Automotive
Earlier this week, Tesla sent out its "full self-driving" software to a small group of owners who will test it on public roads. But buried on its website is a disclaimer that the $8,000 system doesn't make the vehicles autonomous ...
Oct 23, 2020
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Robotics
Finding lost hikers in forests can be a difficult and lengthy process, as helicopters and drones can't get a glimpse through the thick tree canopy. Recently, it's been proposed that autonomous drones, which can bob and weave ...
Nov 2, 2018
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Engineering
University of Maryland researchers studying how lithium batteries fail have developed a new technology that could enable next-generation electric vehicles (EVs) and other devices that are less prone to battery fires while ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Using computing resources at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have succeeded in exploring ...
May 24, 2022
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Robotics
From "Star Trek" replicators to Richie Rich's wishing machine, popular culture has a long history of parading flashy machines that can instantly output any item. While 3-D printers have now made it possible to produce a range ...
Feb 9, 2021
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Business
The organizers of a failed unionization drive at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama said Monday it petitioned for a new vote, claiming the tech and e-commerce giant improperly interfered with the election.
Apr 19, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Gisele Azimi is bringing battery recycling to a new level, using captured carbon dioxide to harvest the precious metals used for green technologies. Azimi, a University of Toronto professor and the Canada Research Chair for ...
Jul 6, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Greener sensors, circuit boards and other electronic devices are being developed by EU researchers to reduce unsustainably high levels of e-waste.
Jun 14, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
Human–computer gaming has a long history and has been a main tool for verifying key artificial intelligence technologies. The Turing test, proposed in 1950, was the first human–computer game to judge whether a machine ...
Dec 29, 2023
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Security
Despite the contributions women have made to the information and technology field, they continue to be underrepresented. Ada Lovelace, for example, was the world's first computer programmer. Grace Murray Hopper developed ...
Dec 6, 2022
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