New app tracks human mobility and COVID-19
Analyzing how people move about in their daily lives has long been important to urban planners, traffic engineers, and others developing new infrastructure projects.
Jun 15, 2021
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Engineering
Heat pumps can cut your energy costs by up to 90%. It's not magic, just a smart use of the laws of physics
Heat pumps are becoming all the rage around a world that has to slash carbon emissions rapidly while cutting energy costs. In buildings, they replace space heating and water heating—and provide cooling as a bonus.
Sep 8, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Sensing emotions in a crisis
From Twitter to Facebook to Reddit, billions of people around the world use social media daily to connect with friends and family, as well as to share their stories, feelings and opinions about the state of the world around ...
Oct 30, 2020
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Business
After Huawei, spotlight on China's role in UK nuclear power
After Britain ordered the phased removal of Huawei from its 5G network, attention has now switched to China's role in other areas of the UK, particularly its involvement in key nuclear power projects.
Aug 21, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Energy security strategy analysis: Huge missed opportunity not to put energy efficiency at heart of strategy
The failure of the new British Energy Security Strategy to address energy efficiency is a huge missed opportunity to deliver immediate assistance to families suffering under the cost-of-living crisis, energy experts from ...
Apr 8, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Team expands power grid planning to improve system resilience
In most animal species, if a major artery is cut off from the heart, the animal will struggle to survive. The same can be said for many of our critical infrastructure systems, such as electric power, water and communications. ...
Jan 11, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Performance analysis of evolutionary hydrogen-powered aircraft
Liquid hydrogen (LH2) combustion aircraft could provide carbon-free air travel on 31%–38% of passenger kilometers flown in 2050, a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) says. The study ...
Jan 26, 2022
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Business
Big Tech made billions during 'war on terror': report
Tech giants made billions through contracts with the US military and other government agencies during the so-called "war on terror", according to a report released ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
Sep 10, 2021
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Automotive
First integrated measurement of exhaust and non-exhaust particulate matter emissions of vehicles
The world's first attempt to measure particulate matter (PM) emissions generated by not only engine combustion but also the wearing down of brakes and tires is complete.
Oct 11, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
What AI-generated COVID news tells us that journalists don't
AI can help identify biases in news reporting that we wouldn't otherwise see. Researchers from McGill University have recently directed a computer program to generate news coverage of COVID-19 using headlines from CBC articles ...
Dec 6, 2022
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