Twitter and the way of the hashtag
Perhaps no single character has been as iconic a symbol of Twitter as the now-ubiquitous hashtag.
Jul 10, 2020
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Internet
News tagged with communities
Robotics
A system for swarm robotics applications inspired by pheromone communication in insects
Nature is one of the most valuable sources of inspiration for researchers developing new robots and computational techniques. Over the past few decades, technological advances have enabled the creation of increasingly sophisticated ...
Jul 09, 2020 feature
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Internet
As the coronavirus spread, two social media communities drifted apart
On Feb. 11, 2020, the World Health Organization put a name to the mysterious respiratory disease spreading with alarming speed around the globe: COVID-19.
Jul 03, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Clean energy revolution may leave disadvantaged communities behind
Historically disadvantaged communities in Los Angeles County are at risk of getting left behind in the transition to lower-carbon energy sources and energy-efficient technologies, according to a new study by the California ...
Jul 02, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Disney makes face swapping more believable
It may sound contradictory, but deepfakes are becoming more real.
Jul 01, 2020 report
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Energy & Green Tech
New forecasting model improves solar panel performance
A new mathematical model for predicting variations in solar irradiance has been developed at Uppsala University. It may help to promote more efficient use of electricity from solar energy. In tests of various data models, ...
Jun 29, 2020
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Security
Expanding access to cyber research tools
Faculty and students at Purdue University now have access to cybersecurity research software developed at Sandia National Laboratories. This marks the first time Sandia has collaborated with an academic community to make ...
Jun 26, 2020
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Pence to reveal electric truck at former GM plant in Ohio
Vice President Mike Pence heads to Ohio on Thursday for the unveiling of a new all-electric pickup truck built by the startup that took over the General Motors assembly plant shuttered last year.
Jun 24, 2020
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Engineering
Critical communications component made on a flexible wooden film
In the not-too-distant future, flexible electronics will open the door to new products like foldable phones, tablets that can be rolled, paper-thin displays and wearable sensors that monitor health data. Developing these ...
Jun 23, 2020
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Engineering
Lowering atmospheric CO2 in large-scale renewable energy electrochemical process
What if carbon dioxide (CO2), a prevalent greenhouse gas, could be transformed into higher-value fuels and chemicals using low-cost, renewable electricity?
Jun 23, 2020
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Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:
In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness.
In sociology, the concept of community has led to significant debate, and sociologists are yet to reach agreement on a definition of the term. There were ninety-four discrete definitions of the term by the mid-1950s.
The word "community" is derived from the Old French communité which is derived from the Latin communitas (cum, "with/together" + munus, "gift"), a broad term for fellowship or organized society.
Since the advent of the Internet, the concept of community no longer has geographical limitations, as people can now virtually gather in an online community and share common interests regardless of physical location.
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