Engineering
Following an earthquake or other disaster, attention shifts from ensuring human safety to assessing the community's damage and planning for recovery. Older buildings don't always meet modern safety codes, so they're at a ...
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Security
Twelve Chinese nationals, including two public security ministry officers, have been indicted for a series of hacking attacks, including a 2024 breach of the US Treasury, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Mar 5, 2025
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Engineering
A research team at the University of Limerick in Ireland has developed a new method of producing carbon fiber while drastically reducing its energy footprint.
Mar 5, 2025
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Engineering
Mineral scaling, a significant issue in membrane desalination, reduces water recovery rates and diminishes system performance. Gypsum and silica are two prevalent types of scaling, each form through different processes—crystallization ...
Mar 5, 2025
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Internet
Google is updating its ubiquitous search engine with the next generation of its artificial intelligence technology as part of an effort to provide instant expertise amid intensifying competition from smaller competitors.
Mar 5, 2025
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Business
Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday it has dropped its review of Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI, saying it's satisfied that the deal doesn't need a closer investigation under the country's merger rules.
Mar 5, 2025
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Business
Before Reddit there was Digg, which popularized up- and down-votes on online posts. Now the founders of both platforms—social media veterans Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian—are relaunching the early Reddit rival with a ...
Mar 5, 2025
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Computer Sciences
Teaching machines in the way that animal trainers mold the behavior of dogs or horses has been an important method for developing artificial intelligence and one that was recognized Wednesday with the top computer science ...
Mar 5, 2025
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Software
When mechanical and structural engineers design machines, bridges, and buildings, they calculate loads, stresses, and deformation of metal, steel, concrete, glass, wood, and plastic to find the optimal geometry that bears ...
Mar 5, 2025
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Engineering
A team of Japanese researchers has discovered that Japan's concrete structures—including buildings and infrastructure—absorb and store about 14% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated during cement production.
Mar 5, 2025
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