Robotics
Divers are often put at considerable risk when searching for people or objects underwater. The ETH spin-off Tethys has developed an underwater robot that can be used in situations that are too dangerous for human divers.
May 31, 2023
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Business
Considering its disruptive impact, the sharing economy makes suspiciously modest claims for itself, beginning with its very name. Companies such as Uber and Airbnb purport to provide platforms for sharing value from underutilized ...
May 22, 2023
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Computer Sciences
North Carolina State University researchers have developed a computational model that allows the military to make more efficient use of helicopters, helping commanders move troops on the battlefield more quickly in response ...
May 22, 2023
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Business
Less than two months into his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk declared that whoever took over as the company's CEO " must like pain a lot." Then he promised he'd step down as soon as he found a replacement "foolish ...
May 15, 2023
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Business
Elon Musk is welcoming a veteran ad executive to the helm of Twitter, the social media site the billionaire Tesla CEO had been running since he bought it last fall.
May 12, 2023
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Automotive
Ford reported solid quarterly profits Tuesday behind higher vehicle volumes and an improved operating performance, but said vehicle pricing was becoming less favorable compared with last year.
May 3, 2023
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Automotive
Volvo Group's shares were up seven percent Wednesday after the Swedish truck-maker posted record first-quarter earnings, in a sign of an easing of supply chain disruptions and high costs that have plagued the auto industry.
Apr 12, 2023
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Hardware
Say goodbye to games controllers or keyboards, say hello to highly flexible, ultrathin silicone films. Professor Stefan Seelecke and his team at Saarland University are currently developing a novel type of technology that ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Business
Alibaba announced Tuesday that it would split into six business groups in one of the most significant overhauls of a leading Chinese tech firm to date.
Mar 28, 2023
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Engineering
The higher the receiver temperature, the more efficiently a solar thermal power plant will operate. Convective thermal losses also have an important effect on yield. The HelioGLOW collaborative project by Fraunhofer Institute ...
Mar 23, 2023
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