Computer Sciences
Make a template based on a 1980s virtual reality game, create 25 AI characters, give them personalities and histories, equip them with memory, and throw in some ChatGPT—and what do you get?
Engineering
The soft whirring sound of low-frequency vibrations cannot be easily detected because it is not loud. But once detected, it can be hard to ignore. Often, residents complain of the annoyance caused by low-frequency vibrations ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
New technology could help reduce malnutrition and improve overall health in long-term care homes by automatically recording and tracking how much food residents consume.
Jan 31, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
For over a decade, policy and industry have tried to make electric vehicles more widely available and get people to buy them. Previous research on how to do this has largely focused on examining early adopters of plug-in ...
Oct 7, 2021
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Business
Connecting cheap, clean energy from renewables comes with a hidden cost and challenge: building 5,000 kilometers of new transmission lines this decade, and another 5,000km after that. This sounds like a lot, but 5,000km is ...
Apr 5, 2024
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Business
Michigan residents overwhelmingly want more solar power.
Mar 8, 2024
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Business
In 2021, after the LA100 analysis laid out pathways for the city of Los Angeles to produce 100% renewable electricity, the City Council and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power committed to pursuing the most ambitious—and ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Led by Fraunhofer ISI, the BOLD project provided scientific support accompanying three field trials and 12 other research projects on electric trucks powered by overhead lines. Together with ifeu and Öko-Institut, Fraunhofer ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
In a world where sustainable solutions are gaining ever-increasing importance, a new doctoral dissertation has illuminated a path toward a greener future. By delving into the complex process of fast pyrolysis of biomass, ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
While self-driving vehicles (SDVs) are being hailed as a solution for safer, more efficient roads, new research suggests British Columbians are not quite ready to embrace self-driving cars wholeheartedly—and will need a ...
Aug 30, 2023
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