Energy & Green Tech
Are humans taking more resources from the Earth than the planet can safely produce? The answer lies partly in whether we can "dematerialize," or reduce the amount of materials needed to produce goods and services.
Jan 19, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
It's longer than three Boeing 737s. Someday it could carry up to five tons of cargo and float from San Francisco to Chicago.
Nov 15, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Persuasive technology, like mobile apps and wearables, can support individuals in their journey towards a better quality of life. These tools are more successful if they adapt to the user, for instance on the basis of behavior ...
Mar 3, 2021
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Engineering
Researchers from Nagoya University and Keio University in Japan have estimated a person's stress levels caused by the sound of a flying car passing overhead. The research was published in the Technical Journal of Advanced ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Business
New tech-advanced training methods for construction workers have been tested in an Australia-first study into the effectiveness of training delivered using virtual reality.
May 31, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Transport accounts for 21% of global carbon emissions. It is now the largest emitting sector in many developed countries. While Europe and North America dominate historic transport emissions, much of the projected growth ...
Nov 10, 2021
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Business
Nearly a decade after holding its first Microsoft Ignite event in Chicago—and then abruptly pulling up stakes for other cities—the software giant's annual information technology conference is coming back to McCormick ...
Mar 5, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries have been pivotal in powering modern technology, from mobile devices to electric vehicles. As demand for higher performance batteries grows, the focus has shifted from merely optimizing battery materials ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Business
Machines and the internet are woven into the fabric of our society. A growing number of users, devices and applications work together to produce what we now call "big data". And this data helps drive many of the everyday ...
Oct 22, 2019
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Business
It is no exaggeration to say that the democratization of new forms of artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT (OpenAI), Gemini/Bard (Google) and Copilot (Microsoft), is a societal revolution of the digital age.
Apr 9, 2024
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