Aug 31, 2023 | Featured, Robots
Korean researchers say they have devised a robot that can self-destruct and leave no trace other than an oily puddle. Working with soft robots—devices composed of flexible materials that can move, heal and grow like living organisms—the researchers spent two...
Aug 31, 2023 | Cyber Security, Michigan
The University of Michigan has taken all of its systems and services offline to deal with a cybersecurity incident, causing a widespread impact on online services the night before classes started. University of Michigan (U-M) is one of the oldest and largest...
Aug 31, 2023 | Cyber Security, Featured, Government
The Justice Department says the FBI was able to “disrupt” malware that had infected more than 700,000 computers across the world. “The FBI led a worldwide joint, sequenced operation that crippled one of the longest-running cybercriminal botnets,” FBI Director...
Aug 31, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Carbon, Climate, Featured
Artificial intelligence is starting to help buildings go greener. Keeping our buildings running contributed roughly 26% of global energy-related greenhouse-gas emissions in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency. For the world to reach net-zero emissions...
Aug 31, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, India
India is one of the fastest growing electric vehicle markets in the world, and more than 90% of India’s 2.3 million EVs are the cheaper and more popular two- or three-wheelers. Policies to encourage sales, like a $1.3 billion federal government scheme, rising fuel...
Aug 31, 2023 | Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Featured
Ford expects its electric-car division to lose about $4.5 billion in 2023, yet the brand plans to continue investing in battery-powered vehicles at the expense of at least three familiar nameplates. It will soon send the Edge, the Escape and the Transit Connect to the...
Aug 31, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
Two people dressed in dark colors and wearing masks dart into a busy street on a hill in San Francisco. One of them hauls a big orange traffic cone. They sprint toward a driverless car and quickly set the cone on the hood. The vehicle’s side lights...
Aug 24, 2023 | Industry 4.0
The adoption of autonomous technologies for smart manufacturing across the U.S. in recent years has driven higher ed investments in machine learning, data science, blockchain technology and advanced 3D printing. At the University of Missouri, interest in...
Aug 24, 2023 | Drones, Oceanography
The largest cryptological survey of Loch Ness in over 50 years is scheduled to take place this weekend, featuring technology never before used to search for the elusive, still unproven Loch Ness Monster. Affectionately known by many as “Nessie,” no...
Aug 24, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Robots
Imagine you want to carry a large, heavy box up a flight of stairs. You might spread your fingers out and lift that box with both hands, then hold it on top of your forearms and balance it against your chest, using your whole body to manipulate the box. Humans are...
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