Energy & Green Tech
The smarter our buildings become, the more data they generate. Lighting control data, in particular, could prove valuable for facilities managers, manufacturers, and lighting designers.
Apr 26, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
A team of researchers at the University of California used deep learning to enable limited color vision in the dark. The group published a paper describing their work on the open-access site PLOS ONE.
Electronics & Semiconductors
When Google unveiled its first autonomous cars in 2010, the spinning cylinder mounted on the roofs really stood out. It was the vehicle's light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system, which worked like light-based radar. Together ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Robotics
In recent years, scientists have introduced a wide variety of robots of all shapes and sizes. Among these are microswimmers, carefully engineered microstructures that can move in water and other liquids.
Business
Ryanair slashed losses in the final quarter of 2021 but the emergence of the Omicron variant cut into the normally busy winter holiday travel season, the no-frills airline said Monday.
Jan 31, 2022
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Telecom
Astronauts on board the International Space Station are connecting straight to Europe at light speed, thanks to the European Data Relay System.
Jan 17, 2022
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Business
A Ph.D. student at EPFL studied the use of automated control systems for blinds and electric lighting to regulate the amount of daylight in an office, and found that such systems can cut a building's energy demand and stimulate ...
Jan 5, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
In a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances, Xuezhi Zhang, Boyue Yang, Junfeng Jiang, Kun Liu, Xiaojun Fan, Zhaozhu Liu, Min Peng, Guanlong Chen and Tiegen Liu from Tianjin University, Tianjin, China discuss a side-polished ...
Nov 5, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Skylights are an aesthetically pleasing design choice, but they're also an underappreciated source of sustainable heat energy for buildings, according to a new study from UO researchers.
Nov 4, 2021
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Other
How do we keep older cyclists safe on our roads? That's the question researchers in The Netherlands hope to answer in a paper published in the International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics. In it, the team has carried ...
Oct 21, 2021
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