Business
One after another, grocery stores are shutting down in rural Sweden, leaving villagers to travel miles to buy food. But a new type of shop has sprung up in their wake: unmanned supermarkets in mobile containers.
May 23, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers at North Carolina State University have made what is believed to be the smallest state-of-the-art RFID chip, which should drive down the cost of RFID tags. In addition, the chip's design makes it possible to embed ...
May 12, 2021
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Business
Like millions of people around the world, Yuri Nekrasov stopped going to the grocery store every day last year when authorities in Moscow enforced a coronavirus lockdown.
Apr 18, 2021
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Business
DoorDash is buying automated food prep company Chowbotics to expand its fresh meal offerings.
Feb 08, 2021
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Internet
Google is weaning itself off user-tracking "cookies" which allow the web giant to deliver personalized ads but which also have raised the hackles of privacy defenders.
Feb 07, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Virtual reality isn't just for gaming. Researchers can use virtual reality, or VR, to assess participants' attention, memory and problem-solving abilities in real world settings. By using VR technology to examine how folks ...
Feb 06, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Artificial intelligence is being applied to virtually every aspect of our work and recreational lives. From determining calculations for the construction of towering skyscrapers to designing and building cruise ships the ...
Nov 27, 2020 report
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Robotics
Robots will help H-E-B grocery stores keep up with the growing demand for online grocery services amid the pandemic.
Sep 23, 2020
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Business
When ride-hailing heavyweights Uber and Lyft and delivery giants Grubhub and Instacart began making shared rides and meals available with a few taps on a smartphone, they transformed the way people work, travel and get food ...
Aug 19, 2020
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Engineering
Each year, about 40 percent of all food in the U.S. goes uneaten. That means Americans throw away $165 billion worth of food that could been used to make more than 58 trillion meals, according to the National Resource Defense ...
Jul 24, 2020
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