While burning electric vehicles, exploding e-bikes and melting smartphones no longer make the headlines, the issue of battery safety has yet to be fully resolved. To address this, UBC researchers recently made a crucial breakthrough […]
Reducing the visibility of polarizing content in social media feeds can measurably lower partisan animosity. To come up with this finding, my colleagues and I developed a method that let us alter the ranking of […]
CISPA researcher Tejumade Àfọ̀njá has co-authored a new international study that uses food as a starting point to reveal significant cultural blind spots in today’s AI systems. The study also introduces a new participatory research […]
For the first time in the U.S., a roadway has wirelessly charged an electric heavy-duty truck driving at highway speeds, demonstrating key technology that could help lower the costs of building electrified highways for all […]
Almost half of the Northern Territory’s worn-out tires end up in landfills—with the rest exported interstate for recycling—but a study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) is repurposing the discarded rubber to build stronger, sustainable […]
In the nine years since TikTok debuted, it’s helped transform the way people view and absorb information, along with other short-form video platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat. Every month, TikTok alone has nearly 1.6 […]
A new device uses focused sound cues to keep users grounded amid digital distractions, with possible benefits for anxiety and ADHD as well.This post was originally published on this site.
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and cloud services has led to a massive demand for computing power. The surge has strained data infrastructure, which requires lots of electricity to operate. A single, medium-sized data […]
Researchers at MIT have demonstrated that wedge-shaped vortex generators attached to a ship’s hull can reduce drag by up to 7.5%, which reduces overall ship emissions and fuel expenses. The paper, “Net Drag Reduction in […]
If you use a mobile phone with location services turned on, it is likely that data about where you live and work, where you shop for groceries, where you go to church and see your […]
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