Toronto will test Olli driverless shuttles to boost its transit system
The six- to 12-month test run will gauge how well the autonomous vehicles will bolster Toronto’s mass transit system
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Joseph Shavit
Oct 14, 2020
Google’s parent company is building a farming robot
“Mineral” is a suite of hardware and software tools that analyze the “complexity of the plant world.”
Joseph Shavit
Oct 14, 2020
New Procedure Could Eliminate the Need for Insulin for Some with Type 2 Diabetes
More than 34 million peopleTrusted Source in the United States currently have diabetes. This is more than 10 percent of the U.S. population.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 14, 2020
Eight nations sign NASA's Artemis Accords, pledging peace on the moon
The United States and seven additional countries have signed the Artemis Accords, reaffirming their commitment to peaceful, cooperative
Joseph Shavit
Oct 13, 2020
Scientists use holographic imaging to detect viruses and antibodies
The breakthrough has the potential to aid in medical diagnoses and, specifically, those related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 12, 2020
Robot dogs in Tokyo serve customers ice cream to keep workers and customers safe
Tokyo-based company Connected Robotics developed adorable robot dog servers to serve ice cream to customers and keep human workers safe
Joseph Shavit
Oct 12, 2020
US game theory specialists win Nobel prize in economics
Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson awarded prize 26 years after game theory scholar John Nash
Joseph Shavit
Oct 11, 2020
The US military is trialing augmented reality goggles for dogs
Dogs working in the United States military could in the future wear augmented reality (AR) goggles that enable soldiers to give them remote
Joseph Shavit
Oct 11, 2020
These diamonds are made of CO2 sucked from the air
On the rooftop of a power-generating waste plant near Zurich, Switzerland, a row of large machines pulls carbon dioxide from the air.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 8, 2020
France debuts its first eco-friendly, electric air taxi: ‘This is part of the solution’
Paris unveiled its first electric air taxi. The VoloCity by German-based company Volocopter is an electric vertical takeoff and landing
Joseph Shavit
Oct 8, 2020
This Wind-Powered Super Sailboat Will Carry 7,000 Cars Across the Atlantic
A wind-powered super sailboat could change how we ship cargo, reducing energy-related carbon emissions in a method still used
Joseph Shavit
Oct 7, 2020
This New Ford Solar-Powered Camper Has Everything You Need to Live Off-the-Grid
Henry Ford once said, “Don’t find fault, find a remedy.” One industrious Ford F550 owner has certainly heeded ol’ Henry’s advice
Joseph Shavit
Oct 7, 2020
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to scientists who discovered CRISPR gene editing tool
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for the development of a method for gene edit
Joseph Shavit
Oct 6, 2020
This New Space-Age Jet Suit Is Like Having a VTOL Strapped to Your Arms
The $440,000 "Mk2" suit, which its founder claims will make personal flight "intuitive," has two mini-jet engines on each arm
Joseph Shavit
Oct 6, 2020
Instagram Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary by Debuting New Features to Combat Bullying
"We know that updating an app used by over a billion people is a big responsibility, but it’s important to adapt,"
Joseph Shavit
Oct 5, 2020
Huge machine captures energy from ocean waves
Ocean Wave Technology, has been successfully operating a massive wave-powered generator since early 2019
Joseph Shavit
Oct 5, 2020
Why this space age airplane could change flying forever
It looks like a spaceship, runs on fuel that up until a few years ago experts were calling "crazy," and has barely left the drawing board
Joseph Shavit
Oct 4, 2020
Transparent Wood Could Be the Window of the Future
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) researcher Junyong Zhu in co-collaboration with colleagues from the University of Maryland and
Joseph Shavit
Oct 4, 2020
Ambulance service develops ‘awesome’ rescue jet suit that looks straight out of ‘Iron Man’
After a year of talks, GNAAS took an unconventional approach to solve the problem. It enlisted the help of Gravity Industries, a technology
Joseph Shavit
Oct 1, 2020
Hyundai Is Now Developing Transformer-Like Cars That Can ‘Walk’
One day soon, you may ride in vehicle that can scale a mountainside or walk over rocks.
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