Project Soli's hands, not touchscreens, give new meaning to digital future
Google has been given some key green lights by the US Government for its radar-based motion sensor. The nods now place Project Soli in a stronger light. The FCC's waiver for Project Soli has kicked the...
View ArticleA framework for AI-powered agile project management
Researchers at the University of Wollongong, Deakin University, Monash University and Kyushu University have developed a framework that could be used to build a smart, AI-powered agile project...
View ArticleStudy finds people prefer wind turbines as neighbors over other energy plants
A new University of Delaware study examined the attitudes of people who live in close proximity to wind power projects to see if they prefer those projects to energy alternatives, such as a central...
View ArticleLaying the ground for robotic strategies in environmental protection
Along developed riverbanks, physical barriers can help contain flooding and combat erosion. In arid regions, check dams can help retain soil after rainfall and restore damaged landscapes. In...
View ArticleVideo manipulation technology poses danger to future elections
A video on social media shows a high-ranking U.S. legislator declaring his support for an overwhelming tax increase. You react accordingly because the video looks like him and sounds like him, so...
View ArticleDog-like robot jumps, flips and trots
Putting their own twist on robots that amble through complicated landscapes, the Stanford Student Robotics club's Extreme Mobility team has developed a four-legged robot that is not only capable of...
View ArticleMorphoNet offers an interactive way to explore the bioimaging data revolution
Over the past two decades, research in morphology—the study of the shapes and structures of biological organisms—has exploded due to advances in imaging technologies. Researchers have generated massive...
View Article20 overlooked benefits of distributed solar energy
A study released today provides the most complete list yet of the advantages of solar energy—from carbon sequestration to improvements for pollinator habitat. The paper offers a new framework for...
View ArticleMotorized prosthetic arm that can sense touch, move with your thoughts
Keven Walgamott had a good "feeling" about picking up the egg without crushing it. What seems simple for nearly everyone else can be more of a Herculean task for Walgamott, who lost his left hand and...
View ArticleAustria telecoms provider accepts cryptocurrency
Austria's leading telecoms provider A1 sid Thursday that it was letting customers pay in cryptocurrency under a pilot project to test the popularity of virtual payments.
View ArticleEmployees of Big Tech are speaking out like never before
When Liz O'Sullivan was hired at the New York City-based artificial intelligence company Clarifai in 2017, she felt lucky to find work at the intersection of two of her main interests: technology and...
View ArticleFedEx, Walgreens team with Wing for drone delivery test
Drone deliveries are coming soon, at least for one Virginia community, as part of a pilot project announced Thursday by Wing, the unit spun out of a "moonshot" lab at Google parent Alphabet.
View ArticleGoogle plans to invest 3 billion euros in Europe
Google's top boss said Friday the tech giant is planning to invest 3 billion euros to expand its data centers across Europe in the next two years.
View ArticleNorway's Equinor, British SSE chosen for world's biggest offshore wind farm
Norway's Equinor and Britain's SSE Renewables have been selected to build the world's largest offshore wind farm off the British coast, an investment of 10.2 billion euros ($11.3 billion), Equinor said...
View ArticleMore cost overruns, delays for UK nuclear project: EDF
Britain's controversial Hinkley Point nuclear power plant project faces substantial fresh cost overruns and further delay, France's EDF power giant said Wednesday.
View ArticleTurning problems into opportunities in urban areas
Currently, about 55 percent of the world's population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68 percent by 2050, according to a UN report. With several challenges posed by...
View ArticleEmissions-free transport speeding up in Europe
Hydrogen-powered cars are seen as a potential solution to the pollution caused by gasoline and diesel engines, but the mass roll-out of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) hasn't yet materialized. As...
View ArticleNew low-consumption diesel engine generates less contaminating particles
Researchers from Valencia's Polytechnic University (UPV) have taken part in the development of a new engine that has low consumption and high efficiency, and which decreases the emissions of...
View ArticleEnd of the road: Dyson quits race to make electric cars
British inventor James Dyson has dropped out of the race to produce electric cars in the face of stiff competition and after criticism of the Brexit-backing billionaire's decision to build the vehicle...
View ArticleContextual engineering improves success of projects in non-industrial societies
Humanitarian engineering projects often focus on bringing western technologies to non-industrialized societies. But environmental and cultural factors in these locations may be very different from...
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