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Aviation safety isn't just about pilot skill—it also comes down to corporate decision-making
Air travel is statistically one of the safest modes of transportation. But a series of recent airline accidents has rattled the industry and the public—leading to a surge in Google searches for "is flying safe" in recent ...
Mar 12, 2025
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UAE sends AI-equipped drones to spot Ramadan moon
The United Arab Emirates is flying AI-equipped drones to help spot the crescent moon marking the start of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, official media said on Friday.
Feb 28, 2025
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A midair collision in Arizona prompts questions about air traffic control towers
Tens of thousands of planes take off, land and perform touch-and-goes at the Marana Regional Airport in southern Arizona every year. Without an air traffic control tower, it's a calculated dance that requires communication ...
Feb 25, 2025
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AI opens 'endless' doors for fashion models, closes others
London-based model Alexsandrah Gondora understands the power of being in "two places at the same time" thanks to an AI replica of herself: "She's doing the hard work so I don't have to!"
Feb 23, 2025
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US Coast Guard releases recording that appears to be audio of Titanic submersible implosion
A recording released by the federal government appears to include audio of the implosion of the experimental submersible that went missing on its way to the wreck of the Titanic.
Feb 12, 2025
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'Shouldn't have happened:' DC air collision stuns experts
The midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a US Army Blackhawk helicopter in Washington has puzzled experts, given the perfect flying conditions and strict controls in one of the world's busiest air corridors.
Jan 31, 2025
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Q&A: Law expert discusses how AI could be governed by an 'equity by design' framework
Approaches to regulating artificial intelligence (AI), from creation to deployment and use in practice, vary internationally. Daryl Lim, Penn State Dickinson Law associate dean for research and innovation, H. Laddie Montague ...
Jan 30, 2025
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Student creates online hub for wildfire relief with interactive map
Johan Michalove is nearly 3,000 miles from the Los Angeles wildfires, but that didn't stop him from pitching in.
Jan 29, 2025
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Fire-hardened house offers lessons on rebuilding Los Angeles
The house that Michael Kovac built is the only one on his street still standing after a huge fire raced through his Los Angeles neighborhood.
Jan 29, 2025
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Why are lone homes left standing after the fires? It's not entirely luck
Emails and videos of burned buildings in Los Angeles next to those left standing have been flying back and forth among architects, builders and fire safety specialists around the world.
Jan 20, 2025
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New Brazil law restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.
Jan 14, 2025
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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 ...
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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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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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