Hardware
The fastest way to track a fish is to use the cloud, figuratively speaking. A new acoustic receiver, developed by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and published in the IEEE Internet of Things Journal, ...
Aug 23, 2022
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Computer Sciences
While many programs and initiatives have been implemented to address the prevalence of substance abuse among homeless youth in the United States, they don't always include data-driven insights about environmental and psychological ...
Aug 14, 2020
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Robotics
Ecologists are increasingly using traces of genetic material left behind by living organisms left behind in the environment, called environmental DNA (eDNA), to catalog and monitor biodiversity. Based on these DNA traces, ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Computer Sciences
The two-second rule, taught in driver's ed classes across the country, is a rule of thumb that helps drivers maintain a safe distance from the car ahead at any speed. Adhering to the two-second rule can be difficult. A team ...
Sep 14, 2021
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Engineering
Imagine having your curtains extended or retracted automatically without needing to lift a finger. Reversible 4-D printing technology could make these 'smart curtains' a reality without the use of any sensors or electric ...
Jan 29, 2020
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Robotics
An autonomous spacecraft exploring the far-flung regions of the universe descends through the atmosphere of a remote exoplanet. The vehicle, and the researchers who programmed it, don't know much about this environment.
May 19, 2022
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Robotics
Making group decisions is no easy task, especially when the decision makers are a swarm of robots. To increase swarm autonomy in collective perception, a research team at the IRIDIA artificial intelligence research laboratory ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have succeeded in producing "green" hydrogen using green electricity—The hydrogen is produced without air pollution, with a high level of efficiency, utilizing a biocatalyst. Hydrogen ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A research study led by University of Oklahoma assistant professor Chenghao Wang and published in the journal Nature Communications tackled the critical issue of how city-scale building energy consumption in urban environments ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Engineering
Greenhouses can allow the growth of high quality crops in otherwise unproductive areas. Important, as the world population is growing and the land area appropriate for farming is limited. One thing that is still difficult ...
Apr 8, 2021
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