Cutting fuel costs and CO2 emissions
Cars of the future which advise how to drive more safely and economically could bring significant cuts in fuel consumption and emissions.
Engineering
Mar 24, 2016
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Development of a wall-climbing drone
A new wall-climbing drone can approach any type of structure by flying and sticking to the target and utitlizing a pose change and perching mechanism.
Robotics
Mar 16, 2016
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Robotics expert: Self-driving cars not ready for deployment
Self-driving cars are "absolutely not" ready for widespread deployment despite a rush to put them to put them on the road, a robotics expert warned Tuesday.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 15, 2016
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EGNOS augments the U.S. GPS system for safer skies
The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) is the first pan-European satellite navigation system. It augments the US GPS satellite navigation system and makes it suitable for safety critical applications ...
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2016
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Terrestrial laser scanning in California
Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) is a powerful mapping tool that helps us to image natural surfaces at centimeter scale, which is established in this research study by evaluating the performance of long-range TLS, Riegl Z620i ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 9, 2016
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Low-power chip processes 3-D camera data, could enable wearable device to guide the visually impaired
MIT researchers have developed a low-power chip for processing 3-D camera data that could help visually impaired people navigate their environments. The chip consumes only one-thousandth as much power as a conventional computer ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 3, 2016
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Panasonic cuts sales target on slowing China, emerging economies
Panasonic on Wednesday cut its full-year revenue forecast, citing a slowdown in China and other emerging economies, but added that net profit soared in the nine months to December.
Business
Feb 3, 2016
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2016 preview for the European Space Agency
2016 will be another full and exciting year for the European Space Agency. This ESA TV video takes a look at what's ahead.
Space Exploration
Jan 5, 2016
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The smart-tech future beckons to us from the CES gadget show
Look around. How many computing devices do you see? Your phone, probably; maybe a tablet or a laptop. Your car, the TV set, the microwave, bedside alarm clock, possibly the thermostat, and others you've never noticed.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 4, 2016
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Drone helps icebreaker navigate treacherous Antarctic
Australia's flagship icebreaker has for the first time used drone technology to navigate treacherous Antarctic waters, overcoming significant technical hurdles, officials said Wednesday.
Earth Sciences
Dec 23, 2015
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