Reference coordinate frames of the UAV system. Credit: Yanjie Chen, Yangning Wu, Limin Lan, Hang Zhong, Zhiqiang Miao, Hui Zhang, Yaonan Wang A study published in Engineering introduces a novel…
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Is it time for limits on artificial intelligence and the news?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain If you’re like most people, when you saw an update to the terms and conditions to use the New York Times’ website last week, you just…
Rising temperatures mean more air conditioning which means more electricity is needed—rooftop solar is a perfect fit
by Tom Rogers, Amin Al-Habaibeh, Angelines Donastorg Sosa and Vahid Vahidinasab, The Conversation Credit: Douglas Cliff / shutterstock On June 12 this year, the UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station…
LRT, REM, mass transit projects and their fuzzy reality
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The city of Gatineau is planning a tramway network that will link up with Ottawa, where the Light Rail Transit (LRT) continues to be bogged down…
Exploring the dual iconic features and enabling technologies of 6G
The 6G vision and two categories of applications: digital twins and the meta-universe. Credit: Shanzhi Chen, Shaoli Kang The journal Engineering has released a study on the sixth generation (6G)…
An open-source and Python-based platform for the 2D simulation of Robocup soccer
Screenshot of a soccer simulation 2D League in Python base. Credit: Zare et al. RoboCup is an international annual event designed to showcase advances in the fields of robotics and…
Orlando, Florida, debuts self-driving shuttle that will whisk passengers around downtown
The new self driving SWAN (Shuttling with Autonomous Navigation) shuttle bus is displayed Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. The SWAN shuttle seats up to eight passengers and will…
Do heat pumps work in the UK’s climate? An expert answers your low-carbon heating questions
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Retrofitting every house in the UK to net zero standard by 2050 will require replacing all gas boilers, mostly with heat pumps. The target rate is…
