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Weather-Responsive Intersections Could Ease Traffic Congestion
Researchers have found that adjusting traffic signals at intersections during snowstorms could reduce traffic delays by as much as 20%.
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McMaster Engineers Create a Fireproof Sensor to Track Workers in High-Risk Situations
Researchers have developed a motion-powered, fireproof sensor that can track the movements of those who work in high-risk environments where they cannot always...
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ber Escapes Criminal Charges for 2018 Self-Driving Death in Arizona
A prosecutor in Arizona has decided not to press charges against Uber in the March 2018 death of Elaine Herzberg. One of Uber's self-driving cars crashed into Herzberg...
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Putin Wants His Own Internet
When anti-government protests erupted on Russia's side of the Caucasus Mountains in October, authorities did something they'd never done before: cut mobile internet...
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Sandia's Robots Pull Apart Warheads to Recycle Thousands of Micro-Grenades
Researchers have developed robots that can demilitarize up to 21 warheads in an eight-hour shift, which equates to 13,524 bomblets being recycled per day.
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Immunizing Quantum Computers Against Errors
Researchers used trapped calcium ions to render quantum computers error-proof by generating a periodic oscillatory ionic state that bypasses constraints on measurement...
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Most Laptops Vulnerable to Attack via Peripheral Devices, Say Researchers
Researchers have determined that hackers can potentially hijack an unattended computing device in seconds through peripherals like chargers and docking stations...
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Managing with Technology
Human Resources departments are taking advantage of the workforce management capabilities provided by artificial intelligence.
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Quantum Physics Could Protect the Grid From Hackers, Maybe
Cybersecurity experts have sounded the alarm for years: Hackers are ogling the U.S. power grid.
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2019 CRA Distinguished Service and A. Nico Habermann Awardees Announced
The CRA board of directors is pleased to announce its selections for the 2019 CRA Awards.
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China Is Catching p to the S on Artificial Intelligence Research
Researchers, companies and countries around the world are racing to explore—and exploit—the possibilities of artificial intelligence technology.
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Software Tracks Activity of Neurons in Real Time
Researchers have developed software to automate the monitoring of neuron activity via a mix of standard computational methods and machine learning techniques.
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SpaceX Crew Capsule, With Dummy Astronaut, Docks With Space Station
A SpaceX capsule autonomously docked with the International Space Station.
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Closing the Gender Gap in the Tech Industry
Some organizations hope to make the technology sector more inclusive by recruiting more women to the profession.
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How Will We Prevent AI-Based Forgery?
Artificial intelligence-based forgery has reached a watershed moment.
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Amazon to Fund Computer Science Classes at 1,000 .S. High Schools Through Future Engineer Program
Amazon’s Future Engineer program will fund computer science classes at more than 1,000 high schools in all 50 states by this fall.
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Doctor ses 5G to Direct Surgery Live From Mobile World Congress
A surgical team in Spain excised a tumor from a patient's colon under the remote direction of a surgeon via a 5G-enabled live video link from Mobile World Congress...
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China's Tech Firms Are Mapping Pig Faces
Chinese technology companies are developing advanced systems to make certain the country's pigs are in good health.
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Security Technology Detects Cyberattacks on Drones, Cars, Robots
Researchers at Mitsubishi Electric have developed sensor-security technology for detecting inconsistencies in sensor measurements when a system is under attack....
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