Making self-driving cars human-friendly
Automated vehicles could be made more pedestrian-friendly thanks to new research which could help them predict when people will cross the road.
Oct 5, 2021
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Computer Sciences
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Energy & Green Tech
Energy switching decisions could widen social inequalities
New energy tariffs could leave people on bad deals even worse off despite the potential benefits for everyone, research has found.
Mar 2, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New materials will help UK achieve net-zero, say researchers
Scientists at the University of Leeds have pledged to develop a new generation of ultra-efficient electronics to help the UK achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Oct 2, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
'Our low-carbon future needs to be circular'
The renewable energy industry needs to adopt the ideas of a circular economy, where equipment is designed to be reused or remanufactured when it reaches the end of its operational life.
Aug 19, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
E-bikes could slash transport emissions and get Britons back to work
New research shows that electrically-assisted bikes (e-bikes) have the capability to slash carbon dioxide emissions from transport and could offer a safe and sustainable route back to work.
May 18, 2020
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Engineering
Can mosquitoes stop quadcopters going bump in the night?
Scientists have used the principles that guide a mosquito's nocturnal flight to develop a quadcopter equipped with an elegant collision-avoidance sensory system.
May 8, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Shining a light on international energy inequality
A new study examines energy inequality for income classes across 86 countries, from highly industrialised to developing ones, revealing extreme disparity in energy footprints, both within nations and globally.
Mar 16, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Self-driving the longest route yet
A project researching the latest autonomous vehicle technologies has successfully completed a 230-mile self-navigated journey on UK roads.
Feb 6, 2020
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Engineering
Drone wireless system can help rescue workers see inside buildings
Engineers have developed a prototype drone-mounted wireless scanning system, which can fly up the outside of a high rise building and detect the whereabouts of individuals who may be trapped inside.
Nov 12, 2019
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Robotics
Learning from mistakes and transferable skills—the attributes for a worker robot
Practise makes perfect—it is an adage that has helped humans become highly dexterous and now it is an approach that is being applied to robots.
Nov 4, 2019
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