Search results for internet of things

Social Sciences Aug 8, 2024

Singlish goes digital: How Singaporeans infuse their distinctive language into online communication

"30th got school meh it's a Sunday leh." If we asked an average American what this online message means and what they can discern about its author, they would likely be baffled.

Space Exploration Aug 5, 2024

A tower on the moon could provide astronauts with light, power and guidance

Technologies for enabling NASA's Artemis mission are coming thick and fast, as plenty of problems must be solved before a permanent human presence on the moon can be established. A novel idea from Honeybee Robotics, one of ...

Other Aug 5, 2024

Video: Don't drink raw milk. But what about raw milk cheese?

A lot of people on the internet have been telling our host Alex to drink raw milk.

Earth Sciences Aug 1, 2024

Predicting soil liquefaction risk using artificial intelligence

Soil liquefaction that results in infrastructure damage has long been a point of contention for urban planners and engineers. Accurately predicting the soil liquefaction risk of a region could help overcome this challenge.

Nanomaterials Jul 29, 2024

Researchers realize multi-heterojunctioned plastics with high thermoelectric figure of merit

Organic thermoelectric materials hold great promise as flexible energy sources for the Internet of Things and wearable electronics. However, their relatively low dimensionless figure of merit (ZT) compared to traditional ...

Economics & Business Jul 25, 2024

How much growth is required to achieve good lives for all while reducing environmental damage?

Ending mass human deprivation and providing good lives for the whole world's population can be accomplished while at the same time achieving ecological objectives. This is demonstrated by a new study by the Institute of Environmental ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 22, 2024

Sensing ultraviolet light with the help of molecular switches

The old saying "the dose makes the poison" also holds true for ultraviolet (UV) light. While UV light is essential for vitamin D production, it is also important in phototherapy, several industrial processes, and plant growth. ...

Social Sciences Jul 18, 2024

What is sexual 'aftercare' and what does it mean for consent education?

Sexual consent is about good communication between sexual partners before and during sex. Far from being a simple act of saying "yes" or "no" prior to sex, affirmative consent involves checking in with a sexual partner throughout ...

Political science Jul 16, 2024

Social media polls deliberately skew political realities of 2016, 2020 US presidential elections, finds researchers

Informal political polls conducted on X/Twitter during both the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential elections were significantly skewed by questionable votes, many of which may have been purchased from troll farms.

Economics & Business Jul 11, 2024

IoT sensors tattle on stores that neglect promo displays

Whether it's a pharmacy, a supermarket, or a clothier, when you walk into a retail store in the U.S., you are sure to encounter a flashy promotional display featuring products from a specific brand.

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