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Chameleon-Like Camouflage Made for Soft Robot
Researchers at Seoul National University in South Korea have developed a soft robot with skin that can change color to match its background.
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New Method Developed for Modeling COVID Spread
Researchers at Warwick University in the U.K. have developed a method of modeling the spread of COVID-19 that could help with the creation of optimal lockdown policies...
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Researchers Teach AI to See Depth in Photos, Paintings
Researchers at Simon Fraser University in Canada and Adobe Research used a process called monocular depth estimation to teach artificial intelligence to determine...
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Pilot in Austin to Offer Early Look at Edge Computing at Scale
A group is deploying dozens of nodes that combine compute, connectivity, and sensors in a uniform fashion.
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He Predicted the Dark Side of the Internet 30 Years Ago. Why Did No One Listen?
Philip Agre, a computer scientist turned humanities professor, was prescient about many of the ways technology would impact the world.
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Blockchain Technology Could Be Set for Major Security Boost
A team of researchers has strengthened blockchain networks against potential quantum computing threats through the development of a post-quantum cryptographic layer...
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Programmable Trap Can Kill Viruses
Computational genetic engineering has enabled a method of "trapping" and killing viruses.
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Computer Models of Civilization Offer Routes to Ending Global Warming
Some climate scientists believe massive computer simulations of the world economy could be harnessed to establish a path forward to prevent the worst effects of...
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Are Robotic Surgeries Really Better?
Robot-assisted surgeries have only modest advantages over other approaches, a large analysis found.
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Is Your Mobile Provider Tracking Your Location? This Technology Could Stop It.
A new system can thwart the tracking of cellphone users by network operators while maintaining seamless connectivity.
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Robot Shows How Simple Swimming Can Be
A robotic eel designed by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne can swim through water and receive sensory data while in motion.
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ORNL's Simulation Tool Creates Digital Twins of Buildings From Coast to Coast
Modeling software designed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory can simulate the energy profiles of all 129 million buildings...
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Farmers Help Create 'Virtual Safe Space' to Save Bumblebees
Land-management strategies to save bumblebees can be tested in a "virtual safe space" developed by scientists at the U.K.'s University of Exeter.
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John Deere Doubles Down on Silicon Valley and Robots
Farm-equipment giant is buying Bear Flag Robotics, which makes autonomous tractors
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Security Flaws Found in Popular EV Chargers
Analysts have identified flaws in the application programming interfaces of six home electric vehicle (EV) charging brands, as well as the Chargepoint public EV...
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Can You Recycle a Hard Drive? Google is Quietly Trying to Find Out
Rare earth magnet recycling is about much more than sustainable datacenters.
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Apple is Prying into iPhones to Find Sexual Predators
Privacy activists worry governments could weaponize the feature.
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Best Jobs at the Olympics: Robot
Unlike other Olympic employees who clearly have been instructed to blend into the background of the events with which they're assisting, you command the spotlight...
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L'Oréal's New Digital Chief Takes Cosmetics Virtual
Asmita Dubey is exploring how online games, augmented reality and social media can help the French cosmetics company reach new demographics.
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