Ohio capital launches unique 'Smart City' operating system
Ohio's capital city unveiled an operating system on Thursday that will gather data for its pioneering smart city transportation project.
Energy & Green Tech
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More accurate biopsy by augmented reality
The University of Twente is currently developing a smartphone technology based on the usage of Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) and augmented reality (AR). This technology enables medical personnel to reconstruct ...
Engineering
Apr 6, 2018
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Touch-sensitive avatar-robotic arm based on real-time haptics
Researchers at Keio University's Haptics Research Center have developed a 'real-time-avatar-robotic arm' that transmits sound, vision, and highly sensitive feelings of touch to remotely located users. This innovative touch ...
Robotics
Nov 7, 2017
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Graphene enables high-speed electronics on flexible materials
A flexible detector for terahertz frequencies (1000 gigahertz) has been developed by Chalmers researchers using graphene transistors on plastic substrates. It is the first of its kind, and can extend the use of terahertz ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 31, 2017
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GM buys laser firm in bid to speed autonomous car research
General Motors is buying a small company that is developing Laser light sensors for autonomous cars, a move the automaker says will speed deployment of self-driving technology.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 9, 2017
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Canadian dairy tech company wins $1M to locate in Buffalo
A Canadian startup company whose invention lets dairy farmers check the quality of milk from individual cows is getting $1 million to set up shop in Buffalo.
Other
Oct 7, 2017
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Method to significantly enhance optical force
Light consists of a flow of photons. If two waveguides – cables for light – are side by side, they attract or repel each other. The interaction is due to the optical force, but the effect is usually extremely small. Physicists ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 2, 2017
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Lyft team steers toward open self-driving tech (Update)
US ride-share startup Lyft on Friday dedicated a new team focused on speeding up its effort to create a self-driving vehicle platform, which would be open to use by other companies.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 21, 2017
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The future of our cities: Engineers test resilient, intelligent infrastructure
Like many of today's household devices, modern infrastructure is gaining the ability to collect and exchange valuable data using wireless devices that monitor the health of buildings and bridges, for example, in real time. ...
Engineering
Jun 14, 2017
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Sensor boutique for early adopters
Every chemical substance absorbs a very individual fraction of infrared light. Like a human fingerprint, this absorption can be used with optical methods for identifying substances. Such methods are used in the chemical industry, ...
Engineering
Jun 1, 2017
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