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The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) says that the United States has sustained 338 weather and climate disasters where damage costs reached or exceeded $1 billion since 1980. These events cost more than $2.295…

As semiconductors gain greater functionality and production volume, the environmental cost also increases. The greenhouse gases and waste from the semiconductor manufacturing process are serious environmental issues. A research team at…

Approximately 190 million people around the globe have conditions that impair their ability to move and function independently. Assistive robots can give them more freedom while reducing the need for caregiving. These robots are not widely…

Fidget spinners were all the rage in 2017. What if we could harvest the energy used to send them spinning to power small devices or wearables? We may be able to soon, thanks to researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University. The team…

Do you want to play a game? Creating artificial intelligence agents that compete and cooperate as effectively as humans remains a challenge—the issue is enabling AI agents to anticipate the future behaviors of other agents when they are…

The James Webb Space Telescope revealed the first detailed molecular and chemical portrait of a distant world's sky. The telescope’s array studied WASP-39 b, a planet nearly as massive as Saturn orbiting a star some 700 light-years away.…

Materials informatics (MI) today involves AI and machine learning and has the potential to transform materials development. An IDTechEx research report, "Materials Informatics 2023-2033," covers the emerging field and includes case studies…

by Jon Gabay, engineer We are so manipulated in our society. Others dictate the technologies we will use and depend on without regard to ramifications. Poor planning and hip-shot reactions lead to wasted time and money, and the goals…

There are two cunning ways to determine what a company is up to regarding future technology development—patents filed and job descriptions. Thankfully, we don't have to go through garbage dumpsters to recover memos, files, etc., now that…

Amazon's new intelligent robot, Sparrow, is a significant stride in AI-driven warehouse automation. According to Amazon, a critical part of fulfillment happens before items are packaged for shipment. Until now, technology moved totes to…