Google is facing a demand by the US government to break up its hugely profitable ad technology business after a judge found the tech giant was commanding an illegal monopoly.…
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Happiness Is as Unique as You Are
Summary: A large international study shows that happiness does not stem solely from either external circumstances or internal attitudes, but varies widely between individuals. Some people’s happiness is shaped mostly…
How digital twins enhance design and control of off-road autonomy
Mechanical engineering PhD student Ted Sender configures the physical MRZR vehicle platform, interfaced with a synthetic off-road environment in the Digital Engineering (DE) lab of the Automotive Research Center. A…
Eco-friendly kilns help Malawi’s fish curers cut losses
Dried fish. Researcher James Banda says, the eco-friendly kilns can process 100 kg of fish in two hours. Credit: Charles Mpaka Closing his eyes as he battled smoke wafting from…
Catalytic technology removes toxic chemicals from microchip manufacturing wastewater
Professor Long Nghiem is working with IWI Australia on catalytic technology for water. Credit: University of Technology, Sydney Semiconductor manufacturing is a fastidiously clean business. Components are washed multiple times…
Robotics researchers develop algorithms that make mobile navigation more efficient
Zihao Dong, a Northeastern doctorate student, tested the algorithm on Northeastern’s Agile X Scout Mini mobile robot. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Delivery robots made by companies such as Starship Technologies…
Is the UK’s energy storage growing fast enough?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Britain’s booming green energy generation has a costly side-effect: the national electricity system operator has had to compensate wind turbine operators that could have produced more…
South Africa’s shift from coal to renewables: How it’s going
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Just over 74% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. In 2021, the country negotiated the Just Energy Transition Partnership with Germany, the UK,…
