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Vatican Library Enlists AI to Protect Digitized Treasures

Nov 12, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured

Since 2010, the Vatican Apostolic Library has worked to digitize its sprawling collection of more than 80,000 manuscripts, making a trove of rare historical treasures freely accessible to anyone with an internet connection. But the tricky work of...

VW EV Battery Lab Begins Construction in Tennessee

Nov 12, 2020 | Electric Vehicles

When it comes to Volkswagen electric cars, it’s all about Tennessee. The German automaker has made the southern state its home for electric vehicle production, and soon, batteries. On Tuesday, the company said construction began on its new battery...

Data Shows How Badly Home Users Overestimate IoT Security

Nov 12, 2020 | Cyber Security, Internet of Things

A new survey from the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) shows adult workers vastly overestimate the security of the internet devices in their homes. As COVID-19 forced companies to embrace remote working, home networks...

Metal Spheres Swarm Together to Create Freeform Modular Robots

Nov 5, 2020 | Featured, Robots

Swarms of modular, self-reconfigurable robots have a lot going for them, at least in theory— they’re resilient and easy to scale, since big robots can be made on demand from lots of little robots. One of the trickiest bits about modular robots is figuring...

Lizard-inspired Amphibious Robot Runs Across Water

Nov 5, 2020 | Robots

The basilisk is also known as the”Jesus Christ Lizard,” due to the fact that it can run across the surface of the water. A new version of an existing type of robot does the same thing, plus it’s capable of traversing rough terrain. Developed by a...