Business
Researchers are using artificial intelligence to help airlines price ancillary services such as checked bags and seat reservations in a way that is beneficial to customers' budget and privacy, as well as to the airline industry's ...
Aug 1, 2019
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Robotics
Robots are good at making identical repetitive movements, such as a simple task on an assembly line. (Pick up a cup. Turn it over. Put it down.) But they lack the ability to perceive objects as they move through an environment. ...
Jul 10, 2019
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Engineering
Additive manufacturing built an early following with 3-D printers using polymers to create a solid object from a Computer-Aided Design model. The materials used were neat polymers—perfect for a rapid prototype, but not ...
Jun 28, 2019
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Security
One of the latest cyber threats involves hackers encrypting user files and then charging "ransom" to get them back. In the paper, "Project Almanac: A Time-Traveling Solid State Drive," University of Illinois students Chance ...
May 30, 2019
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Robotics
University of Illinois researcher Amy LaViers has introduced a new point of view from which to observe robotic capabilities in her paper, "Counts of Mechanical, External Configurations Compared to Computational, Internal ...
May 9, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
In a step toward producing renewable engine fuels that are compatible with existing diesel fuel infrastructure, researchers report they can convert wet biowaste, such as swine manure and food scraps, into a fuel that can ...
Dec 4, 2018
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Engineering
Although hybrid-electric cars are becoming commonplace, similar technology applied to airplanes comes with significantly different challenges. University of Illinois aerospace engineers are addressing some of them toward ...
Nov 27, 2018
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Engineering
Although, winglets have been around since the mid-1970s, there is still a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and angles.
Oct 23, 2018
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Engineering
Disruptive noise is almost everywhere, from people talking in the office corridor to road construction down the street to the neighbor's lawn mower. Research being conducted at the University of Illinois' Coordinated Science ...
Aug 24, 2018
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Engineering
Flight schedules that allow for a little carefully designed wiggle room could prevent the frustration of cascading airport delays and cancellations. By focusing on the early phases of flight schedule planning and delays at ...
Jun 11, 2018
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