Google employees call for corporate climate change action
Google employees are demanding the company issue a climate plan that commits it to zero emissions by 2030.
Nov 04, 2019
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Internet
New Facebook logo arrives as its 'family' grows
Facebook on Monday unveiled a new logo to represent the Silicon Valley company, distinct from its core social network.
Nov 04, 2019
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Internet
Snowden warns of Web giants' 'irresistible power'
Technology has given internet giants "irresistible power" when they work in concert with governments, whistleblower Ed Snowden told the Web Summit that opened in Lisbon on Monday.
Nov 04, 2019
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Engineering
Better autonomous 'reasoning' at tricky intersections
MIT and Toyota researchers have designed a new model to help autonomous vehicles determine when it's safe to merge into traffic at intersections with obstructed views.
Nov 04, 2019
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Engineering
SRNL radiation detection systems operating at ports of Tacoma and NY/NJ
After years of development and testing, a radiation detection system developed by the Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory is now in full-scale operation at major United States shipping ports.
Nov 04, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
An intelligent network for better water management
EPFL-based startup Droople has developed a smart flow meter that can measure buildings' water consumption and identify potential savings in energy. The Montreux Jazz Café at EPFL has already tested the device and found a ...
Nov 04, 2019
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Robotics
RoboBee powered by soft muscles
The sight of a RoboBee careening towards a wall or crashing into a glass box may have once triggered panic in the researchers in the Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and ...
Nov 04, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists create 'artificial leaf' that turns carbon into fuel
Scientists have created an "artificial leaf" to fight climate change by inexpensively converting harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) into a useful alternative fuel.
Nov 04, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
Neural networks enable autonomous navigation of catheters
When a patient has a stroke, every minute counts. Here, prompt action can prevent serious brain damage. If a clot is blocking a large blood vessel in the brain, surgeons can remove this occlusion by means of a catheter inserted ...
Nov 04, 2019
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Telecom
Photostructurable pastes for 5G applications
For many years now, miniaturization has been the main driver of the electronics industry. This is particularly true for ceramic-based circuit boards, which have properties that make them especially suitable for high-frequency ...
Nov 04, 2019
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