Robotics
Researchers at Seoul National University have recently developed a compact and lightweight origami structure inspired by ladybird beetles. In a paper published in Science Robotics they show how this structure can be used ...
Software
A navigation app that guides people on safer, more enjoyable bike journeys will be launched later this summer as social-distancing measures encourage more cyclists to take to the road.
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Consumer & Gadgets
Back in September of 2017, Apple showed off a new product called AirPower, which was a wireless charger that could power three devices at once. Apple showed the AirPower charging an iPhone, some AirPods and an Apple Watch ...
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As Citigroup Inc.'s Asia chief started his January COVID-19 briefing for the bank's top executives, it quickly became apparent: The firm's normal backup plans weren't going to work.
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Hardware
One thing that remote work and online schooling made clear over the last several weeks of coronavirus shutdowns is the importance of good quality Wi-Fi.
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Business
Warner Music Group, one of the globe's "big three" recording companies, jumped in its market debut Wednesday after raising more than $1.9 billion in an initial public offering that underscores how streaming has reinvigorated ...
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Business
Facebook and PayPal have invested in the Indonesian ride-hailing and digital payment start-up Gojek, joining other tech giants Tencent and Google, the Jakarta-based company said Wednesday.
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Machine learning & AI
For some of the poorest countries on Earth, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a life-or-death quandary: If people continue to work, the virus might spread unchecked. But if they have to stay at home to limit the contagion, ...
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Other
Traffic along Wisconsin's highways had an unprecedented drop and remained well below normal in the weeks since Gov. Tony Evers' Safer at Home order took effect March 25, giving traffic engineers an unusual perspective on ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
A research team led by Yale-NUS College Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Psychology) Christopher Asplund and Singapore University of Technology and Design's Assistant Professor Simon Perrault has found that haptic ...
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