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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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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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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Machine learning & AI
A novel camera system using active lighting devised by Penn State researchers may be a crucial step in developing machine vision systems that allow robotic devices to more clearly "see" the agricultural targets with which ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Sight is by far the sense that we humans use the most when navigating an environment. When those who are blind or visually impaired walk alone, they put themselves at great risk of falling or colliding with obstacles, especially ...
Mar 24, 2021
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Security
Nothing is more important to an autonomous vehicle than sensing what's happening around it. Like human drivers, autonomous vehicles need the ability to make instantaneous decisions.
Mar 6, 2020
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Automotive
A Greenpeace video of me plugging a trackless tram that went viral with four million hits has caused a few eyebrows to be raised over whether I think light rail is dead. So let me be clear: light rail remains the gold-standard ...
Oct 23, 2019
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Engineering
With the large-scale commercial use of 5G, global academia and industry have started research on the next-generation mobile communication technology (6G).
Aug 16, 2023
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