Engineering
Individual neighborhoods will be intimately involved in providing local solutions to collective problems. One measure will be distributed renewable energy production—energy produced at local levels, either by solar technology, ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Political and policy leaders worldwide are embarking on urgent decarbonization projects to meet their Paris Climate Accords targets. These efforts take multiple approaches, including the electrification of municipal bus fleets.
Aug 22, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Concordia researchers have developed a new technique that can help create high-quality, accurate 3D models of large-scale landscapes—essentially, digital replicas of the real world.
Feb 7, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The emergence of distributed energy resources (DERs)—facilities owned by individuals or small companies that can generate, store and return power to energy grids—is transforming the way power is used across the world.
Nov 29, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Advances in technology, in particular artificial intelligence (AI), are impacting our everyday lives in ever more ways—including our sex lives. Sex robots—life-size, lifelike machines powered by AI and used for sexual ...
Sep 13, 2022
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Engineering
The construction industry's green pivot faces a number of challenges, even as more city governments and home buyers are increasingly pushing for more sustainable new homes and buildings. Among the obstacles standing in the ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Engineering
Most 3D printing methods currently in use rely either on photo (light)- or thermo (heat)-activated reactions to achieve precise manipulation of polymers. The development of a new platform technology called direct sound printing ...
May 31, 2022
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Internet
It's no secret that the commercial websites and mobile apps we use every day are tracking us. Big companies like Facebook and Google depend on it. However, as a new paper by a team of Concordia researchers shows, businesses ...
May 17, 2022
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Engineering
The aviation industry faces multiple pressures from higher fuel costs and increased scrutiny over the environmental and quality-of-life impacts from its aircraft. Researchers are looking for new methods of keeping expenses ...
May 10, 2022
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Other
Tinder's meteoric rise in popularity has cemented its position as the go-to dating app for millions of young and not-so-young users. Although it is widely known as a platform to facilitate hookups and casual dating, some ...
Feb 6, 2020
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