sure whether ...
Aug 1, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Software to empower workers on the factory floor
Manufacturers are constantly tweaking their processes to get rid of waste and improve productivity. As such, the software they use should be as nimble and responsive as the operations on their factory floors.
Aug 1, 2019
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Other
Data collected by governments can be useful to researchers, but only when accessed carefully
Data are generated every time we make a purchase or receive other services such as health care. This has always been the case, but over the past 20 years, data collection has become increasingly automated, with data collected ...
Aug 1, 2019
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