How to prevent the 'robot apocalypse' from ending labor as we know it
It seems not a day goes by without the appearance of another dire warning about the future of work.
Robotics
Mar 7, 2019
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New membrane water treatment system to reduce toxic waste and waste disposal cost by over 90 per cent
A new pilot plant to treat industrial wastewater is being built that could potentially reduce the amount of liquid waste by over 90 per cent.
Materials Science
Feb 25, 2019
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How metrics are changing editorial decisions in African newsrooms
New digital technologies such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp have significantly shaped news production, distribution and consumption practices around the world. This has led to changes in the ways in which news ...
Internet
Feb 7, 2019
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For the love of technology! Sex robots and virtual reality
Sex as we know it is about to change.
Other
Feb 7, 2019
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How we're designing musical instruments with the help of disabled musicians and VR
Most new digital technologies tend to be designed with an able-bodied user in mind. The first desktop computers required fine motor skills to navigate software menus using a mouse, and mobile phones need users to press buttons, ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 16, 2019
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Mobile, instant diagnosis of viruses
In a first for plant virology, a team from CIRAD recently used nanopore technology to sequence the entire genomes of two yam RNA viruses. This little-used but promising molecular biology technique paves the way for new tools ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 11, 2019
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On the age of computation in the epoch of humankind
In a white paper, Christoph Rosol, Benjamin Steininger, Jürgen Renn and Robert Schlögl outline the significance of digitalization in the Anthropocene and outline the background and goals of the new research field of geoanthropology. ...
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2018
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Toilets of the future must be designed with people in mind, not technology
Most of you reading this article probably have a comfortable toilet that you use on a daily basis. As Steve Sugden wrote: "In more developed areas of the world we have forgotten the horrors of using a disgusting toilet and ...
Other
Nov 15, 2018
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Researchers take steps towards new sustainable battery alternative
A team of researchers led by Professor Thomas Nann from Victoria University of Wellington has created a new electrolyte that could be the key to making safer and more environmentally friendly batteries.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 15, 2018
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Forget the 'cloud', soon we'll be on the 'edge' when it comes to smart tech
Time travel to the UK in 2025: Harry is a teenager with a smartphone and Pauline is a senior citizen with Alzheimer's who relies on smart glasses for independent living. Harry is frustrated his favourite online game is slow, ...
Internet
Nov 6, 2018
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