Energy & Green Tech
The rust-colored tower rising from an industrial site near the banks of Berlin's Spree river looks nothing like the sleek flasks Germans use for coffee, yet its purpose is similar: to provide some warmth throughout the day, ...
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Business
The European Union has agreed on new rules subjecting cryptocurrency transfers to the same money-laundering rules as traditional banking transfers.
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Robotics
Scientists are working on diagnostic techniques that could sniff out chemical compounds from breath, sweat, tears and other bodily emissions and that act as fingerprints of thousands of diseases.
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Machine learning & AI
Explanation methods that help users understand and trust machine-learning models often describe how much certain features used in the model contribute to its prediction. For example, if a model predicts a patient's risk of ...
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Engineering
Bridge failures are a reality for states with aging infrastructure, including Pennsylvania. In February, the Forbes Avenue Bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed due to structural failure; unfortunately, this kind of event isn't ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Computer Sciences
I love writing code to make things: apps, websites, charts, even music. It's a skill I've worked hard at for more than 20 years.
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Consumer & Gadgets
While manufacturers have successfully increased the water-repelling nature of smartphones, they are still far from "waterproof." A water-resistant product can usually resist water penetration to some extent, but a waterproof ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
The art of concealing or misrepresenting one's identity in the physical world has long been practiced by spies engaged in espionage. In response, intelligence agencies designed techniques and technologies to identify people ...
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Robotics
Mobile robots are now being introduced into a wide variety of real-world settings, including public spaces, home environments, health care facilities and offices. Many of these robots are specifically designed to interact ...
Machine learning & AI
A flurry of activity occurred on social media after Blake Lemoine a Google developer, was placed on leave for claiming that LaMDA, a chatbot, had become sentient—in other words, had acquired the ability to experience feelings. ...
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