Business
Amazon is changing at the top but stressing continuity after founder Jeff Bezos announced he was handing over the role of chief executive to trusted lieutenant Andy Jassy, capping a spectacular expansion for the 27-year-old ...
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Britain's biggest businesses have very few ethnic minorities in the boardroom—and no black top executives, according to research published Wednesday.
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Automotive
German automaker Daimler will split itself into two independent companies by spinning off its truck and bus division, a move the company said would give both the freedom to operate more nimbly in a fast-changing environment ...
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Robotics
Boston Dynamics has given Spot, its robotic canine, a leg up over the competition. Or more precisely, an arm.
Robotics
Today, neuroscience and robotics are developing hand in hand. Mikhail Lebedev, Academic Supervisor at HSE University's Centre for Bioelectric Interfaces, spoke about how studying the brain inspires the development of robots.
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Business
Global air passenger traffic plunged by an unprecedented 66 percent in 2020 owing to travel restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, an industry group said Wednesday.
Feb 3, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Use of waste heat contributes largely to sustainable energy supply. Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Tōhoku University in Japan have now come much closer to their goal of converting waste heat into ...
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Engineering
Over the last ten years, global demand for concrete has grown three-fold and for steel two-fold. Both are responsible for approximately 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), 75% of which is associated with buildings ...
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Energy & Green Tech
In an effort to curb the rise in overall carbon vehicle emissions, the state of California recently announced a plan to ban new sales of gasoline-powered vehicles in less than 15 years—if the current governor's order holds ...
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Robotics
Modern-day robots are often required to interact with humans intelligently and efficiently, which can be enabled by providing them the ability to perceive touch. However, previous attempts at mimicking human skin have involved ...
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