Researchers at three top UK universities are developing new ways to simultaneously power and communicate with robots and other digitally connected devices – commonly known as the Internet of Things.
Robotics
Jun 29, 2015
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"Got a phone charger you can lend me? No, I need the new type.... Oh, forget it."
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 6, 2015
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What was the Universe like at the beginning of time? How did the Universe come to be the way it is today?—big questions and huge attention paid when scientists attempt answers. So was the early-universe discovery that made ...
Tim Berners-Lee hasn't been idle since he invented the World Wide Web 25 years ago.
Internet
Nov 12, 2014
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This August, a consortium of 65 scientists announced in the journal Science that they have so far found seven probable but not confirmed ("level 2" ) interstellar dust specks in a collector returned to Earth by the Stardust ...
Space Exploration
Nov 6, 2014
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The British inventor of the World Wide Web warned on Saturday that the freedom of the internet is under threat by governments and corporations interested in controlling the web.
Internet
Sep 28, 2014
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Outreach programs that build relationships between families and schools may reduce the number of students who change schools for reasons other than grade promotion, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University, ...
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2013
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A group of investors has taken over the remains of Israel's bankrupt electric car venture, pledging to give the project another boost.
Business
Jul 10, 2013
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As the world becomes increasingly digital, demand for data centres is booming - and so too is their energy consumption. Data centres worldwide - many of them providing 'cloud' storage and services - produce around half the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 28, 2013
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(Phys.org)—As you do your shopping this holiday season, would it help to know exactly which toys, electronics, food and other items are better for the environment? A prominent researcher at the W. P. Carey School of Business ...
Economics & Business
Dec 19, 2012
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