Phoenix rises with driverless Waymo signups
Waymo's autonomous cars have started picking up passengers in Phoenix, Arizona. Let's focus on autonomous: Nobody is at the wheel. Riders-only.
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News tagged with future technologies
Engineering
World's first mass production of metalenses for visible wavelengths
Do you hate the camera bumps on the back of your smartphone? A new optical component called metalens—which was named one of the top 10 future technologies by the World Economic Forum in 2019—may be the answer. Composed ...
May 9, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Robot revolution—rise of the intelligent automated workforce
Losing jobs to technology is nothing new. Since the industrial revolution, roles that were once exclusively performed by humans have been slowly but steadily replaced by some form of automated machinery. Even in cases where ...
May 5, 2016
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Internet
Existing infrastructure will be unable to support future demand for high-speed internet
Researchers have shown that the UK's existing copper network cables can support faster internet speeds, but only to a limit. They say additional investment is urgently needed if the government is serious about its commitment ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Engineering
Advanced 3-D printed parts for NASA's Orion designed to hold up to extreme temperatures
3-D printing is securing an exciting foothold in space exploration. A NASA spacecraft will include 3-D printed parts—these are for NASA's Orion mission. The spacecraft will eventually send astronauts to the Moon and beyond.
Energy & Green Tech
Germany calls nuclear power 'dangerous,' rejects EU plan
The German government said Monday that it considers nuclear energy dangerous and objects to European Union proposals that would let the technology remain part of the bloc's plans for a climate-friendly future.
Jan 3, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Machine learning to automated daydreaming: academics map future of AI
Imperial academics have plotted the roles that AI could play in our future society in a new map that connects reality to science fiction.
Sep 29, 2020
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Engineering
Development of self-healing lens material to prevent traffic accidents in self-driving cars
Safety issues of self-driving cars have emerged due to frequent traffic accidents. A self-healing lens material that can prevent car accidents that occur due to signal distortion by healing scratches on the sensor surface ...
May 22, 2023
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Telecom
Analog radio-over-fiber for millimeter-wave 5G/6G mobile communications
For his Ph.D. research, Javier Perez Santacruz, researcher in the Electro-Optical Communications group, investigated whether mm-wave ARoF technology can be seen as a promising and suitable candidate to be part of the future ...
Nov 1, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Good start, but room for improvement: Experts rate Australia's emissions technology plan
Energy Minister Angus Taylor yesterday released his government's emissions reduction technology plan, setting out priorities for meeting Australia's climate targets while growing the economy.
May 22, 2020
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