Engineering
Our society has a love affair with plastic. To take our relationship to the next level—happily ever after in a waste-free future—the path is circular.
Apr 19, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Using disinformation to create political instability and battlefield confusion dates back millennia.
Apr 17, 2023
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Internet
Social media companies need content moderation systems to keep users safe and prevent the spread of misinformation, but these systems are often based on Western norms, and unfairly penalize users in the Global South, according ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Engineering
Recognizing when senior citizens are at risk in the home or helping them find misplaced objects they presumed lost: The technology developed in the successful OMNICONNECT project can help people lead independent lives for ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Automotive
U.S. safety regulators are turning up the heat on Tesla, announcing investigations into steering wheels coming off some SUVs and a fatal crash involving a Tesla suspected of using an automated driving system when it ran into ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
The United States launched an initiative Thursday promoting international cooperation on the responsible use of artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons by militaries, seeking to impose order on an emerging technology ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Hardware
A dedicated team of radiation specialists from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) are behind the successful detection and rapid retrieval of a missing radioactive source in outback Western ...
Feb 3, 2023
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Security
You can tell a lot about someone from the car they drive. The data that many vehicles now collect can reveal the patterns of our daily lives and provide insights into our behavior, actions and even our state of mind.
Feb 1, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Northern Illinois traditionally enjoys four predictable seasons. The winters are notoriously cold and the summers just hot enough to make winter worthwhile. The "shoulder" seasons (spring and fall) predictably and evenly ...
Jan 16, 2023
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Internet
The term "metaverse" is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry's imagination—and while Facebook parent Meta is the best-known entrant into this futuristic virtual concept, it's certainly not the only one.
Jan 5, 2023
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An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or environment. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation, although in some situations, mitigation may not be possible and agencies may only be able to offer palliative care for the aftermath.
While some emergencies are self evident (such as a natural disaster that threatens many lives), many smaller incidents require the subjective opinion of an observer (or affected party) in order to decide whether it qualifies as an emergency.
The precise definition of an emergency, the agencies involved and the procedures used, vary by jurisdiction, and this is usually set by the government, whose agencies (emergency services) are responsible for emergency planning and management.
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