Fraud is a problem so big we need to start teaching children how to spot it in schools
Have you or someone you know been a victim of fraud? If so, that's not unusual.
Dec 20, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
UK lagging in switch to green energy, study warns
The UK risks being left behind in the production of "green" electricity, despite having once being considered a leader in the energy transition, according to a new study.
Aug 16, 2023
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Business
Digital divide hinders rural innovation, study shows
Cloud-based computing directly contributes to business innovation, but rural businesses lacking sufficient broadband capacity to access cloud services are missing out on their innovation-boosting potential, according to a ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Viewpoint: I unintentionally created a biased AI algorithm 25 years ago—tech companies are still making the same mistake
In 1998, I unintentionally created a racially biased artificial intelligence algorithm. There are lessons in that story that resonate even more strongly today.
May 9, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Prepare for landing: Making airports more efficient
Air traffic is a significant and complex problem. Near misses between passenger planes on runways have been making headlines lately and raising safety concerns as airports try to accommodate more travelers in the wake of ...
Mar 28, 2023
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When should data scientists try a new technique?
If a scientist wanted to forecast ocean currents to understand how pollution travels after an oil spill, she could use a common approach that looks at currents traveling between 10 and 200 kilometers. Or, she could choose ...
Jan 26, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers lay out strategies for up-scaling of bioelectrochemical systems
With rising concerns about energy and water management, microbial electrochemical technologies (METs), such as microbial fuel cells, have emerged as promising solutions. However, actual progress in these technologies have ...
Jan 19, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
A statistical model for ensuring children's safe and sound mobility
A research team led by Kojiro Matsuo, an associate professor at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering within the Toyohashi University of Technology, and Kosuke Miyazaki, a professor at the Department of Civil ...
Jan 5, 2023
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Automotive
How a test drive may lead to an electric vehicle purchase
There's something about test driving an electric vehicle that boosts some potential buyers' personal identity as being early adopters of the latest technologies, a new study has found.
Dec 19, 2022
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Chess: How to spot a potential cheat
A few years ago, the chess website Chess.com temporarily banned U.S. grandmaster Hans Niemann for playing chess moves online that the site suspected had been suggested to him by a computer program. It had reportedly previously ...
Sep 29, 2022
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