Credit: NEC NEC Corporation has developed an optical fiber sensing technology to monitor road conditions and accurately predict sudden traffic congestion in real time. By collecting data from existing optical…
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NASA tests tools to assess drone safety over cities
ResilienX employees Angelo Niforatos, left, and Ryan Pleskach, right, overview the NASA safety tools integrated into the company’s commercial system, July 11, 2025, at the ResilienX Headquarters in Syracuse, New…
Music After Learning Boosts Memory, But Only at the Right Emotion Level
Summary: A new study reveals that listening to music immediately after an experience can enhance memory—if the emotional response is just right. Researchers found that volunteers who experienced moderate arousal…
Robots can now learn to use tools—just by watching us
Credit: UIUC HCA LAB Despite decades of progress, most robots are still programmed for specific, repetitive tasks. They struggle with the unexpected and can’t adapt to new situations without painstaking…
Trump, Intel announce deal giving US a 10% stake in chipmaker
US chipmaker Intel has agreed to give the United States a 10-percent equity stake in the firm. Chipmaker Intel has agreed to give the US government a 10% stake in…
Researchers develop privacy-focused speech recognition for children
The Lonestar6 (left) supercomputer and Corral data management and storage systems (right) at the Texas Advanced Computing Center are resources available through allocations awarded by the UT System Research Cyberinfrastructure…
Pairing food waste and nanocatalysts to reduce carbon emissions in aviation
Illustration of the experimental setup. Credit: The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana – Champaign For researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University…

