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Smart Tugboat to Journey More Than 1,000 Miles, Autonomously
A 35-foot-long tugboat carrying passengers will embark from Hamburg, Germany, on a 1,000-nautical-mile (1,150-mile) autonomous voyage around Denmark.
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Amazon Brings Its Cashierless Tech to Two Whole Foods Stores
Just Walk Out tech lets shoppers skip the checkout line
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Researchers Develop Tool for Analyzing Large Superconducting Circuits
Method could help push forward the field of quantum computing
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Italy Data Authority Asks Facebook for Clarifications on Smart Glasses
Italian data protection authority Garante has asked Facebook to provide it with clarifications related to its newly launched smart glasses, to determine their compliance...
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DNA-Based Chip Can Be Programmed to Solve Complex Math Problems
Scientists at South Korea's Incheon National University have automated mathematical DNA calculations via a personal computer-controlled chip.
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Do We Need Humans for That Job? Automation Booms After COVID
Service sector jobs increasingly are being automated amid the pandemic, as companies navigate worker shortages and higher labor costs.
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The Road to Self-Reproducing Machines
Advances in technology will soon allow us to build machines that replicate themselves and evolve like living beings.
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Stretchy Robot Worms Could Inch Their Way into Tech Applications
Engineers at the U.K.'s University of Glasgow have designed soft robots that can move like inchworms and earthworms.
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AWS Researcher Merges 2 Quantum Computers to Help Make Cryptography Keys Stronger
Amazon Web Services' Mario Berta combined the capabilities of two quantum computers in order to generate truly random numbers to strengthen cryptographic keys. ...
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Universal System Decodes Any Type of Data Sent Across a Network
Scientists have programmed a universal algorithm to enable a silicon chip to decode any data transmitted across a network, irrespective of structure.
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One-Legged Robot Hops About as Researchers Try Knocking It Over
The one-legged TTI Hopper robot can stand, hop, and maintain balance on sloping or unsteady surfaces.
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Researchers Tap Antiferromagnets for Better RAM
An international team of scientists has discovered that antiferromagnets could make computer memory significantly faster and more efficient.
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Singapore Trials Patrol Robots to Deter Bad Social Behavior
A Singapore government agency announced that a three-week trial will use robot patrols of public areas with high foot traffic in central Singapore to curb poor...
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He Built a Robot to Prove a Point About Refugees
Afghan refugee Saidullah Karimi built a robot from pieces of trash to symbolize what refugees can accomplish and contribute to their new societies.
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New Family of Ferroelectric Materials Raises Possibilities for Improved Information, Energy Storage
The new materials are made with magnesium-substituted zinc oxide thin films.
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Rent-a-Robot: Silicon Valley's Answer to Labor Shortage in Smaller U.S. Factories
Venture capitalists are investing in leasing robots from Silicon Valley startups to smaller U.S. factories amid a labor shortage.
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Medicine From the Sky in Bengaluru: Trial Run for Drone Delivery Successful
India's Ministry of Civil Aviation said a trial run of beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone delivery of medicines was completed successfully in Bengaluru. ...
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Student-Athletes Required to Wear COVID Trackers at Washington State High School
Some student-athletes and coaches at Eatonville High School in Eatonville, WA, are being required to wear proximity monitors to trace potential COVID-19 exposure...
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