Engineering
Camels have evolved a seemingly counterintuitive approach to keeping cool while conserving water in a scorching desert environment: They have a thick coat of insulating fur. Applying essentially the same approach, researchers ...
Nov 11, 2020
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Business
New technologies are making it easier for companies to fix prices and discriminate against individual consumers, the Biden administration's top consumer watchdog said Tuesday.
Apr 25, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Foodservice companies have long struggled with the challenge of what to do with all of their food waste. But researchers at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership are shedding ...
May 25, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
From an AI oven that promises to warn you when your food is about to burn to a mixing bowl designed to take the hassle out of tracking calories, food tech was a key theme at this year's CES tech show in Las Vegas.
Jan 9, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
At the annual CES tech show in Las Vegas, hundreds of start-ups presented products aimed at improving health, education and work, increasing productivity and helping to save the planet.
Jan 8, 2023
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Business
Across Silicon Valley and beyond, tech entrepreneurs are making big promises to disrupt our diets. Their aim is to tackle global hunger, climate change, and animal welfare issues by replacing meat with alternative proteins ...
Oct 24, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Carlsberg recently won a Global Water Award for the world's best water project in the industry category. The award is one of the highest recognitions that you can receive in the global water sector, and it was given for a ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Business
Uber reported better-than-expected revenue on Tuesday, fueled by strong demand for the San Francisco-based company's ride-hailing and food delivery services that sent its shares upward.
Aug 2, 2022
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Business
A new model can help online media companies figure out what gives users long-term satisfaction—not just the instant gratification of continual scrolling—which may result in less time spent on the platform, but fewer users ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Most internet users are by now aware of the vulnerability of their personal data. When the news broke that tech companies misuse and manipulate our personal data, there was a widespread "techlash" against the corporate giants ...
Jun 28, 2022
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