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New Satellite System Enhances Maritime Safety and Navigation

Concept uses satellite technology already in orbit to take images of sea
Enables ship and plane movement to be pinpointed to much more accuracy
Data can be…

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Building Trustworthy Big Data Algorithms for Insightful Analysis

Much of our reams of data sit in large databases of unstructured text. Finding insights among emails, text documents, and websites is extremely difficult…

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New Strategy Eases Cellular Network Strain from Multimedia Apps

Data-intense multimedia applications are stretching cellular network capacities to their limits, but A*STAR researchers have developed a strategy to ease this…

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Nanoscale Cavities Enhance Quantum Memory Connections at MIT

The idea of computing systems based on controlling atomic spins just got a boost from new research performed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)…

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UW Scientists Boost Robotic Manufacturing with Collaborative Robots

But manufacturers have also begun experimenting with a new generation of “cobots” designed to work side-by-side with humans, and University of…

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New App Enhances Safety for Blind Pedestrians in Cities

In cooperation with the Technical University of Braunschweig and several partners, Siemens is working on a comprehensive assistance system for visually…

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Smart Algorithm Enhances Carsharing with SiMobility Connect

The forecasting tool will be incorporated into the integrated SiMobility Connect mobility platform, which links carsharing firms, public transport companies,…

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Innovative Pantograph Monitoring System Enhances eHighway Safety

Designed initially for electric and hybrid trucks on eHighways, the system uses cameras and sensors to check the condition of pantographs in order to prevent…

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Big data may be fashion industry's next must-have accessory

By analyzing relevant words and phrases from fashion reviews, researchers were able to identify a network of influence among major designers and track how…

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Exploring Technology Networks in Research Collaborations

Research collaborations and related networks are becoming increasingly important in developing new technologies, particularly since more and more of these…

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Robot on board — The robot "Athena" carries new impulses for robotics research in its luggage

 

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Tiny Motions Create Lifelike Digital Doubles in New Study

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Tübingen, Germany, announced today that their Motion and Shape Capture (MoSh) study, which…

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Milestones in Human-Machine Cooperation: Robo-Mate Exoskeleton

Just a little over a year has passed since BBC News ranked the Robo-Mate exoskeleton at No. 2,right after the announcement of the new iPhone, and major…

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Broadband Ultrathin Polarization Manipulators Unveiled at KAIST

Professor Bumki Min from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has led the research and it is…

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Boosting Energy Efficiency in Europe’s Building Sector

The building sector accounts for 40 percent of primary energy consumption in Europe. Home owners seeking for energy efficiency are faced with confusing and…

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Enhancing Movement Analysis for Safer Driver Assistance Systems

Driver assistance systems that recognise obstacles in road traffic, visual effects in films like Matrix, computer-animated characters and combined imaging…

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