Robotics
A team of roboticists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong has created a robot snail with a helmet-like shell that moves by rolling around on bulldozer-like tracks. They have published a paper on their research in Nature ...
Business
Emrullah Karaca has made brakes for the past 20 years, but he is now learning to assemble heat pumps instead, as the Continental factory where he works in northern Germany is slated to close.
May 6, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Electric vehicles are often seen as the panacea to cutting emissions—and air pollution—from transport.
May 4, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
Large language models (LLMs) are advanced AI-based dialogue systems that can answer user queries and generate convincing texts following human instructions. After the advent of ChatGPT, the highly performing model developed ...
Business
Last week, Tesla fired 500 employees responsible for expanding its Supercharger network.
May 8, 2024
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Robotics
When old food packaging, discarded children's toys and other mismanaged plastic waste break down into microplastics, they become even harder to clean up from oceans and waterways. These tiny bits of plastic also attract bacteria, ...
May 8, 2024
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Business
There is a long history of planned city building by both governments and the private sector from Brasilia to Islamabad.
May 6, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Researchers in the emerging field of spatial computing have developed a prototype augmented reality headset that uses holographic imaging to overlay full-color, 3D moving images on the lenses of what would appear to be an ...
May 8, 2024
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Security
Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an increasingly autocratic region. But this is under growing threat.
May 4, 2024
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Hardware
The rapid advancement in photonic integrated circuits (PICs), which combine multiple optical devices and functionalities on a single chip, has revolutionized optical communications and computing systems.
May 8, 2024
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