Vital Signs: The end of the checkout signals a dire future for those without the right skills
There has already been a fair number of jobs lost to automation over recent decades—from factory workers to bank tellers.
There has already been a fair number of jobs lost to automation over recent decades—from factory workers to bank tellers.
Economics & Business
Jan 17, 2020
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Mathematics and science Braille textbooks are expensive and require an enormous effort to produce—until now. A team of researchers has developed a method for easily creating textbooks in Braille, with an initial focus on ...
Education
Jan 16, 2020
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Technology that can help interpret inaudible calls from laboratory mice has been developed in a bid to improve research.
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2019
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A Swinburne Ph.D. student has built an automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionise our ability to detect and capture fast radio bursts (FRBs) in real-time.
Astronomy
Aug 5, 2019
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A remote and unoccupied research station in Antarctica has, for the first time, collected important scientific measurements of climate, ozone and space weather thanks to ground-breaking technology developed by British Antarctic ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 25, 2019
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One of the most spectacular facts of the last two centuries of economic history is the exponential growth in GDP per capita in most of the world. Figure 1 shows the rise (and the difference) in living standards for five countries ...
Economics & Business
May 31, 2019
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Smart homes have long been touted as the future of building. But now even existing homes can be turned smart—and it's easier than ever.
Internet
May 23, 2019
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Automation feels inevitable.
Economics & Business
May 9, 2019
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Even radar, navigation systems, GPS tracking and radio communications don't prevent ships from colliding. In 2017, collisions and groundings made up nearly 40% of all marine accidents, and over half of the total casualties. ...
Engineering
Apr 16, 2019
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Researchers from the National University of science and technology MISIS (NUST MISIS, Moscow, Russia) and the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN, Naples, Italy) have developed a simple and cost-effective technology ...
General Physics
Apr 11, 2019
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