Engineering
A significant number of people who work in a sun-filled office during summer are forced to squint their eyes or work in the dark with the lights turned on. Shading systems for large buildings still leave substantial room ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Software
Google is updating critical features for the millions of drivers who depend on its technology to help them get around.
Sep 24, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers have developed a new technology which could enable lithium batteries to be replaced with more sustainable alternatives.
Aug 19, 2021
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Automotive
It is a scenario familiar to anyone who has driven down a crowded, narrow street: Parked cars line both sides, and there isn't enough space for vehicles traveling in both directions to pass each other. One has to duck into ...
Jul 20, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Acceleration due to gravity here on Earth is about 9.8m/s2, but if you're trying to build a rocket that will escape Earth's pull, you're going to have to do better than that. You would need to factor in wind resistance, heat ...
Mar 5, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Vanadium flow batteries (VFBs) are promising for stationary large-scale energy storage due to their high safety, long cycle life, and high efficiency.
Sep 28, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Apple Inc. will kick off a broad slate of new products at a virtual event on Tuesday, with upgrades to two of its most important hardware lines beyond the iPhone.
Sep 14, 2020
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Computer Sciences
New research at the University of Michigan can train neural network models to identify a person's position in videos where only a portion of their body is visible in the shot. This breakthrough opens up a huge library of ...
Sep 14, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Cognitive scientists are modeling the inner workings of the human brain using computer simulations, but many current models tend to be inaccurate. Researchers in the Cognitive Neurorobotics Unit at the Okinawa Institute of ...
Oct 23, 2019
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Engineering
Wearable human-machine interfaces—devices that can collect and store important health information about the wearer, among other uses—have benefited from advances in electronics, materials and mechanical designs. But current ...
Aug 2, 2019
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