Apple had its big week. Now it's Amazon's turn
This week, it was Apple's turn. Thursday, the spotlight turns to Amazon.
Sep 21, 2020
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Engineering
Engineers use machine learning to speed bioscaffold development
A dose of artificial intelligence can speed the development of 3-D-printed bioscaffolds that help injuries heal, according to researchers at Rice University.
Sep 21, 2020
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Computer Sciences
A computer predicts your thoughts, creating images based on them
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have developed a technique in which a computer models visual perception by monitoring human brain signals. In a way, it is as if the computer tries to imagine what a human is thinking ...
Sep 21, 2020
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Internet
Parents furious with Facebook over Oculus account change
Parents are furious over a Facebook rule change: Kids who play the Oculus virtual reality games will soon need to have a Facebook account.
Sep 21, 2020
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Business
Amazon's buying spree for used airplanes makes green pledge harder to keep
While flight shaming and the coronavirus pandemic have spurred airlines to hasten the retirement of their oldest, fuel-guzzling aircraft, not all those planes end up in boneyards in the desert. Many find a second life in ...
Sep 21, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
An acoustically actuated microscopic device
Researchers at EPFL have developed remote-controlled, mechanical microdevices that, when inserted into human tissue, can manipulate the fluid that surrounds them, collect cells or release drugs. This breakthrough offers numerous ...
Sep 21, 2020
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Business
Microsoft buys gaming firm ZeniMax Media for $7.5 bn
Microsoft on Monday announced it will acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion, adding muscle to its Xbox arm ahead of a fierce battle in the market for new gaming consoles.
Sep 21, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Data-trackers turn from cookies to phone sensors
Lou Montulli and the late Ruth Wakefield share a common bond. Sort of. Ruth invented the chocolate chip cookie, which has fueled many programmers through long trying hours into the evening testing code and tracking down bugs. ...
Sep 21, 2020 report
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Engineering
Engineers imitate human hands to make better sensors
An international research team has developed "electronic skin" sensors capable of mimicking the dynamic process of human motion. This work could help severely injured people, such as soldiers, regain the ability to control ...
Sep 21, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Mirror-like photovoltaics get more electricity out of heat
New heat-harnessing "solar" cells that reflect 99% of the energy they can't convert to electricity could help bring down the price of storing renewable energy as heat, as well as harvesting waste heat from exhaust pipes and ...
Sep 21, 2020
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