Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air pollution and dust.
Jun 26, 2017
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Understanding people's concerns and attitudes toward smart cities
If you own an internet-connected "smart" device, chances are it knows a lot about your home life.
Apr 25, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Allowing machine learning to ask questions can make it smarter
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a new method to significantly improve the effectiveness of machine learning models searching for new molecular therapeutics when using just a fraction of the available ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Data privacy in the post-Roe era
In 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade—ending the constitutional right to an abortion—privacy advocates warned women against using smartphone apps to track their periods.
May 8, 2024
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Business
A data acquisition mechanism that maximizes platforms' utility while compensating privacy-sensitive users
The rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning is increasing the demand for data from app users, device owners, firms, consumers, and even patients. As data-hungry technologies are getting more and more efficient, ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Robotics
Could AI-powered robot 'companions' combat human loneliness?
Companion robots enhanced with artificial intelligence may one day help alleviate the loneliness epidemic, suggests a new report from researchers at Auckland, Duke, and Cornell Universities.
Jul 13, 2023
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Engineering
Video: Designing and 3-D-printing a better brace
Almost exactly one year ago to the day, Anuj Thakkar got into an unfortunate biking accident and was left with a broken wrist. It soon became evident that not only would he have to deal with the pain of a broken wrist, but ...
Sep 18, 2019
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Ethical algorithms
Nearly forty thousand people lost their lives in car crashes last year in the U.S. alone. We can only presume that many of those fatalities were owed to our uniquely human frailties: distracted driving, driving under the ...
Oct 14, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Abandoning wood cook stoves would be great for Africa, if families could afford it
Replacing traditional biomass-burning cookstoves across sub-Saharan Africa could save more than 463,000 lives and US $66 billion in health costs annually, according to a new analysis of the most socially optimal cooking technologies ...
Feb 3, 2023
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Business
Q&A: Is the artificial intelligence boom a 'runaway train?'
As an artificial intelligence researcher, Cynthia Rudin has watched the recent, explosive growth of the technology with a keen, concerned eye.
Feb 27, 2023
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