Robotics
Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots. The new soft ...
May 8, 2020
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Business
Transportation accounts for roughly one-third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and adoption of electric vehicles is seen by many experts in government and the private sector as a vital tool in efforts to reduce carbon emissions. ...
May 30, 2023
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Business
A trio of economic management scientists, two with the Sloan School of Management at MIT and one with Virginia Tech, are warning of the consequences of industry dominance in AI research. In their Policy Forum piece published ...
Computer Sciences
Computer scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science have designed a "reconstruction attack" that proves U.S. Census data is vulnerable to exposure and theft.
Feb 21, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A futuristic Saudi megacity is to feature two skyscrapers extending across a swathe of desert and mountain terrain, according to the latest disclosures on the project by the kingdom's de facto ruler.
Jul 27, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new approach to federated learning that allows them to develop accurate artificial intelligence (AI) models more quickly and accurately. The work focuses on ...
Jul 11, 2022
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A pop-up urban port for delivery drones—and one day, potentially flying taxis—launched Monday in Britain, lifting a box of prosecco for a brief celebratory test flight hailed as groundbreaking.
Apr 25, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A new analysis of the successes and failures of green energy companies in the US has found that those with ARPA funding filed for far more patents in the years after launching than other "cleantech" startups from the same ...
Sep 14, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
It might sound like pie in the sky, but Japan's government is banking on a future with flying cars, launching an initiative Wednesday with the private sector to develop futuristic vehicles.
Aug 29, 2018
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Security
A recent analysis by Helene Pleil, research associate at the Digital Society Institute (DSI) at ESMT Berlin, alongside colleagues from Technical University Darmstadt, outlines that rapid technological progress, a lack of ...
Apr 5, 2024
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