Engineering
A chatbot turns hostile. A test version of a Roomba vacuum collects images of users in private situations. A Black woman is falsely identified as a suspect on the basis of facial recognition software, which tends to be less ...
Apr 19, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The backbone of every community, transportation connects people to everything from jobs and grocery stores to health care, vital services and social events.
Apr 3, 2024
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Engineering
The world approaches an environmental tipping point, and our decisions now regarding energy, resources, and the environment will have profound consequences for the future. Despite this, most sustainable thought tends to be ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Engineering
In a study published in Engineering, a collaborative team of researchers from Shanghai University and international experts have unveiled a cutting-edge approach to optimizing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspection routes ...
Mar 6, 2024
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Engineering
Although he built his career around buildings, Fengqi "Frank" Li likes to break down walls. Li was trained as an architect, but he doesn't box himself in. Currently he is working as a computational developer at the Department ...
Mar 4, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Reuse and recycling are core elements of a sustainable approach to used lithium-ion batteries in Latin America. This is essential to conserve valuable resources and avoid climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions. The application ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Computer Sciences
In 2009, an Air France jet crashed into the ocean, leaving no survivors. The plane's autopilot system shut down and the pilots, having become reliant on their computerized assistant, were unable to correct the situation manually.
Feb 26, 2024
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Engineering
When aerospace engineer Matthew Clarke overlayed flight paths in urban environments over maps showing social stratification, he noticed something significant. The flights went directly overhead low-income neighborhoods.
Feb 20, 2024
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Computer Sciences
It is winter, the typical time for colds. What if you could simulate how the disease may spread? At the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behavior at the University of Konstanz, Julia Klein, a doctoral student in computer ...
Feb 16, 2024
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Engineering
As power grids evolve to incorporate new variable renewable energy sources and adapt to growing peak electricity demands, balancing the grid—scheduling appropriate electricity supply to match demand—will become increasingly ...
Jan 31, 2024
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