California's strawberry fields may not be forever. Could robots help?
In a strawberry field surrounded by strawberry fields on the outskirts of Santa Maria, a pair of robots have been picking berries all summer.
Jul 28, 2022
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Computer Sciences
New research sheds light on how to make the most of crowdsourcing campaigns
In recent years, crowdsourcing, which involves recruiting members of the public to help collect data, has been tremendously helpful to provide researchers with unique and rich datasets, while also engaging the public in the ...
May 19, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Using graph neural networks to measure the spatial homogeneity of road networks
Researchers at Purdue University and Peking University have recently carried out a study aimed at better understanding road networks in cities worldwide using machine-learning tools. Their paper, published in Nature Machine ...
Energy & Green Tech
Tiny 'skyscrapers' help bacteria convert sunlight into electricity
Researchers have made tiny 'skyscrapers' for communities of bacteria, helping them to generate electricity from just sunlight and water.
Mar 7, 2022
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Automotive
Examining the use and safety of e-scooters
In recent years, shared electric scooters (e-scooters) have taken cities around the world by storm. But how are people using this new mode of transportation? Seeking to understand the potential impacts of e-scooters on land ...
Mar 3, 2022
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Automotive
To provide better accessibility by railway systems, connection is a key factor
City planners would like residents to ditch their cars and take the train or bus. Public transportation systems are cost effective, energy efficient, and environmentally friendly alternatives to private automobiles, but individuals ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Software
Battling wildfires from behind the scenes
Catastrophic wildfires in Europe have become a far too common headline and this year has been no exception as the world once again bore witness to parts of the continent burning. While southern Europe is no stranger to the ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Team develops model to understand how a city's design creates congestion
City planners predict that as more people move into urban areas, traffic jams will get worse. That's why sustainability expert Neil Debbage, an assistant professor in the UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts' Department ...
Sep 22, 2021
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Engineering
Urban and transportation planning: The solution to physical inactivity?
Urban and transportation planning influence population-level physical activity, a recently published doctoral dissertation shows. Increases in community structure density, mixed land use, and access networks were associated ...
Jun 9, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
A growing problem of 'deepfake geography': How AI falsifies satellite images
A fire in Central Park seems to appear as a smoke plume and a line of flames in a satellite image. Colorful lights on Diwali night in India, seen from space, seem to show widespread fireworks activity.
Apr 21, 2021
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