Best of Last Year: The top Tech Xplore articles of 2024
It was an interesting year for technology research as a team of human behaviorists at Aalto University, working with psychologist colleagues at the University of Helsinki Department of Psychology, found earlier this fall ...
Trust is not the answer: Rethinking human-machine interaction for ethical engineering
In his article, "Trust is Not a Virtue: Why We Should Not Trust," Matthew L. Bolton, an associate professor of systems and information engineering at the University of Virginia, critically challenges the emphasis on fostering ...
Oct 17, 2024
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Can we find hidden graves of murder victims with soil imaging? New Australian study gives it a try
To avoid being caught, murderers often attempt to hide bodies using various methods. This can include shallow or deep burials, submersion in water, encasing in concrete or even disposing of remains in rubbish bins and suitcases.
Sep 25, 2024
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FAA investigating after Delta passengers report bleeding ears and noses
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Delta Air Lines flight leaving Salt Lake City last weekend developed cabin pressure issues and left some passengers with bleeding eardrums, headaches and bloody ...
Sep 18, 2024
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Medieval theology has an old take on a new problem: AI responsibility
A self-driving taxi has no passengers, so it parks itself in a lot to reduce congestion and air pollution. After being hailed, the taxi heads out to pick up its passenger—and tragically strikes a pedestrian in a crosswalk ...
Sep 10, 2024
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Engineering
New shirt offers better protection for wildland firefighters
A new protective shirt geared to the needs of wildland firefighters has been developed by University of Alberta researchers. The prototype garment offers more protection than the current version commonly worn by workers who ...
Sep 5, 2024
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AI can dramatically reduce time it takes to make VAR offside calls in Premier League football matches
The start of the new English Premier League (EPL) football season is seeing further changes to the way VAR (the video assistant referee) is operated. VAR was introduced to the EPL in 2019 in an attempt to reduce the number ...
Sep 2, 2024
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Robotics
How drone attacks are changing the rules and the costs of the Ukraine war
Ukraine has unveiled a new long-range weapon, a mix of drone and missile technology that Kyiv believes will significantly boost its ability to combat Russian military attacks.
Aug 29, 2024
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Real-time crime centers are transforming policing—criminologist explains how advanced surveillance systems work
In 2021, a driver in Albuquerque, New Mexico, ran a red light, striking and killing a 7-year-old and injuring his father. The suspect fled the scene and eventually escaped to Mexico. Using camera footage and cellphone data, ...
Aug 15, 2024
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Older Americans prepare themselves for a world altered by artificial intelligence
The students—most with gray hair, some with canes, all at least in their 60s—couldn't believe what they were hearing.
Aug 13, 2024
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Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and longtime Google executive, has died at 56
Susan Wojcicki, a pioneering tech executive who helped shape Google and YouTube, has died, her husband said. She was 56.
Aug 11, 2024
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Humans change their own behavior when training AI
A new cross-disciplinary study by Washington University in St. Louis researchers has uncovered an unexpected psychological phenomenon at the intersection of human behavior and artificial intelligence: When told they were ...
Aug 7, 2024
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What's next in AI: Can we become virtually immortal? Do we want to?
Question: If you could create an AI twin of yourself, would you?
Jul 15, 2024
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Smoking laptop in passenger's bag prompts evacuation on American Airlines flight in San Francisco
A smoking laptop in a passenger's bag prompted an evacuation on an American Airlines flight headed to Miami from San Francisco International Airport Friday, according to the airline.
Jul 13, 2024
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Engineering
How to learn about a world-class double bass? Give it a CT
When you're an expert in medical CT imaging, two things are bound to happen, says Peter Noël, Ph.D., associate professor of Radiology and director of CT Research at the Perelman School of Medicine. One: You develop an insatiable ...
Jul 3, 2024
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Barcelona aims to become Airbnb-free zone by 2029
Barcelona, one of Europe's most visited cities, said Friday it aims to ban apartment rentals to tourists by 2029 to ease the housing shortage in Spain's second largest city.
Jun 21, 2024
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Bird strike: What happens when a plane collides with a bird?
Late last night, Virgin Australia flight VA 148 set out from Queenstown in New Zealand bound for Melbourne. Not long after takeoff, the right engine of the Boeing 737-800 jet started emitting loud bangs, followed by flames.
Jun 18, 2024
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Undersea explorers mark a tragic day. Things to know about the Titan disaster anniversary
A year after an experimental submersible imploded en route to the Titanic, unanswered questions linger—with no immediate answers.
Jun 18, 2024
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Singapore Airlines jet endured huge swings in gravitational force during turbulence, report says
The Singapore Airlines jetliner that hit severe turbulence last week went through huge swings in gravitational force in less than five seconds, likely causing the injuries to people who weren't buckled into their seats, according ...
May 29, 2024
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Engineering
What's in a room? Research looks at building materials and mood
If one room makes you anxious and the other makes you chill, you could be a data point proving the benefit of natural building materials.
May 28, 2024
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Deathtrap cable cars spook Turkey's intrepid tea farmers
You need to be part daredevil to live in the spectacularly steep hills overlooking the Black Sea where Turkey grows its tea.
May 24, 2024
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Scientists are using drones to find missing WWII servicemen
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York are using drones and LIDAR technology to reveal hidden WWII battlefields and help find missing servicemen.
May 23, 2024
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Can airplane turbulence really kill you? Aircraft propulsion expert weighs in on Singapore Airlines death
One person was killed and several dozen more injured Tuesday when a flight from London to Singapore encountered "sudden extreme turbulence" and plummeted roughly 6,000 feet in a matter of minutes, according to The Washington ...
May 22, 2024
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