Automotive
French automaker Renault sacked its chief executive Thierry Bollore Friday, the latest turbulence to rock the company since his predecessor Carlos Ghosn was arrested on financial misconduct charges last year.
Oct 11, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
Radiation therapy is one of the most widely used cancer treatments, but a drawback of the procedure is that it can cause collateral damage to healthy tissue in proximity to cancerous growths. Identifying organs at risk via ...
Oct 3, 2019
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Business
British travel firm Thomas Cook collapsed on Monday, leaving hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers stranded and sparking the UK's biggest repatriation since World War II.
Sep 23, 2019
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Internet
If you ever find yourself looking forward to a holiday because you'll be able to switch off your smartphone then perhaps you're suffering from social media "technostress". The constant stream of messages, updates and content ...
Sep 3, 2019
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Engineering
The Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) has achieved a breakthrough with transistors based on gallium oxide (ß-Ga2O3). The newly developed ß-Ga2O3-MOSFETs (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor) provide a high breakdown ...
Aug 27, 2019
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Other
From shamanic ritual to horoscopes, humans have always tried to predict the future. Today, trusting predictions and prophecies has become part of daily life. From the weather forecast to the time the sat-nav says we will ...
Aug 23, 2019
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Engineering
To investigate the vastly unexplored oceans covering most our planet, researchers aim to build a submerged network of interconnected sensors that send data to the surface—an underwater "internet of things." But how to supply ...
Aug 20, 2019
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Telecom
Hype continues to surround the roll-out of 5G technology in Australia and across the world.
Aug 2, 2019
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Engineering
Special permeable concrete pavement can help reduce the "urban heat island effect" that causes cities to sizzle in the summer, according to a Rutgers-led team of engineers.
Aug 1, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Former Australian Greens leader Bob Brown made headlines this week after he objected to a proposed wind farm on Tasmania's Robbins Island. The development would see 200 towers built, each standing 270 metres from base to ...
Jul 18, 2019
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