Renault closing main China business, will focus on electrics
Renault SA said Tuesday it will shut down its main China business and focus on electric and commercial vehicles.
Apr 14, 2020
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Robotics
New scavenger technology allows robots to 'eat' metal for energy
When electronics need their own power sources, there are two basic options: batteries and harvesters. Batteries store energy internally, but are therefore heavy and have a limited supply. Harvesters, such as solar panels, ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Engineering
Researchers design intelligent microsystem for faster, more sustainable industrial chemistry
The synthesis of plastic precursors, such as polymers, involves specialized catalysts. However, the traditional batch-based method of finding and screening the right ones for a given result consumes liters of solvent, generates ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Robotics
Teaching the iCub robot to express basic human emotions
As robots make their way into a variety of environments and start interacting with humans on a regular basis, they should be able to communicate with users as effectively as possible. Over the past decade or so, researchers ...
Internet
Google Doodle honors those 'on the front lines': Grocery store workers
Google's search page honors workers who are putting their lives on the line during the coronavirus crisis.
Apr 14, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Apple's next iPhones will take design cues from the latest iPad Pro, report says
Apple reportedly has plans to introduce at least four new iPhones this year and some are inspired by the latest iPad Pro.
Apr 14, 2020
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Internet
Why is it so hard to stop COVID-19 misinformation spreading on social media?
Even before the coronavirus arrived to turn life upside down and trigger a global infodemic, social media platforms were under growing pressure to curb the spread of misinformation.
Apr 14, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Cloud sourcing electricity usage
Sometimes an outside perspective is all it takes to tackle a problem in an innovative way. And inferring electricity usage in a building without using a meter could be as simple as correlating average occupancy at a given ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Business
Amazon adds 75,000 job openings on top of the 100,000 it already filled in a month
Amazon hired 100,000 people in less than a month to bolster its novel coronavirus response and said Monday it is planning to add 75,000 more jobs in its warehouses, grocery stores and delivery network.
Apr 14, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Twitter data may offer policy makers a glimpse into demand for renewable energy
Tweets could one day help policy makers and energy companies better communicate in near real-time to help customers make better sustainable energy choices, according to a team of researchers.
Apr 14, 2020
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