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Bikeshare could increase light rail transit ridership

Coupling bikeshare with public transit could be an important component when trying to increase light rail transit (LRT) ridership, according to a new study out of the University of Waterloo.

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Jun 08, 2018
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Clocks may go a little cuckoo with power grid change

Running late for work or just miss that bus? You could have a good excuse: Your electric clock might be running a bit cuckoo.

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May 17, 2018
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Study suggests electric cars not a danger to people with pacemakers

An international team of researchers has conducted tests to determine if electromagnetic waves from electric vehicles or charging stations might cause problems for people who have cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). ...

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Apr 24, 2018
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The technology that gave Stephen Hawking a voice should be accessible to all who need it

Stephen Hawking was one of the most prominent people in history to use a high-tech communication aid known as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).

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Mar 16, 2018
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How artificial intelligence will transform how we gesture

"Over the last decade, machine learning, which is part of artificial intelligence (AI), has given us self-driving cars, practical speech recognition, effective web search, and a vastly improved understanding of the human ...

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Feb 20, 2018
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Less smartphone time equals happier teenager, study suggests

A precipitous drop in the happiness, self-esteem and life satisfaction of American teens came as their ownership of smartphones rocketed from zero to 73 percent and they devoted an increasing share of their time online.

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Jan 26, 2018
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Artificial lights are eating away at dark nights—and that's not a good thing

Earth is losing its darkness. A new study using satellite data finds that artificially lit surfaces around the world are spreading and growing brighter, producing more light pollution at night.

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Nov 23, 2017
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Plat du jour: Cultured plant cells kitchen-grown

(Tech Xplore)—A Big Idea to chew on: What if we could shake up the relationships between food production and food consumption in such a way that may benefit more people? Research in Finland offers tantalizing signs that ...

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Nov 05, 2017
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Artificial intelligence holds great potential for both students and teachers – but only if used wisely

Artificial intelligence (AI) enables Siri to recognise your question, Google to correct your spelling, and tools such as Kinect to track you as you move around the room.

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Jul 24, 2017
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Car firms are still pushing hands-free phone tech – despite how dangerous it is

Get caught using your smartphone while driving in the UK and you'll be in serious trouble. Authorities recently doubled the penalties for using a handset behind the wheel to six points on your licence and a £200 fine. Yet ...

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Apr 04, 2017
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Why UPS drivers don't turn left and you probably shouldn't either

It might seem strange, but UPS delivery vans don't always take the shortest route between stops. The company gives each driver a specific route to follow and that includes a policy that drivers should never turn through oncoming ...

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Jan 20, 2017
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File compression format found to alter timbre of music causing loss of some emotional context

(TechXplore)—A small team of researchers with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has found that compressing recorded music into the MP3 format results in the loss of emotional tones, leaving the result with ...

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Dec 12, 2016
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Today's self-taught typists almost as fast as touch typists—as long as they can see the keyboard

These days, due to the spread of computers, tablets and smart phones, almost everybody types. But most modern-day typists are self-taught and have adopted "nonstandard" styles that are much different from the "touch typing" ...

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Oct 19, 2016
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Will driving your own car become the socially unacceptable public health risk smoking is today?

In 2014, over 32,000 people were killed in car crashes in the U.S. In 2012, more than two million Americans visited the emergency room as a result of car crashes. And an estimated 94 percent of the crashes that cause these ...

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Sep 27, 2016
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50 years after England's World Cup win, scientists solve trophy mystery

Scientists from The University of Manchester have used state-of-the-art science to solve a mystery surrounding the Jules Rimet trophy, the football World Cup won by England in 1966.

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Jul 29, 2016
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How do you know you're not living in a computer simulation?

Consider this: right now, you are not where you think you are. In fact, you happen to be the subject of a science experiment being conducted by an evil genius.

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Jul 27, 2016
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343,000 fps camera able to capture intricacies of glass shattering

(Tech Xplore)—As technology marches ever forward, devices that were once the province of high-tech labs slowly make their way into the hands of the general population. Once such example is high-speed cameras. It is now ...

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Jul 20, 2016
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Ethically, must game designers respond to all player requests?

Video games are supposed to be fun. Maybe when you're grinding your way to max level it doesn't always feel that way, but on the whole we play games because we enjoy them.

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Jul 20, 2016
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Elon Musk says we're probably living in a computer simulation – here's the science

In a recent interview at the Code Conference in California, technology entrepreneur Elon Musk suggested we are living inside a computer simulation. On first hearing, this claim seems far-fetched. But could there be some substance ...

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Jun 23, 2016
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Study debunks gender performance gap in online video games

In the realm of fantasy video games, one epic monster stalks players both online and in the real world—the stereotype that men make better players than women. A new study led by a researcher at the University of California, ...

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Jun 21, 2016
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Pedalling into video game future

Nicholas Graham (Computing) and his team of researchers in the EQUIS Laboratory have developed a new way to get video game players moving - by turning pedal power from a stationary bike into in-game powerups for players.

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May 11, 2016
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Expert warns relying on expert navigation systems causing us to lose ability to navigate

(Tech Xplore)—Roger McKinlay, former president of the Royal Institute of Navigation in Britain, has published a Comment piece in the journal Nature warning people about the dangers of relying on automated navigation systems. ...

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Mar 31, 2016
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Women accepted as better coders as long as no gender link

Wow, gender bias has appearances of residing in computer programming—off the charts, so to speak, but accorded serious attention in a new study. The findings come from scientists at California Polytechnic State University ...

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Feb 13, 2016
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Researchers study motivations of open-source programmers

Open source software development is a model that provides free public access to software packages and source code. Since programmers can freely contribute improvements, bug fixes and modifications, open source development ...

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Nov 18, 2015
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Researchers create global road maps showing potential economic and ecological consequences of new roads

(Phys.org) —A multinational team of researchers has published a paper in the journal Nature, offering a way towards better global planning for road construction. They highlight the benefits of road building along with detriments ...

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Aug 28, 2014
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