A new approach that uses light to move mirrors could usher in a new generation of laser technology for a wide range of applications, including remote sensing, self-driving car navigation and 3D biomedical imaging.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 3, 2015
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Hand-written letters and printed photos seem quaint in today's digital age. But there's one thing that traditional media have over hard drives: longevity. To address this modern shortcoming, scientists are turning to DNA ...
Biotechnology
Aug 17, 2015
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Google says one of its self-driving cars has been involved in an injury accident for the first time.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 16, 2015
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Self-driving cars are expected to revolutionize the automobile industry. Rapid advances have led to working prototypes faster than most people expected. The anticipated benefits of this emerging technology include safer, ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 29, 2015
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A new software system developed at the University of Michigan uses video game technology to help solve one of the most daunting hurdles facing self-driving and automated cars—the high cost of the laser scanners they use ...
Engineering
Jan 15, 2015
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Despite safety concerns about equipment failure, a majority of drivers on three continents have high expectations for autonomous vehicles.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 31, 2014
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Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed the world's first 15-nanometer (nm) process technology, which will apply to 2-bit-per-cell 128-gigabit (16 gigabytes) NAND flash memories. Mass production with the ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Apr 24, 2014
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Self-driving vehicles offer the promise of significant benefits to society, but raise several policy challenges, including the need to update insurance liability regulations and privacy concerns such as who will control the ...
Engineering
Jan 6, 2014
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Toyota on Friday unveiled the next generation of cars featuring an auto pilot system that will swerve to avoid collisions and also keep to the middle of the road, all without drivers touching the wheel.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 11, 2013
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The weakly electric fish, so named because it generates a weak electric field, can do some very cool things. Using sensors located all over its body, for example, it can detect prey or predators that interrupt its surrounding ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2013
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