New wind sensor uses smart materials to improve drone performance
Engineers have designed and successfully tested a more efficient wind sensor for use on drones, balloons and other autonomous aircraft.
Aug 08, 2022
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Engineering
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Electronics & Semiconductors
'Smart necklace' biosensor may track health status through sweat
Researchers have successfully tested a device that may one day use the chemical biomarkers in sweat to detect changes in a person's health.
Jul 22, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Google/Apple's contact-tracing apps susceptible to digital attacks
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and health authorities have relied on contact-tracing technologies to help manage the spread of the virus. Yet there's a major flaw in a framework that many of these ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Business
Bridging the gap between scientific discovery and societal benefit
There comes a time in many a university scientist's life when discoveries confined to the lab are ready to reach a wider audience—when a new product or technology has shown in tests that it would provide a meaningful benefit ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Automotive
Deadly impact of urban streets that look like highways: More crashes on roads where drivers think they can drive fast
Serious auto crashes in urban areas are more likely on city streets that look to drivers like highways, new research suggests.
May 12, 2022
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Computer Sciences
When AI companions for lonely people seem a bit too human
Imagine a future in which lonely people can interact with social bots, based on artificial intelligence (AI), to get the conversations and connection they crave.
Apr 18, 2022
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Automotive
Deadly auto crashes more likely during pandemic lockdown
With fewer people on the road during the early days of the pandemic, more drivers were speeding and driving recklessly, resulting in more crashes being deadly, a new study found.
Sep 28, 2021
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Telecom
SpaceX satellite signals used like GPS to pinpoint location on Earth
Engineering researchers have developed a method to use signals broadcast by Starlink internet service satellites to accurately locate a position here on Earth, much like GPS does. It is the first time the Starlink system ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Stinkweed could make a cleaner bio-jet fuel, study finds
A common farm weed could make a 'greener' jet fuel with fewer production-related environmental impacts than other biofuels, a new study indicates.
Aug 02, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Scientists harness chaos to protect devices from hackers
Researchers have found a way to use chaos to help develop digital fingerprints for electronic devices that may be unique enough to foil even the most sophisticated hackers.
Apr 07, 2021
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