Retrofitting dams for more renewable energy in the world
Almost all the dams in Norway are built for hydropower. This is not the case around the world.
Jun 15, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
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Machine learning & AI
Artificial intelligence speeds land-use classification
An EPFL Master's student has shown that artificial intelligence can be used to further automate the process of land-use classification in Switzerland, especially for rare and complicated land categories that until now have ...
Jun 15, 2021
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Engineering
Creating 'digital twins' at scale to improve drone deliveries
Picture this: A delivery drone suffers some minor wing damage on its flight. Should it land immediately, carry on as usual, or reroute to a new destination? A digital twin, a computer model of the drone that has been flying ...
Jun 15, 2021
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Robotics
Highly maneuverable miniature robots controlled by magnetic fields
A team of scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed millimeter-sized robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields to perform highly maneuverable and dexterous manipulations. ...
Jun 15, 2021
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Security
Expert discusses ransomware attacks and how to prevent them
The recent ransomware attack on a major oil refinery in the United States, followed weeks later by another hack that affected a large meat supplier, have again brought the issue of cyberattacks to the forefront of people's ...
Jun 15, 2021
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Business
Amazon cloud game service Luna opens to US Prime members
Amazon on Monday opened its cloud video game service Luna to all Prime subscribers in the United States as part of its annual online mega-sale.
Jun 15, 2021
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Business
Emirates Air posts $5.5B loss as virus disrupts travel
The Middle East's largest airline, Emirates, announced on Tuesday a net loss of $5.5 billion over the past year as revenue fell by more than 66% due to global travel restrictions sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.
Jun 15, 2021
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Security
Critical entities targeted in suspected Chinese cyber spying
A cyberespionage campaign blamed on China was more sweeping than previously known, with suspected state-backed hackers exploiting a device meant to boost internet security to penetrate the computers of critical U.S. entities.
Jun 15, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
AI-driven soldier technology wins praise from engineering society
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Communications Society recognized an Army researcher and collaborators their work on artificially intelligent techniques that will enhance Soldiers' situational awareness ...
Jun 15, 2021
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Software
New app tracks human mobility and COVID-19
Analyzing how people move about in their daily lives has long been important to urban planners, traffic engineers, and others developing new infrastructure projects.
Jun 15, 2021
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