Engineering
Small wearable fans that cool the face and neck can keep people almost as comfortable as conventional desk fans, according to a new study from Concordia researchers. Aside from taking up less space, these lightweight alternatives ...
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Machine learning & AI
New BBC sitcom Ann Droid imagines a near future in which robots provide care and companionship to older people at home.
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Robotics
Robots sorting parcels and serving fried chicken enthralled visitors at a robotics expo in Beijing on Wednesday, where hundreds of companies set out their pitches for a future labor market transformed by artificial intelligence.
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Machine learning & AI
European users of ChatGPT's free and low-cost artificial intelligence agents will start seeing ads Aug. 24 as its creator, OpenAI, expands its plan to extract more revenue from its models.
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Internet
For many parents, keeping their children safe online is a top priority. But now there's an emerging threat: "com networks." Com networks (short for community networks) are online groups that mostly target vulnerable young ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Water is an amazing substance. The human body is made up of more than 50% water. Approximately 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. We drink it, bathe in it, cook with it and clean with it. It is also used to cool ...
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Automotive
As Florida enters the peak of hurricane season, Sarasota County transportation engineer Wafa Mahmoud is prepared for a worst-case scenario. For the past decade, she has joined teams driving county roads after hurricanes, ...
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Engineering
Concrete has served as the foundation of empires for thousands of years. Today, it's one of the most common materials in the world. But one look at the ancient Roman concrete structures still standing suggests that ancient ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Nuclear energy already plays a pivotal role in powering some of the largest economies in the U.S., including Illinois, Pennsylvania and Texas, and it could be key to offsetting rapidly increasing demand for electricity across ...
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Machine learning & AI
In China's hilly Guizhou province, a cluster of European-style buildings complete with a clock tower and a multi-arched bridge emits a low, permanent hum—a clue to its unexpected identity as tech giant Huawei's largest data ...
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